Travelling Apocalypse 💖👑 (Our travel experiences with airports after the pandemic​.​)

Believe it or not, there was a time when people traveled without smartphones, thousands of online reviews, or even Google Translate. People relied on paper maps, luck, and the help of strangers to travel the world. 

Join us with the vibrant Erica Virvo Hackman as we take a step back in time to ride on the top of gravel trucks in Saint Vincent, sew dresses off-grid in Zambia, and set off on questionable bus rides together all over the world. 

This episode is packed with advice for how to meet locals (no matter where you end up), solo female travel spunk, and lots of laughs. 

“I'm so glad I never told my family what I was doing before I did it." - Erica 

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#64 Off-Grid Living In Zambia & How To Meet Locals Anywhere With Erica Hackman

Tagline: Embark on solo journeys, to discover endless stories. 
This podcast invites audiences to embark on a fascinating solo travel journey. Traveling alone doesn't equate to loneliness, it has a means to self-discovery and exploring the uncharted. As solo travelers, why do they set off? Where do they venture? What intriguing encounters await them? The podcast will share stories of solo travel, not only sharing stories of the interviewers, but also focusing on their motivations behind choosing solo travel, their personal growth along the way, and the transformative moments they may encounter.

Solo Traveler

Eight nervous travelers linked hands to form a human chain, then waded across the Zambezi to the edge of 350-foot-high Victoria Falls.

“I don’t want to do this,” said Sophie from Scotland, clasping desperately to my hand. “Don’t let go!”

With the mist from the thunderous cascade in our faces and the roar in our ears, we clambered onto an outcrop and edged our way to a hot-tub-size eddy at the lip of the falls called the Devil’s Pool.

Travelers who come here chicken out all the time. There’s no shame in it. A swim in the Devil’s Pool means standing within 12 inches of certain doom while staring into the abyss. One of our two guides scanned our group, then locked his eyes with mine. He motioned for me to jump into the pool and swim in his direction.

As I hopped into the water, I thought it might be the last conscious moment of my life.

Behind-the-Scenes: Mortality and the Devil's Pool

Finishing up 19 years of thinking way too much about travel, I indulge in a little bit of nostalgia and talk about my personal travel philosophy. But before that, we compare three Mid-South river cities — Nashville, Louisville, and Memphis — talk about the recovery of business travel, and enjoy a full listener mail bag.

travelcommons.com

TravelCommons #200

Wrapping Up the TravelCommons Journey

‘ne obliviscaris fabam’
Travel Stories.
Track created in 2024.

Tribute to Ringo who returned fairly quickly from a famous "holiday camp" in Rishikesh in 1968, the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi where many masterpieces of the White Album were composed.

Tools :
Pam’s, Marbles.
- Drum2 (space snare) > Rings > Zagrzeb > Desmodus Versio.
- Basimilus.
- DFAM > DSP (reverb).
Zadar, Ochd, Batumi.
Sinc Defero, Mutes, Buff Mult.
StMix, Black stereo mixer, Listen IO.
- RD-700GX (GX Strings 1).
Recorded live and mastered with Logic Pro X.

Associated image : Petrus Major.

Two Bags for Rishikesh [travel stories]

‘ex luna, terra’
Travel Stories.
Track created in 2023.

"The vast loneliness up here of the Moon is awe inspiring, and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth. The Earth from here is a grand oasis to the big vastness of space" (Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell).
 
Tools :
Pam’s.
- Basimilus, Drum2, Morphagene.
- Plaits, Rings.
- Polygogo > StMix.
- Nebulae (voice sample) > Disting mk4 (C-4 clockable ping pong delay) > StMix.
StMix > Desmodus Versio.
A-180-2, Mutes, Sinc Defero.
Ochd, Batumi (saw out), Zadar.
A-138s, Quad Vca, Black stereo mixer, Listen IO.
Recorded live and mastered with Logic Pro X.

Associated image : Petrus Major.

Houston, We Have an Oasis [travel stories]

The Unruly Travel & Alternative Living Podcast by Calen Otto interviews experts who share illuminating thoughts and stories on nature, budget travel, veganism, queerness, alternative living, and more.

Tune in for epic adventures, exceptional storytelling, and practical ways to kickstart your adventures, regardless of income.

Softs, synths & modules.

'On ne devrait jamais quitter Montauban' (Fernand Naudin).

Merci pour votre écoute / Thank's for listening.

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