Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and money

Derek Loudermilk is the host of the Art of Adventure podcast where he talks about Strategies for Adventure, Learning, and Entrepreneurship. The main themes of the show are personal development and lifestyle design with the idea that you must have your own unique life adventure. He is a current road cycling coach who collects stories and teaches about transitioning from one phase of life to the next and how entrepreneurship can create meaningful expression through the work you do. As a former microbiologist having worked on extremophiles in Yellowstone he also talks about curiosity, exploration, and discovery from science to world travel On this podcast episode we talk about Derek's progress and route to get to where is right now. I caught him in Bali where he had been living for some weeks. We talk about his change of career plan from being a microbiologist working in a lab to something where he is able to share ideas with people more. We talk about the perks of being a podcast host and how it has helped form business ideas in the form of business retreats he is planning which will teach what he has been learning for the last few years. We talk about what he has learned through travel especially in discovering the value of collaborations with people you work with.

Sandra Tisiot is the founder and president of the Women in Business Conference, an author, barre instructor, and for almost twenty years has helped clients secure the best mortgage for their needs. Additionally she developed a personal data management system called MyLifeLocker that helps everyone manage their important personal information all in one place. She has also appeared on shows like Conscious Millionaire and is a writer for the Huffington Post. We talk about the genesis of her project, MyLifeLocker, and how the idea came about and what it would be good for. She then talks about the amazing benefit that her previous life as a dancer gave in terms of learning hard work and doing the same thing over and over to achieve a goal. She then talks about her experience with networking and meeting important people in your life which has led to her starting a conference which now has over three hundred people. Starting with a smaller group and growing it eventually by being a connector she was able to provide a great time for all. Finally she talks about how travel gives an appreciation for other people and how it can be the best education especially for young people. It can help you be able to talk about the other countries on a personal level rather than an academic level to learn that we're all one.

Joshua Rivers is the host of the Success Road podcast which talks about examining what it means to have a quality life and sharing simple things to help achieve such a life. It is mostly devoted to personal growth and achieving a quality life. Success is a journey, not a destination. If success were merely achieving an outcome - reaching a goal - there is only momentary satisfaction followed by emptiness. This is the point of this podcast. It's not about the destination, even though the destination is important. It's about the journey to that destination. He also helps with online content creation with his Creative Studio site. In this show we talk about how Joshua started making websites with all the old themes from the 90's that we now love to hate. He learned to manage website alongside him starting school while having a job and a family. We then talk about the work vs. life balance and how he can manage having kids, being involved in his church, managing his business, and going to school. We talk about how important it is to have more than just goals in life. Goals will just give you a brief period of time where you are happy buy seeing success as a journey can make you much more happy over a longer term. Finally he talks about how an upcoming trip can show his children that the American way of life is not necessarily the best way, that other points of view are possible as well. His joke: "knock knock, orange, orange who? Orange you glad I didn't say banana?"

Jeff McAllister is an independent travel writer who writes more impactful works that would appear in works like 'National Geographic' rather than '10 things to do in Chiang Mai'' In this episode we talk about how we caught Jeff at a crossroads in him starting a chemical engineering degree in Australia after doing travel writing all over the world, especially island countries. He finds that the places off the beaten path, a too-often used phrase, is the best place to meet people. We then talk about how to get into the travel writing occupation and how to start making money by submitting stories to magazines and other places that will pay for you stories. We talk about the story that he wrote which took about 5 weeks to research in which he got paid about $1500 in a very cool country like Bangladesh while travelling. He then talks about how great Madagascar is and how it is absolutely necessary to go there. Finally, he talks about how travel can be a shortcut to wisdom versus a traditional education. The same way that the hard way to getting in shape would be to not go to the gym ever, the shortcut and harder way also is the faster way to get into shape. His joke: "One electron falls down and another says to the first, hey, are you ok? Yeah, sure, I'm positive"

Mariza Taillefer is host of A Broad Abroad podcast which talks about the extraordinary and exciting lives of expats. She interviews people who packed up and left everything they knew to embark on the adventure of adapting to a new culture. She shows how to overcome language barriers and culture shock to experience new and exciting lives abroad. Listen to their inspirational stories to get insights on how to live in other countries and make the most out of life! Mariza has lived in Brazil for the last 3 years and has used her MBA experience to teach English in a business setting. We talk about how she got out of the 9 to 5 life and the politics within it to follow a dream she saw in a movie. We then talk about her route from Bali, to India, to Italy and finally to Brazil where she has lived for the last 3 years. There she has had to learn to deal with the laid back culture and the new way of doing things. She talks about the great mindset of what you can learn from the setbacks instead of getting frustrated. She also talks about how she got her job doing something she knows very much about where she earns about $50/hr. Her joke: "There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't"

