Unpacked
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome to Unpacked, a podcast built off its guests' bad luck, near misses, and very sketchy choices. Each week, join host Matt Kazacos as he talks with a well-travelled mate about their worst travel experience ever.
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Episode 507: Roaring in Uganda
July 27, 2023 00:00 - 45 minutes - 52.2 MBIn the series finale of Unpacked, we trek our way through the forests of the Ugandan mountains, get up close and personal with a gorilla, and tackle the raging white waters of the Nile. Thanks to all the Unpacked guests and listeners out there who have joined me over these past 4 years and 40 episodes. This is Matt signing off, wishing you safe travels and great stories to come. Ciao. Outro Music: Banyabo by Rema Namakula
Episode 506: Pine Nut in Patagonia
July 20, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBThis week on Unpacked, we have a severe allergic reaction on top of a mountain in South America. Outro Song: Allergies by Paul Simon
Episode 505: Bears in British Columbia
July 16, 2023 00:00 - 41 minutes - 42.2 MBThis week on Unpacked, we take a 22-day work trip across Canada in search of the illusive spirit bear. Check out Mat and his partner Taylor's band - Echo and Bloom - via the link below! https://open.spotify.com/artist/5fqJ39nGUk2Nicn9kacTyb?si=t3h_nb4EScG_shDbvjoZYg Music Used: Rango Suite by Hanz Zimmer Outro Song: On My Way (from "Brother Bear") by Phil Collins
Episode 504: Swimming in San Francisco
July 06, 2023 00:00 - 30 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week on Unpacked, we recall our worst ever hotel stays, as well as a particularly bizarre experience in California.
Episode 503: Alone in Austria
June 29, 2023 00:00 - 46 minutes - 44.6 MBThis week on Unpacked, we go on a solo, three year, round the world trip in the 1980's! Music Used: The Shining Theme by Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind and Chuck Cirino Outro Song: Appenzeller Jodler by Mondscheintrio
Episode 502: Quest in Cancún
June 23, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 41 MBThis week on Unpacked, we travel to Mexico and undertake a mission which lands us in a very sketchy situation. Music Used: La Pelea Con El Diablo by Octavio Meza and Martin Muriel Outro Song: Cancion del Mariachi by Antonio Banderas, Los Lobos and Cesar Rosas
Episode 501: Marathon in Auckland
June 16, 2023 07:08 - 1 hour - 74 MBUnpacked is back for a fifth and final season! This week, we travel to New Zealand and make a last minute decision to run our very first marathon. Music Used: Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Theme) by Bill Conti The Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone Outro Song: Running on Empty by Jackson Browne
Episode 408: Taxi in Thailand
June 04, 2022 00:00 - 47 minutes - 49.1 MBThis week - on the season four finale of Unpacked - we discuss the fears, hypocrisies and snap judgements that often come with trusting strangers while travelling. Thanks to all my generous guests and lovely listeners this season! Unpacked will return for Season 5 in the not-too-distant future! In the meantime, check out our guest Rhys' awesome podcast "Rhys Salmon is an Overnight Success" wherever you get your podcasts and follow him @rhysjsalmon Outro Song: Ocean Man by Ween ...
Episode 407: Naked in Edinburgh
May 29, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBThis week on Unpacked, we perform our first ever stand-up show at the biggest fringe festival in the world, before ending up naked, afraid and potentially homeless atop a mountain. Check out our guest George's amazing podcast "Bookish" wherever you get your podcasts and find him on Instagram @bookishcomedy! Outro Song: Edinburgh by The Lake Poets
Episode 406: Heckled in Traralgon
May 21, 2022 00:00 - 44 minutes - 44.1 MBThis week on Unpacked, we tour rural Victoria with 50 Shades of Grey (the comedy musical!) and trek through Vietnam in search of sweet, sweet Pineapple. Outro Song: Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio and L.V.
