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Mike Siegel
Comedian and TV host Mike Siegel sits down for a lighthearted chat with his friends: comedians, actors, writers producers, and travel professionals, about the joys and and nightmares of travel.
Antoinette Hannan Leon is the COO and Senior Vice President of Itseasy.com- a passport and visa service company.
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Actor and Second City veteran David Razowski travels the world teaching the art of Improvisation.
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In the early 2000s, Barton Brooks decided he was going to travel the world doing good deeds wherever he stayed to try to make the world better than he found it. Waylaid by a horrific motorcycle accident in Uganda and years of rehab that followed, he's now back with new projects and a new non-profit - The Nomadic Bridge.
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Dorie Klissas now runs her own media marketing company, but she earned her chops working over 20 years for TV network news and sports. She traveled the world covering both Summer and Winter Olympics, and produced segments for The Today Show, CBS Evening News, and more.
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Harry Mitsidis is widely regarded as the world’s most traveled person, having visited nearly every region on Earth - and one of only a handful of people to have visited every country twice.
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Chicago native and college athlete Leo Flowers struck out for Hollywood with nothing but a dream. That dream led him to stand-up and nearly every continent.
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New Yorker Kaitlyn Rosati's journey includes a music career, working for the UN, bartending, and ultimately, being a successful travel blogger and creator of NoManNomad.net.
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Mike Schibel, host of the Travel With Meaning podcast and travel site, rejoins us since his first visit in 2017. A lot has happened since, to say the least!
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Lance Ringnald was one of the youngest members ever of a USA Mens Gymnastics Olympic team when he competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics as an 18-year-old.
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Retired Hollywood cameraman Clint Palmer (Die Hard, Predator, Empire Strikes Back) shares crazy work Tales of dodging gunfire in a Nairobi hotel, being stalked by Mexican law enforcement, shooting in 1980s China, and much more.
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Dr. Teresa Stevens grew up in Mexico and has made her home in Calgary for the last 20-plus years. She's recently written a book on the immigrant experience and how it translates to all walks of life.
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Travel blogger/podcaster Angie Orth from Angieaway.com stops by to share her crazy Tale of trying to return home to Florida from the Maldives as the Iran bombing shut down airspace over the Middle East.
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Journalist and photographer Ronan O'Connell joins in from Perth, Australia to talk about his new coffee table book, Hidden in Plain Sight.
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Janice Martin is a multi-talented singer, instrumentalist and aerialist who served in the US army and performed all around the world.
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Lisa Pattenden is a US Air Force veteran who's lived and worked in Qatar and has made her home in the UK for the past two decades. She now lives in the Scottish Highlands and leads tours to see and photograph the Northern Lights.
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Maine native Kyle Lamont's love of music brought her around the world following her favorite bands and eventually led her to Hollywood.
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OG lifestyle blogger Joe Miragliotta of JoesDaily.com returns to the show after a decade to update us on his move to southern Illinois, his latest travels, and his new focus on the cruise industry.
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Marin May just returned transformed from her first trip to Portugal, and looks forward to traveling more now that her son is off to college!
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A trip to Germany as a teenager inspired Kenyan Maria Kamau to want to travel the world. Nearly a hundred countries later, she now runs her own Nairobi-based travel coaching business inspiring other women to follow in her footsteps.
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My old comedy pal from Chicago is now an expat living in Costa Rica. Time to check in to see how it is living La Pura Vida.
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Boston-based Bryan Lewis is the founder of Tenon Tours, a bespoke travel agency specializing in Europe.
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Back for a 3rd appearance on Travel Tales, comedian Graham Elwood shares his experiences of living in Thailand for the past year.
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G'day, mates! We head Down Under to check in with our Aussie pal Gavin Solomon, a Sydney native who now makes his home in his nation's capital of Canberra.
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Jack Rathmell grew up in Pennsylvania Amish country and after only a year in college, decamped to South Africa, first as a volunteer and later as a student and resident. He now lives in London and has written a memoir about his experiences, "How The Rhino Lost His Horn."
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It's been nearly a full decade since we chatted with Sarah Dandashy of AskAConcierge.tv and she's been busy: leaving her day job, appearing on TV, creating content for multiple brands, Ted Talk, and much more.
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Podcast/game show host extraordinaire J. Keith van Straaten just returned from whirlwind honeymoon to Europe and Africa and has plenty of Tales to tell.
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Rael Zieve is a native of Zimbabwe now making his home in England. He is the founder of the Keep Travelling Africa website and podcast.
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Happy Holidays! Mike here. As the year ends, thought I'd take an episode to recount a crazy year of highs and lows. Let's all look ahead to a better 2026 shall we?
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Comedian Johnny Cardinale spends the bulk of the year on the road, and his jokes have brought him to nearly every corner of the world.
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Comedian and Navy veteran Steve Mazan just returned from two weeks in Poland entertaining the troops.
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Mark Phipps left his native England at 19 and never looked back. After stints living in Australia, New Zealand, and the US, he now makes his home in Koh Phangan, Thailand. He is the founder of Lost In Paradise Travel, which makes trackable hardware covers for passports.
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Azdean Elmoustaquim emigrated from Morocco to Houston 30 years ago, but has since turned his passion and expertise for his homeland into his travel business, Destinations Morocco.
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This week is an encore repeat from 2021, with Scott Neeson, former Hollywood exec who left it all to help starving children in Cambodia. Truly inspiring.
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Cathy Ladman is a longtime comedian who recently returned from a whirlwind trip to Europe.
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Krishna Shivdasani is an entrepreneur who co-created a new travel app, Now You Know.
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Mike welcomes back his old high school friend Mark Parton, who recently returned from his first ever trip to Japan.
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Craig D. Forrest is a 40-year veteran filmmaker and TV producer who has visited 161 countries and covered war zones, famines, religious cults, and everything in between.
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Toronto native Melissa Rodway took a 4-month trip through Southeast Asia back in 2010, writing lengthy, detailed emails along the way. She's compiled those emails for her new travel memoir, The People You Meet.
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Jennifer Johnson is one half of Jenn N Scott Adventures, a site following the exploits of an American couple living full-time around the world.
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Kenny Dunn is a Philly native and founder of Eating Europe, which provides food tours and recommendations in the Continent's top cities.
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George Jerjian had a cancer scare in his early 50's that forced him into retirement. He soon earned he needed more than just golf to keep him fulfilled, and travel filled a great hole and gave him perspective.
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Freelance writer Carrie Dow created the blog, "What's Pawsitive", showcasing animal welfare experiences around the world.
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Quebec native Evlyn Mondo had a dream to retire to a warm tropical island. She made it come true when she and her husband purchased a luxury villa in Barbados.
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English adventurer Oli France shares Tales of his treks to go from the lowest to highest points on each continent by human power alone.
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A year teaching English in South Korea inspired Eryn Gordon to create her own travel blog/guide, EarthToEditorial.com.
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Melissa Curtin returns to Travel Tales 12 years after her first appearance, to fill us in on what's happening with her longtime travel/lifestyle site LaLaScoop.com, along with her successful new side hustle as a travel agent!
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Jordan Giberson is a Texan who fell in love with London at first sight and moved there in 2019. She now has a website and podcast encouraging others who are considering a move abroad.
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After nine years, travel TV host and influencer Justin Walter returns as Your Bucket List Guide, inspiring people to not wait to see their dream travel destinations.
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Toronto native Kate Fincham threw caution to the wind during Covid and bought a houseboat to live on all year-round. She documents her life on board on her popular Instagram page, @MyLittleHouseboat.
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Englishman Tom McLauchlan is a classical guitarist who has performed around the world.
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Canadian Kellie Paxian left her PR job in Vancouver to take a life-altering trip around the world for six months. She now lives in Cape Town, South Africa and runs her own travel company.
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In this special bonus episode we're headed to Oregon with the our friends the hosts of the Hidden Trails of Oregon Podcast.
