Travel Tales with Mike Siegel

Today's guest is Daniel Pierson, the man behind travel site Bolt Collective. Bolt crafts custom group itineraries for its members, and Daniel shares what he's learned traveling around the world and why he wanted to create a different kind of tour company. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network...

We're joined by Chad Uddstrom, the man behind the popular Instagram site @TheBroAbroad. Chad shares his Tales of how he went from just a regular hockey-loving kid from Pittsburgh to a celebrity in his adopted country of Paraguay. Also shares great South America travel tips. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyas...

Alex Person is a young man of many talents: photographer, shoe designer, digital marketer, but most of all, traveler! Growing up in Franklin, TN, Alex didn't get too many opportunities to see the world. Man, has he ever made up for it! Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings togeth...

Jen Ruiz was a lawyer by training, who decided to start her own travel blog, and JenOnAJetPlane.com was born! Jen checks in from her home in Naples, FL to share her Tales of how she got started, writing books, finding love on the road, and more! Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that bri...

Jason Cochran has been a travel authority and consumer expert for 20 years, starting in 1998 when, on a two-year round-the-world backpacking trip, he created one of the first regular travel blogs in the industry. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of  Frommers.com  and co-host of the weekly Frommer Travel Show, broadcast on WABC out of New York City. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all...

Direct from Sydney, Australia! Phil Sylvester of World Nomads checks in to talk about travel insurance: why you need it, why you don't, what is covers, and what were some of the strangest claims they've ever received. He also gives great Australia travel tips! Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Ne...

Rollie Peterkin was a wrestler through college, and took a cushy job on Wall St to start his career. But a chance encounter led him to Peru, where he became a professional MMA fighter. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find a...

Brandon Pearce of PearceOnEarth.com checks in from Mexico to share his story of raising a family of three daughters while traveling the world. Inspiring! Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around...

Bonus episode! While on a recent trip to Losinj, Croatia, I chatted with local doctor Anamarija Margan Sulc about the beautiful island's history as a wellness and healing retreat. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of...

In her 30+ years of working for Croatia Tourism, Nena Komarica has seen her native country go from rarely-visited part of communist Yugoslavia to one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. Recorded live at the Bellevue Hotel on the island of Losinj, Croatia. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape...

Prost! We call Hamburg, Germany to check in with travel blogger Christian Vollmert of VolleOnTour.com to find out what drives him and how he makes money to pay for his trips around the world. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can...

With a name like AirMule, it's got to be on the level, right? Turns out, yes it is! Jared Schwitzke talks about his air courier company that pays passengers to bring packages to China and back. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You c...

Travel pro Angel Castellanos shares his story of how he built his brand, gives travel tips, and tells us where the hot places to go in 2018. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at...

Mike calls time on a 2017 full of changes and looks ahead to 2018. Thank you, Listeners! Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising...

Engineer-turned-Author Bassam Tarazi was at a crossroads in his life, when he decided to join with two friends and take part in the Mongol Rally road race across Europe. The monthlong journey gave him renewed focus and inspired a new book as well. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that b...

Author and Life Coach Katrina McGhee stops by to talk about the trip that changed her career direction and reset her goals in life. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape...

Krystal Kelly is a California girl determined to see the world on the back of a horse. She's a certified horse trainer, riding coach, polo player and endurance rider who's lived in over a dozen countries and now resides in England. And did we mention she's also a yoga instructor and drove the Mongol rally solo over 72 days? Great Tales! Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel...

Traveling through Europe in late September, I met up with my longtime friend Jenee in the Algarve coast of Portugal. An LA native and former comedian, she now makes her home in Phoenix and travels the world by renting her home out on Air BnB. Recorded in Albufeira, Portugal. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voya...

How did a nice Texas gal end up running a small hotel on a Greek Island? Good question! That's just what I asked Lou Ann Loveday when I stayed at her lovely hotel, La Selini, on the island of Paros, Greece. Hear Lou Ann's Tales of making her way to Europe by way of Canada, what it's like to run a business in a foreign land, and some Greece travel tips from an insider. Mentioned in this episode: Ch...

While riding the Rocky Mountaineer train in April, I spoke with my fellow brand amabassadors about the RM experience from their varied backgrounds. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the wo...

Apple executive, travel lover, and rock music uberfan Frank Biernat sat down for a rooftop interview on the Venice Beach boardwalk to discuss growing up in a changing Germany, his current life in Switzerland, and what America looks like from the outside. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network,...

Returning guest Pilar Alessandra shares her Tales of teaching screenwriting in Colombia, China, South Africa, and more! Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you...

Valerie and Jessi had enough of the rat race in San Francisco, so they took off in a used truck pulling a 15-ft teardrop camper and hit the road for good, touring around the US and Canada. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can fi...

Performance artist/teacher Eric Trules, host of the "E-Travels with E. Trules" podcast, shares his Tales of embarking on an alternative lifestyle in the 60's, and what the adventurous life has taught him Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podca...

Author, TV host, and Philanthropist Leon Logothetis shares Tales of how he went from a soul-crushing job to traveling the world solely on the kindness of strangers. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts f...