Thai Nguyen is a freelance writer for the Utopian Life which talks about change, growth, & improvement. He has been a 5-Star Chef, International Kickboxer, now is a Writer & Teacher. His family fled Vietnam after the war, grew up in Australia, and completed his BA in Humanities/Theology in Texas. He writes about how to embrace growth, mastering your emotions, and overall becoming a better person on his Huffington Post blog. We talk about his varied background and how it has all tied together to bring him to where he is now. We then talk about the value of being flexible and being able to have skills in many areas. We then move to talk about how he found value only through his accomplishments and how he has moved more towards simply pursuing his curiosity and passion. He talks about the benefit of immersion, whether it be in learning Thai kickboxing and competing in record time or learning Spanish while being immersed in Peru. Finally we talk about how travelling and living abroad is the equivalent of a University degree. His joke: "How do you kill a vegetarian vampire? - With a stake to the heart"

Jackie Laulalein is a blogger at the Budget Minded Traveller, the host of the Budget Minded Traveller podcast. She is also the author of The Aspiring Traveler’s Handbook: A preparation guide to international travel which is a handbook for those wanting to get started with travel. She fell in love with being abroad ever since doing a study abroad in Costa Rica in 2003. She has been travelling ever 6 months or so since then by mastering the art of traveling and living on a budget, which is what allows her to continue on this path of consistent travel. Her work is to inspire and equip other Americans to get into the world of travel in a realistic, affordable, and most of all rewarding way. In this episode we talk about how she got started in travel due to her love of Spanish and how when she got back from her study abroad in Costa Rica she was a different person. This was so influential to her that she would then earn money only to travel. Then with all this experience, people came to her for advice and she later started blogging to give advice to more people. She gives advice for the long term travellers, solo travellers, and women travellers as well. She teaches preparedness so therefore when she shares her worst experience while travelling it is extremely lame. Finally she says that travel can give you a life and help you get outside your comfort zone, in her case she found her calling. Her joke: "Why didn’t the seagull wanna fly over the bay? Because then it would be a bagel"

Josh Elledge is the Chief Angel at Savings Angel and the host of the 90 Days to Abundance podcast. There they show how to spend less, instantly earning the equivalent of a $3000 – $4000 a year pay raise by saving on groceries! This system is streamlined so that you don't have to dig through coupons. The system has a coupon database that also links with the local sales at stores which can then notify you when you can get things for free. In this episode we talk about his experience helping people save money on groceries. He says the lazy people simply go to the warehouse clubs to save money and that nobody has enough time to do coupons. He says it is worth it because it is worth $20-40 per hour of printing coupons. He mentions a deal where it was possible to get boxes of cereal for free and how it is even possible to get paid sometimes to buy things. He then talks about how the Savings Angel program does the savings for you to help you find the best deal. In this way you can save $50-100 per month which can add up to over $1000 per year extra money that you would have in your bank. He then talks about how to maximize the service at a hotel you may have booked and how to minimize the cost at the same time. In this way he was able to stay in a $400 room for $60. He teaches a bit about being nice, using properly phrased questions, and being pleasant in order to get things that may be beneficial for you. Finally he talks about how travelling helps you get out of your typical routine and do something new. In this way it can recharge your batteries to get you more energy for the other things in your life. His joke "Knock knock, who's there? Interrupting cow. Interrupting co --Moo!!"

Vladimir Skultety is a blogger at Forever a Student where he talks about learning languages. He speaks 11 languages fluently and teaches how to do it, especially with the process of learning Chinese. He has lived in Taiwan for 5 years and has been making YouTube videos to help teach the language. In this episode, after we talk in Slovak for a half hour, we talk about his experience living in Taiwan for many years in English. He talks about how drinking is bad and he is living proof of what can be accomplished when one doesn't wake up hungover ever morning. He talks about his Spartan regiment of many hours per day of learning a base vocabulary. He then talks about the great method of finding patterns and using your languages you already know to help learn faster. He also mentions the importance of culture within language learning and how important it is to know the place more than simply the words. But his biggest tip for learning languages is simply being interested in it. Once you find something you are passionate about, it becomes effortless to work. Finally we talk about how travel gets you to go outside of your friends and helps you meet people with other ways of thinking which can lead to success.

Jason Hartman is the host of the Jet Setter podcast where he talks about a permanent vacation fueled by automatic income and to learn to be a Lifestyle Entrepreneur. He teaches to forget conventional wisdom that tells you to keep your head down, work hard, and maybe stay above water. He is also the host of many other podcasts talking about automatic income from real estate such as in his Creating Wealth podcast. In this show show we talk about how he has travelled to 74 countries due to his love of travel. He talks about his real estate business and the podcasts he has created in order to teach this. Now with his main show having 500 episodes and the entire media company having 2000 total episodes, he has reached his goal. He talks about how he has been able to hang out with people like Richard Branson of the Virgin group by using a Mastermind group to raise money for a charity. He talks about the benefit of investing in properties with the owner not needing to be in the area. He then talks about how the US is the best place to invest in property due to its unique history in the government supporting housing with various tax breaks. We then talk about the idea that these possessions can end up owning you if you are not careful. Finally we talk about how travel makes you learn passively which enrich you as a person.