“It’s part action movie, part rock show blurring into the superbowl. It feels modern, but bull riding itself goes back to the bronze age. And that’s true for rodeo contests in general: bull riding, barrel racing or wild cow milking, they’re all based on tradition, and in keeping those traditions alive.
‘Let ‘Er Buck’ makes a lot of sense from the back of a bull. But as we find out, it’s much more than a rodeo shout: it’s a way of life.”
We’re leaping headfirst into the rodeo to end all rodeos, the 115 year-old Pendleton Roundup! In this episode, host Aaron Millar tests his mettle on a massive mechanical hog, before climbing into the stands for a (literally) explosive ‘Xtreme Bulls’ finale. We’ll lean over the bucking chutes and get clobbered by dirt flung from bronco hooves. But the roundup isn’t all spectacle, it’s also about family and tradition. We’ll step back in time to learn about the history of the event while sipping whiskey in the notorious ‘Let ‘er Buck’ room. Stories of champions, princesses, suicide-racers and steer-wrestlers wait around every corner.
We’ll meet a generational indigenous horse relay racing team, hand them microphones, and listen in on their insane bare-back bid for victory. And through it all explore the western ties that bring all these groups to rodeo together each September.
LET ‘ER BUCK!
Remember you can see all of this yourself. Go to PendletonRoundup.com for details and take our advice: book early!
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Thank you to all guests featured on the show: Toni Minthorn, Scott and Dylan Abramson, Pat Nogle and Butch Knowles A special thank you to Greg and Petra for showing us such a great time, we can’t wait to come back. Brian Thacker led our pre-production, Charles Tyrie assisted on audio editing, and the episode was recorded by Jason Paton who also wrote and co-produced along with host Aaron Millar.
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Photographer Alex Bogaard was born and raised in Europe and has traveled the world shooting amazing photos along the way.
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Travel writer Laura Kiniry returns after 11 years(!) to fill us in on where she's been. Hint- it's a lot of places!
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TV host/producer Kinga Philipps became the first female host of her own show in 33 years of Discovery Network's Shark Week. She continues to travel the world, above and below the ocean surface.
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Comedian Ron Placone tried for years to get Italian citizenship, only for the country to change the rules overnight.
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Filmmaker/Author Matt Tory visited all 50 US states and every National Park. He shares his Tales in his new book, Go See America!
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Realtor Mia Anne turned the heartbreaking loss of both parents in a 10-month span during Covid into motivation for an epic journey across America.
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Donna Pleiman is a Kentucky-based doctor who spent 6 months with her family in New Zealand during Covid.
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For as long as she can remember, LA-based yoga instructor Jenny Geyser had wanted to live in Italy. In 2024, she made it happen.
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Successful travel blogger, award-winning photographer, and host of the popular Everything Everywhere Daily podcast, Gary Arndt.
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Lori Mooney loves TV and movies: so much so that she works in the TV industry and has traveled around the US seeking out filming locations to take in her own piece of showbiz.
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Travel advisor Jessica Parker, AKA The Trip Whisperer, joins us to share Tales about her journey through the travel industry, her time living in Lebanon, and so much more.
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Nomadic Matt in the house! Longtime travel blogger and author Matt Kepnes stops by to talk travel and his new book, How To Travel the World on $75 A Day.
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Leon Logothetis returns to Travel Tales eight years after finishing his travel TV series, The Kindness Diaries. He now has a new film, "The Kindness Within."
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Native New Yorker Danielle Frank has called LA home for over 20 years, but has traveled the world for longer!
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Ricardo Kaljouw is a Dutch adventurer who has climbed to the peaks of the highest volcanic summits on all seven continents.
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Bay Area representing! Adventure travel writer Jill Robinson checks in from Half Moon Bay, CA to share Tales of her professional and personal journeys.
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Travel junkie Megan Snedden figured out early in life how to live around the world, and she shows no signs of stopping.
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The Giller is back! We check in with adventure travel writer Kristen Gill on her layover from Japan!
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Entrepreneur Meredith Cochran is all about the wellness, whether it's outdoor activities, travel, or food and drink. Follow her at MeredithCochran.com!
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Jacob Lemanski hopped on his bicycle in Colorado and decided to ride solo as long as he could. He didn't stop until he made it around the entire world.
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Longtime digital nomad/ author/ house sitter/ life coach/ yoga teacher Suzanne Wentley checks in from Vietnam to discuss her life on the road.
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Professional juggler Mark Nizer has been touring the world since the '80s and has seen it all: having his props stolen in Aspen, killing a bird mid-performance, dying a horrible (stage) death in China, and so much more!
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Travel writer Peggy Cleveland returns to share details on her recent trip to Maui and spread some love for the fire-damaged island.
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Alex Harz is an adventurer and filmmaker who recently released his documentary of climbing Mt. Everest in both 2D and VR!
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Kylee Nelson caught the travel bug as a traveling nurse and parlayed it into the passportsandpreemies.com travel site.
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Former cruise director Taylor Sokol joins us to share Tales of his adventures on the high seas.
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Erin Hynes is the creator of the PinaTravels.org travel blog and the host of the Curious Tourism podcast.
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Jeff Johns, author of the new memoir "Jetlag Junkie," grew up with a severe case of ADHD that inspired him to constantly seek out new experiences - including lots of travel.
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A tragedy inspired Tom Turcich to embark on an seven-year, around-the-world journey on foot across six continents.
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Comedian Gary Brightwell stops by to share Tales of performing for the troops in war zones in the Middle East and beyond.
Fede Vargas was born in Mexico, Raised in Toronto, and lived for three years in Ireland. He is the host of the "My Most Authentic Life" podcast.
Richard Currie left Scotland to live in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where both chaos and magic ensued, resulting in his new memoir, "Beers, Tears, and Broken Veneers."
Kat Medina is the author of "The Joys of Jetlag - How to Use a Traveler's Mindset to Not Be an A+Hole in Everyday Life"
Leo Rossi is a former tour manager for Fleetwood Mac, the Beach Boys, Billy Idol and more!
Meredith Hackwith Edwards is a part-time model, surfer, and host of the "Meredith For Real - the Curious Introvert" podcast and Youtube channel.
Entrepreneur/singer Ellie Rollins overcame a tough background to raise 3 kids on Hawaii's Big Island while also creating multiple businesses. Aloha!
Native Texan Brendon David became obsessed with Japan in high school and found himself teaching English for two years in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Host of travel TV show "Road Less Traveled," Jonathan Legg leads viewers to off-the-beaten-track locations and engages in high-risk adventures.
Chef Shannon Smith is travel and food-obsessed, and we can't blame her. She's scoured the globe for food and drink inspiration.
Liz Galloway is a PR exec with a focus on wellness and adventure travel destinations, who's lived in Morocco, Costa Rica, Alaska, and many other exotic locales.
David Moscow went from child actor (Big, Newsies) to Broadway producer, to host of a travel TV show, "From Scratch", where he investigates the relationship of food to a location, its history and its people.
American Ryan was in Stockholm, Sweden on business where he began dating French expat Sophie. Soon they hatched the idea of ditching corporate life and living on a sailboat around the world. Four years and a successful YouTube channel later, they are still on the high seas.
Shane Mahoney is the founder of Lugos Travel, which specializes in luxury travel around the world.
Travel writer Matt Meltzer stops in to tell Tales of his journey from Pacific Northwest kid to Miami-based worldwide food and travel expert.
Travel writer/author Peggy Cleveland was a Navy brat before joining the Army herself, and moved 33 times before settling down in Tacoma, WA.
Allan Karl saw his dreams of tech startup riches implode in the early 2000's, which led him to hop on a motorcycle, travel the world solo for 3 years, and acquire a new set of dreams.
Author and Michigan native Jessica Lipowski lived in Amsterdam for years and now shares a sailboat with her fiance' in Marina del Rey, CA. She skydives, teaches yoga, and recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Cali O'Connor of The Travel Shifters website talks about helping people change their lives and work remotely from anywhere in the world.
