Adventure Travel Podcast - Big World Made Small

Area/Topic Sailing, Personal Development, Adventure Education John Ensley Sailing School Owner / Sailing Instructor Cruise and Learn Sailing International John Ensley has been sailing since he was 11 years old (he was 11 in 1980) and has been sharing his knowledge, experience and passion for sailing and cruising as a professional sailing instructor since 2016, with hundreds of aspiring sailors lea...

Area/Topic South America, Ecuador, Peru, Patagonia, Trekking Macarena Iturralde CEO Senderos Naturales Cia. Ltda. Macarena Iturralde is the General Manager and Trip Designer in the office. As a formerly naturalist guide in the Galápagos Islands, Peru and the Amazon rainforest she has developed a huge love for nature and it’s conservancy. In the present she is a member of the General Assembly of th...

Area/Topic Mexico, Culture, Food, Family Alex Vizcaino General Manager Authentic Mexico Tours I was born and raised in a small city in western Mexico. During my childhood, my parents took me to many different sites in Mexico, and I fell in love with the sense of discovery that can only come with travel. I got a bachelor's degree in tourism management which included a semester in NZ, and my pa...

Area/Topic Worldwide, Sailing Jon Bilger Managing Director PredictWind Ltd Olympian, two-time America’s Cup winner, and New Zealand National Champion in multiple classes, PredictWind Founding Director Jon Bilger spent years accessing the very best private wind and marine forecasting tools in the world. Jon founded PredictWind in 2010 to share this potentially life-saving technology with the public...

Area/Topic Worldwide, Womens Trips, Group Travel Janet Scalzo Chief Adventurer & Owner Canyon Calling Adventures for Women With a passion for female empowerment, an endless sense of curiosity, and over thirty years of experience in the travel industry, Janet found herself innately drawn to Canyon Calling’s mission. She followed the call of her adventuresome spirit and acquired the company back...

Area/Topic Worldwide, Desert Island Survival, Extreme Adventure Tom Williams Founder Desert Island Survival Tom founded Desert Island Survival a company that maroons people on uninhabited desert islands. He has walked to the north pole and most recently look part in the survival TV show Alone in an effort to survive as long as possible in the Canadian Wilderness. https://www.desertislandsurvival.c...

Area/Topic Southeast Asia, Sailing, Competitive Rowing, Family Adventure Rob Hamill Captain The Cruising Kiwis Marathon rowing champion Rob Hamill represented New Zealand in rowing for 16 years. Rob's numerous rowing achievements include a silver medal at the World Championships, Commonwealth gold and a world record on the indoor rowing machine. Rob rowed for New Zealand at the Atlanta Olympi...

Area/Topic Ecuador, Adventure Sports Santiago Granda Cofounder Amazing Ecuador DMC I am passionate about traveling and enjoying the big outdoors. And having the Andes, the Amazon, the Galapagos and the Pacific Coast as my backyard opens limitless possibilities to enjoy nature, wildlife and local encounters all day, everyday. https://amazingecuador.com.ec/ Summary Santiago Granda, from Amazing Ecua...

Area/Topic Canada, BC, Paddleboarding Pamela Martin Owner Blue Jellyfish SUP Adventures Pam tried paddleboarding for the first time in 2010 and fell in love! She is now is a certified Paddle Canada SUP Basic & Advanced Flatwater Instructor, as well as a Coastal Touring 1 Instructor. ​Pam studied Marine Biology at the University of Guelph & Commercial Photography at Sheridan College. Her lo...

Area/Topic Turkey, Anatolia Aydin Kudu Travel Designer & Documentary Filmmaker Turkishmoon I traveled in my native country, Turkey, on a bike and hitchhiking back in 80s when I was a university student. During those trips I preferred not to reveal that I was local, speaking anything but Turkish, to find out people's approach to travelers. I found people all over the country very welcoming...

Area/Topic Ecuador, Galapagos, Luxury Cruising Fernando Diez Marketing Director Quasar Expeditions Born and raised amidst the natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands, Fernando Diez is a proud Ecuadorian who has dedicated his adult life to sharing the unique beauty and rare wildlife of this enchanting archipelago with adventurous travelers from every corner of the globe. Fernando is the proud son...

Area/Topic Chile, Bicycling Fernando Padilla Co-Founder Cicloaustral Chile Fernando, is 34 years old. He was studying Ecotourism when he started Cicloaustral as a school project for a marketing and entrepreneurship class, and now runs one of the most respected cycling tourism companies in the Chilean Patagonia. In 2012 he traveled 2.200 km by bicycle in the Carretera Austral route, and fell in lov...

