The Travelers
231 episodes - Afar - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 184 ratingsThe Travelers is a weekly show about the inward journey of travel. Episodes explore themes such as curiosity, creativity, career, possibility, clarity, awe, wonder, space, and time. Nathaniel Boyle is an explorer of travel, storyteller, speaker, and the founder of Holocene, a community for creative people seeking to use travel to change or reclaim their life. Whether you're heading out or struggling to find your place in the world, this is a show about all of us, the Travelers.
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31: Travel is a Duty with Ryan Moran
June 18, 2014 04:05 - 37 minutes - 15.1 MBToday's guest is a sought after speaker and thought leader on lifestyle freedom, Ryan Moran. He specializes in helping others build lifestyle businesses for themselves, and for those unfamiliar, lifestyle business has become the term for a business that supports the lifestyle you want to live rather than one demanded by the business. So, there's a natural relationship there for travelers aspiring to build a business that supports a lifestyle of travel. This is a business heavy episode, but ...
30: Leaving Corporate to Afford Adventure with Greg Hickman
June 17, 2014 04:05 - 32 minutes - 13.1 MBToday’s guest is an online entrepreneur, the host of two business podcasts - Mobile Mixed, and more recently Leaving Corporate - and he’s not known for his travels. But, Greg Hickman is without a doubt in my mind, an explorer and lifelong learner. I know this because of the nature of his podcast. Right out of college, he went on a whirlwind tour backpacking Europe for 3-months. That’s less extreme than some of the guests we have on here, but perhaps more of a reality for most people who wan...
29: How John Lee Dumas’ Travels Inspired His Success
June 16, 2014 04:05 - 28 minutes - 11.3 MB"We must let go of the life we have planned so as to accept the one that is waiting for us." - Joseph Campbell Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud or TuneIn Do you feel you've earned the right to travel? Are you willing to give yourself the permission to go? Can doing so help you make a more informed decision about what you want to do with your life? Ask a guy who tried four different career tracks -- including the military, law, corporate finance, and real estate -- before di...
28: How to Turn a Career Break into a Life of Travel with Sherry Ott – Part 2
June 13, 2014 04:05 - 30 minutes - 12.2 MBSherry Ott is calling from the other side, where adventure lies, to show you that it’s not that scary, it’s not too uncomfortable, and it’s not a bad career move to take a career break for long term travel. But before she became this explorer of an amazing world, Sherry Ott was living, working, and earning six-figures in New York for three years. But when she was 30, she took a vacation and met other travelers who asked her a question that would change her life. In this episode, you’ll hea...
27: How Sherry Ott Turned a Career Break into a Life of Travel – Part 1
June 12, 2014 04:05 - 23 minutes - 9.45 MBSherry Ott was burned out. But rather than to go on vacation, she decided to do something a bit more radical. She quit her six-figure job as an IT director and project manager to spend a year traveling around the world. Having only started traveling internationally at 30 years old, with only a few trips under her belt, she was new to this challenge. But she quickly became addicted to the new. In this episode, you'll hear how Sherry viewed an extended career break as a challenge, took it on...
26: Painting Argentina with Antrese Wood
June 11, 2014 06:05 - 31 minutes - 12.7 MB“A dominant impulse on encountering beauty is to wish to hold on to it, to possess it and give it weight in one’s life. There is an urge to say, ‘I was here, I saw this and it mattered to me.” ― Alain de Botton, The Art of Travel Antrese Wood is painting her way across Argentina. A native of Pasadena, California, Antrese is a former artist with Disney Studios, currently living in Argentina where, after running a successful Kickstarter campaign, she is working on a series of paintings titled...
25: Get Started in Travel Hacking with Scott Mackenzie
June 10, 2014 04:05 - 35 minutes - 14.3 MBDid you like what Scott Mackenzie had to say in this episode about earning and redeeming points and miles? If you'd like to get started with points and miles, then you can check out my book The Beginners Guide to Points and Miles. And be sure to follow his blog, Hack My Trip. Photo by: Nick Ciorogan Before Scott Mackenzie mastered earning points and miles, he was earning his Ph.D in neuroscience. He launched his travel hacking blog, Hack My Trip, while he was still in school. It was flyin...
