S1 E8 - Unlocking Adventure Travel with Steve Bramucci, UPROXX Life Editor
Andy Steves Travel Podcast
English - February 14, 2017 20:20 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MB - ★★★★ - 61 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Pirate graveyards. Whirlpools in the Mekong Delta. Traveling without a cellphone *gasp!* Steve Bramucci has years of adventures under his travel belt. The secret? Embracing your inner “kid” when it comes to travel. Currently the editor of UPROXX Life, Steve has written for the likes of Nat Geo and Afar, and interviewed the experts such as Anthony Bourdain. His story of encountering a real-life pirate graveyard in Madagascar won the Trazzler Oasis prize, and his trip across Australia in a car fueled with French fry oil was adapted into an Australian TV show. Also featured: This week’s “Ask Andy” segment, where listeners send in those burning travel questions. Send yours to us at andysteves.com/travel! Enjoying the podcast? Let us know by leaving a review! Cheers to the next adventure.
Pirate graveyards. Whirlpools in the Mekong Delta. Traveling without a cellphone *gasp!*
Steve Bramucci has years of adventures under his travel belt. Currently the editor of UPROXX Life, Steve has written for the likes of Nat Geo and Afar, and interviewed the experts such as Anthony Bourdain.
We discuss everything from rowing the Mekong river via Vietnamese sampan to studying Komodo dragons in Indonesia. His story of encountering a real-life pirate graveyard in Madagascar won the Trazzler Oasis prize, and his trip across Australia in a car fueled with french fry oil was adapted into an Australian TV show. Steve’s first novel, The Danger Gang and the Pirates of Borneo!, will be published in August 2017. Also featured: This week’s “Ask Andy” segment, where listeners send in those burning travel questions.
LISTEN:WHAT WE TALK ABOUT:
"Ask Andy": What souvenirs do you like to bring home, or what have you found is the best token of past memories of trips? - Marie, Portland
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Steve's Background: Backpacking for 13 months, going from grade school teacher to writing for "glossies", developing the "Life" platform of UPROXX
The secret to adventure travel: embracing your inner “kid”
That time Steve tumbled upon a real-life Pirate Graveyard
Finding the world's best hospitality in Laos
Crossing Australia in a car powered by french fry oil
Unplugging for travel- Why Steve puts his cellphone away before a trip
Stranded in Tanzania, trekking Eastern Africa in a broken down Jeep
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