by Trav | Nov 28, 2014 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
Today we’re giving the Extra Pack of Peanuts Team a break and re-running one of our favorite episodes of all time. If you missed it the first time around, now’s your chance to hear Sailing Bo’s awesome story, complete with one of the most hilarious travel mishaps we’ve had yet.
If you didn’t know how to sail but wanted to circumnavigate the globe, what would your first action be?
Bo Cordle bought a sailboat.
That he didn’t really know how to sail (but he had read a book once..).
Today Bo joins us to talk about his dream to sail around the world, how he came up with the idea, what he’s been doing to prepare for his trip (like learning how to sail), and how he ended up getting flogged in a Russian sauna.
We also speak quite a bit about his famous bucket list, which includes everything from singing karaoke to living abroad, and how it helped him to discover his passion.
Bo and I would love to hear what some of the items on YOUR bucket list are, so please leave them in the comments below! We’ll be putting some of ours there as well!
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In This Episode:
- How he overshot his goal of speaking to a crowd of 500 people by 1,300!
- Where the dream of sailing around the world came from.
- Childhood adventures that involve finding a sailboat buried in his backyard.
- How other people reacted to his dream.
- Some of the items on his bucket list.
- The way he figured out his passion, and his advice to you on doing the same.
- Why leaving your job on good terms can really work out for a life of travel.
- Getting flogged in a Russian sauna
- and much more!
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by Trav | Nov 26, 2014 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
Yesterday, Robb and David talked about their strategies for saving up money for their various trips around the globe.
Today, we talk about how they’re saving money on their current, open-ended trip. We discuss their $50 dollar a day budget, how they manage their money while on the road, and how flexibility plays into it, both for better and for worse.
These guys make Heather and I look like we frivolously throw our money around (despite our loose budgeting strategies)! We’ve learned a lot from them over the past couple of weeks, and hopefully, you’ll learn something new as well!
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In This Episode:
- 03:25 Frequent Flyer Miles
- 08:30 Selling all your stuff.
- 12:30 Budgeting your Trip
- 16:00 The single most important thing
- 24:00 What’s been the most expensive part of the trip.
- 29:22 Saving money on accommodations
- 34:40 The zen of flexibility.
- 38:45 Make a choice. Always make it a choice.
- and much more!
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by Trav | Nov 25, 2014 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
There’s always a reason you can’t go.
I don’t have enough money.
I love my career.
I’ve got too much debt.
Long time readers and listeners, Robb Hillman and David McMullin have had all those reasons and more and yet they’ve traveled extensively around the world.
Today, we tackle one idea in particular.
Saving money for your travels.
Robb and David share their strategies for earning more money and spending less in preparation for amazing adventures around the globe.
What are your favorite money-saving tips?
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In This Episode:
- (7:47) A conversation that changed everything.
- (13:45) Deciding where to go.
- (18:12) The culture shock of the return.
- (21:00) Leaving careers that they loved.
- (23:56) Going back to the jobs they had left.
- (30:24) How they became debt-free & saved for their trip at the same time.
- (38:40) Cutting things out of your budget.
- (40:22) How planning helps them stay on track.
and much more!
Links Discussed in This Episode:
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by Trav | Nov 19, 2014 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
Yesterday Alex told us how he ended up in the epicenter of the Arab Spring.
Today he tells us how he escaped it.
From tense moment to tense moment we follow Alex through his lifeline phone call, his escape from the apartment building with a contingent of child guards, through his experiences at the refugee camp, and finally his re-entry into “normal” life and his struggles to cope with everything that had happened.
It’s an amazing story.
This is part two of a two-part interview. Make sure to listen to part one to hear the entirety of Alex’s story.
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In This Episode:
- The phone call that saved his life.
- Children turned bodyguards.
- Fleeing to a refugee camp in Egypt.
- Being thrown into solitary confinement.
- Escaping the refugee camp.
- The decision to go back to basketball.
- Becoming “normal” again.
- Writing down his experiences.
- and much more!
Links Discussed in This Episode:
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by Trav | Nov 18, 2014 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
Alex Owumi, a U.S. Basketball player took a contract that would get him out of a bad situation.
Little did he know, it was just going to put him into a much worse one.
Alex was playing for the Benghazi Basketball team in Libya when the Arab Spring occurred.
When the world turned into a warzone outside of his penthouse apartment.
Today he joins us to tell the story of how he, unknowingly, came to be playing for a team owned by Qaddafi, his attempts to motivate the team, and the horrors of being trapped in the middle of a revolution with no end in sight.
This is part one of a two-part interview. Make sure to check back tomorrow to hear the conclusion of Alex’s story.
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In This Episode:
- How Alex ended up playing for Libya.
- Christmas from far away.
- The hostile working environment in Libya.
- Leading up to the Arab Spring.
- A beautiful city descending into a warzone.
- What happens when you’re trapped in an apartment for over 2 weeks.
- His experience being on the verge of suicide.
- and much more!
Links Discussed in This Episode:
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The last survey went SO well, that we’re doing it again!
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by Trav | Nov 14, 2014 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
Now that they’ve scored the book deal they have to actually race each other around the world.
The first step?
Buying the most expensive bottle of scotch they could find.
And, boy, was it expensive!
Steve and Vali share their best, and worst, experiences during their travels along with their opinions on what makes travel so great. They speak about meeting up in Moscow, calling a truce to the race, and the hi-jinks that ensued before completing the race and sitting down to the monumental task of writing the book.
Steve and Vali continue the trend set in Part I of being hilarious. If you’re up for a good laugh, have a listen, you’ll be itching to find out who won!
This is part two of a two-part interview. To hear how Steve and Vali got their book deal, through a series of what you could predict at this point to be ridiculous events, make sure to check out part one of this interview!
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In This Episode:
- Some of the disappointments of the trip.
- The people that make travel so great.
- Calling a truce in Moscow.
- Scotch that cost the price of a crummy used car.
- An event that devastated a lot of people in LA, that actually helped Steve & Vali.
- How looking back on your writing should always make you cringe.
and much more!
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