For my last episode recorded in Valencia, I welcome Eunsoo to the mic: this cheerful South Korean girl has leveraged her studies in international development and relations to travel from South America to Asia to Europe, with some incursions also in Tanzania, Turkey and more! A fearless Couchsurfer always ready to mingle with locals, she also recruited her father as an Airbnb Experience guide in her home city, and she will soon be taking a position in Ecuador for a United Nations mission - on...

Meet Yvonne, from Singapore. With a penchant for adventure, she's danced between jobs more times than I can count, all in the name of exploring news countries and cultures. Although she has just relocated to Portugal, she has no intention of slowing down - sharing her time between country hopping, diving, festivals and more. Her most valued passport? The one that resides in her infectious laugh and unyielding good humour. Follow her on Instagram at @yvonnesher and take a look at her...

If there is one thing Primrose likes in her life, it's sports and adrenalin, with travels coming a close third. And she is never gonna let travels get in the way of some gym and sport and adrenalin-fuelled activity, so in Valencia... she sits down with me to record a podcast, describe her travels, her experiences and her journey towards becoming a private trainer. Find more about her on Instagram @primvsprim and on Couchsurfing: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/primrose-gwala-1 ...

I sit down with ROMAIN right at the end of a 1500km bike journey from France. Crazy as it sounds, it is not even the most impressive journey this autodidact who goes with the flow, wherever it may lead him. If he passes near you, don't miss the chance to host him: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/romain-lacharme Episode breakdown: 00:00 - Introduction. 00:25 - On his bike from Valence (France) to Valencia (Spain). 02:25 - Organization for a thousand miles bike trip. 05:20 - Meeting...

Colandri tells us all about her country, Namibia, where she is a safari guide/conservationist. She loves animals, from the rhinos to the birds, and it shows! Find out more about her background and her travels on Instagram at @namibian_guidess Episode breakdown: 00:30 - Quitting my safari guide job to come study in Europe. 02:51 - My holiday trip to Spain, far from Germany's cold. 04:30 - Travelling in Europe, compared with travelling in Namibia. 07:05 - My studies and plans for the...

As a copywriter, Daniel is professionnally inclined to put himself into the head of his readers, and when he travels, he loves to puts himself in the shoes of the locals, and discover their perspectives and stories. Listen to him describe his travel in Spain, his love for Madrid, and how travelling can bring value to the world, even if just by giving a better understanding to people, locals and travellers alike. Episode breakdown: 00:35 - Introduction 01:22 - People are what make a city. ...

Pole dancing, hitch-hiking, business and event management, software engineering... It feels like Tamara, a 28 years old Canadian-born Serbian has done it all or can do anything she puts her mind to it. In this episode, wonder with me at her enthusiasm and achievements, and learn about the importance of saying NO and focus on the needs of your mind and body. Once you are done, follow her on Instagram at @ttamaramarkovic, or on Couchsurfing:...

Live from a table in a busy coffee place in the center of Valencia, I interview today ANDREW, a Canadian free soul whose work in English camps and Au Pair families has enabled to explore Europe these past 4 years. Together we talk about what makes a perfect Couchsurfing host (or guest), his love of running, and the conviviality of boardgames - before heading out to a Trivia Quiz night (and winning it!). Check him out on Couchsurfing at: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/andy-jacobs-3

Philip is a 33 years old German software developer who has ditched the corporate world to become free lancer and enjoy the self-sufficient life of a van lifer, coding from the back of his customized van, while enjoying sunny destinations like Morocco, Greece and Spain. As if this was not enough, Philip has released MANYWAYS, a groundbreaking app which combines the best features of Instagram, Google Maps and Couchsurfing to allow travelers to stay in touch with their contacts and...

Have you ever thought of leaving your job and starting a digital nomad career? Ana Carolina is a young Brazilian woman who will tell us how she challenged herself to become who she dreamed to be, leaving a comfortable desk job behind her, and now helps people to make the first steps towards their own journey, a travel which starts usually within the mind itself. You can find her on Instagram at @acarolinalisboa_en or on her website: https://www.acarolinalisboa.com/en.  Outro music: Yevhen...

Our guest today is MAGDALENA, from Poland, a self-confessed social butterfly whose wings have flown her as far as Morocco, Madeira, and Zanzibar thanks to a career as a tour guide. Listen to her, live from my sofa, extrapolate on her experiences, and also about the places she will never go to, because if there is something sure with Magdalena, it's that she is not one to chew her words - or to miss calling me out on my English.  Outro music: Yevhen Onoychenko - This Is Your Time (from...

Kebabologist, entrepreneur, zytholog, marathon runner... JEAN-MARC is a British-Swiss citizen of the world, who has a lot of hats, and almost as much incredibly positive Couchsurfing references. We met in Spain and I was lucky enough to interview him while he was catching his breath, during a break between his life in Madrid and a new big odyssey in Asia. In this episode we scratch only a tiny surface of the incredible adventures and experiences that Jean-Marc has lived across the globe, from...

You don't need to be a digital nomad to travel the world. You can also be a student and, rather than spend your time in dusty libraries, do you master online and chase the sunshine: just like our guest today, JELENA, who answers my questions live from Abu Dhabi. JELENA is from Macedonia, and, for more than a year now, has been enjoying the freedom of her studies to live the best that the world has to offer, thanks to her laptop, a good wifi connection and a few friends strategically located,...

No home. No job. No dramas... That's the motto you can find on SLAVA's Instagram account (@earthnomadslava). It is extremely fitting because Slava is a totally chill dude who has left his job and now travels full time across the globe, building a pretty solid Instagram account about his travels, where he not only shares the amazing sights and delicious food he comes across, but also demistifies all the ideas you can have about solo travellers. Listen to him describe his new way of life on the...

MARRY is a Ukrainian girl from Crimea, who now lives in Poland. I briefly met her there in 2022, through Couchsurfing, and it is truly with her that the idea of this podcast was born. Therefore, it is only fair to devote this first episode to her, to her experiences, and delve into the philosophic and romantic aspects of travelling, with, for example, our love of travel notebooks, and the importance of having a starting song for a journey. For the record, the songs mentioned in the podcast...