TV meteorologist and travel lover Jennifer Broome shares Tales from her recent trek to Mt. Everest Base Camp!
Lane Fournerat is the patriarch of the Travel Vlog Family, a popular YouTube channel that teaches families how to travel on a budget.
Rob Samborn is a New York guy who followed his writing dream to Hollywood, and has since relocated to Colorado. He shares Tales of inspiration and travel working on his new Venice-based novel, Prisoner of Paradise.
Jennifer Raezer and her husband left their jobs back in 2003 to travel the world. They began writing travel guides, which morphed into their current business - Approach Guides - which provides travel media content for businesses.
Greg is a native of Poland who emigrated to the UK and is now teaching high school calculus in Beijing, China. His side gig is seeking out and photographing abandoned sites around the world.
Direct from San Sebastian, Spain, chef/author Marti Buckley dishes on life in the foodie heaven that is Basque Country.
Adventure travel journalist Melissa McGibbon checks in from Utah to share Tales of skiing, scuba, and meeting Fidel Castro!
Born in Europe and raised in New York City, fashion designer Stephanie von Watzdorf has traveled her entire life, and the pandemic didn't slow her down one bit.
For three weeks over the holidays I made my return to performing on a cruise ship. Let's just say, it did not go as planned. Here's the story.
Catching up with my fellow VH1 VJ from the 90's, Robin Dorian! She and her husband Nick went on to create the Find Eat Drink foodie site and now, the FED Travel Guides.
Nicole Chamberlin has lived a life on the move. She was an army brat who lived in Germany as a teenager before moving to Colorado. She later became a flight attendant, then a TV producer living in LA. She's since lived for three years in Hong Kong and now, Minneapolis.
Nailah Hayward of the travel blog TheresSoMuchToSee.com stops in to share her Tales of journeys around the world.
Comedian Ron Placone spent time living in Italy, in hostels throughout America, and even in his car.
Krissy Krash earned her moniker on the roller derby circuit, but is still rolling strong! She's now a life coach and personal trainer living and surfing in Costa Rica.
Nate Ritter is the founder of RoomSteals.com, a site that offers hotel rooms at wholesale prices.
Mike celebrates 10 years and 300 episodes of the Travel Tales Podcast by sharing some of his favorite travel memories, answering frequently asked questions, and taking a look at the road ahead. Thank you, listeners!
Comedian Lenny Schmidt has just returned from his first post-pandemic run of cruise gigs to give us the scoop on what to expect on the high seas in this new world.
After leaving the US and living in both Japan and Germany, David McNeill now makes his home in Portugal and founded ExpatEmpire.com to assist others in transitioning to the expat life.
Former Hollywood exec Scott Neeson had it all: big house in the Hollywood Hills, cars, boat, and money to burn - until a trip to SE Asia inspired him to sell everything he owned, move to Cambodia, and create the Cambodian Children's Fund charity.
Angelyn Rudd caught her traveling bug following the Grateful Dead. That sparked a travel Jones that led to over 60 countries and counting.
Senior Director/Head of Communications for Expedia, Nisreene Atassi, is a Chicago-area native who worked in Dubai and now makes her home in Seattle. We talk tips, trends, and some of her worst travel experiences!
We're talking expat life with someone who literally wrote the book on the subject - Jessica Drucker!
Rob Babirad never felt settled as an inner-city schoolteacher or a run-of-the-mill lawyer, but he did feel the calling of other countries and cultures. His travels inspires his book "In-Transit Passenger."
Mike Savas took off during the pandemic for what he called his "Mid-Life Awakening" - learning 12 new skills in 12 months in 12 countries.
For some reason this episode first posted under the wrong name! Here is the correct name - Travis King!
Milwaukee native Travis King has lived the better part of the last decade working and traveling around the world and now makes his home in Mexico.
Milwaukee native Travis King has lived the better part of the last decade working and traveling around the world and now makes his home in Mexico.
Comedian Avi Liberman spent the bulk of the 2020 pandemic shuttling between Israel and any other place he could get into, including Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, Dubai, and Russia.
Andrew Steven's April 22, 2021 episode seems to have vanished into Apple Podcasts air, so here is a repost:
Andrew Steven wanted to challenge himself and lose weight while doing it. One month and 100 pounds later, he finished hiking California's John Muir Trail.
California-based geneticist Sara Winokur set her debut thriller novel in Iceland, and went there to do research. She has never stopped visiting.
Andrew Steven wanted to challenge himself and lose weight while doing it. One month and 100 pounds later, he finished hiking California's John Muir Trail.
Back in 1999 Polly Letofsky took off with one goal in mind- to walk around the entire world. Five years later, she achieved her goal.
Travel writer Kristen Gill checks in from her new home in La Paz, Mexico. She shares Tales of her expat life, her many travel-related injuries, and much more! The Giller!
Eric Giuliani had a dream to travel around the world in one trip - without ever flying. He sold his belongings, saved his money, and took off on a nearly four-year journey. He came back to write a book about his amazing Tales, "Sky's The Limit."
Travel writer Katherine Parker-Magyar shares Tales of her many Caribbean adventures and trips to the Middle East, Africa, and beyond.
SoCal native Michael Wedaa talks about his personal travel hacks in his new book, International Travel Secrets, and his trips around the world.
English journalist/filmmaker Andrew Gold calls in from his home in Berlin to talk about his upbringing, years in Buenos Aires, and films about exorcists and pedophiles!
Mikkel Thorup of EscapeArtist.com stops in to explain how to live the expat life abroad.
World Traveler and LA native Bryan Souders calls in from Sweden to share Tales of his many adventures and his Swedish lockdown.
Aussie comedian/actor/director Simon Palomares shares Tales of his lockdown experiences from Melbourne, his time on cruise ships, his Cuban documentary, and performing around the world.
Writer/comedian Tess Rafferty is back to talk about her new novel, "Under The Tuscan Gun" and her favorite subject of all - Italy!
Travel professional and Lifestyle Coach Jennine Cohen has traveled extensively through Central and South America, and we caught her just before she makes her permanent move from San Francisco to Mexico.
Actor/stuntwoman/filmmaker Meena Amani shares Tales of ocean adventures around the world, her many injuries, and her new film about ocean conservation.
Vera Camarena returns as guest to give us an update from Portugal, where she and her husband Cam opened a boutique hotel just before the global pandemic and lockdown hit.
Posting this week's episode as a test for those who didn't receive the new ep on Apple Podcasts.
Checking in with our old friend Rob Paravonian in Brooklyn to get a taste of what life during COVID-19 is like in the Big Apple.
Nate Timmons graduated college and took off in a 1985 VW Vanagon (and later a bicycle) to visit a father in each state and write a book on parenting - The Dad Book.
Bob DiMenna is one half of the Traveler's Blueprint podcast. He shares Tales of his trips abroad, what he loves about travel, and his road philosophy.
Stephen Chrisanthus shares his Tales of living in Cabo San Lucas, his many road trips across the US, and his experiences of traveling for four months during Covid-19.
Dialogue Coach and Crypto-realtor Piper Moretti stops by to share her Tales of a recent trip to the Middle East.
We welcome the founder of Vane Airport Media, Cristina Alcivar, from her home base in Toronto! Can wellness be found in an airport? Yes it can!
REPOST OF 7/2/20 EPISODE- Been getting notice from some listeners that they did not receive last week's episode with Tyler Smith on Apple Podcasts (I didn't either!) so I'm resending it this week. Sorry about that. Still working on what happened! -Mike
Filmmaker and host of the Battleship Pretension podcast Tyler Smith makes a long-awaitied return to the studio.
We turn the interview tables on Christine and Jules from the Not So Bon Voyage travel podcast and the Don't Forget to Move blog!
Christina Cindrich has hosted and produced countless travel TV shows in over 40 countries around the world.
