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School of Travel

37 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings

The School of Travel podcast keeps you updated on the newest travel tips, trending stories, unique destinations, travel hacks, and industry insights that could help (or hurt) your next trip. I make sure you are in the know for the the best gear, tech, and services that is shaping the future of travel.

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Food & Travel Lessons with Andrew Zimmern

October 20, 2022 15:16 - 4 minutes - 8.8 MB

Andrew Zimmern recently shared his advice with me on how to travel more intentionally, cook (and eat) better, and be a more thoughtful consumer of the food industry. I summarized three of the most important lessons from our conversation that I immediately put into action in my life. You won't want to miss this incredible advice from the legendary celebrity chef, traveler, and TV host behind Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods and MSNBC's What’s Eating America. --> WATCH THE FULL VIDEO OF THIS ...

The Most Fun & Loving Country In The World

August 09, 2020 13:27 - 5 minutes - 11 MB

What I learned from the most fun and loving country in the world... The Philippines! WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HERE: https://www.facebook.com/gokonrad/posts/3050836791678948

Adventures in Papua New Guinea

August 07, 2020 21:27 - 6 minutes - 12.5 MB

What was the biggest adventure of your life? Mine was Papua New Guinea. It was both the most challenging and best travel experience I had out of the ~100 countries I’ve explored. It's remote. It's rugged. It lacks infrastructure. Over 800 languages are spoken. It appears to be untouched by the outside world for hundreds - if not thousands - of years. Encountering the wrong tribe, animal, insect, or plant could cause serious problems. It is certainly a challenging destination. But those are al...

Take Risks & Push Your Creative Limits with Chris Burkard

August 06, 2020 17:13 - 6 minutes - 11.7 MB

Is something holding you back from having a more adventurous and creative life or career? Chris Burkard will change your entire perspective... Chris is one of the world's leading adventure photographers and his photos/films have inspired millions of travelers. He took big risks to invest in himself, pushed the limits of his creativity, and created such an inspiring life and career for himself. He was one of the biggest influences for me to start pursuing photography as a creative outlet d...

Today Has Been Stolen From YOU!

August 05, 2020 19:55 - 5 minutes - 10.5 MB

Every person and product in your life has a plan for how they want you to spend your time. Our default nature is to react. As a result, our days are usually dictated by whatever request was first, most recent, or loudest. But here's the thing - no one has ever accomplished anything meaningful or achieved fulfillment by letting other people dictate their schedule. In the quest of trying to be the best dad, husband, founder, and person I could be, I tested a lot of tactics to make me more i...

Leadership Lessons from Extreme Environments with Alison Levine

July 30, 2020 21:26 - 5 minutes - 10.1 MB

Alison Levine was the team captain of the first USA Women’s Expedition to Mt Everest. She climbed the highest peak of every continent. She skied to both the North and South Pole. She’s a NY Times best-selling author. She also has a congenital heart defect and didn't climb her first mountain until the age of 32, two years after her second heart surgery. Alison's story is full of inspiration, leadership, wisdom, and adventure - and there's so much we can all learn from her. I've gotten to k...

3 Lessons on Happiness from Denmark

July 28, 2020 18:27 - 5 minutes - 10.3 MB

Denmark is consistently ranked as the happiest country in the world - but why? On my recent trip, I explored that question and the answer is shockingly simple. Here are the 3 lessons I learned about why the Danes are the happiest people on earth. WATCH THE EPISODE HERE: https://www.facebook.com/154439111318745/videos/265703681412954 #denmark #copenhagen

How Egypt Changed Me

July 17, 2020 19:35 - 7 minutes - 13.3 MB

I spent 2 years exploring Egypt. I gave a lot of myself to that country, but she gave me way more in return. The Egyptian hospitality, the mazes of Cairo neighborhoods, the entrepreneurial and creative spirit, the life in full swing at 4am, the smiling fruit vendors, koshari, taamia, basbousa, and hearing the call to prayer each day from a thousands minarets.... as well as the poverty, corruption, pollution, and chaos... each imprinted something inside of me that will remain with me forever...

Celebrate Bourdain Day with 3 Life & Travel Lessons from Anthony Bourdain #BourdainDay

June 25, 2020 16:20 - 5 minutes - 9.56 MB

Today is the 2nd annual Bourdain Day to celebrate Anthony Bourdain’s life. Let’s all take a moment to reflect on what lessons we learned about travel, food, and life from him. Bourdain opened all of our minds and palates. He nudged us all to be more curious and open-minded. He showed us a more honest and authentic perspective of the world. Even though I never met Bourdain, his words were a constant voice in the back of my head to show a more authentic and honest perspective of the world th...

