Zero To Travel Podcast

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January 23, 2024Walking Europe’s GR5, Mindful Self-Compassion, and Wise Strength With Kathy Elkind
What does it take to plan a long distance walk such as Europe's GR5 and what are some things you might learn along the journey?
Kathy Elkind shares her experience walking the Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) through the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France for over three months with her husband. She is also a teacher of mindful self-compassion and gives us examples of how a long-distance walk gives you opportunities to practice compassion.
This episode is packed with practical advice on how to plan a long distance journey, overcome the challenges of traveling with a partner, and how to be more compassionate towards yourself. We also explore wise strength, suffering, slow travel, and why “to walk a country is to see a country.”
Have you ever embarked on a long-distance journey? I'd love to hear about your experiences and hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.

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Tune In To Learn:
Her experience of spending 98 days walking the GR5 with her husband
Her advice for adapting a travel experience that works for both partners while balancing adventure and comfort
The benefits of walking meditation, solitude, and tuning into yourself
How wise strength can help you learn to trust yourself
Practical tools and techniques to practice calming and self-compassion
Why slow travel gives you a different perspective and helps you connect with others
The process of turning her experiences into the book, To Walk It Is to See It
Her advice for planning long-distance travel and what to pack for walking any trail
And so much more
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Hiking the Camino De Santiago, Painting Your Travels, Letting Curiosity Rule, and Tiny House Living with Kari Gale
How A Pilgrimage Can Transform Your Life w/ Paul Barach
The World Walk (Trilogy): Lessons From A 7 Year Walk Around The World w/ Tom Turcich
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1 hr 4 min
January 18, 2024Transition to Travel: From 9-5 to Biking the USA With Joe Ferrara
Looking for inspiration to make your travel dreams a reality in 2024? To kickstart the new year, we're republishing some of our Transition to Travel episodes!
What one thing can help you travel more and lead to a whole new travel adventure? Transitioning to a life of travel can be difficult, scary, and even intimidating. Making that leap is a HUGE decision, one that Joe Ferarra didn't take lightly when he left his job and completely changed his life around to bike around the USA.
Tune in to hear Joe's story, gain a new perspective, and learn what you can do (better) during your own transition. You'll hear what it was like before Joe left, and then we reconnect six months later to find out how it went!
Check out these before and after photos of Joe!
Tune In To Learn:
How you can redefine home
Ways to overcome your fear of leaving a steady paycheck
What you can do to create a travel-based lifestyle
How to embrace your adventure and enjoy it
How weird things can make fun stories (think Bigfoot)
Biggest challenges when bike trippin' around the USA
The best way to connect with strangers
How your perceptions can change when you are on the road
What does a lot of good for your self
And so much more
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1 hr 15 min
January 16, 2024Getting off the Beaten Path With Travel Writing Legend Joe Cummings
How often do you find yourself getting off the beaten path, and how have those experiences shaped you?
In this episode, I have travel writing legend Joe Cummings as my guest, who wrote the very first Lonely Planet Guide book to Thailand back in the early '80s. We dive into what that was like, talk about what guidebooks have done to travel (the good, the bad, and the ugly), and the benefits of getting off the beaten path. He shares tons of stories that encompass his entire travel writing career, including one with Mick Jagger!
What is your favorite travel story? I'd love to hear about it and hope you’ll share by sending me an audio message.
This is a republished episode from 2020.
Tune In To Learn:
What led Joe to Bangkok
How we went from Quaker College to a travel writing rockstar
Finding the balance between feeling and communicating in guidebook writing
The good, the bad, and the ugly of guidebooks on travel
Joe's advice on finding and getting off the beaten path on your travels
How travel has changed (for the better and worse) with technology
Eastern philosophies and the influence on travel
Fundamental mindset shifts from living outside of the US
Tips for travel and honing your craft
How to experience the real Thailand
And so much more
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CNN Article: Plenty of Whiskey, Few Backpackers: The Wild Story Behind Lonely Planet's First Thailand Guidebook
CNN Article: Tattoos, Karaoke and a Touch of Film Noir: What It Was Like To Work With Anthony Bourdain in Thailand
Sacred Tattoos Of Thailand
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Behind The Scenes With Adventure Travel Journalist w/ Jayme Moye
How To Get Paid To Travel As A Freelance Travel Writer
How To Become A Professional Travel Writer
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1 hr 21 min
January 11, 2024Transition to Travel: Radical Life Change for World Travel With Jordan & Tyler
Looking for inspiration to make your travel dreams a reality in 2024? To kickstart the new year, we're republishing some of our Transition to Travel episodes!