David Brodie is host of the Travel in 10 podcast which is a ten minute window on the world. It talks about Hip Hotels, Cool Restaurants and more. Dave is also a political strategist with his own Wikipedia page although we don't talk about this much. He was also a participant in the Japanese Ship for World Youth which takes dozens of Japanese and under 30 youth from abroad on a ship around the world for over a month. In this episode we talk about how Dave got started with the Travel in 10 podcast and why he likes the format. He talks about his favorite countries he has travelled to and why Fiji was great. We talk about his experience having travelled to about 40 countries and living in Japan. Now he has taken his interest in travel and been able to merge it with his work. Then we talk about how his mom bribed him to get good marks in school by getting him a flight wherever he wanted and how this was an incredibly educational experience. Then he talks about his experience on his Ship for World Youth program where he was able to spend a month on a ship learning about the Japanese culture. His joke: "There are 2 fish in a tank, and one says to the other, How do you drive this thing?"

Dave Cuda is the host of the Journey of Ambition podcast which brings you in-depth discussions with today’s “Culturally Creative”. Taking you into their journey and lifestyle, you’ll hear from some of the best creative influencers working today. From filmmakers, photographers, journalists, DJs, and much more. These casual conversations contain valuable gems, as well as great stories that’ll leave you motivated, and bring you new ideas. In this episode we talk about the ability for the creative juices to flow more when you change your environment. By going to other cities you can get inspired for your creative work which can help with your creative work. Cuda talks about how he can get inspired in his DJ work by seeing how things are done in other places and bringing similar things to his city. Finally we talk about the importance of being around the right kinds of people to get the kind of work you want done. His joke: "People's #1 fear is public speaking and #2 is death, so when you are giving a speech in a funeral, you would rather be the one in the coffin"

Dino Watt is the host of the Business of Marriage podcast and the Relationship Expert. Dino and Shannon Watt cause high-level entrepreneurs and influencers to discover more passion, fun and excitement in their marriage. Discovering that no success, celebrity or accolades outside the home will ever be as powerful as the potential failure in the home. Both Dino and Shannon were raised in Southern California. It was there, at the age of 5, where they first met. They recently celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary. Using an insightful, informal, and a highly entertaining approach, their clients are able to achieve the success in their marriage that matches the success in their business. In this episode we talk about how having a business mindset with the right framework will guarantee success. We talk about the importance of "employee evaluations" within the marriage as well as the services you have to provide for "customers." We also talk about the need for a hierarchy within a marriage putting employees before customers. Finally we talk about how to travel while in a relationship. We talk about how when cabin fever can set in, you have to respect the strengths and weaknesses of your partner. In this way you can minimize stress and generally have a more pleasant time. His joke: "ObamaCare"

Nathaniel Boyle is the host of the Daily Travel Podcast where he goes into the deeper reasons and the essence of why we travel. He is an explorer addicted to new things, travel optimist, and frequent flyer mile collector who’s circumnavigated the globe. He's been to thirty countries across five continents, lived and worked in New Zealand, rode the Transsiberian, stayed with nomads in Mongolia, jumped out of airplanes and swam with sharks. Even amidst all of the travel advice and guides out there already, he believes the authentic world is largely undiscovered. The only way to uncover the best experience is through chance discovery, by allowing yourself to get lost and let the stories happen to you. He wants to inspire more people to step outside their comfort zone and become Explorers. In this episode we talk about the genesis of the podcast and how he answered the call to adventure. We talk about his time working in New Zealand and how easy it was to get a work visa there. Then we talked about the beauty of bringing a guitar and how it helped him make friends and spontaneous things that can happen because of it. We talk about the beauty of Mongolia and how it is like the American West of the East. Finally we talk about the philosophical side of travel, how it can redefine your limits, and how it can make you a better person. His joke: "How much does a polar bear weight? Enough to break the ice"

Nate Clover is the host of the motivation podcast, Propel Day and Mind Shot, which give a shot of motivation to your daily goals. In his motivation tool helper website, Self Coaching Tools, he brought a unique and powerful partnership to the world of personal development and coaching, creating a Self-Coaching system that takes you “beyond the feel good” of the self help industry to a place where accountable action, the thrill of competition and an empowered community come together to form an innovative life-changing experience. In this energetic interview he talks about how this system helps you get more motivated and stay in the game long enough to win. We talk about how seemingly being rejected from another coaching program gave him the drive to start his own self-coaching program. We talk about the successes of the tool he co-developed which utilizes the power of friendly competition and accountability to stay on track with your goals. His joke: "What does the fish say when it runs into a wall? Dam!"