The Ultimate Traveler Mindset

June 24, 2020 14:30 - 4 minutes - 7.99 MB

Rolf Potts changed my life. His book Vagabonding inspired my first long-term trip through Africa, Europe, and the Middle East - and I haven't looked back since. His philosophy will strike a chord whether you are planning an adventure in a far flung corner of the globe or stepping out into your own backyard. I've known Rolf for a while, but after my most recent conversation with him, I decided to distill the three most important lessons I learned from him. I hope these ideas will inspire y...

How Pandemics Make Us Better

June 12, 2020 14:21 - 4 minutes - 8.55 MB

It's been 3 months of quarantine... As the world starts to open back up, this unprecedented shut down and social isolation may soon be over. So while the moment is still fresh, I wanted to share 3 inspiring lessons I learned from these crazy times that I hope will continue long after the Covid-19 pandemic. Links: You can watch the full video on my Go Konrad Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gokonrad/posts/2952661571496471 Let's connect on Instagram! I'm @gokonrad

3 Essential Lessons from Solo Travel

June 10, 2020 15:02 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MB

Traveling with someone will strengthen your bond with them, but traveling solo will strengthen your bond with the place, with yourself, and with the act of travel.  Solo travel started out as a necessity for me - since I couldn't always find people who were willing or able to go on the trips I wanted to take - but I immediately fell in love with solo travel and it's been a core part of who I am.   After traveling through ~100 countries (mostly by myself), here are the 3 most important life...

How Solo Travel Will Change You

June 10, 2020 15:02 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MB

Traveling with someone will strengthen your bond with them, but traveling solo will strengthen your bond with the place, with yourself, and with the act of travel.  Solo travel started out as a necessity for me - since I couldn't always find people who were willing or able to go on the trips I wanted to take - but I immediately fell in love with solo travel and it's been a core part of who I am.   After traveling through ~100 countries (mostly by myself), here are the 3 most important life...

Nas Daily: 23M followers + 1,000 straight days of daily videos around the world (LIVE EVENT)

June 03, 2020 21:16 - 58 minutes - 54.4 MB

Nuseir Yassin (Nas) traveled the world and created a 1-minute video EVERY DAY for 1,000 straight days. Over 23 million people around the world followed along and his videos have been watched over 4 BILLION times. Nas inspired the world with fascinating stories from every corner of the globe and he never took a day off.  He has spread a message of positivity, gave a voice to some of the world’s most important issues, and I believe has had such a positive force on the world as he has replaced...

Drew Binsky: 191 countries, 1.3 billion vlog views (LIVE EVENT)

June 02, 2020 21:41 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

Drew Binsky has traveled across 191 countries and his videos have amassed 1.3 billion views. Drew was just a few months away from finishing his journey to every country in the world when coronavirus put that on pause. He has documented that entire journey with daily videos that tell the untold story of so many of the world’s most interesting people and cultures. And for anyone that has done a creative video pursuit, you know just how extremely difficult and time consuming it is to find stor...

Drew Binsky: 191 countries, 1.3 billion vlog views

June 02, 2020 21:41 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

Drew Binsky has traveled across 191 countries and his videos have amassed 1.3 billion views. Drew was just a few months away from finishing his journey to every country in the world when coronavirus put that on pause. He has documented that entire journey with daily videos that tell the untold story of so many of the world’s most interesting people and cultures. And for anyone that has done a creative video pursuit, you know just how extremely difficult and time consuming it is to find stor...

Pauline Frommer: A Travel Guide to Navigate These Times (LIVE EVENT)

May 23, 2020 16:52 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MB

Pauline Frommer is the Co-President of the Frommer Media Group and Director of Frommer’s Guidebooks. We know you don’t need a guidebook for your trip from the living room to the kitchen, but it wouldn’t be so bad to have some type of guidance for navigating life in general right now. In this Fireside Chat, the Queen of Guidebooks herself, Pauline Frommer, joins us as we develop a sort of #TravelFromHome guidebook for wanderlusters. Now more than ever, it’s about the journey, not the destina...

Chris Burkard: Photography, Adventure, Creativity, & Risk (LIVE EVENT)

May 17, 2020 18:24 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

As we’re stuck inside, our surroundings have taken on a familiar look, and there’s nothing that wanderlusters dislike more. We’re turning to renowned nature and adventure photographer Chris Burkard to help us change that. During this #TravelFromHome Fireside Chat (conducted live on Earth Day), Chris will transport us to some of the most powerful landscapes on the planet, from high above Icelandic volcanoes to Russia’s majestic remote wilderness. We’ll explore the thrills and unpredictabilit...

