The Travel Addict

Trisha  DePasquale is an early childhood educator and has been for more than 17 years and is also a world traveler. Teaching kids about the world has been a love of hers throughout her entire teaching career. Providing teachers with resources to bring the world to their classrooms has become her passion. She created Passport Adventures and American Adventures as a unique way to make children feel...

Simon Yeats has 3 distinct sides to his life. His funny side, his serious side and his dark side. In each case, his experiences are unique. Funny Side: Birth by Fire in his travel escapades around the world and then writing books to tell all. How to maybe avoid mistakes and survive. Serious Side: Helping people walk again and bringing some back to life. Dark Side:  Facing death 10 times. Mental he...

Yes, it is very true. Music, whether it is rock, motown, classical, opera, reggae, and many others, can take you back to a certain moment in time where you may have been traveling or experiencing something, somewhere in the world. In other words, you could be listening to a piece of music, and think, I remember this song when I was....... Listening to these musicians and their music have caused me...

Many thanks to the International Impact Book Awards organization for this award in the "Adventure" category. You can read it or listen to it (ebook, paperback, hard cover, audible). It is all about my escapades to: Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and Myanmar Sacred places they maybe, but being in the Hiamlayan Mountain region is something really special and enlightening. Give it a read or a listen,...

Nina Zapala ia a certified Myers-Briggs® instructor, and an award winning hospitality professional. How do we become who we are meant to be? Listen to ZIna explain how. Her own 7-year life tsunami taught her how to become who she was meant to be; a teacher of spiritual personality. It's her life calling. She talks abbout tips, tools and theories she used to create a life of meaning and purpos...

When Chris Donaldson left Belfast in 1979, his original plan was to ride to Australia, on his Moto Guzzi Le Mans bike. He never made it "down under" and ended up in Argentina nearly 2 years later. He travelled through the Middle East, rode across the Sahara Desert and down to Cape Town, where he hitched a ride on a yacht race back to Europe. He then went to the USA and rode from Canada s...

I have named 15 places that have etched memories into my brain cells - for a valid reason. Many of us have visited a place that have made us stop and think a little. These places may have given us thoughts and feelings of being fortunate, horrified, thankful, respectful, and just downright surprised. Even maybe that question of, "I did not know that." This is why travel is important and...

Faustina Mulnik has been traveling as a digital nomad for the last 2 years. She also studied abroad in college (but got sent home early due to Covid!). She is a huge fan of long-term travel and tries to stay in each place at least 1 month at a time. She has worked remotely from Mexico, Argentina, Spain, and Italy. and has loads of tips on what to pack, dual/esim cards, how to make friends abroad,...

Gail Gibson, an accredited master coach, mentor, author, and podcast host is renowned for her transformative approach, The Can Do Way®. Gail's methods empower clients around the world to break through frustration and find fulfilment, sparking incredible personal and business growth. She captivates global audiences with her insights on growth mindsets, leadership excellence, and midlife wellbe...

Kat Medina is an entrepreneur, world traveler, public speaker, and author of the book "The Joys of Jet Lag." Jet lag is a thing, and people who travel by plane for many hours through different time zones to reach their destination, can or will suffer from it. It is not pleasurable, however, the art of dealing with it can help in other ways. For example, it can help us be tolerant, accept...

Jamie is a traveller and entrepreneur from Australia. She was running a company at 23 and founded her own at 27. At age 30, she set out to explore the world, and has lived in various countries. She is the only person I know that has taken an Uber ride for 7 hours. That was along the coast in Mexico. She has led a full life that has included ups and downs, excitement, and lots crazy stuff, but she...

Born and raised in France, Solene has lived abroad for over 12 years - in Norway, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and Australia. Her passion for travel has also led her to visit more than 58 different countries so far.   Day-to-day, she works in diversity and inclusion as Programme Lead for Disabled Innovators for the UK's government agency for innovation, something she is reall...