Brittany Lynne is a yoga and meditation teacher who spent the better part of last year working in the jungles of Costa Rica.
Filmmaker Roger Nygard returns to talk about traveling and doing research for his latest documentary, The Truth About Marriage.
A special episode as we check in with travel expert Rachel Rudwall, who is recovering from her battle against the COVID-19 virus.
Since 2016 Brittnay and her boyfriend Jay have been traveling the world and staying for free as house sitters. The Aussie/Kiwi couple started TheTravellingHousesitters.com and show no signs of slowing down!
David Lowe is what many would consider to be a "Renaissance Man." An Englishman with a background in science and a PhD from Oxford, David moved to France and became a successful actor for 30 years. Last year he won an immigration lottery and relocated his family to Venice, CA.
Special COVID-19 episode. Mike puts in a ZOOM call to Sky Italia entertainment reporter Barbara Tarricone in Bologna to get an update on the situation in Italy.
Steve Bramucci is a novelist, travel/food writer, adventurer, teacher, and storyteller. He is also editor of the LIFE section at Uproxx.com.
A brief announcement to discuss the Coranvirus lockdown and what it means moving forward for Travel Tales and the entire travel industry. Stay safe people!
Author and travel journalist Ernest White II stops by to chat about his upcoming PBS travel show Flybrother, and to share Tales of his experiences living in places like Sao Paolo, the Dominican Republic, Cape Town, and more!
Philip DeBevoise is an entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Citizine.tv destination site and helped launch the Travel Video Awards back in 2018.
Chris Cisneros is a Venezuelan comedian and voice-over actor who emigrated to Medellin, Colombia due to his home country's political situation. We compare comedy notes, talk about Medellin, and what it's like to be a stranger in a strange land.
Ever meet anyone who's spent a year living at the South Pole? Me neither...until I met Darby Butts! Darby is an old friend from my 2014 Kilimanjaro climb who's now living and working in Medellin, Colombia. He lived and worked for a year at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station and has the most amazing Tales.
Born and raised in Australia to American parents, Krista Parker seemed destined to cross continents. She's made travel her lifestyle, and has had many adventures throughout Asia, South America, and beyond.
Travel Writer Andrew Bender has lived as far away as Japan and Poland, and has spent over 20 years contributing to newspapers, magazines, and travel guides. He also leads tour groups through Japan.
Recently married couple Vera and Cam Camarena are leaving New York City to open a countryside hotel/spa/wellness retreat in Vera's native Portugal.
Hola from Mazatlan, Mexico! In November I did a comedy show in Mazatlan and sat down with the woman who books the show, Canadian expat and musician Cheryl Gaudet.
Greg Schwem is one of my old comedy pals from Chicago, who makes his living in the lucrative world of corporate comedy. He also has a new YouTube series about staying at AirBnB's on the road- "A Comedian Crashes Your Pad."
Jenny Is Free! That's the name of the blog and Instagram handle of Jenny Richardson, a digital nomad who's worked and lived in Thailand, China, and around the world!
As a lawyer, travel blogger, teacher, influencer (TravelEsquire.com) and former mayor of a city in New Jersey, Glen Gilmore certainly wears a lot of hats. I met Glen on my recent trip aboard Rocky Mountaineer, and enjoyed hearing of his many varied journeys throughout his life.
Creator of the Travel Off Path blog and minimalism author and advocate Kashlee Kucheran shares her story.
Writer/comedian Amber Tozer returns three years after her last appearance with a whole new life- married and living in England!
The Bohemian Vagabond is in the house! Travel blogger/Influencer Jacki Ueng is in the house to talk solo female travel and all things food!
Entertainer Jesse Kazemek joins Mike on the Yellow Submarine (actually the MS Zaandam) to talk about being a successful Beatles tribute act on cruise ships around the world.
All aboard! Cruise Director Jude Day sits down to discuss what it takes to keep the party rolling on the high seas.
Canadian David Peck is a man who wears many hats: entrepreneur, philosopher, podcaster, and even magician! He works in developing nations around the world and has a great perspective and also great Travel Tales!
TV host Angela Sun (American Ninja Warrior, MTV, ESPN) stops by to talk about her Chinese/Taiwanese roots, her travels around the world, and her documentary film about ocean waste, "Plastic Paradise."
Megan Snedden from the sites HeyWanderWoman and TheKindEffect stops by to share how travel helped her recover from tragedy and how she devotes her time to spreading random acts of kindness.
Recorded in Africa, Mike chats with five women from his tour group that spent a week in Uganda and Rwanda trekking to interact with mountain gorillas.
Mike Schmidt from the popular 40-Year-Old Boy podcast returns to spin Tales of his first-ever trip to Japan!
Friend, neighbor, producer, and content creator Diana Dixon stops by to tell her Tales of her Wisconsin upbringing and her trips around Europe, Iceland, Asia and beyond.
Host of Travel Channel's Booze Traveler and longtime friend Jack Maxwell stops by to share Tales of drinking around the world, his cancer scare, and his new projects.
Travel host, producer, blogger, video producer: Kelley Ferro is a one-woman travel industry!
Travel host/producer Monica Ortega (MonicaGoes.com) reveals her journey from Michigan, through Nashville, to Hollywood, and following her dreams.
Soccer legend and Fox Sports broadcaster Alexi Lalas shares Tales of being an international pro athlete, attending multiple World Cups, and touring as a musician.
You may recognize Kinga from her work as a guest commentator on Travel Channel’s Park Secrets, The Wild Side with Kinga Philipps, and VH1’s 100 Greatest. She is perhaps best known as the host of the hit Syfy series Legend Quest and National Geographic's America's Lost Treasures.
Good friend and host of the Rock Solid Podcast Pat Francis returns to talk about the documentary he shot last year called UpLyft, where he and a friend traveled across America taking only Lyft ride share service.
Podcast favorite Jeannette Ceja is back to talk about her revamped website, Jet Set with Jeannette, and shares Tales of her many travels and personal growth over the past two years.
The woman behind the website trustedtravelgirl.com stops by to share her Tales of starting her blog, what travel means to her, and her bucket list destinations.
French adventurer Patrick Leipold has been a safari guide in Tanzania, he drove the entire Trans-Continental Highway from Patagonia to Alaska, and leads tour groups around America and elsewhere.
Comedy magician Jeff Peterson has ben performing on cruise ships worldwide for over 25 years and has been to over 100 countries.
Jessie Festa of the popular JessieOnAJourney.com website gives great tips on how to become a successful travel blogger and influencer. She also share some her favorite places and Tales.
Elisa Kotin of The World Traveled website joins us to share how travel transformed her life literally and figuratively. When she travels, she goes far off the grid: Africa, Asia, and more!
We have a real TV star in the house!
Juliana Dever, one of the star's of ABC's Castle joins us to talk about her career, her love of travel, and we should join her on a trip to the country of Georgia!
Adrien Behn, host and creator of the Strangers Abroad Podcast, calls in to share what travel and storytelling mean to her.
Instagram star and travel blogger Michelle Halpern of Live Like It's The Weekend talks about her journey from disgruntled fashion employee to web influencer.
Comedian/musician Rob Paravonian is back after five years to catch us up on his latest Travel Tales. The Brooklyn resident talks Afghanistan, Disney cruises, and an ever-changing New York City.
Worldwide and celestial traveler Sarah Haywood spreads some love with Tales from Burning Man, pursuing her art wherever it takes her, and life on the hemp front lines.
Alison Teal is neither Naked nor Afraid!
Dubbed "The Female Indiana Jones", the Hawaii native first gained notoriety by appearing on the Discovery TV show Naked and Afraid, and her survival instincts, great attitude, and world traveling experience led to more TV opportunities. She now hosts and produces her own travel series, while championing the cause to rid the world of plastic waste.
She's back! Five years after her first visit, travel host/producer and Croatia TV star Ashley Colburn returns to fill us in on all her travels around the world, and what it's like being a new homeowner in Croatia!
