EP 39: Maree Mackenzie- From Rock Bottom to Sober Girls Travels
Release Date: 09/16/2019
EP 57: "James". - From Kenya to California
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Holy Cats! What an episode! My friend "James" (who wishes to remain anonymous due to an embarrassing story) recounts a regrettable experience regarding alcohol and a tattoo parlor. My guest and I then discuss the culture shock of traveling from Kenya to southern California to attend university. My friend details how he managed to navigate a completely new lifestyle in a wildly foreign setting from which he was not accustomed to.
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EP 56: Alex S. - Maximize Your Life for Happiness
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My guest Alex S. graces the podcast, and reflects on his state of mind when he decided to pack his bags and leave the corporate life in the USA, for a life in Bali. He explains how he took action to maximize his happiness, and he follows it up with a story about thieving monkeys.
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EP 55: Sunny Ju - Eight Days Lost in the Jungle
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Sunny Ju graces the podcast this week and holy cats does she give a wild story. Turns out, getting lost in a massive, remote rainforest is easy. Unnervingly easy. Sunny illuminates her experience on how she and three others struggled for survival for eight days in the jungle….with only two days of food. Its an amazing story of determination, confidence, and the will to live.
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EP 54: Michael D - "The Incident", Not Flying Home, And Rice Paddies and Car Batteries
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Michael D. joins the podcast! This fine Brit recently moved to Bali to learn coding/programing, but before that, he had lived in Bangkok, Thailand for years! Too many years to count! Michael regales a travel story which he and his friends suffered through an incident, to which it could have put significant hurdles and roadblocks on their backpacking trip.
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EP 53: Sophia - Racism Woes as an Expat, and Child Fire-Breathers
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In this episode, my guest Sophia and I discuss some of the more bizarre things one can expect to see in the city of Saigon. We then get into a bit more serious topic concerning what its like teaching English in South East Asia as black woman. This is a great episode to listen to, if you are keen on teaching English in another country, or interested in traveling to Asia.
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EP 52: Hella- Island Life and the Surf "Washing Machine"
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My friend, Hella, who is Co-owner of Canggu’s Camp 308 and quite the avid surfer graces the podcast. She first tells a story of how a near death experience fortuitously lead her to make a decision which brought her to BALI. She then illuminates what it's like to live and work on a very small tropical island. Turns out, it's harder than you think.
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EP 51: Jeroen- Lombock's Earthquake Disaster and The Water Magician
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My guest Jeroen Van Overbeak, AKA "The Water Magician" presents his story of how he was able to bring clean water to thousands of Indonesians, by using his invention..the Nazava Water Filter. This water filter cleans water at low cost, effectively, and highly sustainable when compared to other water filtering or disinfecting processes. We then discuss his experience of bringing water to Lombock island after the devastating earthquake which occurred last year.
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EP 50: Kieran- Managing Anxiety, Travel, and Travel Anxiety
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In this special episode, one that I’m very excited about, my guest Kieran Hedley, also known as Coach Kezza, graces the podcast. Kieran is has been traveling and living abroad for quite some time, as mental health coach who specifies in anxiety.
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EP 49: Sabby- Optimize your Life and Travel for Happiness
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My guest Sabby on today's episode is a very great friend and great dude, who I met here in Bali. Sabby details how he went from living in his parents house for one year, to achieving a successful and rewarding lifestyle working remotely anywhere around the world…AKA living that digital nomad life. But first Sabby dives into an absurd hostel hookup story that doesn’t really end well for anyone. Its a great lesson in why you don’t stay in a 30 bed Dorn in a hostel.
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EP 48: Hermes- Travel Scams, Cons, and Grifts
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SCAMS, Cons, Cheats, Grifts, you name it, this episode has it. My guest Hermes and I detail a few common, and oddly intricate scams travelers encounter when adventuring abroad.
info_outlineIn this very special episode, my guest Maree Mackenzie, owner of Sober Girls Travels details her journey from her most rock bottom moment when she struggled with alcoholism, to her journey which led to a thriving sober women retreat and tour guide specialist. Her story is one of strength, desperation, and determination. If you want to contact Maree, visit her website www.sobergirlstravel.com
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Episode Highlights:
- The Ubud Pie Lady Business
- The Dreadful Rock Bottom Moment
- Journey to Recovery
- Disastrous Consequences of Binge Drinking Abroad
- "Recovery is the New Black"