Zephyr et Luna’s founder, Ambre Peyrotty, captures the essence of elopements through nature’s unique light, crafting award-winning photography that preserves each moment in its most authentic and radiant form.  With a background in travel agency and guiding, Amber brings unrivaled insight to orchestrate dream elopements, seamlessly blending exploration with exquisite imagery. So everybody out ther...

This is about Lauren, husband Jon and their dog Belka, who are living an adventurous life mixed in with a few variations of lifestyle every now and again. In Lauren's own words: "My proudest travel moments include taking a student expedition team to Ecuador. Having treated herself to a trip of the Trans-Siberian railroad for my 30th birthday, I am now looking forward to being in Japan fo...

Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, Tobago, Curacao, Bonaire, Aruba, and Dominican Republic. Culturally diverse, but each of these islands have their own history and personality. Collectively, the Travel Addict had 5 education talks to perform and in addition, by special request from a few pssengers, they wanted to hear an explanation of the rules of cricket. An abbreviated version it was to be, which i...

Autumn Carolynn recently had a goal to visit 30 countries within 30 years. Throughout her time traveling,  she kept an on-going journal of all her travels and when reaching  that goal, she created  a book called "Traveling in Wonder". It was launched in February 24th, 2024. She was a previously a flight attendant, travel agent, travel design manager, and is now a travel photographer with...

I had a speaking gig on a cruise ship around Asia for 2 weeks, so I thought I would extend it for a week before and after. Presenting to people from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australasia, and Africa was fullfilling and it was just great to be in an environment where humans from many parts of the world all got along with each other wonderfully well.  Apart from presenting some history, geography,...

Alastair Henry did something not many people would think about doing when retiring in his 60s. He did volunteer work in Bangladesh, Guyana, and Jamaica. He also did his share of backpacking around the world, an activity normally associated with the younger generation. This is a prime example of "You are never too old for adventure", which is also a title of one of my presentation topics....

Max Vanaalst and I were both invited on the brand new luxury ship Explora 1 on its inaugural visit to Caribbean from Europe. We were contracted as Luminaries, as we provided educational and enrichment talks to passengers during the 2+ week cruise around the Caribbean, visiting islands such as Barbados, Bonaire, Dominica, Curacao, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Martinique, St. Kitts and Antigua. A great s...

Wayne has been chronicling his life's adventures, grappling with personal demons, recounting moments of shame, and reflecting on his wild, at times bewildering behaviors for over three decades. Now, using the wealth of insights contained within his extensive series of journals and life experiences, he has unveiled it all to the world in his debut book, "So It Begins: Dark Dreams, Demons,...

Kelly Keefe is a multi-disciplinary artist, best-selling author, innovative leader, empowerment guide, and Reiki teacher.  She is the founder of The Heartspace, established in 2016 helping individuals and groups elevate into states of thriving.  She works deeply with the Divine Feminine/spiritual world to endlessly create uplifting experiences, creations, and teachings.  Her music is a multi-dimen...

This podacst is based on Lisa Ruoff's own personal experiences, as a single solo female traveler, within her highly unconventional life. Alaska to Cuba and Back is the story and is about leaving her little, off grid cabin in Alaska to make her way onto a sailboat off the east coast of the states, to sail around Cuba with a South African captain and the girl he met at a bar the night before. S...

For the 100th episode of the Travel Addict Podcast, I find myself listening to an inspiring story about the Gagnon family from Canada. Daughter Jordan has a very rare illness has caused her to become disabled and wheelchair bound. Nevertheless, they travel, primarily because Jordan has her own travel Bucket List. With an attitude of, "we will make it happen", they have plans to travel an...

Being a luxury 5 star resort does not mean it is always better than a 4 star resort. Here is the list of my Top 10 in no particular order.: Peninsula                                                                 Hong Kong          Mandarin oriental                                              Hong Kong          Dhara Dhevi                                                          Thailand       ...

Sonja a mapmaker, artist, and designer. For the first 26 years of her life,she lived in  4 countries while not changing her street address. You have to listen to this podcast to understand this logic. She moved to Paris 12 years ago from Serbia to complete her second master's degree in Urban Regeneration (her first was in Architecture). Paris ignited her creativity,  and for the past 8 yearss...