Episode 405: Horse Racing in Guatemala
May 14, 2022 00:00 - 50 minutes - 52.5 MBThis week on Unpacked, we get mugged in London, ride a wild horse in Guatemala, and engage in intellectual discourse on the subject of mega-talls, mega-longs and mega-wides. Outro Song: Blazing Saddles Title Theme by Frankie Laine
Episode 404: Blackjack in Bangkok
May 07, 2022 00:00 - 56 minutes - 56.1 MBThis week on Unpacked, on our last day in Thailand, we go for an authentic, home-cooked meal with a friendly local and end up in a high-stakes and very sketchy game of blackjack. Outro Song: James Bond Theme by John Barry and Monty Norman
Episode 403: Best on Ground in Cambridge
April 30, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.2 MBThis week on Unpacked, we make the incredibly bizarre trek overseas during one of the tightest lockdowns ever, and play a pivotal role in a historic match of footy. Outro Song: Up There Cazaly by Mike Brady and The Two-Man Band
Episode 402: Pregnant?!...in China and Vietnam
April 24, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBThis week on Unpacked, we sample some of the finest - and not-so-finest - foods in Asia...but have we succumb to a stomach bug, or is there something else at play? Outro Song: Everybody Shits by The Jimmy C
Episode 401: Detained in Cyprus
April 17, 2022 06:34 - 43 minutes - 48.5 MBThis week on Unpacked, after we return to our ancestral homeland, we're detained in a Turkish-Cypriot airport and told we have no choice but to enlist in the military. Check out Mete's work via the link below and follow him on Instagram @mete.makes https://www.either-either.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mete.makes/ Outro Song: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads
Episode 308: Filmmaking in Hong Kong
July 25, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBThis week - on the season three finale of Unpacked - it's lights, camera, action on the darkened streets of Hong Kong, as we delve into the difficult and daring world of indie filmmaking. Outro Song by Judy Ongg
Episode 307: Massages in Cusco
July 19, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 54.1 MBThis week on Unpacked, we buy "brand-new" boots in St. Petersburg and get some very strange massages in Peru. Outro Song: What Dreams are Made Of by Hilary Duff
Episode 306: Poisoned in Cornwall
July 12, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 47.5 MBThis week on Unpacked, we fight the Easter weekend traffic from Cornwall to London, as well as a truly severe case of food poisoning. Outro Song: Cornwall My Home by The Countrymen
Episode 305: Mishaps in Manhattan
July 05, 2021 06:21 - 52 minutes - 52.7 MBThis week on Unpacked, we travel to America for summer camp and nearly get arrested, lose all our luggage and save our friend from getting roofied. Outro Song: America the Beautiful by Ray Charles
Episode 304: Lost in Wandong
June 28, 2021 02:20 - 40 minutes - 41.2 MBThis week on Unpacked, we take the V-Line out to country Victoria for a camping trip, with plenty of hallucinogens and barely any water. Outro Song: Home Among the Gumtrees by John Williamson
Episode 303: Midwifery in Melbourne
June 21, 2021 02:31 - 33 minutes - 35.2 MBThis week on Unpacked, after a night out in Melbourne, we find ourselves on the side of the road at 4am, helping deliver a stranger's baby! Outro Song: Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again by The Angels
303: Midwifery in Melbourne
June 21, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 35.2 MBThis week on Unpacked, after a night out in Melbourne, we find ourselves on the side of the road at 4am, helping deliver a stranger's baby!
Episode 302: Return from Tokyo
June 14, 2021 00:52 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBThis week on Unpacked, two brothers struggle to endure their long journey home, battling blood noses, screaming infants and perplexingly large airports. Outro Song: Taiyou Ga Kowai No by Kaoru Hibiki
302: Return from Tokyo
June 14, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBThis week on Unpacked, two brothers struggle to endure their long journey home, battling blood noses, screaming infants and perplexingly large airports.
Episode 301: Kidnapped in Hanoi
June 06, 2021 22:56 - 15 minutes - 51.1 MBThis week, Unpacked is back with a bang for a third season, from a frightful bout of alcohol poisoning, to a gripping ride to rescue a mate being held hostage by the Vietnamese mafia. Outro Song: Het Thoi by Ngot
301: Kidnapped in Hanoi
June 06, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 51.1 MBThis week, Unpacked in back with a bang for a third season, from a frightful bout of alcohol poisoning, to a gripping ride to rescue a mate being held hostage by the Vietnamese mafia.
Between Season Bonus - Motorbiking in Mongolia
August 15, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 57 MBThis week, on a special bonus episode, we take an old bike for grand tour across the untouched wilds of the Eurasian Steppe and the Gobi Desert. Unpacked will return for a brand new season in 2021! Outro Song: Yuve Yuve Yu by The Hu
Episode 208: Holidaying in North Korea
May 21, 2020 22:43 - 46 minutes - 45.9 MBThis week - on the season two finale of Unpacked - we travel to North Korea with our grandkids and find out how *description redacted*.
208: Holidaying in North Korea
May 21, 2020 00:00 - 46 minutes - 45.9 MBThis week - on the season two finale of Unpacked - we travel to North Korea with our grandkids and find out how *description redacted*.
Episode 207: Outbreak in Ecuador
May 15, 2020 12:59 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBThis week on Unpacked, the world goes into lockdown amidst our travels through South America, forcing us to scramble for flight home...