Reid Peterson has felt how stories can be powerful to uplift, teach, give you more meaning and depth- of what someone goes through, to provide more hope, inspiration, and support in your own life. He is the host of Life Changing Stories podcast and goes deep into the stories that changed people's lives and what they took from the experience. He was deeply inspired by the Chicken Soup For The Soul series of books that were immensely popular in the late 90’s. The stories were very touching. Being a person who learns from experience and enjoying the art of storytelling, the idea for Life Changing Stories came to him when he was in a dark place in life. We talk about the inception of the podcast as well as hearing many great stories and diving further into them. We talk about how stories can help bring you out of a dark place and bring meaning to things. He also shares his travel experiences across Australia and what he was expecting to get from that. Finally, he shares some good tips for making a good story. His joke: "Imagine a 7 yr old asking you when is the best time to see a dentisit? tooth 30"

Joe Pardo a New Jersey based dreamer, has always believed that society starts with you and that to change society you must first change how you think. His innate curiosity about people inspired him to start Dreamers Podcast. He jokingly now considers himself a recorder of dreams. An avid lover of all things Disney, he is also the creator of Adventurtorium: An Up Inspired Experience. A DJ mix which features Disney music mashed up with hip hop instrumentals to the story of Disney Pixar’s Up. Other mixes he has created can also be had from his website. Currently working towards his Associate’s Business Administration degree, he is excited to see where this new dream will take him. In this podcast we talk about how he started the podcast and got his start helping spread people's dreams. We talk about how to go through the process of making your dreams a reality by making a plan as well as assessing your expectations of the dream. We talk about the importance of networking and people able to share your dream in an effective way. Finally I ask the question on my mind of how not to ruin the thing you love by doing it for money. His joke: "How do you make a tissue dance? You put a little boggie in it"

Gabriel Wyner is an author, opera singer, and polyglot based in Los Angeles, CA. After not getting anywhere in 5 years of high school language classes, he reached fluency in German in 14 weeks with the help of the immersive Middlebury Language Schools. As a result, he fell in love with the process of language learning. Searching for ways to bring the immersion experience into the home, he began to develop a system that rapidly builds fluency in short, daily sessions. In 2010, his efforts paid off. He learned French to fluency in 5 months, and then Russian in 10 months. He recently funded a Kickstarter to develop a language learning app, about which Business Insider reported“This Could Be One Of The Best Language-Learning Apps We've Ever Seen.” His book on language learning – “Fluent Forever: How to learn a language fast and never forget it” In this episode we talk about the process Gabriel went through before finally arriving at this method of learning languages. We talk about how he cheated his way into his current life and method learning languages. He recommends looking through the google images for the words that you are learning that way you learn the actual meaning instead of just a translation. This can have drastic effects sometimes as the associations can be vastly different. Finally he has very good advice for learning an accent such as I will need to do while learning Hindi in India. His joke "There is a costume party at a college and there's two germans exchange students and the host invites the students to dress as emotions, so one comes in blue as sadness and one comes in red as anger, and both germans come naked, the first one with his penis in a pudding jar and says I am fucking disgusted, and the other one with his penis in a bear says and I am deep in dis bear"

Toby Salgado is an amazing entrepreneur having started 4 companies that have earned over a million dollars. Although the topics of the businesses have been different the overarching theme has generally been Real Estate. He has been interviewed on many podcasts including Eventual Millionaire, Entrepreneur on Fire and many others. In his podcast, Super Agents Live, he teaches how to reach your potential in real estate. He asks guests what mistakes did they make along the way and how to reach your potential. He also talks about sales, marketing, lead generation, mindset and team building not only in real estate but in all aspects of life. In this episode we talk about how to get over fearing risk. We talk about how everyone wants to be a millionaire but what you need to do it. He gives tips on how to get started making money with real estate to get your passive income stream started. There are many advantages to using real estate including easily being able to leverage the property, getting passive income, and finally appreciation of the property itself. He also refutes my views that working with your back against the wall can actually be an advantage rather than having options. Finally, he talks about another way of making income while travelling. He talks about being a virtual real estate agent and the flexibility this job can offer.

Jason P. Webb is a patent attorney and focuses his practice on intellectual property, corporate, and securities law. His emphasis is on helping mid-sized companies capitalize on their resources and protect their assets and on helping small-cap companies form and grow into valuable enterprises. In this episode we talk about how Jason's LDS Mormon mission to Italy changed his perspective on life and ways of thinking. Then once entering law school, it again forced him to change the way he thinks about words and language. We also get deep into patent law which I had experienced during my bachelor's thesis while working on the medical device. Finally we get into the basics of international patent law and what you need to do in order to get your idea patented abroad.