Yogi, organic eater, actor, TV host, travel expert and creator of the lifestyle blog The Traveling Fig, Chelsea Gilson is in the house!
We are happy to welcome Nick Robinson to Travel Tales! Nick is a native of South Africa who has lived on the Algarve Coast of Portugal for nearly 20 years, runs a stand-up paddle boarding business, and is the creator of the website/podcast AlgarveAddicts.com.
Rock violinist Katei is of Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese and Japanese descent, and grew up in Australia. He survived a massive Tokyo earthquake and went from Sydney street busker to performing worldwide.
Magician Joseph Reohm takes some time between cruise ship performances to share Tales of performing around the world.
Arnette Stricker is the creator of the travel blog, Round the World Girl. She shares her Tales of how a tragedy inspired her to take a 19-month trip around the world and send her life and career into a different direction.
Comedy magician Matt Disero sits down to share Tales of his many years on the road and at sea as a performer. A proud Canadian, he talks about his home country, performing at military bases around the world, visiting both the North and South Poles, and more.
Today's guest is Daniel Pierson, the man behind travel site Bolt Collective. Bolt crafts custom group itineraries for its members, and Daniel shares what he's learned traveling around the world and why he wanted to create a different kind of tour company.
We're joined by Chad Uddstrom, the man behind the popular Instagram site @TheBroAbroad. Chad shares his Tales of how he went from just a regular hockey-loving kid from Pittsburgh to a celebrity in his adopted country of Paraguay. Also shares great South America travel tips.
Alex Person is a young man of many talents: photographer, shoe designer, digital marketer, but most of all, traveler! Growing up in Franklin, TN, Alex didn't get too many opportunities to see the world. Man, has he ever made up for it!
Jen Ruiz was a lawyer by training, who decided to start her own travel blog, and JenOnAJetPlane.com was born! Jen checks in from her home in Naples, FL to share her Tales of how she got started, writing books, finding love on the road, and more!
Jason Cochran has been a travel authority and consumer expert for 20 years, starting in 1998 when, on a two-year round-the-world backpacking trip, he created one of the first regular travel blogs in the industry. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Frommers.com and co-host of the weekly Frommer Travel Show, broadcast on WABC out of New York City.
Direct from Sydney, Australia! Phil Sylvester of World Nomads checks in to talk about travel insurance: why you need it, why you don't, what is covers, and what were some of the strangest claims they've ever received. He also gives great Australia travel tips!
Rollie Peterkin was a wrestler through college, and took a cushy job on Wall St to start his career. But a chance encounter led him to Peru, where he became a professional MMA fighter.
Brandon Pearce of PearceOnEarth.com checks in from Mexico to share his story of raising a family of three daughters while traveling the world. Inspiring!
In her 30+ years of working for Croatia Tourism, Nena Komarica has seen her native country go from rarely-visited part of communist Yugoslavia to one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. Recorded live at the Bellevue Hotel on the island of Losinj, Croatia.
Bonus episode! While on a recent trip to Losinj, Croatia, I chatted with local doctor Anamarija Margan Sulc about the beautiful island's history as a wellness and healing retreat.
Prost! We call Hamburg, Germany to check in with travel blogger Christian Vollmert of VolleOnTour.com to find out what drives him and how he makes money to pay for his trips around the world.
With a name like AirMule, it's got to be on the level, right? Turns out, yes it is! Jared Schwitzke talks about his air courier company that pays passengers to bring packages to China and back.
Travel pro Angel Castellanos shares his story of how he built his brand, gives travel tips, and tells us where the hot places to go in 2018.
Mike calls time on a 2017 full of changes and looks ahead to 2018. Thank you, Listeners!
Engineer-turned-Author Bassam Tarazi was at a crossroads in his life, when he decided to join with two friends and take part in the Mongol Rally road race across Europe. The monthlong journey gave him renewed focus and inspired a new book as well.
Author and Life Coach Katrina McGhee stops by to talk about the trip that changed her career direction and reset her goals in life.
Krystal Kelly is a California girl determined to see the world on the back of a horse. She's a certified horse trainer, riding coach, polo player and endurance rider who's lived in over a dozen countries and now resides in England. And did we mention she's also a yoga instructor and drove the Mongol rally solo over 72 days? Great Tales!
Traveling through Europe in late September, I met up with my longtime friend Jenee in the Algarve coast of Portugal. An LA native and former comedian, she now makes her home in Phoenix and travels the world by renting her home out on Air BnB. Recorded in Albufeira, Portugal.
How did a nice Texas gal end up running a small hotel on a Greek Island? Good question! That's just what I asked Lou Ann Loveday when I stayed at her lovely hotel, La Selini, on the island of Paros, Greece. Hear Lou Ann's Tales of making her way to Europe by way of Canada, what it's like to run a business in a foreign land, and some Greece travel tips from an insider.
While riding the Rocky Mountaineer train in April, I spoke with my fellow brand amabassadors about the RM experience from their varied backgrounds.
Apple executive, travel lover, and rock music uberfan Frank Biernat sat down for a rooftop interview on the Venice Beach boardwalk to discuss growing up in a changing Germany, his current life in Switzerland, and what America looks like from the outside.
Returning guest Pilar Alessandra shares her Tales of teaching screenwriting in Colombia, China, South Africa, and more!
Valerie and Jessi had enough of the rat race in San Francisco, so they took off in a used truck pulling a 15-ft teardrop camper and hit the road for good, touring around the US and Canada.
Performance artist/teacher Eric Trules, host of the "E-Travels with E. Trules" podcast, shares his Tales of embarking on an alternative lifestyle in the 60's, and what the adventurous life has taught him
Author, TV host, and Philanthropist Leon Logothetis shares Tales of how he went from a soul-crushing job to traveling the world solely on the kindness of strangers.
One of the founders of LokalTravel.com, Eytan Elterman talks about culturally-enriching, sustainable travel that benefits local populations. And his former life as a hip-hop DJ in Buenos Aires!
All aboard Rocky Mountaineer - Canada's one-of-a-kind luxury train! Mike is a 2017 Brand Ambassador for the train, and on a recent trip he interviewed RM Training and Development Specialist Heather Glasgow, Executive Chef Jean-Pierre Guerin, and Train Host, Terrea.
The man behind the website travelwithmeaning.com shares Tales of what travel means to him, and what it could do for the world.
Konrad Waliszewski stops by to discuss the inspiration behind creating his travel app TripScout, and living and working abroad in Egypt, Asia and beyond.
Newlyweds Margaret and John lost their jobs just before their honeymoon, forcing the couple to reevaluate what travel means in their lives.
Friends Kari and Kelly started the Workationing podcast and website to promote their digital nomad lifestyle.
Performance artist Kristina Wong shares her Travel Tales of making her first trip to Africa and becoming Uganda's most unlikely rap star.
With little sailing experience and buying a boat in Turkey sight unseen, Jason Windebank and his brother set out on a 3-year journey to sail around the world.
TV Host Rachel Reenstra returns to talk about her recent trips to Costa Rica and Thailand, and her new projects focusing on her love of animals.
Author Lisa Dickey joins us to talk about her new book, Bears in the Streets, chronicling three of her journeys to a changing Russia in 1995, 2005, and 2015.
Alice Kandell is an author and photographer whose collection of Tibetan artifacts now graces the Smithsonian.
Real estate agent Caroline Cagle took a break for 3 months to study meditation in Rishikesh, India. She also talks about her high school years as an exchange student in Belgium.
Comedian, TV writer and host of the Monster Party podcast Matt Weinhold joins us to talk about a country he loves - Japan!
Return guest (Oct. 2013) Mehera Blum is back from Indonesia and India, where she searched for inspiration and skilled craftsmen to design her latest line of high-end handbags and accessories.
A little recap of an eventful year and a look ahead to 2017. Thanks for listening and happy holidays!