207: Outbreak in Ecuador
May 15, 2020 00:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBThis week on Unpacked, the world goes into lockdown amidst our travels through South America, forcing us to scramble for flight home...
Episode 206: Pineapples in Champagne
May 08, 2020 02:10 - 32 minutes - 28.8 MBThis week on Unpacked, whilst teaching English in the French countryside, we find ourselves in the middle of an impossibly awkward cooking class.
206: Pineapples in Champagne
May 08, 2020 00:00 - 32 minutes - 28.8 MBThis week on Unpacked, whilst teaching English in the French countryside, we find ourselves in the middle of an impossibly awkward cooking class.
Episode 205: Lunch in Ho Chi Minh
May 01, 2020 05:21 - 53 minutes - 59 MBThis week on Unpacked, we hit the streets of Vietnam's largest city for a spot of lunch with mum, but the restaurant is more than it seems.
205: Lunch in Ho Chi Minh
May 01, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes - 59 MBThis week on Unpacked, we hit the streets of Vietnam's largest city for a spot of lunch with mum, but the restaurant is more than it seems.
Episode 204: Night in New York
April 24, 2020 05:35 - 41 minutes - 45.1 MBThis week on Unpacked, after months spent performing on a cruise ship in Bermuda, we go for a very strange job interview in a New York penthouse apartment.
204: Night in New York
April 24, 2020 00:00 - 41 minutes - 45.1 MBThis week on Unpacked, after months spent performing on a cruise ship in Bermuda, we go for a very strange job interview in a New York penthouse apartment.
Episode 203: Blacked Out in Britain
April 16, 2020 23:35 - 46 minutes - 52.7 MBThis week on Unpacked, we have one last big night at the pub in Northiam, England, only to wake up with a gash on our head and no memory of how it got there. Outro Song: Jerusalem by William Blake and Hubert Parry
203: Blacked Out in Britain
April 16, 2020 00:00 - 46 minutes - 52.7 MBThis week on Unpacked, we have one last big night at the pub in Northiam, England, only to wake up with a gash on our head and no memory of how it got there.
Episode 202: Rabid in Bali
April 09, 2020 22:21 - 40 minutes - 41 MBThis week on Unpacked, we skip over to beautiful Bali, Indonesia for some fun in the sun, only to encounter an unwelcome nighttime intruder.
202: Rabid in Bali
April 09, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 41 MBThis week on Unpacked, we skip over to beautiful Bali, Indonesia for some fun in the sun, only to encounter an unwelcome nighttime intruder.
Episode 201: Escape to Bolivia
April 03, 2020 05:50 - 56 minutes - 61.4 MBUnpacked is back for a second season, and what better way to start off the journey than with a hair-raising, bone-chilling, white-knuckle van ride across a deadly mountain pass during a blizzard...in the driest place on earth.
201: Escape to Bolivia
April 03, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes - 61.4 MBUnpacked is back for a second season, and what better way to start off the journey than with a hair-raising, bone-chilling, white-knuckle van ride across a deadly mountain pass during a blizzard...in the driest place on earth.
Episode 108: Bitten in Cambodia
January 09, 2020 22:12 - 58 minutes - 54.8 MBThis week - on the season one finale of Unpacked - we let the bedbugs bite in Cambodia and risk paying a hefty price!
108: Bitten in Cambodia
January 09, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 54.8 MBThis week - on the season one finale of Unpacked - we let the bedbugs bite in Cambodia and risk paying a hefty price!
Episode 107: "Dating" in Italy
January 03, 2020 02:32 - 36 minutes - 42.5 MBThis week on Unpacked, we're given an offer we can't refuse - pizzas in Cinque Terre.
107: "Dating" in Italy
January 03, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 42.5 MBThis week on Unpacked, we're given an offer we can't refuse - pizzas in Cinque Terre.
Episode 106: Panicked in Peru
December 26, 2019 13:18 - 45 minutes - 58.2 MBThis week on Unpacked, while dazed and hungover, we abandon our unconscious friend, get chloroformed on a bus and embark on a brutal hike, all for the glorious prize of Machu Picchu.
106: Panicked in Peru
December 26, 2019 00:00 - 45 minutes - 58.2 MBThis week on Unpacked, while dazed and hungover, we abandon our unconscious friend, get chloroformed on a bus and embark on a brutal hike, all for the glorious prize of Machu Picchu.
Episode 105: Starstruck in Mumbai
December 19, 2019 13:27 - 38 minutes - 44.6 MBThis week on Unpacked, it's lights, camera, PANIC as we're held up on a film set in Mumbai, India! After listening, be sure to check out this wildly perfect piece of advertising - the making of which is the centre of our guest's story. https://youtu.be/qw1aEjWG45I