Travel Matters

Welcome to Travel Matters and the first episode of 2023. This one was also recorded at TBEX Asia in Phuket, Thailand. Meet Kyle Jennermann, a Canadian national who found himself falling in love with the Philippines and its people. He calls himself "Kulas", a nickname he was given several years ago by one of the people he met on one of his trips there. He decided to introduce the Philippines to the...

Welcome to the Christmas episode of Travel Matters, also recorded at TBEX Asia in Phuket, Thailand. In this one Tomiko is sitting in for Rick in the interview with Indonesian travel blogger and author Trinity Traveler aka "The Naked Traveler". Trinity is Indonesia's leading travel writer, author of 15 best-selling books incl . T he N aked T raveler series and a blogger since 2005. She's had such a...

Time to kick off the episodes recorded at TBEX Asia in Phuket, Thailand. And we start with the men of the hour, Conference Directors Shane Dallas and Anton Diaz. Hear about the biggest TBEX of the year and what was so unique about it. You can also hear a bit about some of the upcoming guests. This episode of Travel Matters was recorded at TBEX Asia in Phuket, Thailand, and hosted by TBEX CEO Rick...

In this episode, Rick speaks with travel blogger and Airbnb expert Toby Doré about connecting travel influencers to short-term rental hosts. His blog is The Cajun Traveler , and he's on Instagram as @TheCajunTraveler . We also meet Nicole from Explore Houma , Louisiana. Just 55 miles from New Orleans, Louisiana's Bayou Country contains over 2500 sq. miles of mysterious swamps and vast wetlands.  T...

In this episode, Rick speaks with Frederic Aouad from Stay22 and Allie Eggert Visit Billings . If you're interested in working with Visit Billings at alyson@visitbillings.com . This episode of Travel Matters was recorded at TBEX Lafayette and hosted by TBEX CEO Rick Calvert.

In this episode, Rick speaks with Shelia Scarborough from Tourism Currents and Dianne McNamara from Go RVing . If you're a content creator and would like to work with Go RVing, you can reach out to christy@fireituppr.com This episode of Travel Matters was recorded at TBEX Lafayette and hosted by TBEX CEO Rick Calvert and The Radio Vagabond , Palle Bo.

In this episode, Rick speaks with Vivian TrovaTrip and Susan Melton from Janesville, Wisconsin . This episode of Travel Matters was recorded at TBEX Lafayette and hosted by TBEX CEO Rick Calvert and The Radio Vagabond , Palle Bo.

In this episode, Rick speaks with Sven and Rene from Tripello . Tripello does Travel in a new and different way, it's a platform that can get you up to 60% discount hotel rooms. Also, they have an affiliate program that might interest you. He also has an interesting conversation with the closing keynote speaker, Gerald Gruenig. He's a local TV host in Lafayette but now also very active on social m...

In this episode, Rick speaks with his homeboy San Diego Travel Host Jay Jay Maniquis from the YouTube channel, Jaycation , and TBEX Conference Director for North America Tim Leffel. Tim is a veteran  travel writer  who has dispatched articles from five continents. He is an author of multiple books, editor of Perceptive Travel, and a long time travel  blogger . His company,  Al Centro Media , produ...

In this first episode from TBEX North America in Lafayette, 2022, Rick speaks with Radio host and culinary personality Jay Ducote and Ines Boutamagia from SafetyWing . Not only does SafetyWing have Nomad Insurance, but they also plan to build a country on the internet, calling it Plumania . This episode of Travel Matters is hosted by TBEX CEO Rick Calvert and The Radio Vagabond , Palle Bo.

A vagabond is a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home. Our guest today is the bestselling author of the widely celebrated Vagabonding. Now, Rolf Potts has written a new book called " The Vagabond's Way " This book is a bit different, containing 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel. We're super excited to have him on the show today. This episode of T...

In this episode, we will tell you when and where the next TBEX Europe is taking place. Also, a few more details about TBEX North America in Lafayette and TBEX Asia in Phuket, Thailand . This episode of Travel Matters is hosted by TBEX CEO Rick Calvert and The Radio Vagabond , Palle Bo.