24: How to Create a Life of Nonstop Travel with The Wandering Earl
June 09, 2014 08:28 - 42 minutes - 17 MBIn 1999, Earl Baron graduated college and took what was supposed to be a 3-month trip to Asia. Today, that trip has yet to end. It was within a week that he discovered a new version of himself, meeting people, all the new experiences, and everything he was learning every day. He knew he couldn't go home to a career that could ever be as rewarding to him as these experiences. Sitting on a stone wall during a festival at Angkor Wat in Cambodia, sitting on a stone wall watching an amazing worl...
23: Aspire to Travel with Regina Busse
June 06, 2014 04:05 - 31 minutes - 12.8 MBIt was over egg rolls and stir fry, when her Aunt Judy unexpectedly shared her travel stories with her teenage niece. Captivated and enthralled by her aunt's own personal legend, Regina Busse knew instantly that she wanted the same, to be more adventurous and have these stories of her own to share, just like her aunt. "The life she had lead and continued to lead sparked a fire inside me," says Regina. And so a 16-year old midwestern girl from Omaha, a small city in the heart of the state of...
22: Jason Moore on Fear and Travel Advice – Part 2
June 05, 2014 04:05 - 18 minutes - 7.41 MBThis is part 2 of my conversation with Jason Moore. Listen to part 1, From Zero to Travel with Jason Moore. Jason Moore has this concept he calls "Wanderliving." And for 15 years, he's been making full time travel a reality for himself. Today, he's helping his audience do the same on his website and podcast, Zero to Travel. When I had the idea for this show, Jason was the guy who was already out there doing it, in his own way, focusing on practical ideas, concrete resources, and actionable...
21: From Zero to Travel with Jason Moore – Part 1
June 04, 2014 04:15 - 22 minutes - 9.2 MBJason Moore has this concept he calls "Wanderliving." And for 15 years, he's been making full time travel a reality for himself. Today, he's helping his audience do the same on his website and podcast, Zero to Travel. When I had the idea for this show, Jason was the guy who was already out there doing it, in his own way, focusing on practical ideas, concrete resources, and actionable advice all bundled up into inspiring stories from interesting travelers. In this episode, I'm turning the t...
20: Travel Hacking to Find Authentic Experiences with Travis Sherry
June 03, 2014 04:51 - 27 minutes - 11 MBThis is part 2 of my conversation with Travis Sherry. Listen to part 1. Travis Sherry got a late start in life to traveling the world internationally. He was 25 when he finally got bit by the travel bug on a study abroad internship trip, living in Lozan, Switzerland. Since then, he has worked tirelessly to make for himself a life of travel. “Everyday I would go swimming in Lake Geneva," says Travis, "and I'd look up at the Alps and think, ‘I’m not going to get this by just staying home all...
19: Travis Sherry on the Unexpected Value of Culture Shock
June 02, 2014 04:05 - 27 minutes - 11 MBTravis Sherry got a late start in life to traveling the world internationally. He was 25 when he finally got bit by the travel bug on a study abroad internship trip, living in Lozan, Switzerland. Since then, he has worked tirelessly to make for himself a life of travel. “Everyday I would go swimming in Lake Geneva," says Travis, "and I'd look up at the Alps and think, ‘I’m not going to get this by just staying home all my life.’" Today, Travis bills himself as a regular guy who loves to tr...
18: From Amateur to Explorer with Chris Christensen
May 30, 2014 05:32 - 30 minutes - 12 MBLong before The Daily Travel Podcast launched, Chris Christensen was blazing the trail for travel podcasters to follow. Chris has been producing his podcast since 2005, just a year after the medium began. At the time, he loved podcasts but hadn’t found the right subject. He considered a range of topics — including religion or tech — but after a night spent with friends at his home, he recognized the best stories were travel stories. Nobody had a travel podcast. And right then he knew he had...
17: Packing Made Perfect with Fred Perrotta of Tortuga Backpacks
May 29, 2014 04:43 - 26 minutes - 10.5 MBGet $20 off Tortuga Backpacks! Fred was nice enough to put together an exclusive promo code for listeners of The Daily Travel Podcast. Through the end of June, get 10% off at Tortuga Backpacks with discount code DTP514. Get your backpack here! Thanks Fred! They're currently sold out but expecting more in mid-June. On a 2-week trip to Germany with his best friend, Fred Perotta had an ah-ha moment. After heaps of research and no help from retailers, Fred couldn’t find the right bag for tra...
