WanderLearn Podcast
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Take a profound and distant journey. Call it:
- Deep Travel
- Immersive Travel
- Slow Travel
- Vagabonding
I will guide you to the intersection of travel, technology, and transformation.
The WanderLearn podcast will compel you to go beyond your comfort zone.
I wander all over the world and I share what I learn with you! In so doing, I hope you'll be inspired to do the same. Travel is the best university.
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Joe 'Stringbean' McConaughy is a young legend in the thru-hiking community. He set the fastest known time (FKT) on the Pacific Crest Trail and the Appalachian Trail.
His Appalachian Trail record was truly astounding because (at the time he finished the trail) his unsupported record was faster than any supported record! That's insane!
What's the difference between a supported and unsupported thru-hike?
Supported thru-hikes have one or more people lending you a hand. These lovely people will typically:
- Meet you at junctions where the trail meets a road.
- Give you a food, water, and medical supplies.
- Set up and break down your tent.
As a result, you don't have to make any detours to go to the post office or to a store to resupply.
More importantly, you can carry little or no food. You may be able to leave your shelter and sleeping bag behind too. You can get by with less water because you know your crew will have plenty at the next road crossing.
On the Appalachian Trail, these trail junctions happen far more often than on the Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail.
This results in considerably less weight than an unsupported thru-hike (which is what 99% of thru-hikers do).
If you do an unsupported thru-hike, you're on your own for everything.
Listen to my interview with Joe McConaughy
I share my secrets of how I've been able to travel nonstop since 2006.
The most common question I get asked is how I am able to afford to travel to 120+ countries.
That's why I'm addressing this FAQ in the third episode of the WanderLearn podcast. If I waited any longer, there would be a mutiny. Yes, both of my listeners would revolt!
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For those who want to learn more, read my epic article that addresses this question.
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Officially, this is the second WanderLearn podcast, but it's really my first proper podcast since my first episode was just a 4-min teaser introduction.
What better way to kick off this travel podcast than to have my first guest be Travis Sherry. He is the creator of one of the top travel podcasts, Extra Pack of Peanuts.
Here's what you will learn in this two-hour episode:
- Who is Travis Sherry?
- What's the origin of the name Extra Pack of Peanuts?
- What are his favorite countries?
- What's the Jetto app and why should you get it?
- What are good ways of monetizing an app or podcast?
- How can you find the best travel deals? He runs the Frequent Flier Bootcamp, so he should know!
- Why should you care about the Paradise Pack project coming out at the end of May 2019?
- What's it like to live in Japan?
- How are Africans and Japanese similar?
- What's the best credit card?
- What are the two most popular reasons why people don't travel?
At the end of the podcast, Travis can't resist putting on his interview hat. He surprises me by asking me a couple of questions.
I plan to release a new episode every Tuesday and Friday until I have 50 episodes. At that point, I may slow down the pace to once a week.
I encourage you to post comments and ask questions for a future Q&A episode.
You can listen below, but don't forget to subscribe!
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For those who are too lazy to listen, here are the three themes we'll tackle:
- Travel
- Technology
- Transformation
Francis Tapon is your host in this travel podcast.
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The WanderLearn Show will sometimes be available in video. It will always be available in audio. Here's the audio-only version:
I've been fortunate to have been interviewed five times on Rick Steves's national station show, which airs on 170 radio stations. Here are links to all the shows:
1. In my first show in August 2012, we talked about The Hidden Europe. You can hear it now as a podcast. My interview with him starts at minute 14. Download the MP3 now! Rick called The Hidden Europe "an invigorating narrative packed with useful tips and colorful stories. . . . It's an entertaining summary of [Eastern Europe]."
2. In February 2013, right before I left to visit all 54 African countries, Rick Steves interviewed me about The Unseen Africa right before I left for my 5-year trip.
3. January 2015, Rick Steves interviews me while I'm in Africa to get an update.
4. In March 2016, when talked about the Bumpy Balkans.
5. In January 2018, Rick Steves and I talked as I was wrapping up my 5-year nonstop overland trip to all 54 African countries.
Rick Steves has been one of my heroes because he's always advocated independent travel and encouraged Americans to fly across an ocean to explore other countries.
Therefore, it was an absolute honor to be on his show.
As Rick himself admitted, he's focused most of his travel life in Western Europe. I was thrilled that he was interested in revealing Europe's hidden side: Eastern Europe as well as Africa.
It's impossible to adequately cover a 750-page book that covers 25 countries in a 25-minute interview.
Therefore, if you're interested in learning more about Europe's other side, please pick up a copy of my book, The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us.
You can get an autographed copy in my shop. You can also get the hardcover or ebook on Amazon.
I'm also available open to being a guide, delivering speeches, and helping you with personal coaching. See my services.
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