Tayo Rockson is the publisher and CEO of UYD Magazine, a lifestyle magazine encouraging people all over the world to use their difference to make a difference while celebrating diversity and educating others. He is an avid writer whose work can be seen on the Huffington Post as well as Global Living magazine. He is an authority on Third Culture Kids (TCK) and assimilation into new cultures. He is the author of The Ultimate Guide To TCK Living and though his As Told By Nomads podcast and blog, he is heard and read by thousands of people in over 100 countries. He grew up in four different continents so he considers himself a citizen of the world. He has lived in Sweden, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Vietnam and the United States and his goal is to ultimately leave the world a better place than it was before he came into it. In this interview we talk about his experience with living all over the world and the effect it had on him. How these experiences have opened his mind, gave him an ability to think on his feet, and see things from another point of view. We also talk about how to keep your identity while but also make sure you are different. Finally, we talk about the beauty of building rapport and how this can help you be successful in whatever projects you are working on.

8 years ago I went up to somebody I knew for about 2 months and asked them to Russia with me. That is literally the beginning of a journey for Conner that has taken us to every corner of the world. Although we have now gone our own ways, we recount this first of 3 trips which got us hooked In this episode, my old tarvel companion Conner recounts the first trip we went on, a nonsensical one which ended up taking us through Russia, Greece, and Western Europe. It was all that we needed to know that we wanted more. Learn about all the weird stuff that happened to us as well as our lessons along the way. So if you are thinking about doing your first trip, listen to this to hear about our first trip. It probably can't get as bad as this!!!

Richard Simcott has studied languages for over 30 years and has a 16-language video on YouTube although he speaks over 30 languages. He has run the SpeakingFluently blog since 2011 back when the polyglot community was still new. He has been consulted for articles in The Times and Forbes on language learning and was also described as one of the most multilingual people from The United Kingdom by HarperCollins. He is considered to be one of the biggest players in the polyglot community. We talk about the upcoming Polyglot workshop which he will be hosting in Berlin at the end of March. There he helps facilitate language learning and give specific tips to individuals and their sticking points. Although he says most language learning questions are similar, he also says that it can still be reassuring to receive personal advice. Finally he talks about designing your life around language learning and how he speaks 5 languages during daily activities.

I moved to the wonderful country of Germany over 18 months ago and have loved every moment of it. I somehow expected that I would be able to passively learn the language but of course that did not happen. Over the last few months I have really started working hard on it and in a few weeks I will be doing my C1 exam which would put me at an advanced level. It is a bit of a reach and I will have to study hard in order to attain it. But hopefully all that I have learned along the way will help me. The things that helped me get so far are finishing the Duolingo German course, learning the top 4000 most frequently used words on MemRise, listening to podcasts, speaking with people, and I will now read my first novel in German. I also talk about my upcoming move from Germany and into India. I am nervous but excited about the whole thing...it's going to be great!

David Nihill is a world traveller as well as the teacher of how to do better public speaking though his course on Udemy with over 4000 learners. Also, he is the founder of FunnyBiz conferences which tries to teach people how to give more effective conference presentations. He learned this after having thrust upon him the hosting position of a charity drive to help out his friend. As a horrible public speaker, he knew he had to learn this quickly. He applied the 80/20 principle and improved his improv comedy and standup comedy skills. Through this he learned what was important in making a good presentation. We talk about his experience with making good presentations along with all the experiences that got him there. As a world traveller who has been to numerous countries and speaks numerous languages, this gave him an advantage in being able to find what was necessary. Finally we talk about his low risk method to write and publish his book without it being a flop.

JV Crum III is the host of the Conscious Millionaire podcast as well as the author of the Conscious Millionaire: grow your business by making a difference. He is a top ranking podcast in 3 categories with his 5 times a week podcast with over 5000 downloads per day. There, he completely flips the idea of having money be a way of using people and a source of personal pleasure but instead argues that you should use money to help people. He has spent many months trying to gain consciousness and find meaning in his life after selling his profitable business. We talk about his travel experiences and the trip across Canada that changed his life. By embracing the moment and being spontaneous rather than having everything planned out he learned to live life in the moment. This was such a good podcast and we went over time so I decided to split in two. Not really separated into themes but very interesting nonetheless.

JV Crum III is the host of the Conscious Millionaire podcast as well as the author of the Conscious Millionaire: grow your business by making a difference. He is a top ranking podcast in 3 categories with his 5 times a week podcast with over 5000 downloads per day. There, he completely flips the idea of having money be a way of using people and a source of personal pleasure but instead argues that you should use money to help people. He has spent many months trying to gain consciousness and find meaning in his life after selling his profitable business. We talk about his travel experiences and the trip across Canada that changed his life. By embracing the moment and being spontaneous rather than having everything planned out he learned to live life in the moment. This was such a good podcast and we went over time so I decided to split in two. Not really separated into themes but very interesting nonetheless.

It has been an honor and a privelege to be able to interview so many people and to share it with the world. It has also been great to hear from you by email at [email protected] where I answer every email at length. This process has been so good that I want to continue for another 500 episodes!! Another 5 years of podcasting will make us all so much wiser!!! By then we will all be listening to these podcasts in our flying cars...until then, enjoy!!!