Alastair Humphreys: Turn Quarantine Into Your Next Grand Adventure (LIVE EVENT)

May 11, 2020 19:26 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MB

It’s unlikely that social media’s latest pushup or camera roll challenge will entertain you for more than a few fleeting minutes. While we stay at home, we’re all craving excitement now more than ever, and we have the perfect solution: the King of Adventure himself, Alastair Humphreys. As someone who h=as cycled around the world, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, ran across the Sahara Desert, walked across India, run the Marathon des Sables with a broken foot, and canoed 500 miles down the Y...

Alison Levine: Learnings From The Worlds Most Extreme Places (LIVE EVENT)

May 08, 2020 20:44 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB

When you compare the comfort of your couch to sub-zero temperatures, hurricane-force winds, and sudden avalanches, home isolation doesn’t seem all that bad. Alison Levine has braved the world’s most extreme environments scale the highest peaks on EVERY continent and ski to the North and South Pole. She also led USA's first Women's Expedition up Mt. Everest. She’s challenged perceptions of physical and mental limitations and made history along the way. Now Alison will join our Fireside Chat ...

Andrew Zimmern: Future of Food, Travel Advice, & Keeping Your Tastebuds Traveling (LIVE EVENT)

May 07, 2020 16:11 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

As the toilet paper crisis gave rise to the quest to track down yeast, it became clear that stay-at-home orders motivated people to turn to cooking for comfort—and an escape. No one understands that connection more intimately than Andrew Zimmern, the legendary chef, traveler, and personality behind Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods, Andrew Zimmern’s Driven by Food, and What’s Eating America on MSNBC. In this exciting #TravelFromHome Fireside Chat, we’ll discover other cultures through the lens...

Scott Keyes of Scott's Cheap Flights: Flight Hacking and Pandemic Travel Protection (LIVE EVENT)

May 05, 2020 15:23 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

During this Fireside Chat, we’re focusing on all things flights. Some news stories say that fewer flight options could drive up airfare, while others predict that airlines will need to compete on price to regain market share, which, in turn, would create fantastic deals for travelers. To help us understand what to expect, we’ll turn to Scott Keyes for his expert opinion on what post-pandemic flight prices could look like, how long they may last, and what will constitute a good deal. As the ...

Lee Abbamonte: Adventures in Every Country (LIVE EVENT)

April 27, 2020 15:36 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MB

You can only tour so many museums virtually before your itchy feet yearn for adventure. Give in to your wanderlust by dusting off your bucket list and adding to it. Borders will eventually reopen, flights will resume and you’ll freely explore new destinations again. When that time comes, do you want to hang-glide over Rio de Janeiro? Track silverback gorillas in Rwanda? Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro?  For this Fireside Chat, we’re bringing in the most qualified person to help you curate your bucket...

Vagabonding From Home with Rolf Potts (LIVE EVENT)

April 21, 2020 17:03 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MB

During this Fireside Chat, we’re getting #TravelFromHome inspiration from Rolf Potts, legendary explorer of 60+ countries and author of the wildly popular travel text, Vagabonding. His book was a forerunner of the quit-your-job-and-travel-the-world movement and inspired the likes of Tim Ferriss, who ranks Vagabonding in his personal top-10 list of life-changing books. As we recline against a throw pillow with a laptop humming away on our thighs, we wonder how exactly to find the risks and r...

Rolf Potts: Vagabonding From Home (LIVE EVENT)

April 21, 2020 17:03 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MB

During this Fireside Chat, we’re getting #TravelFromHome inspiration from Rolf Potts, legendary explorer of 60+ countries and author of the wildly popular travel text, Vagabonding. His book was a forerunner of the quit-your-job-and-travel-the-world movement and inspired the likes of Tim Ferriss, who ranks Vagabonding in his personal top-10 list of life-changing books. As we recline against a throw pillow with a laptop humming away on our thighs, we wonder how exactly to find the risks and r...

The Points Guy & Miles to Memories: Points & Miles Hacking During COVID-19

April 13, 2020 12:35 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MB

Should you book future travel and take advantage of the amazing travel deals right now or is that too risky? What will airlines and hotels do about elite status?  What are the best tactics right now to get points for free future travel and upgrades?  What credit cards should you have now since we can’t travel? How can you be protected from future travel disruption?  What are the best points/miles hacks that still remain? I interview the brilliant Victoria Walker from The Points Guy (@vi...

The Points Guy & Miles to Memories: Points & Miles Hacking During COVID-19 (LIVE EVENT)

April 13, 2020 12:35 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MB

Should you book future travel and take advantage of the amazing travel deals right now or is that too risky? What will airlines and hotels do about elite status?  What are the best tactics right now to get points for free future travel and upgrades?  What credit cards should you have now since we can’t travel? How can you be protected from future travel disruption?  What are the best points/miles hacks that still remain? I interview the brilliant Victoria Walker from The Points Guy (@vi...

