The All-Around Adventure Podcast

In this episode I had the honor to speak to and learn from Dr. Itay Gil, who is the Founder and CEO of Protect Israeli Security Solutions. Dr. Gil is also a Captain in the Israeli Defense Forces. He began his career as a special forces paratrooper, and was eventually chosen to be a part of Israel's elite counter-terrorism and hostage rescue unit, Yamam. After serving some time with Yamam, he event...

Today on The Blog Readings (TBR) I share an episode from another podcast that I got to be a part of! A few months back I had the privilege to be interviewed for the My Peace Corps Story podcast with host Tyler Lloyd. I had a ton of fun chatting with Tyler about my transition from a warrior to a peaceful wanderer, the challenges I faced during my service, and my greatest victory! . Also, Tyler hims...

Today I'm joined by Baret Fawbush, also known as Truexodus throughout the internet. Baret is a Pastor, a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, a firearms instructor, and one of my teachers. I had the opportunity to train with him a while back during one of his concealed carry courses. Baret began his journey as a man of faith at age 15. From there he went on to Bible College to become a preacher, and eventually...

In this impromptu episode of The Blog Readings (TBR) I discuss being resourceful when you lack resources, why you should just get started, and how to have accountability in your life.

This month of January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. So today on the podcast I'm joined by Jalyn Fawbush of Zera House, a non-profit organization that is on a mission to provide safe haven for women who have been victims of human trafficking. Human Trafficking is defined as the illegal practice of procuring or trading in human beings for the purpose of prostitution, forced labor, or other f...

Welcome to the first episode of The Blog Readings (TBR) for 2019! I don't know about you all, but I'm excited for 2019! Last year was a great year for myself and All-Around Adventure. The podcast has grown, I've got to connect with some amazing people, I got in amazing shape, and the list goes on! This was because I had put great systems and strategies in place. Most of which I'll be carrying over...

In this first episode of 2019 I talk with Garrett Cooper, CEO and lead guide of Feral Human Expeditions. Prior to becoming an expeditionary leader, Garrett has had several other incredible adventures. One of which was serving in the US Army as a Forward Observer. This led him to deploy to Iraq for 15 months while assigned to the 1-87 scout/sniper platoon with the 10th Mountain Division. Following...

Here we are, the final episode of 2018! In this special edition I'm excited to welcome back by brother Zach Guerrero for round two. Though this time we're going to be doing something a little bit different! Last time he was on the show he shared some of his travel experiences. Which included; living in Michigan's upper peninsula, studying abroad in Costa Rica, and trekking through the Moroccan wil...

In today's episode I'm joined by Katherine Butler, creator and author of the travel blog World Wide Honeymoon. Katherine's story begins in a small farming community in Kentucky. With local travels to different state parks to go camping and do other outdoor activities. Though eventually she started to look for ways to travel abroad. This led her to study abroad in Grenoble, France through a program...

This episode of The Blog Readings (TBR) is a continuation of my answers to the questions that my friend Trang Pham-Nguyen had asked me during Q&A. She's the creator and author of Travel With Trang, and she's appeared as a guest on this podcast once before. During Q&A, she asked me a total of 10 questions, the first five of which were answered in TBR 24. Now I'll be answering the remaining five que...

Today I'll be talking with Alex Starr, founder and host of the Rewrite the Rules podcast! Alex's tenure as a traveler began right here in the US. He grew up in northern California, and eventually found his way to Denver, Colorado to join AmeriCorps. Which led him to travel all over the country to help fulfill different projects. It was during this time when he learned the skills to become a Wildla...

Not very long ago I opened up the floor on social media for my listeners to ask me questions that I could answer in a Q&A episode. My friend and previous guest Trang Pham-Nguyen, creator and author of Travel With Trang, really got into it and asked me a series of questions. 10 questions to be exact! Which was enough for me to fill two episodes of The Blog Readings (TBR). Today I'll be answering th...