What can you radically change in your life to help make travel happen for you? Tune in to get the scoop on Jordan and Tyler's "before and after" of their extended trip through South America. You'll hear all about what life was like leading up to their travels, and then we'll catch up with them after their trip to hear about their experience and what it was like when they got back. See how Tyler was able to radically change his life and learn how he and Jordan were able to set themselves up for travel. This will truly show you the impact that travel can have on your life!
Tune In To Learn:
What it was like building up to their drastic transition and the sacrifices they had to make
How they decided on where to travel, and how they budgeted for a three-month trip
How their life has been since returning
How their plans and budget actually held up
Their favorite moments and the South American destinations that stood out to them the most
How this adventure has changed them and the challenges of transitioning back into reality
Their experience traveling as a couple
And so much more
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Transition to Travel with Maxwell Lee
Transition To Travel: From Big Salary To Frugal Travel Life
Transition To Travel: Before and After With Sofia and Teague
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1 hr 8 min
January 09, 2024Top 10 World’s Weirdest Restaurants With La Carmina
Looking for some wild and wacky restaurants to visit on your travels?
La Carmina has a passion for subcultures and “alternative beauty” around the world. She’s an award-winning travel and gothic fashion journalist, author, blogger, and TV host, appearing on Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and Travel Channel, among others.
In addition to this list, La Carmina and I talk about her unique approach to travel and how her interest in subcultures influences her passion for these unusual dining experiences. You’ll get her advice on creating your own success and tips for seeking out alternative experiences at home or wherever your travels take you.
What’s the quirkiest spot you’ve been to? I'd love to hear what they are and hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.
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Tune In To Learn:
Her time volunteering with a Myanmar punk band and how exploring subcultures can expand your worldview
Advice for crafting a career based on your unique interests and how her passion for the alternative led her to food
A cafe where you can enjoy a meal and confront the inevitability of death at the same time
An unseemly spot for funny surprises and weird performances
Where you can go for the ultimate Twin Peaks fan experience
Her favorite Hello Kitty cafe and an alternative to the cat cafe craze
Where eating a meal while on the toilet is…normal?
A surreal horror bar in the most unsuspecting location
Where to get your vampire fix and step into Tim Burton’s universe
Advice for cultivating your own unique experiences, even when you feel like an outsider
And so much more
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Top 10 European Food Experiences With Kenny Dunn From Eating Europe
5 Ways To Spice Up Your Next Trip + An Authentic Food Quest
Top 5 Hidden Gem Film Locations For Travelers w/ Rebecca Almost Ginger
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53 min
January 02, 2024How to Pivot to a Life With More Freedom (And Travel), Get More Free Time, and Unlock Your Intuition With Jenny Blake
Are you considering making a pivot in life or business? Do you want to create more time freedom to travel and focus on the things you love?
Jenny Blake is a podcaster and author of three award-winning books, including Pivot and Free Time, and the newsletters #PivotList and Time Well Spent. After working at Google for five years in coaching and career development, she now utilizes her skillset to help people move from friction to flow and make changes in their lives that give them more freedom.
This episode is packed with advice on tackling pivots from both a mindset and practical perspective to create a life that aligns with your goals and values. Jenny shares how to identify when it’s time to pivot, what you can do to start taking action without all of the pressure, how to balance listening to your intuition with making “smart decisions,” and much more.
What pivots do you want to make? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.
Tune In To Learn:
Her 51/49 approach to taking action in spite of fear
Why she left Google to create a location-independent business
How to identify when it’s time for a pivot and why it’s okay not to have everything figured out
Her four-stage process to pivoting and why you should be piloting your life
The importance of determining your values and why you should be auditing your time
How to tap into your intuition and balance that with practicalities when making decisions
How to optimize your time for freedom while still moving your business forward
Why she chooses to lean on trust and intuition in her business instead of rigid goals
Advice for hitting pause on your career or taking a gap year
How to identify the deeper work and let go of what is eating up your time
And so much more
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Free Time podcast on Apple and Spotify
Pivot podcast on Apple and Spotify
Listen to her episode, Sabbatical Planning with DJ DiDonna
Outrageous Openness by Tosha Silver
The Intuitive Way by Penney Peirce
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Optimizing For Freedom with Nat Eliason
Building, Growing, and Enjoying a Successful 7-Figure Lifestyle Business with Dan Andrews from Tropical MBA
Potpourri Prat (Lifestyle Business, Experimenting and Travel Fears) with Matt Giovanisci

