Curious Pavel - History meets Travel

What is Couchsurfing? I believe we answered that question perfectly as Sydney, my guest, has been using it actively for 10 years. Recently though, Couchsurfing started charging and many see this as the downfall of the website. However, Sydney and I have found a few alternatives if you are still going for that FREE spot. About Sydney Wong: Sydney Wong is an author, female Canadian entrepreneur, and...

It's episode 25 and we are 1/4th of the 100! For that reason, we are making a big trip! We are travelling to a whole region: the Northwest part of North America. We will go around Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver (Canada), and the things to see and do in between. ╼ ╍ ╾ About Lander: Lander Nelson is a 14th generation American from Oregon. He has traveled across 75 countries, including every major...

Welcome back to the USA! After visiting Philly, we are now travelling to Washington DC. The city was named for George Washington, the first president of the United States. Attractions, food locations, travelling within the city, and much more in this episode. ╼ ╍ ╾ About Lissa: Lissa Ryan is a Travel Advisor with Kingdom Destinations, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner. Lissa enjoys working clo...

After visiting the capital of Bulgaria in episode 3, 20 episodes later we travel to Bansko. It is a ski resort, about an hour away from Sofia. It is cheap, friendly and beautiful. I invited a local travel blogger to share her knowledge of Bansko and the surrounding areas. We talked about places to eat, places to hike, ski, a hub for the creative minds, mineral pools, and more. About Travelling Buz...

Once a year you can go around and enjoy a buffet with maple syrup goodies (like pouring maple syrup on the snow and grabbing it with a stick). These places are called Sugar Shack. But what does sugar shack mean? A sugar shack, also known as sap house, sugar house, sugar shanty or sugar cabin, are small cabins or groups of cabins where sap, collected from sugar maple trees, is boiled into maple syr...

If you at least had any plans of visiting London, then you most likely have stumbled upon Covent Garden. Nice place with loads of people. But it looks like a simple square with a lot of shops. I've put that mystery to bed thanks to my guest on their episode. Her name is Hazel and she's a tour guide in London. Join us in this episode where we learn history about the place plus some very interesting...

Would you like to work together? | If you have been following my content, you know that I have never wanted to be a YouTuber. I only started doing YouTube videos because I wanted to share my work with the world. I wanted to let everyone know what I can do in terms of presenting. Things got carried away and I got more involved in behind-the-camera stuff. Things like filming and editing. I do love t...

Last week, on the 6th of Jan, there was a very special celebration in Spain and I wanted to share a little info about it with you. Spanish not only celebrate Christmas & New Year's Eve, but they also celebrate Epiphany (always on 6 January, the 12th day of Christmas) and they (the Spanish) are waiting for the 3 wise men to arrive (a.k.a. the 3 Kings- Dia del Reyes). ===== Let's connect : www.c...

Welcome to Canada! Today we are meeting with Sydney Wong who will tell us about Montreal: what the city is famous for, a food chain in an abandoned shopping centre, a church with elevators, the transportation in the city, and much more. You know that Canada is famous for its maple syrup, don't you? After all, the maple leaf is on their flag. But did you know how the syrup is made and how it is col...

We are rounding to 20 episodes with a trip to Mexico. But we are not going to Guadalajara, Cancun or Mexico City. No! Visiting new countries is not always traveling to the most popular cities there. We often fall into that trap and that is why I am happy to introduce you to episode 20 - the different Mexico! Without further a due I am happy to introduce you to Cassandra Aragon who will walk us aro...

Schools in the USA might stop teaching history. That is crazy news. That would be unfortunate for the children who will not know much of the past but also unfortunate for all the teachers. So what are your options if you are a teacher or want to be one? What can you do if you want to stick to history and not look for another job? Listen to this episode which may give you a few ideas. ========== Le...

Italy's Forrest Gump ► Forrest Gump is famous for the many quotes and accomplishments. But it might just be the case that we got ourselves a real-lif Forrest Gump.  That happened last week in Italy. A man argues with his wife and ends up walking 450 km to cool off!  WHO DOES THAT?!?!  The story ends with the police who finds the man wandering around. Imagine if the police couldn't h...