Our first simulcast is with return guest Murray Valeriano, who aired this episode on his most recent Road Stories podcast. Murray talks about his recent trips performing for the troops in the Pacific and Middle East.
Amy Whetsel's skills as a costume designer carried her from small-town South Dakota, to Hollywood and around the world.
Actor/director/photographer Amy Rachlin stops by to tell Tales of her early MTV days, her time living in London, and hitting the road with Pearl Jam.
The founder of PubClub.com Kevin Wilkerson joins us in the studio to get the party started.
Longtime friend Mike Schmidt of the 40-year Old Boy podcast stops by to tell Tales of a recent trip to Kuwait as a guest of one of his fans.
Zoe Wild has devoted her life to helping those in need. She is a meditation teacher, grief counselor, and recently won a humanitarian award from President Obama for her work helping Syrian refugees in Europe. One of our most inspiring guests yet!
Mariana Cestellos sells rare gems on the high seas. As a sales rep for Gem Blue, she extols the virtues of Tanzanite aboard cruise lines. The Mexico City native sat down for a conversation aboard the Holland America Niuew Amsterdam in Alaska.
Writer-photographer Nick Jans knows Alaska. He knows it very well. He's written 12 books and hundreds of magazine articles on the state, and also specializes in wildlife photography. Amzing tales from a man who's led an amazing life.
World champion professional juggler Adam Kario joins us to talk about his Ohio upbringing, his Greek roots, and traveling the world as an entertainer.
Travel host/reporter Jeannette Ceja stops by to talk about getting her start in the travel business, what travel means to her, and the difficulties of finding good Mexican food around the world!
Comedy Magician Trigg Watson shares Tales of moving from Australia to the US at age 11, and what life is like performing everywhere from kids parties to an audience of Bahrani royalty.
Founder of charitable website kindtraveler.com, Jessica Blotter joins us to talk about her inspiration for her business, giving back to the community while traveling, and living the vegan lifestyle.
Not gonna beat around the bush folks- a guest canceled on me days before I left the US for a month. Therefore, I bring you an encore of one of our most popular episodes ever. Julie Andersen left her career as a successful PR exec to devote her life to shaving the endangered shark population. An inspiring Tale of someone who gave up her own comfort to care for one of nature's most misunderstood creatures.
For people who love to travel, the best thing about running an internet business is the ability to work from anywhere in the world. No one knows that better than Jordan Bishop. The founder of flight hacking website Yoreoyster.com and travel site HowITravel.co has been based out of Thailand and Hong Kong for the past two years. The Canadian entrepeneur joins us via Skype from Thailand, where he explains the good and bad of running a company from overseas, and where he sees the future of web travel sites are headed. Jordan also shares Tales of his solo journeys through mainland China and other exotic locales, and for the first time talks about getting mugged in Buenos Aires!
Comedian / Author Amber Tozer talks about her travels through Southeast Asia, Europe and her toughest journey of all - from alcoholic to sober.
TV Host/Travel Blogger Justin Walter joins us to recall his days trekking through Patagonia, camping in the Australian outback, and his obsession with the Survivor TV show.
As the Director of Communications for Visit Park City, Linda Jager can answer any question you may have about visiting the picturesque Utah mountain town. We also chat about her experiences working for the USA Olympic team!
TV producer Jerry Whitworth talks about his road trips in classic cars, buffalo stampedes, & the ups & downs of traveling Route 66 in a rickety VW Bus.
Danny D'Oscar was born and raised in Cuba to a famous family of circus performers. He defected to Mexico in his 20's then made his way to Las Vegas, where he performs regularly on the Strip. Recorded aboard the Emerald Princess cruise ship.
Sarah Dandashy, award winning concierge and creator of Askaconcierge.tv is here to answer everything you always wanted to know about hotels!
All aboard the Emerald Princess cruise ship as Mike sits down with Australian piano man Henry Saxby to discuss the finer points of life on the high seas, and being forced to play Billy Joel tunes every night.
TV exec. Rachel Brill knows how to make the most of a layoff. After getting her pink slip she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, which set her off on a journey to climb the world's Seven Summits.
TV writer and fellow Rock Solid co-host Christy Stratton joins to tell all about her native Texas, trips to Europe, and flying with a vomiting 6-year-old. Enjoy!
Traveler and food & drink expert Spencer Spellman (WhiskeyTangoGlobetrot.com) shares how he got from small town North Carolina kid to worldwide traveler and blogger.
First Travel Tales guest ever, Comedian, Filmmaker and podcast ambassador Graham Elwood joins us in the Travel Tales studio to talk about his recent trips, to China, Japan, and Australia.
Photographer Laura Grier shares Tales of shooting exotic weddings in far-reaching places around the world, and growing up with parents in the spy game!
Andrew Tyree started his own business, Coast to Costa, where he leads tours through Spain, Cuba, and Mexico. He stopped by the studio to explain how he got started and where some of his favorite secret destinations are to visit.
Comedian Lisa Curry talks about running with the bulls in Spain, scuba diving in Asia, and more!
Comedian/TV host (Clean House) Trish Suhr shares stories of her journey from small-town Kentucky to Hollywood. She also has great Tales of being fired upon while performing for the troops in the Middle East!
The president of HomeExchange.com stops by to talk about his company and a new way to travel in today's shared economy.
Before heading to the Stockholm Airport, Mike sat down with his generous host Lucas Cardholm to talk about living life in Sweden.
Prolific actor Erin Cahill just joined her musician boyfriend on his tour of Europe and the east coast, and recounts her recent trips to Africa for Charity and safari.
Actress/TV Host Kristin Herold joins us to chat about her recent trip to Staniel Cay in the Bahamas, and give us tips on which are her favorite island destinations.
Comedian Lisa Alvarado stops by to discuss the six weeks she recently spent in Mexico to shore up her Spanish skills. Ole'!
Longtime friend and host of the Rock Solid Podcast, Pat Francis joins us to talk about his recent trips to Rome, Dublin and London, and how he escaped small town Pennsylvania.
Comedian/writer Steve Benaquist shares Travel tales of his two-week trip to Cuba with his girlfriend.
Joe Miragliotta, the man behind the popular JoesDaily.com lifestyle website, stops by to talk about his travels as a style influencer and the tech he uses when on the road.
TV producer Tony Dimond Shares Tales of his travels for HGTV's Island Hunters. He also talks about his early days doing standup on the road, boyhood trips to Mexico, and more!
Lawyer Jahnavi Goldsteing makes her 2nd appearance on Travel Tales, and she's got a doozy of a Tale: during her last trip to Bali she contacted Dengue Fever and spent over a week in the hospital! She also discusses her 3-month trip through Europe taken just before the ill-fated Asia experience.
Lifestyle journalist James Lawrence specializes in wine, restaurants and travel - a great way to live! The London-based Lawrence was one of the media members on my train trip aboard the Rocky Mountaineer in Canada. While the amazing Canadian Rockies passed by the window, we recorded this interview. Cheers!
BONUS EPISODE! All aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train! Celebrating its 25th anniversary, The Rocky Mountaineer invited members of the media including yours truly, to share the experience. I chatted with communications specialist Jeff Pelletier on the train to get the details on the Rocky Mountaineer legend.
Writer, teacher, scuba diver, blogger and founder of the We Said Go Travel website Lisa Ellen Niver (as in diver) joins us in the studio for a chat.
James Fell saw photos of himself over 20 years ago and didn't like what he saw. He decided to lose weight before proposing to his girlfriend, now wife. Thus started a lifetime of fitness and eventually a change in career. James created the Body For Wife website and began posting fitness articles. His humorous and sometimes scathing critiques of trendy diets and fitness crazes struck a chord with readers, and soon the marketing exec was a fitness guru full-time. His job requires travel, which often is not conducive to dieting. But James gives some tips on how to stay in shape on the road, and recounts his travels to run marathons on both coasts. Recorded in James' hometown airport of Calgary, Alberta. How Canadian is he? He ran his first two marathons wearing a Rush shirt. Now that's Canadian! Thanks, James!