I was very sad to find out that my friend Julia Struck passed away some weeks ago. We were good friends ever since she hosted me for a week on the edge of Berlin 3 years ago. She loved showing me her photography and we had fun going to the flea market to sell some of the stuff laying around her house. Ever since moving to Germany we have kept in touch and written every so often. She unexpectedly passed away in February which came as a shock to many as she was under 40 years old. Julia was an early supporter and fan of the podcast and I tried to help as best I could with travel and relationship advice. But what this taught me is that because life can be taken away from us at any moment, we have to live without regrets. Life is short and things can be over before you know it. Luckily, Julia seemed to have had interesting experiences as a German in the US, Ireland and finally Austrailia. I hope during her short life she was able to see many interesting things, interesting people, and some wisdom. You will always be in our heart!

Gary McCluskey and I met during the Toki Pona language hackathon in MemRise headquarters in December 2014. I knew that I would meet many crazy people there and Gary was among the quirky few that would attend something like this. He has worked in Vietnam teaching English for amazing wages. He got the equivalent of $70 an hour over there allowing him to work few hours as well as save money to travel and enjoy himself. We talk about his experience in Vietnam as well as the experience of teaching English. Finally we ask if he would recommend teaching English to those interested in having a good life and travelling.

DC Cordova is a pioneer of high-speed, experiential, entrepreneurial education. She is the CEO of the organization that presents the famous Money & You Program and Excellerated Business Schools for Entrepreneurs that has over 95,000 graduates from the Asia Pacific and North American regions delivered in English and Chinese. Her global organization has customers, partners, and graduates from over 65 countries. Considered the grandfather of many money success programs with alumni such as Jack Hanfield from the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, Robert Kiyosaki from Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Ben Cohen the cofounder of Ben & Jerry's, and many more! In this interview we talk about the benefit of travel to start your career. She shares a few stories on how she was able to discover the path for her career by moving to a new place, being inspired by a location, and serendipitously talking to interesting people she met along the way. She talks about the problematic mindset of most Americans not wanting to leave their country in this increasingly globalized world. Finally we talk about her recent travel experience to Antarctica which certainly left an impression.

Justin Bachus and I have known each other for many years. I always marveled at how much he was able to travel and to how many places he went. He seemed to travel about 6 times per year! Now he has come out with his course on travel hacking and how he was able to go on 44 flights for only about $1200. Learn how to use credit card points to buy tickets halfway around the world for under $200. We talk about his experiences travelling to many places such as Peru, India, Turkey and so on. Learn how he visits his family in Texas by also going to Mexico! It's all doable if you are creative.

I was talking recently with my classmates and the question of whether or not you should be friends with your boss came up. Why not? Why not be friendly to the person that determines if you can get paid more? It doesn't have to be anything too mutual like going bowling together, but talking for a bit can really make things better. Being friendly in general can also get you out of some tight situations while travelling. Having a smile and being happy to see somebody can be really improve the mood, even for muggers. It might take a thief completely by surprise when you *accidentally* misread the situation and are happy to see them. Maybe so off gaurd that they don't know what to do next which can give you a chance to act

Jeff Steinmann is the author and creator of the movement 'How to Quit Working' as well as the weekly podcast host of the show of the same name. He has been teaching people for the last 2 years on how you can leave your job and find fulfillment with entrepreneurship. He emphasizes living the lifestyle you want and considers himself to be a 'Lifestyle Fanatic.' Jeff also writes for several media outlets, including The Huffington Post, Lifehack and Medium. We talk about his passion to start this project after spending 10 years of his life in a unfulfilling job in order to show people that there is a better way to live. He says that we have been taught to live life in a way that does not make us happy and will ultimately not give us the security we once thought it would. We talk about how you don't have to leave everything and not burn all the bridges to transfer into your new life. He talks about ways to lower the risks of the transfer to a better life through doing what you are good at and not quitting until you are sure you can support yourself.

Susan RoAne is The Mingling Maven Author of the benchmark bestseller How to Work a Room. The book has recently had its 25th year anniversary and has sold over a million copies. She teaches about how simple things like listening to people in conversations and not taking yourself too seriously is the key to making friends as well as building business relationships. She is the expert on help people, companies and organizations successfully develop, build and manage client relationships that increase business growth. We have a great conversation that feels like it gets away from her 500 previous media interviews. We talk about the relation of talking to people with travelling and how travelling can help sharpen your social skills later in life. We share many funny stories about how a smile and being warm while travelling can make all the difference. Finally we talk about how not to take yourself too seriously, smile, and do your best to help as if they were already a friend. This is not rocket science, but sometimes we need to be reminded of the fundamentals, because that's what will determine most of our success .

