Ten Minute Travels

A reverend, an artist and a conductor walk into a bar.. The Reverend Will Costello has officiated 31 weddings, painted houses, shoes and penguins and ridden the rails. But this is his first podcast appearance. Join us for a far flung conversation from Alaska to New Orleans, from Great Danés to modern day hobos. Willie tells about Graffiti, how Hobos talk, and how he ended the day with a Mohawk. Wa...

A reverend, an artist and a conductor walk into a bar. The Reverend Will Costello has officiated 31 weddings, painted houses, shoes and penguins and ridden the rails. But this is his first podcast appearance. Join us for a far flung conversation from Alaska to New Orleans, from Great Danés to modern day hobos. Willie tells about what it was like to work as a conductor on a train.  Want to hear the...

A reverend, an artist and a conductor walk into a bar. The Reverend Will Costello has officiated 31 weddings, painted houses, shoes and penguins and ridden the rails. But this is his first podcast appearance. Join us for a far flung conversation from Alaska to New Orleans, from Great Danés to modern day hobos. Willie becomes a Reverend and jumps his first train.  Want to hear the whole interview?...

A sniper, a dentist and a motorcycle rider walk into a bar. This is not the start to a joke, this is one amazing person named Ayleen Martinez. Ayleen rode into Phil’s life through a dual hemisphere resident whom we’ll call Mariska. When Phil heard that a Chilean woman decided she wanted to learn how to ride motorcycles so she could do a solo ride from Puerto Williams to Prudhoe Bay, he rolled up t...

A sniper, a dentist and a motorcycle rider walk into a bar. This is not the start to a joke, this is one amazing person named Ayleen Martinez. Ayleen rode into Phil’s life through a dual hemisphere resident whom we’ll call Mariska. When Phil heard that a Chilean woman decided she wanted to learn how to ride motorcycles so she could do a solo ride from Puerto Williams to Prudhoe Bay, he rolled up t...

A sniper, a dentist and a motorcycle rider walk into a bar. This is not the start to a joke, this is one amazing person named Ayleen Martinez. Ayleen rode into Phil’s life through a dual hemisphere resident whom we’ll call Mariska. When Phil heard that a Chilean woman decided she wanted to learn how to ride motorcycles so she could do a solo ride from Puerto Williams to Prudhoe Bay, he rolled up t...

A sniper, a dentist and a motorcycle rider walk into a bar. This is not the start to a joke, this is one amazing person named Ayleen Martinez. Ayleen rode into Phil’s life through a dual hemisphere resident whom we’ll call Mariska. When Phil heard that a Chilean woman decided she wanted to learn how to ride motorcycles so she could do a solo ride from Puerto Williams to Prudhoe Bay, he rolled up t...

A sniper, a dentist and a motorcycle rider walk into a bar. This is not the start to a joke, this is one amazing person named Ayleen Martinez. Ayleen rode into Phil’s life through a dual hemisphere resident whom we’ll call Mariska. When Phil heard that a Chilean woman decided she wanted to learn how to ride motorcycles so she could do a solo ride from Puerto Williams to Prudhoe Bay, he rolled up t...

Phil wraps up the experience of starting MotoQuest and talks about the future, and the trials of being an entrepreneur. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? T...

Phil talks about running MotoQuest during Covid, and the types of people that join the tours. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.com Want t...

Phil talks about how the business evolved into an international tour company, rebranding and the expansion of motorcycle rental shops. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more about Ten Mi...

Phil talks about his first American rider, and the unplanned meeting with an Angel. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.com Want to join the...

Phil talks about the challenges, set backs, and accomplishments of the first three years of business of MotoQuest, known then as Alaska Rider Tours. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn mor...

 Phil talks about how he got started in traveling as a Rotary Exchange Student, evolving to an English Teacher in Japan and how he found two wheels.  Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn mo...

Shane sums up two years of experience living and working in Africa. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.com Want to join the Ten Minute Trav...

Episode 9: Shane in Africa    Flying without Clothes, Namibia  Shane travels to Namibia, and warns about the dangers of flying without clothes.  Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more ab...

Episode 8: Shane in Africa The Baboon Factor. Baboons re-engineer the windscreen of Shane's helicopter. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTra...

Shake your pants. Shane finds out why you shake your pants when they have been on the floor. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.com Want to...

Hippo, RUN. Shane describes megafauna in a remote part of Botswana..and manages to run from a Hippo. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.com...

Shane meets a pack of children and they trade tricks and melons. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.com Want to join the Ten Minute Travels...

 Shane talks about his first flights, both solo and with guests, in Botswana, flying between countries, and the surprises that arise when refueling in the bush.  Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want...

Shane talks about the Okavango Delta in Botswana and describes a day in the life of a helicopter pilot at a safari camp. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels?...

Shane talks about the sounds he heard outside of his tent in Botswana. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.com Want to join the Ten Minute T...

Shane talks about how he got a job flying Helicopters in Botswana and his first impressions when he moved there. Want to hear the whole interview? Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon. With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview.  Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinut...