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✈️ The Zero To Travel Podcast has been downloaded 12+ million times and named a “Best Travel Podcast” by The Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, The Telegraph, and Forbes.
Packed with life-changing perspectives, inspiration, and practical advice for everyone from travel newbies to nomads, this podcast will give you everything you need to travel the world on your terms, regardless of your situation or experience. Welcome to our amazing global listening community!
Since 2013, “Travel Ambassador” Jason Moore from zerototravel.com has been picking the brains of adventurous people living an unconventional life on the road so you can discover new ways to travel endlessly.
Along the way, you’ll get actionable advice and key resources that will improve your life AND help you travel more as we get down and dirty on topics like; starting and running an online business from anywhere, the best off-the-beaten-path destinations to visit, travel and work opportunities, gutsy budget travel strategies, surprising ways to earn free travel, the digital nomad life, unconventional travel based lifestyles, fun travel jobs, how to plan epic adventures, backpacking, remote work, how to take a gap year or a career break, 4-hour work week inspired topics, ex-pat life, slow travel, travel hacking, sustainable travel, human-powered adventures, trips worth planning, and everything in between.
Host Bio: Jason wandered the planet as a nomad for over a decade and spent 15+ years on the road as a tour manager in events/music, a seasonal adventure travel tour guide, and a digital nomad. Originally from the USA, he is now a dual citizen (Norway/USA) based in Oslo. He is obsessed with helping YOU explore our planet on your terms.
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Top 10 World’s Weirdest Restaurants With La Carmina Jan 09, 2024

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Looking for some wild and wacky restaurants to visit on your travels?

La Carmina has a passion for subcultures and “alternative beauty” around the world. She’s an award-winning travel and gothic fashion journalist, author, blogger, and TV host, appearing on Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and Travel Channel, among others.

In addition to this list, La Carmina and I talk about her unique approach to travel and how her interest in subcultures influences her passion for these unusual dining experiences. You’ll get her advice on creating your own success and tips for seeking out alternative experiences at home or wherever your travels take you.

What’s the quirkiest spot you’ve been to? I'd love to hear what they are and hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.

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Her time volunteering with a Myanmar punk band and how exploring subcultures can expand your worldview
Advice for crafting a career based on your unique interests and how her passion for the alternative led her to food
A cafe where you can enjoy a meal and confront the inevitability of death at the same time
An unseemly spot for funny surprises and weird performances
Where you can go for the ultimate Twin Peaks fan experience
Her favorite Hello Kitty cafe and an alternative to the cat cafe craze
Where eating a meal while on the toilet is…normal?
A surreal horror bar in the most unsuspecting location
Where to get your vampire fix and step into Tim Burton’s universe
Advice for cultivating your own unique experiences, even when you feel like an outsider
And so much more

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How to Pivot to a Life With More Freedom (And Travel), Get More Free Time, and Unlock Your Intuition With Jenny Blake Jan 02, 2024

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Are you considering making a pivot in life or business? Do you want to create more time freedom to travel and focus on the things you love?

Jenny Blake is a podcaster and author of three award-winning books, including Pivot and Free Time, and the newsletters #PivotList and Time Well Spent. After working at Google for five years in coaching and career development, she now utilizes her skillset to help people move from friction to flow and make changes in their lives that give them more freedom.

This episode is packed with advice on tackling pivots from both a mindset and practical perspective to create a life that aligns with your goals and values. Jenny shares how to identify when it’s time to pivot, what you can do to start taking action without all of the pressure, how to balance listening to your intuition with making “smart decisions,” and much more.

What pivots do you want to make? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.

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Her 51/49 approach to taking action in spite of fear
Why she left Google to create a location-independent business
How to identify when it’s time for a pivot and why it’s okay not to have everything figured out
Her four-stage process to pivoting and why you should be piloting your life
The importance of determining your values and why you should be auditing your time
How to tap into your intuition and balance that with practicalities when making decisions
How to optimize your time for freedom while still moving your business forward
Why she chooses to lean on trust and intuition in her business instead of rigid goals
Advice for hitting pause on your career or taking a gap year
How to identify the deeper work and let go of what is eating up your time
And so much more

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Find Jenny’s newsletters and podcasts on Substack
Learn more about Free Time
Free Time podcast on Apple and Spotify
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Listen to her episode, Sabbatical Planning with DJ DiDonna
Outrageous Openness by Tosha Silver
The Intuitive Way by Penney Peirce

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How To Add More Play Into Your Life With Jeff Harry Dec 28, 2023

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We're pulling an episode from the archives this week! This episode was originally published in 2020.

How important has "play" been in your daily life? Jeff Harry is the king of play (and shimmies). As a coach and international speaker, he travels the world talking to major companies like Google, Amazon, and Southwest Airlines about how to tap into their true selves while embracing their happiness and fulfilling lives. We as adults spend a lot of time pretending to be important, serious grownups, but it's when we let that facade down and just play, that's when the real magic begins to happen.

Jeff and I get into how play and travel mix, the importance of unleashing our inner child for both our physical and mental health, and how play can help you find your purpose in life. I hope you walk away from this episode with permission to play more and enjoy a little more "you" time.

What was your biggest takeaway from this episode? Will you be allowing yourself more play in your day-to-day life? Let me know by sending me an audio message.

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What is play, and is travel play?
How to set yourself up for success using play
How to battle against toxic positivity
How technology can hamper play
Advice on managing business and play
Why being "cool" is the archnemesis of play
Why you should be enjoying the ride and learning from failures
How to let the moment just be the moment
The state of culture in America
A challenge for the Zero To Travel podcast community
And so much more

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Remote Work and Digital Nomad Insurance 101, Building the First Internet Country, Leading With Values With Sondre Rasch From SafetyWing Dec 26, 2023

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Do you really need medical insurance when traveling or working abroad? SafetyWing cofounder and CEO Sondre Rasch gives us the 411 on travel insurance and the unique offerings that SafetyWing provides for nomads and remote workers/teams.

Sondre covers the essentials of travel insurance, and we talk about his approach to leadership as a CEO who is leading the charge of the digital nomad and remote work movement. We explore the challenges around where remote work is going and what SafetyWing is doing to be a part of the solution, including its mission to create a global social safety net and build the first country on the internet!

When has travel insurance helped you out on your travels? I'd love to hear about your experience and hope you’ll share by sending me an audio message.

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Sondre’s approach to leadership and how creating a greater purpose within your organization can drive motivation and lead you through difficult times
Why having a compelling mission and values is key for maintaining a strong company culture
How he approaches failure as an individual
How his cultural background gives him an advantage in Silicon Valley
What it means to create a global social safety net and his vision for a borderless future
The two types of insurance that SafetyWing offers for travelers and remote workers/teams and the gaps they fill
Travel insurance FAQs and if there is ever a time you don’t need insurance
Where Sondre has loved living and working from
The future of the world with remote work and digital nomadism
And so much more

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A Race Around the World, Meeting Strangers Abroad, and Storytelling With Adrien Behn Dec 24, 2023

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How can we look back in history to find inspiration and motivation for our next move forward?

Today, Adrien Behn joins me to talk about the incredible journey of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, two female writers who raced each other around the world in 1889.

Adrien Behn is the host of the Strangers Abroad podcast and the newly released non-fiction narrative podcast, A Race Around the World: Based on the True Story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland.

In this episode, Adrien gives us an overview of how their incredible adventure began, her creative process for developing the podcast, and how she relates to it as a world traveler herself. We have a deeper conversation around the art of storytelling, finding your voice, and the lessons from this journey that can inspire us today.

What did you take away from Nellie and Elizabeth’s story? Is there a historical moment that’s inspired you? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.

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Why Prague will always be Adrien’s first love
The evolution of her life of travel and what led to Strangers Abroad
What she learned through the process of finding her voice after a bad relationship
Her advice on storytelling and marrying your authentic self with your creative work
The story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland and why it’s still relevant in today’s society
The research process and how she crafted the podcast to bring these historical figures to life
The #1 thing she wants people to take away from their story
Her thoughts on being an introvert and traveling when you love being alone
And so much more

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10th Annual Norwegian Christmas Spectacular Dec 21, 2023

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It’s our 10th annual Norwegian Christmas Spectacular! Get ready for some good humor, holiday cheer, and a funny surprise as Anne Dorthe and I take a look back on a decade of our favorite holiday moments and share our top 10 Norwegian Christmas traditions.

What are some of your holiday traditions? I'd love to hear what they are and hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.

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One of my most unforgettable Norwegian Christmas moments
Why Santa won’t be bringing us gifts here in Norway and my big Santa fail
The Santa Clause vs Julenisse throwdown
Norwegian Christmas food and drink traditions (Christmas soda?!)
My favorite part of the holiday
Our top 10 Norwegian and family traditions
And so much more

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Ethical Wildlife Tourism With Kristen Diederich Dec 19, 2023

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Encountering animals on our travels is one of the most life-changing experiences we can have, but how can we do it in a more ethical and responsible way? Kristen Diederich is with me today to talk about ethical wildlife tourism and how to be more informed when choosing our animal experiences.

Kristen is the founder of Compassionate Travels, which focuses on crafting ethical, wildlife-centric adventures for responsible, values-driven travelers. As an animal rights advocate and well-traveled adventurer, she has first-hand experience on the scale of animal suffering in the tourism industry and the challenges of finding experiences that don’t contribute to it.

Kristen and I discuss the complex issues around common experiences like elephant riding, taking photos, feeding and touching, and even cultural experiences like dog sledding. She shares the concept of “welfare washing” and why even some of the most seemingly ethical sanctuaries or rescues are still causing harm. You’ll learn how to identify truly ethical sanctuaries and tour operators and gain an understanding of the broader impact of mass tourism on animal welfare.

How have your thoughts changed on animal tourism? I’d love to hear what you took away from this episode and hope you’ll share by sending me an audio message.

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What it was like writing her thesis on wildlife tourism while on the ground in Sri Lanka
How she found her way to this work and the difference between conservationists and animal rights activists
The common types of animal exploitation and the complicated issues around for-profit and cultural/historical use
Why terms like “sanctuary” and “rescue” can be misleading
How to identify ethical sanctuaries and tour operators
Why we need to consider the bigger picture when choosing to partake in animal tourism
Why farm visits and using domesticated animals for tourism can be a problem
What she enjoys about solo travel and advice for new digital nomads
And so much more

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Kristen's List of Certifications and Organizations You Can Trust:

Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (for primate facilities)
World Animal Protection’s list of companies that have taken a wildlife-friendly pledge
World Animal Protection’s list of elephant-friendly facilities
World Cetacean Alliance (for ethical whale and dolphin watching)
Wildlife Heritage Areas
Born Free
Wildlife SOS (India)
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (Kenya)
WildAid

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How to Craft Transformative Retreats (For Yourself or Others) With Nina Butler Dec 17, 2023

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How can you use travel as an intentional tool for growth? Today, I’m joined by Nina Butler to learn about retreat planning and how you can create transformational travel experiences for yourself as a solo traveler or as a facilitator for a group.

Figuring out how to harness the power of travel to transform is what Nina Butler does best. She went from a high school dropout to working and sailing around the globe on private yachts at 16 to eventually getting a Ph.D. in philosophy. She became a yoga instructor and launched her retreat business, InRetreat, which crafts immersive transformative travel experiences designed to open the mind and expand the heart.

Nina shares some powerful concepts around intentionality and how to set the framework for a transformational experience. She gives plenty of advice on curating your own retreat-like experience, and we dig into the business side to talk about things like what to avoid doing as a facilitator, how to scout for locations, and the most powerful tools to promote your retreat.

Have you ever been on a retreat? Do you want to plan a retreat for yourself or others? I'd love to hear about your experience and hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.

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How she went from high school dropout to Ph.D. and yogi
The mind-body connection and how to free yourself from your thoughts and foster gratitude for difficult experiences
How she was able to get a job on a yacht at 16, the skipper’s lifestyle, and how that led her to her university studies
How she defines a retreat and advice on setting intentions (for your retreat and in life)
The five ingredients for an epic retreat
Why you need to get out of the way when facilitating an experience for others
Her favorite African retreat and how she finds her locations
Advice for packaging your retreat and how it’s possible to have your trip paid for as a host
The most powerful tools for marketing and how to promote before you launch
How her studies in philosophy have changed her perceptions of life
How to create a container for transformation
And so much more

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The Reality of Digital Nomad Life (Warts and All) With Steph and Dalt Dec 14, 2023

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Do you aspire to be a digital nomad? Today, I’m talking with Steph and Dalt to hear about their journey to becoming digital nomads as a couple and the realities of living the lifestyle.

Steph and Dalt share what led up to their decision to live in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the magical (and maddening) experiences they had in this digital nomad hotspot, and the health scare that ultimately cut their travels short. You’ll get tips on traveling with your partner, working from Asia while being time-dependent, and dealing with medical issues in a foreign country with language barriers. This episode is packed with lessons about leaning in, exploring new opportunities in life and business, and personal growth.

What have been the highs and lows of your digital nomad life? I'd love to hear what they are and hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.

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Where Steph’s dream of being nomadic began and why they settled on Thailand
Why it took more convincing for Dalt to travel full time and advice for having these conversations with your partner
Why their expectations of digital nomad life didn’t initially didn’t match up with the reality
What struck them the most about living in Chiang Mai and their daily life there
Their experience going to Thai hospitals and advice on managing healthcare in a foreign country
The perks and drawbacks of a nocturnal schedule when working from different time zones
What having a couple’s podcast taught them about each other
Why they decided to pivot their business despite it being successful
How to travel as a couple without breaking up
And so much more

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Traveling on $10 a Day to Building a 7-Figure Business with The Broke Backpacker Will Hatton Dec 12, 2023

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Today, I’m joined by Will Hatton to hear about his adventures traveling the world on $10 a day and how that led to the creation of one of the world’s largest travel blogs, The Broke Backpacker.

Will has been traveling the world for 15 years, launching nine different businesses during that time. As a serial entrepreneur and founder of The Broke Backpacker, he’s passionate about showing that travel is possible no matter your budget, as long as you’re willing to get out of your comfort zone.

In this episode, Will talks about why his solo trip through India was so transformative in creating a life of travel, his experience hitchhiking in Pakistan and Iran (and marrying the girl he met on the road), and why extreme budget travel in far-flung lands is the ultimate tool for personal development. We talk about the realities of what it took for him to build his blog to seven figures while living a travel-based lifestyle, his most recent project opening Bali’s first custom-designed and built coworking and coliving hostel, and, of course, plenty of advice and lessons around budget travel and business.

Would you travel the world on $10 a day? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.

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The story of his unconventional marriage (and divorce), converting to Islam, and what he took away from the experience
How his journey through India kickstarted his life of travel and what it taught him about the ability to reinvent yourself
Why he wrote a manifesto and why it’s important to write down your values (+ two values you may want to adopt yourself)
The serendipitous nature of hitchhiking and what it taught him about kindness
His advice for traveling on a small budget + the mindset you need to adopt
Why he’s frustrated with the term “begpackers”
The rollercoaster ride of building The Broke Backpacker and advice for moving the needle in your business
How he balances using his craft for creative release vs. growing his business
Why opening a hostel allowed him to counterbalance his online work and how they’re partnering with the local community to make a positive impact
What matters most in life
And so much more

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