Area/Topic South Africa, Hot Air Ballooning Dale de Klerk CEO Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris Dale de Klerk is a passionate aviator! Having developed an interest in aviation at the age of 7 he has not stopped learning, embracing new opportunities and …becoming fully involved in all aspects of aviation from hang gliding, microlights, gliders, power flying, paragliding and holding rating...

Area/Topic New Zealand, Nomadic Lifestyle, Travel Writing Lisa Jansen Modern-Day Nomad & Writer Life Done Differently Lisa Jansen is a writer and digital nomad based in beautiful New Zealand. She spent almost five years travelling full-time in her RV, meeting amazing people, challenging society's norms and exploring the great outdoors of New Zealand. Lisa shares her journey in her latest...

Area/Topic Worldwide, Climbing, Personal Discovery Oliver Browne Founder True Summit Adventures Professional guide, adventurer and coffee lover. I am the founder of True Summit Adventures and I love travelling - typically to high mountain arenas but I am up for all sorts of adventures - in January I rowed the Atlantic. https://www.truesummitadventures.com/ Summary Oliver Browne from True Summit Ad...

Area/Topic Guatemala, Bicycling & Trekking Matt Hartell Owner, Lead Guide Old Town Outfitters Matt originally from North Carolina moved to Antigua, Guatemala in the late 90's after a brief visit to Guatemala.  Drawn by the vibrance, color, history and seemingly endless singletrack, he Knew Guatemala was the place that needed to be explored more deeply.  He packed up the car, drove down an...

Area/Topic Jordan, Mixing Culture & Adventure Bader Abdel Jawad Founder B Adventure Meet Bader, the adventurous soul behind B Adventure, a true explorer with an unquenchable thirst for the extraordinary. Bader's deep love for creating personalized journeys in Jordan, combined with a heartfelt connection to the country's hidden gems, is nothing short of heartwarming. With a genuine co...

Area/Topic Worldwide, Tuk-Tuk Adventure Travel, Challenge Travel Julian Carnall Co-founder Large Minority Ltd Born and raised in Kenya, Julian began travelling at a very young age and has never looked back.  He has always harboured a great fascination for discovery, and it was while in the early years of his career that he discovered his true passion - adventure travel.  This led to Julian co-foun...

Area/Topic Worldwide, Guide Stories Kaitlyn Shinney & Lainie Reisman Adventure Guides Adventures in Good Company Kaitlyn lives just south of Boston along the ocean with her husband and rescue pup GoodGirl. She first became part of the AGC family in 2007 with backpacking the Grand Canyon, Northern Cascades, Kilimanjaro and Greece. She was hired in 2017 and led trips to Acadia, Martha’s Vineyard...

Area/Topic Sweden, Fishing, Spirituality, Sami People Per Jobs Owner/CEO Fish Your Dream Per Jobs is the jazz composer with a fishing passion that almost 20 years ago turned his love of nature into a full time business. While operating lodges on several locations in Sweden, he tries to push the boundaries of sustainable tourism and conservation of the fisheries, local people and nature. While havi...

Area/Topic Worldwide, Luxury Travel Trends, Remote Bespoke Camps Sam Bradley Finance and Operations Director Cookson Adventures Sam is a travel and adventure enthusiast. He works for Cookson Adventures organising luxury holidays to remote parts of the world, and most of his spare time is spent travel writing for various websites and magazines. He's a devoted husband and dad to three mischievo...

Area/Topic Patagonia, Fly Fishing Pablo Negri Edwards Associate Director Palatine by Viajes Temixco With over three decades of professional luxury travel experience, I hold a BA degree and an MBA in International Business. I'm a well-known ecologist, active conservationist, fly fisherman, high-seas sailboat captain, and professional photographer, with top-notch expertise in Patagonia. Former...

Area/Topic Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand Elodie Courzadet Senior Business Development Manager Vivu Journeys part of TMG Hi ! My name is Elodie. I was born and raised in France, got a BA in foreign applied languages and a Master’s degree in tourism management. Having difficulties finding a job in the tourism industry right after uni, I decided to look for something in Asia and left a f...

Area/Topic Ecuador, Adventure Travel, Ecotourism, Business Henry Sisa CEO-Founder Adventure Journeys I love adventure travel. I have been in the tourism industry for more than 15 years, almost all of that time as a naturalist guide and adventure trip leader throughout Ecuador and The Galapagos. I am particularly interested in the Amazon rainforest, and enjoy sharing it with guests while trekking,...

Area/Topic Chile, Chiloe Island Cyril Christensen Director Chiloe Natural Cyril is originally from Santiago de Chile. With a bilingual background he studied forestry and his first job was as a Park Ranger for the Chilean Forest Service. He then worked in the cruise industry as a Photographer and met his wife in the city of La Serena in Chile. Together they moved to the remote island of Chiloe as E...