16: How Ben Krueger Made Travel a Part of his Life
May 28, 2014 04:05 - 28 minutes - 11.6 MBBen Krueger comes to us from his office in the jungles of Costa Rica. Ben is the founder and operator of Authority Engine, an avid entrepreneur, marketer, and adventurer. He started his company from his laptop as a hub for podcasting information services that redefine best practices. I met Ben at New Media Expo. We instantly connected on our mutual ecstatic love of travel, it’s importance in our lives, and the power of podcasting. Studying for a career never sat well with Ben, and the trav...
15: Grant Baldwin on How to Make the Most of a Gap Year
May 27, 2014 04:05 - 34 minutes - 32.9 MBGo to college, incur thousands of dollars of debt, and have no plan to pay it off. "That is a horrible idea." This is the message Grant Baldwin tells his audience every year at Iowa State University freshman orientation, and one he spreads during his travels across the country. Last year, after his talk, a young kid approached him with tears in his eyes and told Grant that he’d always dreamed to go to Iowa State but didn’t have any plan whatsoever. Even though he’d made his lifelong dream t...
14: Travel Yourself by Yourself with Cailin O’Neil
May 26, 2014 04:05 - 22 minutes - 9.15 MBCailin’s been making films since she was 12, and traveling for even longer. So one day, having the background she has, she decided that rather than dream to have her own travel series on television, she’d just go out there and do it herself. She took a videographer with her to Madrid where she filmed the first episode of her own Youtube series, Travel Yourself. Today, rather than following a traditional career path, she’s taking every opportunity she can to get out and see the world and bui...
13: Escape Overseas with Domingo Silvas from EscapeArtist.com
May 23, 2014 04:05 - 27 minutes - 11.1 MBWhen I reached out to Domingo Silvas to be on the show, I thought, "I've traveled extensively, do I really need someone to tell me how to live in another country?" Then I realized how drastically different this is than the travel I might be used to, even long term travel. When you set up a new life for yourself, you're effectively alone with no end in sight. It's intimidating if not scary to perform simple life tasks. You have to figure out everything you know, everything you might consider...
12: Nerd Fitness’ Steve Kamb on the Importance of Fitness and Travel – Part 2
May 22, 2014 04:05 - 26 minutes - 10.7 MBThis is part 2 of my conversation with Steve Kamb. Listen to part 1. Steve Kamb is the man behind the incredibly successful NerdFitness.com where he helps nerds and average Joes, and podcast hosts, level up their lives. As the title suggests, his primary focus is on fitness but he also writes about his adventures in world travel and travel hacking, which he implemented to go over 120,000 miles across 15-countries to Australia/New Zealand, through Asia, the US, Western Europe, and Argentina....
11: How Steve Kamb Made Travel a Bigger Priority in his Life – Part 1
May 21, 2014 04:05 - 21 minutes - 8.63 MBSteve Kamb wants to help his fellow nerds get healthy. To differentiate in a very crowded fitness industry, he leveraged the idea of creating a community around helping people like himself get healthy and stay fit on his blog, Nerd Fitness. When the blog took off, after a few years of hard work, he decided to quit his job to focus on it 100%. He knew he could do that from anywhere. But the more he wrote about amazing characters like Jason Bourne or James Bond, or amazing places like Middle ...
10: Jodi Ettenberg on Eating Street Food Safely, Plus Her Best Travel Advice – Part 2
May 20, 2014 04:05 - 27 minutes - 11.2 MBFood is an adventure. If you agree with that statement and want to explore a culture through its food but are worried about getting sick, listen to Jodi Ettenberg's advice on how to safely navigate the delicious back alleys of street food, anywhere in the world. As Jodi points out, "I've not found any other thing in travel that compels locals to want to interact with you as much as enthusiasm for their food... Street food, especially, affords this wonderful scene you get to watch. It's like...
9: How Jodi Ettenberg Left Her Career for a Life of Travel – Part 1
May 19, 2014 04:05 - 31 minutes - 12.7 MBJodi Ettenberg had a lifelong dream to take the Transsiberian Railway that over time, despite a successful career that she enjoyed, she just couldn't ignore. After saving up as a lawyer in New York City, Jodi took a career break to see the world for a year. Five years later, she has yet to return while manifesting what many would consider to be a dream career as a travel writer, eater, speaker, soup expert, and authority in street food at her website, Legal Nomads. Last year, she received j...