Video producer/storyteller Josh Johnson is a seeker of new experiences, new lands, and new hallucinogens.
No comedian has parlayed comedy into more worldwide travel than Tom Rhodes. He's hosted a late night talk show in Amsterdam, and performed comedy throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East. A dream guest!
LA native Jessica Howard works as an expert in education. Her last vacation with friends was also a chance for her to fulfill a dream of experiencing a place made famous by one of her idols, Charles Darwin - the Galapagos Islands.
David "Reaper" Justin came by his fearsome moniker as a tactical expert and crack shot on the professional paintball circuit. Justin honed his skills as a soldier in the Israeli army back in the 80's, after the California native sold his possessions and moved to a kibbutz to find a new way of life. He returned to Cali after years in Israel with a new wife, started a family, worked in the software business, and later took on the weekend-warrior paintball hobby full throttle, earning endorsements along the way. We discuss his travels throughout the Middle East, Crete, Japan, and more. Enjoy!
Back in '94, John Bizarre quit a successful stand-up and acting career in LA to move to Amsterdam, drive a pedicab, and smoke a lot of weed. He returned two years later a 140-pound opium addict. Now sober and living and working in Las Vegas, John recalls his travels throughout Europe and Southeast Asia with no (OK, maybe a few) regrets. Drugs, prostitution, smuggling - this episode's got it all!
Hollywood screenwriter Jessica Bendinger shares Tales of traveling through Asia and her younger days as a model living in Europe.
Some people are well-traveled, and then there's Lee Abbamonte. By the ripe old age of 32, Lee became the youngest American to visit every country in the world. From war-torn regions like West Africa and Iraq, to both the North and South Poles, the Connecticut native has seen it all. I caught up with Lee while he was making a pitstop in LA, and we covered all bases: how long his journey took; how he paid for it; scary border crossings; police run-ins; bizarre foods, and everything in-between. Pleasure to meet you Lee, and see you down the road!
An American-born child of Vietnamese immigrants, Rosie's parents met in the thriving expat community in the Crescent City. It may seem like an odd mix of cultures at first, but consider the similarities: humid weather, a strong French influence, and a prominent fishing industry among others, and the match begins to make sense. Rosie began her comedy career in New Orleans before moving to LA, and her family and upbringing provided a wealth of material. We talk about her family's fascinating backstory, and she gives insider tips on the best places to go in New Orleans off the beaten tourist path.
We all have questions about flying, and Gretchen (not her real name) is here to answer them.
Comedian Yoshi Obayashi grew up with Japanese and Korean parents in Japan and emigrated to the US as a boy. He adopted a love of many things American: our freedoms, our language, and of course, our massive serving portions. He also developed a love of stand-up comedy, and since starting his career in the Pacific Northwest and LA, comedy has brought him around the world. He's performed in Europe and gone as far as Afghanistan. He's also held some interesting jobs along the way. Great Travel Tales!
You may recognize Robert Peters as an actor in numerous films and commercials, but he's also a writer/director whose films have played in festivals around the world. Robert shares his Tales of hanging with the stars in Cannes, is behinnings in Oklahoma, his love of Thailand, and much more. Enjoy!
Lifestyle and entertainment editor for Travelzoo.com Lesley Nagy stops by the studio to talk about her love of travel and her sweet gig.
Rachel Rudwall has traveled a lot for her job as a reality TV producer, mostly to Alaska (Ice Road Truckers, Deadliest Catch) and for her own Youtube channel, How2Travelers.
Actor/comedian utilizes frequent flyer programs and low fares to see the world. Latest travels have been to Easter Island, Peru, Spain, Nepal and India!
Amy Daniels just came down from hiking the John Muir Trail to share Tales of her time spent in China, the Peace Corps in Ukraine, Mt. Everest Base Camp, and most impressively, North Korea!
Want to be a travel writer, or ever wonder how someone becomes one? Laura Kiniry tells her story about traveling the world and getting paid for it.
Photographer/travel writer Alex Robinson splits his time between his native England and his adopted home of Brazil. And has the jungle kidnapping story to prove it!
Blogger Paul Bradbury visited over 90 countries before he was 30, and now lives on the Croatian island of Hvar. Amazing life and amazing Travel Tales!
A young man spends what would have been his college years working on cargo ships around the world.
The actor/comedian got his first taste of world travel when he signed up for a hitch in the U.S. Navy.
From a Hare Krishna daughter to a comedian / lawyer, Jahnavi has traveled and seen the world from all sides.
A whirlwind press tour through Bangkok and beyond combines yours truly with a travel writer and a Muay Thai boxer.
The Kentucky native and TV host/comedian talks about her days spent working for Australian television and how she earned the nickname "Wrong-Way Mahone."
Eric Rosen from The Points Guy website drops in to talk about maximizing your rewards points and miles, and his life in the travel biz.
Editor-In-Chief of travel site JetsetExtra.com Mary Anne Been stops in to give us the lowdown on travel media, seeing the world, and more!
A succesful P.R. exec gives up her career to form a non-profit dedicated to saving the world's endangered sharks.
Lauren Marke is not your everyday attorney. Here she discusses her climbs of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Everest base camp, and some of her other travels around the world.
Jonathon's career as a camera assistant, along with his passion for travel, has taken him around the world.
The actress/comedian shares Tales of working as a flight attendant before joining the Peace Corps. Fasten your seat belts!
Comedians Wayne Federman, Jackie Kashian, and Murray Valeriano join us backstage at LA Podcast Festival to share some Travel Tales!
Steve Benaquist, Chris Mancini, and Matt Knudsen sit down with Mike backstage at the 2013 LA Podcast Festival to talk Travel.
Creater if the travel website Lola's Travels, Lauren Dimarco sits down to share her Travel Tales!
From childhood in suburban Chicago to leading travelers through the Amazon, this writer has come a long way, baby.
The star of A&E's "Sell This House - Extreme" shares Tales of life on the road, both on and off-camera. Travel Tales is pleased to welcome longtime friend and TV celebrity Tanya Memme to the show! As host of A&E's "Sell This House - Extreme" for the past 12 years, Tanya has spent a good portion of her life on the road.
A love of wine drove this Chicago native to relocate to the West Coast, then seek out the finest grapes in Europe and South America. Some of my earliest travel experiences (without parents leading the way) were with my high school friend Mark. Many long hours were spent together in our cheap little cars, driving to places like Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the Ohio State Fair, and even a tiny farm town in Southern Indiana that seemed like it was from another planet to our naive eyes.
We got out of there unscathed, thankfully avoiding any "My Cousin Vinnie" type incarceration.
As we grew older, Mark and I went our separate ways. But eventually we both ended up in California -- me in Hollywood pursuing the dream, and he in the Napa Valley pursuing his love of wine. Mark founded a wine marketing business, and he and his wife took numerous trips to the vineyards of Italy, France, and Chile.
They built entire vacations around drinking some the finest wines of the world -- sounds good to us!
Mark shares Tales of getting lost in Chile, recommends his favorite wine regions in France and Italy, and describes the record-levels of food we ate at our friend's wedding in Sicily. All that and more! Thanks Mark! Here's to another 30 years...
The actor (not actress!) shares how her travel experiences have shaped her life and profession.
They say every actor draws on life experiences, and Iris Braydon is no exception. She shares some Travel Tales that include: making out on a nightclub table in Israel as a teenager, getting scammed her first day in Paris, being chased by a heroin addict, and much more. Iris has a performer’s gift for storytelling, and we’re glad she sat down for a chat. Bravo, Iris!
Ever wonder what life on an Israeli kibbutz is like? Do you even know what the heck a kibbutz is? This episode's guest, comedian/writer Adam Gropman, describes the 4-1/2 months he spent in the Israeli desert as a 21-year-old laboring at what Woody Allen once described as "socialist summer camp." Let's just say his skill at [...]