How to get fluent in any language with Gabriel Wyner (LIVE EVENT)

April 09, 2020 12:15 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

Do you want to learn a new language? Thanks to this period of self-isolation, now is the perfect time! I'm bringing you a special guest for our first live virtual event as part of TripScout's new #TravelFromHome series to help... Gabriel Wyner! Gabe is one of the world's leading language learning experts. He's a best-selling author on the subject and is fluent in 8 languages. He also is the founder of Fluent Forever, which had the most successful crowdfunding campaign for an app ever! He ...

Language learning hacks with Gabriel Wyner of Fluent Forever (LIVE EVENT)

April 09, 2020 12:15 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

Do you want to learn a new language? Thanks to this period of self-isolation, now is the perfect time! I'm bringing you a special guest for our first live virtual event as part of TripScout's new #TravelFromHome series to help... Gabriel Wyner! Gabe is one of the world's leading language learning experts. He's a best-selling author on the subject and is fluent in 8 languages. He also is the founder of Fluent Forever, which had the most successful crowdfunding campaign for an app ever! He ...

How Travel Has Changed

February 14, 2020 22:02 - 9 minutes - 8.42 MB

How has travel changed? Today I explore how the traveler and the industry has evolved. I break down the 5 paradigm shift the industry has gone through and I explore what that means for you today. Have questions? Reach out on Instagram or Twitter at @gokonrad.

9 Ways To Step Up Your Travel Game

December 18, 2019 18:49 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

I spend a lot of time on the road for both work and fun - and while I’m so grateful for that opportunity - it can be exhausting. Spending a lot of time in airports and hotels does weigh on you. So I just recorded this episode to share my 9 simple tips that will instantly boost your travel game. I talk about how to get free perks, always have lounge access, getting the minimum required status, getting extra bonus miles, and even how to randomly get checks in the mail when airlines screw stuf...

Best Food Cities for a $5, $50, and $500 Meal

November 26, 2019 16:15 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MB

If you could teleport to any city for dinner, where would you go if your meal budget was a) $5 b) $50, c) $500? I asked the TripScout Nation Facebook Group this question and received some incredible responses. I summarized the answers in this episode. Think we're missing somewhere? Disagree with one of the answers? I'd love to hear from you on Instagram or Twitter! I'm @gokonrad. You can join the TripScout Nation Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tripscouts

How to Be a (More) Sustainable Traveler

November 15, 2019 21:09 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

Sustainability may be a hot-button issue in travel today, but for the sake of the planet, we want to keep that momentum going long-term. Sustainable travel shouldn’t just be a trending topic—it should be the new normal.  In this episode, I outline a few ways to make traveling more sustainable—not just from an environmental standpoint but also from the perspective of supporting local tourism economies and communities.

Best Travel Credit Cards of 2019

October 01, 2019 16:28 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

Picking the right travel credit card is one of the most important things you can do to travel more with free trips and travel better with unique perks. Maximizing your points and choosing the right card depends on which one best suits your specific travel desires and purchasing behavior. In this episode I discuss the best cards based on the following criteria: Sign up bonus Points per dollar for your expenses  Travel perks for using the card - like lounge access and trip insurance  State...

How to Find the Best Restaurants When Traveling

October 01, 2019 16:28 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MB

Food is one of the best parts of travel, but don’t be the traveler that stands on a street corner, anxiously searching review sites in order to find where to eat dinner. This episode is my guide for efficiently picking the right restaurant without any of the stress. Do you love travel? Get daily travel entertainment and plan the perfect trip with the TripScout travel app Have questions? DM me on Instagram at @gokonrad. I'd love to hear from you!

Where Overtourism Will Hit Next

October 01, 2019 16:28 - 8 minutes - 7.75 MB

Overtourism is one of the biggest topics in travel. It poses a very serious threat and challenge to the travel industry. The World Travel & Tourism Council recently published a report on the destinations that are likely to be the next victims impacted the most. I'll share which destinations are on guard, how some destinations are fighting back, and share a few tips for how you can be a more responsible and sustainable tourist in the wake of overtourism.  Do you love travel? Get daily travel...

Launching School of Travel! So... What is it?

October 01, 2019 16:27 - 3 minutes - 3.14 MB

Welcome to the new School of Travel podcast! It's a new podcast exploring everything you need to know as a traveler to always be in the know and take advantage of the latest info and trends in travel. In short daily episodes, I’ll update you on new travel hacks, trending articles, unique destinations, and the industry news that could help or hurt your next trip. We’ll talk about new gear, new services, and occasionally discuss some of my philosophical musings as it relates to exploring our b...

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Alison Levine
1 Episode

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