In this episode I speak with Dan Taylor, remote site medic, instructor, and world traveler with Frozen Medical. Dan's career as a medical professional began with search and rescue when he was in high school. He then transitioned into ambulance work while he was in college. After doing much work as an EMT, he decided that it was time for a change. He moved on to remote medicine, and found opportuni...

In this episode of The Blog Readings (TBR) I share the story of a recent trip that I should've taken a long time ago. This was a tough one for me to write and share with you all. But I definitely believe that you'll find it valuable, and I hope you all like it. Want to know more? Give the episode a listen. Thank you for listening! Don't forget to follow All-Around Adventure on these social media p...

In this episode I talk with Julia Kuhn, creator and author of the travel blog The Traveling Traveler. Julia is also a Speech-Language Pathologist who works short-term contracts for her job. This has led her to live in many different parts of the United States, and has allowed her to travel to other parts of the world as well. Though getting to where she is now was not easy. Like any healthcare pro...

Recently I had the honor to connect with Kenyon Zitzka, host of the Zero Xcuses podcast. He recently joined me here on All-Around Adventure to talk about his time traveling in the U.S. Navy. We also discuss discipline and how to put the right systems in place to eliminate your excuses and work towards achieving what you want in your life. Though we also flipped the script and I was interviewed as...

Today I speak with Mario Tomic; serial entrepreneur, international speaker, and world traveler. He is the Founder and CEO of Fitness Mastery, a coaching company that focuses on helping entrepreneurs and busy professionals get in the best shape of their lives. Mario's background in engineering, passion for fitness, and a deep understanding of psychology helped him developed the Fitness Mastery ment...

Hurricane Michael recently blew through Florida's panhandle. Causing extensive damage and power outages and was overall a huge inconvenience. It also led me to postpone travel plans that I had. Though by using a certain mindset technique that I've learned, and reflecting on my experience while living in The Gambia. I was able to maintain a positive attitude through it all. In this episode of The B...

Today I speak with world travelers Alfonso and Gonzalo Maestro. This episode is a milestone for The All-Around Adventure Podcast! As this is the first time that I've welcomed two guests in a single episode. It also just so happens that my guests are twin brothers! Known throughout social media as The Traveler Twins. These two started traveling at a very young age. With Paris being the first place...

This episode of The Blog Readings (TBR) is going to be a little bit different. For this one I actually won't be reading one of my posts. Instead I'll be responding to a question that I got from one of my listeners when I opened the floor for a Q&A episode. And that question is: How have you kept your pace, stayed motivated, and kept hope to be where you are today? Tune in to hear my response and s...

My guest today is entrepreneur and shooter, Ryan Kilpatrick, also known as Embrace The Recoil on Instagram. I first met Ryan about a year ago when he and I took a concealed pistol course taught by Kawa Mawlayee. If you've been listening to this podcast for a while you might remember that Kawa was the first guest to appear on the podcast. During the course Ryan gave me some insight into this incred...

In this episode of The Blog Readings (TBR) I read one of my earlier blog posts. The story that I share in this post is one that I reflect on from time to time. Especially whenever I'm faced with a difficult situation. Because this story is about an unfortunate event that happened to my host family in The Gambia during my Peace Corps. Though despite what had happened, they remained strong. And thei...

Today I speak with Kenyon Zitzka, Navy Veteran and host of the Zero Xcuses podcast. This was a conversation that I was looking forward to, as I always like to speak with fellow Veterans and here about their service. After two decades in the Navy, Kenyon has had the opportunity to sail all around the world. And has been to Southeast Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and much more. He has also grown...

In a recent episode I spoke with Talek Nantes from Travels with Talek. In our conversation we talked about the different foods that we've tried around the world. I addressed this topic more in depth in a blog post that I wrote not too long along titled, The Craziest Foods That I've Eaten (So Far)! And this will be the post that I'll be reading today. I hope you're not eating anything while you lis...

Today I chat with Amanda Johnson, creator and author of the travel blog, Kid on the Road. The topic of family travel has not come up very much yet on the podcast. So I was looking forward to speaking with Amanda and hearing about her experience thus far. And I was intrigued to find out that where as many, if not most, couples will choose to travel less after having a child. Both her and her husban...