Ever sat at your desk and wondered what adventure could be out there for you? Daydreaming about that “one big trip”?
Leon McCarron did.
He had a yearning to bicycle across the United States for as long as his savings could support him. No one wanted to go with him, so he did it alone.
And he’s just released a book about it.
Today Leon joins us to talk about his new book, The Road Headed West, along with some of his other adventures including walking across China for 6 months and crossing through the Empty Quarter with previous podcast guest Alastair Humphreys.
He shares his methods for choosing adventures, how he cuts down on costs and his beliefs that the adventure lies in the unknown.
Share your “one big dream” with us in the comments below!
Did you know that you can get cheaper flights to Antarctica from Chile than almost anywhere else?
How about that round trip international tickets are often cheaper than a one-way international ticket?
Or that almost everywhere you travel there is a small airline that doesn’t show up on most search engines?
Lauren McLeod knows, and she and her partner have assembled a team of flight experts at Flightfox to help others find the best (and cheapest) flights that fit their needs.
Today Lauren joins us to talk about the inception of Flightfox, her original site Globetroopers, and to share the ups and downs of creating your own business on the road.
She also shares some great travel stories and tips, including one of our best travel mishap stories to date, so make sure to listen after the “ending!”
Imagine a world where adventure lurks around every corner, around every bend, and at the top of every hill.
Alastair Humphreys lives in that world. And today, he’ll tell us how to join him there.
His journey into a world of adventure started with a bike trip around the world that took him 4 years to finish.
After returning from such an epic journey, he continued to delve into the world of adventure, learning how to find adventure anywhere and everywhere, even in his hometown!
Alastair shares the story behind some of his amazing adventures (like pulling a 600-pound cart through the desert) while providing us with advice on how to make our own lives more adventurous every day.
And he’ll prove to you that ANYONE can be an adventurer!
The word conjures up images of Paris, London, and Rome.
But what about Ljubljana, Sofia, and Kotor?
Africa.
Pyramids in Egypt and safaris in Kenya.
But what about Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Zambia?
Six years ago, Francis Tapon set out to pull back the curtain on Eastern Europe and entice travelers around the world to explore the “hidden” side of Europe.
25 countries later, he documented his experience in the amazing book, “The Hidden Europe.”
Now, he’s set off on an even bolder mission. To visit all 54 countries in Africa and to film the entire journey, turning the adventure into a full-length TV show and revealing a side of Africa few are familiar with.
In today’s episode, Francis talks about how he’s able to afford to continuously travel, reveals some of the lessons that Eastern Europe can teach us, and discusses Unseen Africa and why he’s tackling such an incredible project.
Francis is attempting to raise $20,000 to get a TV pilot made so that he can pitch his show about visiting all 54 African countries to major TV networks.
Check out the trailer below, and if you’re interested in helping support this awesome project, please visit his Kickstarter page. Any amount helps (even $1), and you’ll receive great gifts for donating!
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