Is film producer Darin Dusan's life story more interesting than yours? Probably. Darin has lived many lives since leaving small-town Iowa some 20 years ago. After relocating to San Francisco, he lived and worked in Bali for two years while dating a princess. Later, when an attempt at owning a cafe back in Iowa City proved [...]
How did a nice San Diego girl end up a TV star in Croatia? We find out as we're joined by TV host/producer Ashley Colburn, who saw her brother's Croatia travel photos and decided that it would the perfect place to produce a travel program. Now Ashley's numerous shows can be seen all over Europe [...]
Melanie Wynne Waldman may have three names but her travel website is all about two's. Melanie started Travels with Two to urge couples to get out and see the world. She's since split with her other half, but that doesn't mean she's stopped traveling. Far from it. Melanie has toured most of Central America and [...]
A lot of people say they're going to chuck it all and move to a tropical island, but very few have the stones to do it. Jason McAnear possesses those stones. The ex-Marine left his career and cold weather back in Boise, ID, and moved to the Caribbean island of Roatan, Honduras. Six months later [...]
Ahoy, Mates! All aboard The Rock Boat! What's the Rock Boat, you say? It's a floating 5-day rock festival with over 30 bands playing multiple stages throughout the day. My friend Graham Elwood (Travel Tales episode 1 guest), was the comic relief on the boat and had a spare cabin - which I promptly filled. [...]
Taryn Sammons is a small woman with a big title: Social Media and Media Relations Manager for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau in South Mississippi. Whew. Based in Biloxi, MS., Taryn's main job is to promote Mississippi Gulf Coast tourism in the wake of two major disasters over the eight years- Hurricane [...]
Brett Snyder has a thing for air travel. While most kids were building tree houses and playing Little League, Brett was collecting flight schedules and booking friends and family as an actual travel agent. After years of working in the airline industry after college, Brett started Crankyflier.com- an award-winning travel site featuring all things air [...]
Lindsay Taub and Lanee Lee met as travel writers on a press trip. They decided to join forces to create their own travel/lifestyle website, and Voyage Vixens was born! In just their first six months together, they've already been to Kenya, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Mexico, Utah, Washington State, and more. They love adventure, with a [...]
The TV producer dropped everything to travel around the world for a year. Our kind of guy!
Australian filmmaker/cameraman Nick King joins us to share his Travel Tales! Nick recently shot a film project that took him from the North Pole all the way to Colombia. Frightening helicopter rides? Check. Scary border crossings? Check. Frozen camera lenses and batteries? double check. Nick also opens up about his travels in SE Asia and [...]
Kiersten Rich got her business degree and took a job in the big city of Los Angeles. All was going to plan, but like so many of us, she heard the call of the open road. The San Diego native decided to quit her job, travel the world, and start her own travel blog- The [...]
The man behind the popular website JohnnyJet.com shares the Tales of how he became travel blog royalty.
Johnny Jet is living the dream. In the early days of dial-up internet in the ’90′s, Johnny started blogging about his travels before anyone knew what a blog was. In 2000, he started JohnnyJet.com to urge people to get out and see the world. Since then, he’s parlayed his travel knowledge into a mini-empire: talk show appearances, Travel Channel show, book, sponsors, you name it. Now Johnny gets paid to crisscross the globe. He was kind enough to sit down for an interview and share his Tale of how an asthmatic kid from Connecticut got to the top of the travel heap. Johnny’s an inspiring guy- be sure to say hi when you see him on the plane. Thanks, Johnny!
Musical comedian Rob Paravonian shares Tales of his gigs nationwide and the Middle East.
Comedian Greg Otto joins the show to talk about his career working on cruise ships around the world.
Comedian Jim Short moved from Australia to Texas as a child, and the contrast was jarring, to say the least.
Alt/country rocker Ted Russell Camp, has toured the world as a solo act and backed up artists such as Shooter Jennings and Wilson Phillips.
Actor/comedian spends five years performing in Amsterdam, and picks up a love of the beautiful game along the wa.
Longtime friend and hilarious comedian Jimmy Dore stops by to share Tales from the road.
Roped into a podcast interview in exchange for a place to stay, my guest was a pleasant surprise!
Comedian Steve Mazan goes from a hitch in the Navy, to performing in the Middle East, to fighting back after a cancer diagnosis.
The money guru gives his tips on how to work travel rewards programs to maximum advantage.
Actor/comedian Chip Chinery is a different kind of Travel Tales guest. He’s the first to admit he doesn’t travel much. What Chip does do however, is play the money game very well. Since money is a big part of travel, Chip joins us to share his many tips on how to acquire thousands of frequent-flyer miles and hotel points without having to leave the house or spend a penny.
Traveling is great, but traveling for free is even better!
This is useful stuff, and Chip makes it easy to understand. To check out his financial blogs and videos, click on the links below. Thanks, Chip!
Breast cancer survivor Lisa Hochberg tells how travel has remained the one constant highlight during her health struggles. Inspiring!
TV producer Jerry Whitworth ("Survivor") shares Tales of working in Africa, Asia and more!
Whether swimming with sharks or standing in bat guano, the show must go on.
Travel has brought many things to comedian/actress/TV host Rachel Reenstra, and they all seem to be a little out of the ordinary.
As host of Animal Planet's "Ms. Adventure", she traveled as far as the jungles of Borneo to film interactions with animals in their natural habitats. She repelled into bat caves, wallowed ears-deep in mud pits, and battled temperatures that would make most showbiz divas fire their agents. But Rachel is cut from a different cloth.
Needless to say, her stories veer to the "extreme" side of the tourism spectrum.
Stick around for the whole episode, when Rachel unexpectedly reveals her true colors and talks about taking a Rick Springfield fan cruise. Is she secretly Jesse's Girl? Listen and find out!
Recorded live while drunk in Budapest! Portuguese scholar Jose reis Santos talks politics, football, and the quirks of his adopted city.
He's organized East European car rallies, toured Chernobyl, lived on Indian beaches, and much more. Jimmy has plenty of Travel Tales and loves to share them.
Travel Tales welcomes back it’s first repeat guest, TV producer/street artist/perennial wanderer Jimmy Swift. We caught Jimmy during his brief stop in LA before heading back to Asia. He spent most of last summer organizing and competing in his 2nd Annual Black Sea Run car rally. He then then headed to Goa, India for a winter of beach lounging.
Along the way, he posted his art on unsuspecting buildings and even got to visit the famous nuclear meltdown site of Chernobyl.
Safe travels, Jimmy!
Recorded live in Saigon, photographer Nana Chen discusses her life in the bustling city
Recorded in Dumaguete, Philippines, comedian Christy Murphy moved from Los Angeles to her mother's hometown to write a book.
California native PM Carter took off for Thailand in the 90's and never looked back, building a new life and family on the island of Koh Samui.
Recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, screenwriting coach Pilar Alessandra took a break from teaching the locals how to write movies and sat down to talk about her unique career path.
Mike sits down with longtime friend, comedian, and fellow former TBS host Paul Gilmartin to discuss his travels and Paul's podcast, "The Mental Illness Happy Hour."
Screenwriter Chris Lusvardi got permission from his pregnant wife to travel around China and follow the Shanghai Sharks professional basketball team.
TV producer Adam Blaker left his Orange County, CA roots to study abroad in Japan and Spain.
Podcaster Tyler Smith shares how his Christian faith has affected his travel experiences.
Comedian Dwayne Perkins has performed in Europe and Asia - a long way from his native Brooklyn.
Comedy writer Stevie Ray Fromstein talks about his frequent trips to India for meditation, and how a Rolling Stones concert in Paris turned him into an athiest.
Straight from her own popular podcast, The Dork Forest, comedian Jackie Kashian discusses her recent trips to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Filmmaker Roger Nygard ("Trekkies") shares Tales of trekking the globe to film his latest documentary, "The Nature of Existence."