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Who you vote for in the 2024 US Presidential election matters little if you don't live in Maine, Nebraska, or a battleground state.
If you want to be highly pedantic and annoying, you could argue that your vote matters even in non-swing states like California.
That's because if most Californian Democrats conspired not to vote, a Republican would win even though the polls heavily favor the Democrat.
However, if you live in the real, realistic world, my point is accurate on a practical level.
On the 100th anniversary of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine's death on Mount Everest, I interviewed Dr. Robert Edwards, author of Mallory, Irvine, and Everest: The Last Step But One, which reexamined their mysterious story in extreme detail.
Watch my original interview with Dr. Edwards, my most popular interview in 2024. It provides an excellent background for today's interview.
Today, Dr. Edwards returns to the WanderLearn Show to discuss Jimmy Chin's surprising October 2024 announcement that he found Andrew Comyn Irvine's foot! Andrew Irvine's nickname was Sandy.
In mid-November 2024, hear me speak at the Extraordinary Travel Festival in Bangkok, Thailand!
This page features 6 videos about Thailand to encourage you to meet me and 200+ extraordinary travelers at the ETF Conference!
Here are two episodes featuring Margaret Bensfield Sullivan, author of Following the Sun: Tales (and Fails) From a Year Around the World With Our Kids.
Margaret spent a year traveling to 29 countries on six continents with her husband and their two young kids.
How did she do it?
What did she learn?
What advice does she have for traveling parents with young children?
00:00 World-proof your kids
05:55 Origin of the book title
09:20 Screwups
16:00 Career advice
00:00 Africa
02:50 Is a travel agent necessary?
04:10 Zimbabwe
05:20 Egypt
It's hard to describe Kommu in an elevator. It's a clever mix of Airbnb, TrustedHousesitters, and Couchsurfing.
I spoke with Bo Abrams, the founder and CEO of Kommu.
Why should you pay $300 annually to access this new, exciting app that helps you find lodging and accommodation in a new way?
00:00 Pain point
03:00 Kommu vs. Airbnb
06:30 Practical example of Kommu
11:00 Logistics
15:00 Social capital
22:00 Profit
24:15 How does Kommu make money?
29:12 Recovering your rent
33:00 Verifying rent
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