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1 hr 11 min
December 28, 2023How To Add More Play Into Your Life With Jeff Harry
We're pulling an episode from the archives this week! This episode was originally published in 2020.
How important has "play" been in your daily life? Jeff Harry is the king of play (and shimmies). As a coach and international speaker, he travels the world talking to major companies like Google, Amazon, and Southwest Airlines about how to tap into their true selves while embracing their happiness and fulfilling lives. We as adults spend a lot of time pretending to be important, serious grownups, but it's when we let that facade down and just play, that's when the real magic begins to happen.
Jeff and I get into how play and travel mix, the importance of unleashing our inner child for both our physical and mental health, and how play can help you find your purpose in life. I hope you walk away from this episode with permission to play more and enjoy a little more "you" time.
What was your biggest takeaway from this episode? Will you be allowing yourself more play in your day-to-day life? Let me know by sending me an audio message.
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Tune In To Learn:
What is play, and is travel play?
How to set yourself up for success using play
How to battle against toxic positivity
How technology can hamper play
Advice on managing business and play
Why being "cool" is the archnemesis of play
Why you should be enjoying the ride and learning from failures
How to let the moment just be the moment
The state of culture in America
A challenge for the Zero To Travel podcast community
And so much more
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5 Cures For The Travel Pandemic Blues
Exploring Your Limiting Beliefs & Finding Your Purpose w/ Kathleen Sinclair
How A Pilgrimage Can Transform Your Life w/ Paul Barach
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1 hr 35 min
December 26, 2023Remote Work and Digital Nomad Insurance 101, Building the First Internet Country, Leading With Values With Sondre Rasch From SafetyWing
Do you really need medical insurance when traveling or working abroad? SafetyWing cofounder and CEO Sondre Rasch gives us the 411 on travel insurance and the unique offerings that SafetyWing provides for nomads and remote workers/teams.
Sondre covers the essentials of travel insurance, and we talk about his approach to leadership as a CEO who is leading the charge of the digital nomad and remote work movement. We explore the challenges around where remote work is going and what SafetyWing is doing to be a part of the solution, including its mission to create a global social safety net and build the first country on the internet!
When has travel insurance helped you out on your travels? I'd love to hear about your experience and hope you’ll share by sending me an audio message.
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Sondre’s approach to leadership and how creating a greater purpose within your organization can drive motivation and lead you through difficult times
Why having a compelling mission and values is key for maintaining a strong company culture
How he approaches failure as an individual
How his cultural background gives him an advantage in Silicon Valley
What it means to create a global social safety net and his vision for a borderless future
The two types of insurance that SafetyWing offers for travelers and remote workers/teams and the gaps they fill
Travel insurance FAQs and if there is ever a time you don’t need insurance
Where Sondre has loved living and working from
The future of the world with remote work and digital nomadism
And so much more
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An Online Country? One Startup’s Vision For The Remote Work Movement
The Reality of Digital Nomad Life (Warts and All) With Steph and Dalt
How to Be a Digital Nomad With Kayla Ihrig

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1 hr 7 min
December 24, 2023A Race Around the World, Meeting Strangers Abroad, and Storytelling With Adrien Behn
How can we look back in history to find inspiration and motivation for our next move forward?
Today, Adrien Behn joins me to talk about the incredible journey of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, two female writers who raced each other around the world in 1889.
Adrien Behn is the host of the Strangers Abroad podcast and the newly released non-fiction narrative podcast, A Race Around the World: Based on the True Story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland.
In this episode, Adrien gives us an overview of how their incredible adventure began, her creative process for developing the podcast, and how she relates to it as a world traveler herself. We have a deeper conversation around the art of storytelling, finding your voice, and the lessons from this journey that can inspire us today.
What did you take away from Nellie and Elizabeth’s story? Is there a historical moment that’s inspired you? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.
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Tune In To Learn:
Why Prague will always be Adrien’s first love
The evolution of her life of travel and what led to Strangers Abroad
What she learned through the process of finding her voice after a bad relationship
Her advice on storytelling and marrying your authentic self with your creative work
The story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland and why it’s still relevant in today’s society
The research process and how she crafted the podcast to bring these historical figures to life
The #1 thing she wants people to take away from their story
Her thoughts on being an introvert and traveling when you love being alone
And so much more
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Reviving History’s Forgotten Female Adventurers w/ Elise Wortley
Inspiring Female Adventurers Series: Around America And Beyond with Renata Chlumska
Everest Excellence: An Interview With Ellen Miller – Inspiring Female Adventurers Series
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1 hr 5 min
December 21, 202310th Annual Norwegian Christmas Spectacular
It’s our 10th annual Norwegian Christmas Spectacular! Get ready for some good humor, holiday cheer, and a funny surprise as Anne Dorthe and I take a look back on a decade of our favorite holiday moments and share our top 10 Norwegian Christmas traditions.
What are some of your holiday traditions? I'd love to hear what they are and hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.
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Tune In To Learn:
One of my most unforgettable Norwegian Christmas moments
Why Santa won’t be bringing us gifts here in Norway and my big Santa fail
The Santa Clause vs Julenisse throwdown
Norwegian Christmas food and drink traditions (Christmas soda?!)
My favorite part of the holiday
Our top 10 Norwegian and family traditions
And so much more
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9th Annual Norwegian Christmas Spectacular
8th Annual Norwegian Christmas Spectacular
7th Annual Norwegian Christmas Spectacular
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1 hr 13 min

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