Back in 2013 I went to a meditation retreat near Chiang Mai Thailand and met my meditation leader Tawachai. For 3 days he guided me through the process of meditation, but at the same time we were able to have a fun time. When I heard he was coming to my city in Germany during a trip around Europe, I was excited to have him stay with me. He teaches the process of mindful meditation, which I believe is the key to any successful person. This allows you to monitor your thoughts to help identify and eliminate and negative thoughts that creep in. By doing this you can train your mind to stop jumping around from place to place like a monkey, but rather calm it down and learn to focus on what you need. If you have goals, this will surely help you achieve them! I am sorry for the audio quality, it was recorded on my phone as I do not yet have the necessary audio equipment to do in studio interviews

Orlando is an Associate Professor of of Hispanic Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin where he teaches courses in Portuguese and Spanish. He focuses mainly on business language and the cultural aspects of international business communication. He has many materials about language learning including Brazil Pod and many other resources to learn Spanish and Portuguese We talk about his experience on a Mormon mission in Brazil and how that increased his Portuguese abilities. We also talked about how learning new languages can make you less shy when you speak to others. He says that the key is to just have fun and learn what you can with the language. Finally we talk about how there is much more to language than just the grammar and vocabulary. There are cultural cues and other things that need to be learned in order to communicate effectively.

Wandering Earl has been travelling for 14+ years and has been to about 90 countries.He runs his blog where he wants to prove that a life of travel is not a crazy fantasy, but a realistic lifestyle option instead. He realized that a happy and healthy person is in a far better position to do good in this world than an unhappy one. In this episode we talk about how things got started on this almost 15 year journey around the world. I had never heard anyone else say that travelling could be an investment into success but Earl said it almost 15 years ago! We talk about things that he learned along the way and how he paid for everything as well.

Chris Guillebeau is the founder of Art of Non-Conformity (AONC), a home for unconventional people doing remarkable things and has travelled to every country in the world at the age of 35. He is the author of The Art of Nonconformity, $100 Startup, and Happiness of Pursuit which have all reached top 50 in their respective categories of business guides, travel, and entrepreneurship. My favorite thing is that he has started the World Domination Summit which will be having its fifth year with a sold out crowd of 3000 people. Finally is author of the book and blog $100 Startup which helps people create a job from their passions often for less than $100 We talk about what led him to go to every country in the world and the type of goal that he is setting. We also talk about the goals that he sets and what is next for him. Don't miss this interesting albeit short interview!

Dave Sperling is the founder of ESL cafe which is the internet's meeting place for English as a Second Language and English as a Foreign Language teachers and students. The site offers job postings and teaching material for English teachers around the world, mainly in South Korea. It has been the internet's guide to languages for over 20 years and was one of the highest trafficked sites in the world. Now he manages over 1000 listings per month to connect teachers with positions. We talk about his journey over the last number of years and what the motivations have been to make sure that everything goes well. We also talk about his experience in the dinosaur age of the internet back 20 years ago.

Can you do things last minute? Does it always work out as well? In this episode I talk about why it is important to work ahead of yourself, dig your well before you are thirsty. Just like in a village, it's too late to start digging a well for water when everybody it already thirsty. You need to do this in advance, otherwise you could face the consequences. It is important to not be panicking later on. I share the story of figuring out what to do for my Master's thesis, a 6 month exploration of a topic which could very well lead to a job and somewhat define your future. Although I arranged things many months in advance, some of my classmates waited until a month or only even weeks beforehand to figure out this large logistical problem. I also talk about the importance of this in travel. It is great to be spontaneous and it really helps you grow as a person but it can be more expensive. Finally there are some things that you just can't be spontaneous with such as ordering a passport and getting visas for countries.

Chris Yager is the founder and executive director of Where there be Dragons, a education service that takes students around 17-24 years old to the developing world. The business was started after Chris was one of the first students to go to Communist China when it first opened in 1983. There he was able to see the sights that they wanted him to see but found much more value going off the beaten track to learn more about the people and culture. The company now focuses on this using both local guides as well as Westerners having spent much time in the country to take a small group of students for anywhere from a few days to a few months. The service maintains the original idea of staying off the beaten path and keeps the itinerary open so that spontaneous (the best) moments can happen freely.

Today I am talking about how to make friends while travelling or anywhere. When travelling, things might get a bit lonely even if you are going with a friend. Talking to the same people for even as little as 3 days could become mind-numbing even if you are really good friends!That's why its important to make friends. The most common way is to simply hang out in the lobby of a hostel and wait for someone to talk to you. You can't look too busy and definitely can't have headphones. Also, feel free to talk to anybody at a hostel, they probably want social contact as well. The shared experience of travelling, going to the same places, and being in the same place is enough to start a conversation for a few minutes during which you can find more shared interests. That's why I find making friends while travelling so much easier! The better way is to make friends through your Couchsurfing or AirBnB guests or hosts. Since these are people you have already chosen or have chosen you, you know you have some common interests. Then, when things again might get boring after some time, you can meet their friends which provides a much easier transition to meet more people! This is definitely a more natural way to meet people and I find it to be less stressful. These are all great ways to meet friends while travelling or even at home. Events are a great way to meet lots of people, even a girlfriend or a boyfriend. My challenge is that you consistently meet 5-10 new people every week and have at least a 5 minute conversation with them. Once you do that you will find your social network expanding and you will not only make more friends, a significant other, business opportunities, good ideas, and people that can support you through what you are going through. Friends are just good people, remember that! It's not a very high bar to cross. So go out there and meet some good people!