In this episode, we speak with Anton Diaz from Our Awesome Planet and Max Hartshorne from GoNOMAD . This episode of Travel Matters was recorded at TBEX Europe in Marbella, Spain and hosted by TBEX CEO Rick Calvert and The Radio Vagabond , Palle Bo.

In this episode we speak with Fierita Catalano about how he livestreams wherever he goes – to a huge following. Fierita is the winner of the 2021 MoJo Travel Journalism prize from Agencia EFE, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and Vueling. Fierita Catalano went from a 20-year career in mainstream television in Argentina (that included hosting game shows and a sports broadcaster) and shifted to an in...

In this episode we speak with Francis Tapon who is an extreme traveler. He spent five years visiting every country in Africa – and climbing the highest mountain in each country. Now he's writing a book about that journey. You can see more about him on ftapon.com and follow him as ftapon on social media. We also have Michael Collins from TravelMedia.ie back for a conversation about social media. Th...

Rachel Heller of Rachel's Ruminations and Shobha George of JustGoPlacesBlog did a session called Promoting Responsible Tourism in Content Creation at TBEX Europe in Marbella, Spain. This is a big, important, and interesting topic that we had to have a conversation about. We're four people in this week's Travel Matters and more or less four different opinions. And you might not agree with any of us...

In this episode we first talk about Rick leaving California after having lived there his whole life. He and his family are moving to Utah. Before two interesting interviews from TBEX Spain, he tells us how that happened. Then we speak to Fuse who comes from a background of teaching SEO to photographers as she has been a photographer for a decade. Now she's the first and (according to Rick) only TB...

Leo Long is a travel writer from China and a first timer at TBEX. Hear what he thinks about being here just a few hours into TBEX Europe in Marbella, Spain. In this episode we also talk to Kerwin McKenzie. Kerwin is originally from Jamaica, and is an ex-airline employee who is now a travel content creator, author, and public speaker. He's worked in various capacities at four U.S.-based airlines fo...

We're just hours away from TBEX Europe in Marbella, Spain. We have The Travel Camel, Shane Dallas, Conference Director for TBEX Europe, as a special co-host as we talk about what to expect the next two days – and much more. This episode of Travel Matters recorded at TBEX Europe in Marbella, Spain and hosted by TBEX CEO, Rick Calvert and The Radio Vagabond , Palle Bo.

In this last episode recorded at TBEX North America in Tri-Cities, WA, we speak with Candy Krajangsri from Amazing Thailand . Candy is working at their Los Angeles office, and we talk about what to expect when we go to TBEX Asia in Phuket in November. Then we're also joined by our good friend Michael Collins from TravelMedia.ie – a full - service public relations, marketing, events, communications...

In this week's episode, we have a conversation with Jen Ruiz from Jen on a Jet Plane about how we as travel content creators should use TikTok. And then Rick Calvert also shares some of the highlights for the upcoming TBEX Europe happening in Marbella, Spain next week. This episode of Travel Matters was recorded at TBEX North America in Tri-Cities and hosted by TBEX CEO, Rick Calvert and The Radio...

In this week's episode we first have a conversation with Christopher Mitchell   and Jeremy Jones . Together they cofounded the blogging newsletter, This Week in Blogging . Chris is a travel content creator and runs sites and brands such as T raveling M itch and Ultimate Ontario, and communities such as the Toronto Blogger Collective. Jeremy also runs several blogs on the topics of travel, Pittsbur...

Welcome to another episode of Travel Matters recorded at TBEX North America in Tri-Cities. We have a conversation with Juliana Broste aka Traveling Jules , a filmmaker and YouTuber who gave a session with tips on how to improve your travel videos. Jules is an 11-time Heartland Emmy award winning Travel Video Journalist, a producer, shooter, writer, editor and host.  She also share s inspiration an...

This episode is recorded at TBEX North America in Tri-Cities. We have a conversation with Ron Williams from the Tri-Cities area about what they have to offer and tourism in Washington State. Also, we talk a bit about what it means to be part of a FAM Trip after a TBEX.

The first TBEX conference since the pandemic changed everything was taking place in Tri-Cities in April.  At the conference, Palle Bo talked to a few first-timers, and after that, he and Rick Calvert spoke to one of the Conference Directors, Tomiko Harvey.