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Unpacked

Welcome 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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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
47 minutes
Episodes
40
Years Active
2019 - 2023
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Episode 303: Midwifery in Melbourne

Episode 303: Midwifery in Melbourne

This 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 Ange…
00:33:55  |   Mon 21 Jun 2021
Episode 302: Return from Tokyo

Episode 302: Return from Tokyo

This 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

01:03:28  |   Mon 14 Jun 2021
Episode 301: Kidnapped in Hanoi

Episode 301: Kidnapped in Hanoi

This 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 …
00:46:08  |   Sun 06 Jun 2021
Between Season Bonus - Motorbiking in Mongolia

Between Season Bonus - Motorbiking in Mongolia

This 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!

Ou…
00:59:11  |   Sat 15 Aug 2020
Episode 208: Holidaying in North Korea

Episode 208: Holidaying in North Korea

This week - on the season two finale of Unpacked - we travel to North Korea with our grandkids and find out how *description redacted*. 

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00:46:49  |   Thu 21 May 2020
Episode 207: Outbreak in Ecuador

Episode 207: Outbreak in Ecuador

This week on Unpacked, the world goes into lockdown amidst our travels through South America, forcing us to scramble for flight home...

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00:30:29  |   Fri 15 May 2020
Episode 206: Pineapples in Champagne

Episode 206: Pineapples in Champagne

This week on Unpacked, whilst teaching English in the French countryside, we find ourselves in the middle of an impossibly awkward cooking class.

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00:32:02  |   Fri 08 May 2020
Episode 205: Lunch in Ho Chi Minh

Episode 205: Lunch in Ho Chi Minh

This 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.

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00:53:00  |   Fri 01 May 2020
Episode 204: Night in New York

Episode 204: Night in New York

This 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. 

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00:41:48  |   Fri 24 Apr 2020
Episode 203: Blacked Out in Britain

Episode 203: Blacked Out in Britain

This 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 an…
00:46:07  |   Thu 16 Apr 2020
Episode 202: Rabid in Bali

Episode 202: Rabid in Bali

This week on Unpacked, we skip over to beautiful Bali, Indonesia for some fun in the sun, only to encounter an unwelcome nighttime intruder.

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00:40:54  |   Thu 09 Apr 2020
Episode 201: Escape to Bolivia

Episode 201: Escape to Bolivia

Unpacked 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…
00:56:40  |   Fri 03 Apr 2020
Episode 108: Bitten in Cambodia

Episode 108: Bitten in Cambodia

This week - on the season one finale of Unpacked - we let the bedbugs bite in Cambodia and risk paying a hefty price! 

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00:58:01  |   Thu 09 Jan 2020
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Episode 107: "Dating" in Italy

This week on Unpacked, we're given an offer we can't refuse - pizzas in Cinque Terre.

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00:36:40  |   Fri 03 Jan 2020
Episode 106: Panicked in Peru

Episode 106: Panicked in Peru

This 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. 

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00:45:34  |   Thu 26 Dec 2019
Episode 105: Starstruck in Mumbai

Episode 105: Starstruck in Mumbai

This week on Unpacked, it's lights, camera, PANIC as we're held up on a film set in Mumbai, India! 

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00:38:41  |   Thu 19 Dec 2019
Episode 104: Trapped in Mullumbimby

Episode 104: Trapped in Mullumbimby

This week on Unpacked, we get into a dicey situation on an organic banana farm in Mullumbimby, NSW. 

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00:34:10  |   Thu 12 Dec 2019
Episode 103: Whiskeys in Shanghai

Episode 103: Whiskeys in Shanghai

This week on Unpacked, we go for late night drink at an upscale bar in Shanghai, China. 

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00:37:02  |   Thu 05 Dec 2019
Episode 102: Broke in London

Episode 102: Broke in London

From Victoria Falls to Victoria Station, in this episode we travel to London, England, to hear a young singer busk like her life depends on it. 

Outro Song: 
Scarborough Fair by Simon and Garfunkel 

Ho…

00:37:09  |   Thu 28 Nov 2019
Episode 101: Tailed in Zimbabwe

Episode 101: Tailed in Zimbabwe

In this, the very first episode of Unpacked, we travel to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe for a very tense cab ride. 

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00:45:20  |   Fri 22 Nov 2019
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