8: Get Inspired with Matt Wilson from Under30Experiences
May 16, 2014 04:05 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MBStanding atop a volcano in Iceland, Matt Wilson had an epiphany. How did he really want to spend the best years of his life? Today, he is the co-founder and Adventurer-in-Residence of Under30Media, Under30CEO, and Under30Experiences. Before starting them, he spent 7 months exploring the world and now with his team, he works to give others the opportunity to travel and make an impact on this tiny world we live in, a business goal I completely admire. If you're in need of a shot of motivatio...
7: How Getting Laid Off Led Geraldine DeRuiter to Embrace a Life of Travel
May 15, 2014 04:05 - 24 minutes - 9.68 MBGeraldine DeRuiter knew she was going to get laid off. Her boss told her to go to Italy with her friend on a trip they had planned. While she was there, a coworker told her the entire office was being let go. She finished her wine and told her husband, who was back home, preparing for a work trip to Iceland. When he asked if she wanted to go, she said yes. This was in the spring of 2008. She hasn’t stopped since. After a year of traveling with her husband who travels regularly, Geraldine “...
6: How Travel Helped Johnny Jet Overcome Anxiety, Embrace Adventure
May 14, 2014 04:05 - 18 minutes - 7.62 MBWhen Johnny Jet was 18, he was terrified of flying. He had a bad case of anxiety that made it difficult to get out of his home. Then, he met a girl who wanted him to go to Hong Kong with her. So, he talked his dad into buying him a cheap business class fare. The freedom of new experience in tandem with earning frequent flyer miles changed his life. He became addicted to traveling with miles. Today, he's one of the biggest authorities in airfare deals while being featured on CNN, Travel Chann...
5: Travel is Easy with Nomadic Matt
May 13, 2014 00:05 - 18 minutes - 7.42 MBToday’s guest runs the award winning travel blog, NomadicMatt.com. In 2005, he was inspired by fellow backpackers to escape the 9-5 and make travel a bigger priority in his life. After becoming an expert from his experiences, his work has been featured in the New York Times, BBC, TIME, Lifehacker, and many, many other massive publications. With hopes to become a freelance travel writer, Matt has inadvertently grown into a huge travel resource for his large global audience. It’s now been 8 y...
4: Adventure is for Everyone with The Planet D
May 12, 2014 00:05 - 39 minutes - 16 MBDave and Deb are not only married, but bill themselves as Canada’s Adventure Couple. Since 2008, they have lived their motto that “Adventure is for Everyone,” not just those who’ve spent a lifetime preparing and training. They’ve explored over 80 countries across all 7 continents with adventures like Summitting Kilamanjaro, Everest Base Camp, cycling the length of Africa, driving in the Mongol Rally, and that’s just to name a few. Truly the stuff of legend. You can read about it all, book cu...
3: Exploring the Unknown with David Wood
May 09, 2014 21:33 - 37 minutes - 14.8 MBIn today's episode, a young chimney sweep goes to Tunisia and comes home an accidental world explorer. I'm welcoming a fellow podcaster to the show. He is the host of The Kickass Life and Amplified Network Marketing podcasts. But he’s not just a podcaster, he is the creator of world-class personal development training programs that have impacted hundreds of thousands of people. On top of that he’s a Business Leader, Author, and Humanitarian, and proud father, who has lived, traveled and wo...
2: Warren and Betsy Talbot from Married with Luggage
May 09, 2014 20:20 - 28 minutes - 11.6 MBBetsy and Warren Talbot are a recovering 40-something, Type-A couple who spent their 20s and 30s climbing the corporate ladder only to realize it wasn’t the ladder they wanted to be climbing. So, in October, 2010, just shy of their 40th birthdays, the couple sold everything they owned and left their lives behind to see the world. They’re still traveling today. Explorer Quote “Whatever your dream may be, do what makes you happy. There is no wrong answer. Just do it.” In this episode, we co...
1: Introducing the Daily Travel Podcast!
May 08, 2014 18:27 - 12 minutes - 4.82 MBAbout a year ago, I had an idea for a podcast. It was a small idea but nobody was doing it. Today, after a lot of hard work, it's become something completely different and far more exciting. I've connected with more amazing people than I ever could've imagined and recorded their stories and their beautiful, inspiring words. Today, I'm happy and proud to launch the idea to the public. It's called The Daily Travel Podcast. I want to explore the idea that we travel for the stories that happen...