About Aliya: Aliya is a content creator, cooking teacher, and PR professional currently living in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is very passionate about helping visitors discover all the amazing things and culinary treats her country has to offer! ===== Mentions in the podcast: Jerusalem Tel Aviv Haifa Dead Sea Sea of Galilee Tzfat Nazareth ===== Useful links: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review...

Queen Victoria ruled in a time of prosperity when the British Empire reached almost a quarter of the world. Becoming a Queen at the age of 18, she was the first monarch to make Buckingham Palace the official residence of the monarch. Few years after that she got married to Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha. He and the Queen had 9 children and 42 grandchildren. Most of them got married in different count...

How to recognize if the Queen is at home? ► The United Kingdom (UK), also known simply as Britain, is a sovereign country in western Europe and consists of four countries—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. That said, please note, wherever "Ireland" is mentioned in this episode we mean Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland is a different country that has a border with Northern Irel...

Welcome to Philadelphia! The city that hosted the Founded Fathers of the USA. In other words, this is the city where the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution were signed. The reason I like this episode is that, in addition to the usual stuff (what to see, eat, drink, and the culture), we talked about places to avoid. This is equally important when you visit a place for the first...

Top TIPS you need to know before visiting Lithuania | also, what is the Russian spoken in Lithuania ► Here is a small part from the podcast episode where I questioned Milda about her motherland. Milda is a tour guide who prepared us to go with an open mind to Lithuania. She also talked about what Lithuanians think about the Russian language and if they speak it. Listen to the whole episode about L...

Time perspective - Horizontal vs Vertical point of view ► As you probably know I am an online instructor at the NAS Academy where I teach people from around the world how to create videos. I had a chat with 2 fellow instructors and, "smelled" something curious and started recording the conversation. Get this: most countries use a horizontal time perspective. For example, the future is ahead of us...

Episode II features a familiar guest! As I promised you last week, we will have Eisa as a guest once again. Here he is with another story and here is what he has to say about it: "On this episode, I share a story about how I was able to adapt in a very uncomfortable environment where I spent 2 weeks living on a pier of a small island in Cambodia with 5 hours of power, no running water, mosquito-in...

As I have been reaching to people and inviting them to the podcast, I have found that many do not know their local places to an extent that they can introduce it to us. However, what I have found is that most of the people have one thing in common: they all have a lot of stories to tell. So I have been listening! I am starting mini-series in this podcast where I will introduce you to travellers an...

Hey Curious Nation! This is the FIRST EPISODE WHICH BRINGS US BACK TO A COUNTRY WE HAVE BEEN BEFORE! We are once again coming to India but instead of Mumbai (West India), which we visited in EP 14, we are now travelling to Kolkata (East India). Soumen has some curiosities to share with us, in addition to his contagious laugh. About Soumen: “Father of 2 dogs, 1 bird, married to a superwoman, a phot...

Episode 16 brings us back to Asia. In this episode, I will meet you with one of the first travel bloggers out there. Seeing a fair deal of the world, Barbara has chosen to live in Thailand. I picked up her brain in this episode to understand her reasons. Of course, we touched the usual subjects like FOOD, DRINKS, CULTURE, and WHAT TO DO IN THAILAND. You can now join the conversation, connect with...

I am excited to travel for a fist time to South America! YES! Welcome to Argentina! I met with Mariel who walked me to the streets of Buenos Aires, told me about the food and their national drink. Learn about the areas in the country, where to go, and what to do. About Mariel: Hola che! I'm a passionate traveler and after spending 4 years visiting different countries and cultures about the world a...

Asia is a colorful location and I would like to add more countries to my “visited list”. So far I have visited only Dubai and Bali but thanks to this podcast series I am now going to Mumbai. If you are interested, there is a free space next to me… 2m distance of course ;) I invited Anamika to tell us about Mumbai and some of the things she mentioned blew my mind completely! DID YOU KNOW that peopl...

Time to go back to Spain! In episode 2 of the podcast series, we travelled to Sevilla which is the capital of Andalucia. This area in the south of Spain is vibrant, beautiful, has a rich history, nice weather and warm people. It is safe to say that if you haven't been to Spain, Andalucia is a great place to start from. I will meet you with Karen who has a travel company in the region. In addition...