The Travelers Blueprint

TTB 233: Journey Through Machu Picchu and Patagonia: An Immersive Adventure Yaneth Cisneros and Matt Waugh, expert tour guides at South Andes Travel, are renowned for crafting immersive travel experiences in Peru. Their tours emphasize authentic local interactions and extensive exploration of South America's mountains and trails. They enthusiastically discuss expanding their offerings across South...

TTB 232: Traveling to Eastern Ukraine Amidst the echoes of conflict in Eastern Ukraine, traveler and Oxford scholar Harry Mitsidis brings a touch of humanity to the front lines. Through his poignant conversations with survivors, Harry—a seasoned author known for unraveling the intricate tales of a conman ( The Curious Case of William Baekeland ) and spinning tales of nomadic adventures ( Welcome t...

TTB 231: October Travel Bites This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting.   This month we discuss:  Rival US mountaineers die in Tibet while competing An empty-nest mama bear just won Fat Bear Week Airbnb users flock to ‘underground’ listings after NYC clampdown GeoGuessr stages esports breakout,...

TTB 230: September Travel Bites This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting.   This month we discuss:  Cruise Ship Ran Aground In Greenland Huge rescue mission for US man deep in Turkey cave Jet ski tourists shot dead off coast of Algeria The End of Airbnb in New York NASA is developing a superson...

TTB 229: August Travel Bites This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting.   This month we discuss:  United Flight Passengers Saved by Warning System Before Accidentally Plunging into the Pacific Airline close calls more common than publicly disclosed Travel Will Represent a $15.5 Trillion Economy...

TTB 228: My Favorite Country: Norway Michael Keating joins us this week to discuss our recent road trip through Norway. In this episode we discuss the jaw dropping natural beauty of Norway, the cultural quirks, cuisine, our road trip planning (including our mistakes), and why this country is our favorite in the world (so far)!!  The Travelers Blueprint is an indie travel podcast where each we...

TTB 227: July Travel Bites This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting.   This month we discuss:  Flying car gets airworthiness certificate from FAA Check out the Flight Misery Map The Case Against Travel Countries are adding regulations to reduce the dominance of English A man stayed in a five-st...

TTB 226: June Travel Bites This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting.   This month we discuss:  How 4 children survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after a plane crash FAA issues final rule requiring second cockpit door Venice’s Grand Canal Turned Bright Green This Weekend 22 bizarre things you...

TTB 225: How to Hike Through Norway Agathe Ledoux is the author of “Find Your Norway”, a book designed to provide you with all the tools you need to plan your own breathtaking trip through the mountains, fjords, and trails of the Norwegian wilderness. Today we spoke with her about her move from France to Norway, how she plans her hikes, which hikes are worth the time, and tips on how to go off the...

TTB 224 : May Travel Bites This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting.   This month we discuss:  SAD: Airline Unions Band Together, Ask Government to Ban Better Air Travel Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles appears to be going smoothly, defying skeptics This airline will make beds...

TTB 223: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World @EricWeinerbooks is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and speaker. His books include The Geography of Bliss and The Geography of Genius, as well as the spiritual memoir Man Seeks God and, his latest title, The Socrates Express. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Eric is a former foreign cor...

TTB 222: April Travel Bites This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting.   This month we discuss:  660-mile rescue flight in Alaska Google Flights provides refunds if the airfare price drops after you book Ryanair flight forced into emergency Dublin Airport landing Demand for flights soars as Amer...

TTB 221: March Travel Bites This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting.   This month we discuss:  Massive ‘Blob’ of Seaweed Heading toward Florida Pentagon UFO says alien mothership in our solar system Bali wants to ban foreigners from renting scooters Nepal’s new solo-trekking ban This is what y...

TTB 220: A Pilot’s Journey Across the Urban World Mark Vanhoenacker is a commercial airline pilot and writer. The author of the international best seller Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot and How to Land a Plane, he is also a regular contributor to The New York Times and a columnist for the Financial Times. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, he trained as a historian and worked in business before...

TTB 219: February Travel Bites This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting.   This month we discuss:  Flames shoot from plane's wing as NY-bound flight makes emergency landing United plane nosedived to just 775 feet above Pacific Ocean Frontier unveils all-you-can-fly summer pass for $399 Peru reo...

TTB 218: Traveling for Enlightenment During The 1960s Patrick O’Brien recently unveiled a memoir titled The Adventures of Kozmos Lovejoy. Kozmos sets out to discover the human potential hidden in American culture during the revolutionary spiritual renaissance of the 1960s and & 1970s. Kozmos learns at age nine to hitchhike so he doesn’t have to walk up a steep hill to get home. Over the years,...

TTB 217: January Travel Bites This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting.   This month we discuss:  Alabama airline worker killed after being 'ingested into the engine' of a plane The Cheetahs Made a Kill. Then the Safari Trucks Swarmed In Michael Bay charged with killing pigeon in Italy Southwes...

TTB 216: Helping You Become a Remote Worker Eric Sutfin, founder & CMO of Zeal Remote Community , created this new platform to target the new flood of global remote workers and digital nomads. You, as a location independent employee can benefit from the in-app community based model as it offers you support from the consideration phase (like how do I even go about living in a place like Barbado...

TTB 215: Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach Sarah Stodola dives into the psyche of the beachgoer and gets to the heart of what drives humans to seek out the sand in her book, THE LAST RESORT: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach. At the same time, she grapples with the darker realities of resort culture: strangleholds on local economies, reckless construction,...

TTB 214: December Travel Bites This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting.   This month we discuss:  Tripadvisor's Year in Review: Unpacking all the good in 2022 EU Opens Up 5G on Planes, Making In-Flights Calls More Likely Uber Sleigh Is Bringing Reindeer Rides to Finland for Free — How to Book...

TTB 213: Travel Book Recommendations Anshula Varma is a small town obsessed, big city girl who plans weekly travel stories and a book club on her blog, Passport To Eden! Today we discussed some of her favorite travel books! Learn More About Our Guest: https://www.instagram.com/passporttoeden/?hl=en https://www.passporttoeden.com/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST!  Take a moment to rate us! Screenshot your...

TTB 212: The Most Traveled Person in the World Charles Veley is a driven traveler and entrepreneur who set a world record for land area covered, then created the online community and system of record for extreme travelers. Charles is currently ranked #1 worldwide, with 84 remote areas remaining to visit. He is the founder of mosttraveledpeople.com, which details his travels and invites people to r...

TTB 211: November Travel Bites This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting.   This month we discuss:  T he cost for TSA PreCheck is dropping Taxes Make Digital Nomad Status a ‘Myth’ Gun hidden in a raw chicken at Florida TSA checkpoint Airbnb Is Getting More Transparent About Prices Why I’d rather...

TTB 210: The Anywherist; How to Live Anywhere in the World Melody Warnick, is the author of If You Could Live Anywhere, and has found from personal experience, in some ways it matters more than ever. With 46% of Americans reassessing where they lived during the pandemic being a digital nomad has never held so much value. Melody gives easy-to-understand tips and perspective to the new group of digi...

TTB 209: Investing in Real Estate While Abroad Sarah Weaver is a coach, speaker, real estate investor, entrepreneur, and business owner. When Sarah isn't analyzing deals, you can find her looking up her next flight. Sarah Weaver is a digital nomad, meaning she works 100% remotely from anywhere in the world and has been since 2015. She has traveled to 44 countries on six continents and has been ful...