The Travel Is Real
The Travel is Real is a podcast about hearing captivating stories from adventures abroad. Each guest on the episode reveals an experience which occurred while traveling, backpacking, or living abroad. These stories range from fun, comedic, risqué, to bizarre, gross, harrowing or horrific. As long as the if the narrative is intriguing, I want to hear it! Typically if an interview revolves around an arduous, dangerous, or harrowing narrative, the guest and I will give advice and tips, so listeners can learn from the mistakes of the guests and myself (I’ve certainly made a few). Anything can happen when traveling around the world, which is why so many travelers posses fascinating stories to tell.
The episodes vary in theme, but laughter is always a constant. This is a podcast which does not take itself to seriously. Some interview may encompass situations that at the time were very serious and in no way funny, but as most know, when reflecting back on a situation, laugher is common. The goal is to entertain and educate, and perhaps invoke some laugher.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 57
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2020
EP 57: "James". - From Kenya to California
Holy Cats! What an episode! My friend "James" (who wishes to remain anonymous due to an embarrassing story) recounts a regrettable experience regarding alcohol and a tattoo parlor. My guest and I the…
EP 56: Alex S. - Maximize Your Life for Happiness
My guest Alex S. graces the podcast, and reflects on his state of mind when he decided to pack his bags and leave the corporate life in the USA, for a life in Bali. He explains how he took action to …
EP 55: Sunny Ju - Eight Days Lost in the Jungle
Sunny Ju graces the podcast this week and holy cats does she give a wild story. Turns out, getting lost in a massive, remote rainforest is easy. Unnervingly easy. Sunny illuminates her experience on…
EP 54: Michael D - "The Incident", Not Flying Home, And Rice Paddies and Car Batteries
Michael D. joins the podcast! This fine Brit recently moved to Bali to learn coding/programing, but before that, he had lived in Bangkok, Thailand for years! Too many years to count! Michael regales …
EP 53: Sophia - Racism Woes as an Expat, and Child Fire-Breathers
In this episode, my guest Sophia and I discuss some of the more bizarre things one can expect to see in the city of Saigon. We then get into a bit more serious topic concerning what its like teaching…
EP 52: Hella- Island Life and the Surf "Washing Machine"
My friend, Hella, who is Co-owner of Canggu’s Camp 308 and quite the avid surfer graces the podcast. She first tells a story of how a near death experience fortuitously lead her to make a decision wh…
EP 51: Jeroen- Lombock's Earthquake Disaster and The Water Magician
My guest Jeroen Van Overbeak, AKA "The Water Magician" presents his story of how he was able to bring clean water to thousands of Indonesians, by using his invention..the Nazava Water Filter. This w…
EP 50: Kieran- Managing Anxiety, Travel, and Travel Anxiety
In this special episode, one that I’m very excited about, my guest Kieran Hedley, also known as Coach Kezza, graces the podcast. Kieran has been traveling and living abroad for quite some time, as me…
EP 49: Sabby- Optimize your Life and Travel for Happiness
My guest Sabby on today's episode is a very great friend and great dude, who I met here in Bali. Sabby details how he went from living in his parents house for one year, to achieving a successful and…
EP 48: Hermes- Travel Scams, Cons, and Grifts
SCAMS, Cons, Cheats, Grifts, you name it, this episode has it. My guest Hermes and I detail a few common, and oddly intricate scams travelers encounter when adventuring abroad. We start out by detail…
EP 47: Justin Trudell- The Weird, Wild, Wondrous Vietnam
Justin Trudell joins me on The Travel is Real. My guest hails from the great city of Toronto, Canada. We met during the beginning of my Journey in Vietnam, from the south to the north. Mr. Trudell is…
EP 46: Ash Gallagher- The War Journalist's Struggle, Insights, and Danger
In this phenomenal episode of The Travel is Real, my guest Ash Gallagher, a prolific war journalist, and author who has worked for a multitude of well know news publications such as CNN, Yahoo News, …
EP 45: Tom Walker- The Ashram Healer in India
In this inspiring episode of The Travel is Real, my Kiwi guest, Tom Walker tells a story of how a trip to India, and eastern medicine was the reason he could walk, run, and even climb mountains once …
EP 44: Ben O - How to Climb Giza, Bad News Borneo, and Airport Glamping
Ben Orndorff is my guest this week, and gives the podcast one banger of an episode! He firsts starts by educating me on how to properly, and illegally sneak into the pyramids of Giza and actually cli…
EP 43: Bria- Bria's Bizarre Work Away, and Becoming an Entrepreneur Abroad
EP 42: Kenny Hanson- Monks, Meditation, and Instagram
EP 41: Nadja Nora- The Dark Side of Hollywood Story
In this incredible episode, my guest from Switzerland details her dark and dismal experiences while living in Hollywood, working as a model and actress. She also recounts a creepy, repugnant story sh…
EP 40: Brian Pillsworth- The Backpacking Horror-Show, and The Worst Type of C*ck Block
Brian Pillsworth is my guest on this crazy episode of The Travel is Real! The stories presented will make you laugh, gasp, yell HOLEE Cats! Mr. Pillsworth is an American who has traveled, backpacked,…
EP 39: Maree Mackenzie- From Rock Bottom to Sober Girls Travels
In this very special episode, my guest Maree Mackenzie, owner of Sober Girls Travels details her journey from her most rock bottom moment when she struggled with alcoholism, to her journey which led …