Chris Broholm from Denmark and has only felt alive and inspired when learning languages. He speaks Danish, English and German proficiently and is learning Esperanto and Russian. He started his 'Actual Fluency' podcast and blog in order to be accountable and to be inspired for the long task of learning new languages. Through this he has been able to talk to amazing guest such as Benny the Irish Polyglot, Steve Kaufmann, and Dave Mansaray. Listen to this great podcast and learn how he has improved his Russian learning skills over the last year with the new things he has learned. Most importantly, by applying himself in this area he has been able to achieve success in other parts of his life. His schoolwork, family relations and generally his motivations have become better due to his successes in his language learning.

We all have felt unhappy in our lives or been stressed out. In this episode I talk about a method of relieving that stress and being able to see that its really not that bad. Of course we can simply tell ourselves that it is not that bad but sometimes you need more. For this I recommend travelling and going as minimalist as possible. It is only then that you realize that the only things you need in life can be fit into a small backpack. I have travelled many months with only 15lbs (8kg) of stuff, many times gifts for the next person I will meet. This can truly be a resetting experience and can help you deal with stress down the line. I have gotten over some mental problems by using this, getting back to nature, and realizing what it is that I need.

Jesse Krieger is a bestselling author of the book Lifestyle Entrepreneur which is about living your dreams, igniting your passions and running your business from anywhere in the world. He has had an eclectic career starting out as a musician in Vienna, touring the US with an MTV backed band, starting half million dollar revenue online businesses and finally learning how to be location independent. In this interview we talk about how an eclectic mix of careers and vocations have led to the success he has had. He has been able to be location independent and has been able to travel around Asia, learning languages, exploring, and taking in the culture, all while running his online business and making money to be able to travel. So if you are interested in having more than the typical 2 weeks per year to travel and want to set up a lifestyle where you are able to travel and experience life, then take a listen to this episode!

We all have trouble getting off the couch and doing the things we need to do. Even at the time of this recording I was putting off going to the library to learn German for a few hours. Since this is a travel podcast I try to focus on travelling and getting out to do a trip. I have met many people who always talk a big talk about wanting to travel but when it comes down to it they come up with excuses. In this episode we talk about some tricks to make sure that you go through with your goals. I find that buying the ticket to your destination is a great way to do it. You won't come up with excuses to not go through with a trip when you have paid $700 for a plane ticket and you will lose it if you don't go through with your plans. Another way is to tell your friends and family and invest some social capitol into your trip. If you say you are going to do something and then don't go through with it, you might not lose any friends, but it could hurt the way people look at you. But if you consistently go through with your actions, your social standing can improve and your circle of friends might even improve as well. So do this if you are serious with what you want to do This applies to anything in your life. Whether it be a business project, going to the gym, studying, learning a skill, or anything else that you find yourself putting off, do it right now! Like seriously, this second

Steve Kaufmann is an incredible polyglot and the founder of LingQ.com. He speaks 10 languages well and has a knowledge of 15 languages. I tested him in Czech and he is reasonably good and I believe that he could hold a conversation as needed. We talk about the secrets to learning a lanugage and how the majority of his language learning accomplishments have been in the last 10 years, he is 69. We discuss the nuances of lanugage and the best ways to learn it. He has his learning program which focuses on listening and comprehension over translation and speaking. His results speak for themself. Listen to this funny and interesting interview with an amazing guy that we can all agree is notable.

Ladan wishes a happy 2015 for all in this spontaneous and quickly made recording while waiting for a bus on the way back from Poland. 2014 was a good year and 2015 should be even better! Better website, more great guests, and hopefully more great things related to the podcast. What's in store for you? What are you hoping for this year? Write at [email protected] to write in your plans for this year!

Chris Way is the founder of the Atinga Project. After a study abroad in Rwanda Chris came back and wanted to do more with the experiences he had in Africa. The tire sandal that was crafted for him was a constant reminder of how different the world was and the life he had there. Because of this, he founded the Atinga project which connects Rwandan artisan crafters with people in the West who want quality, environmentally friendly, supportive, long-lasting footwear that is interesting and unique I had actually done a very similar project for some time and therefore am very interested in this as well. Listen to how developed the project and raised over $13,000 on Kickstarter. We catch him 4 days before leaving for Rwanda to get this incredible project started. Let's wish him luck!