Travel With Meaning

Our conversation with Chef Eric Adjepong was held in front of a live audience at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute ( BUEI ) as part of Bermuda Restaurant Weeks 2020. Chef Eric was in Bermuda to cook several meals as part of Restaurant Weeks with the highlight being the Bermuda Culture and Heritage Dinner. Chef Eric talks about the special menu he planned with local chefs from  Bermy Eat...

Founded in 1806, the Gosling's brand achieved renown almost exclusively because of its distinctive dark Bermuda rum. That soon changed when Malcolm Gosling took the reins in 2003. As the seventh Gosling to steer the Bermudian family business, Malcolm brought an abiding respect for the brand heritage to the table, but he also brought a contemporary sense of marketing, business acumen and appetite f...

Christy and Aras Baskauskas -  As individuals they've both traveled the world extensively seeing it through different lens and experiences….Christy grew up in small town in Northern California and traveled the world as a very successful model and Aras grew up in Santa Monica spent time overseas as an athlete, musician, yogi  and winner of TV reality show Survivor.…..in 2013 Christy and Aras co-fou...

Tricia Huffman, aka Your Joyologist, urges you to claim your joy and own who you are every single day via her empowering social media presence, Claim it! Podcast, youtube series, affirmation based product line, daily inspiration APP and everything she does.  She is a rock and roll roadie at heart and by first career who specializes on working with those in the public eye to keep them in integrity...

Hunter Jones: I'm a 24-year-old professional surfer, news personality, video editor & model from Los Angeles, California. I've been fortunate enough to have been able to travel the world and surf some of the best waves on the planet and experience new cultures. From a young age, I loved being creative and found video editing and producing as a passion. My love for surfing and editing really fell h...

From BC: I grew up in Denver, Colorado and I love anything to do with adventure, outdoors, and story telling.  I've been extremely fortunate to spend the past 11 years (since 2008) traveling the world with non-profit organizations, helping share and tell their stories through film and awareness. I've also spent that time taking hundreds of college and high school age students on trips to teach the...

Welcome to Episode 30 of the podcast. This is going to be a solo-cast episode. I'm honestly still amazed and beyond grateful to make it to episode 30! Huge thank you to all who have supported this endeavor and shared feedback along the way. Many more awesome podcast conversations coming up with truly extraordinary guests. This episode is actually recorded in the back on the Travellers Autobarn cam...

Owner and Executive Chef Gio Osso captures the daily dynamism of authentic Mediterranean cooking at Virtú Honest Craft , located in Scottsdale, AZ's Bespoke Inn. Among the laidback, coastal villa-vibe of his restaurant, Osso creates a menu that changes multiple times a week, highlighting the best ingredients sourced seasonally from across the country and around the world. "I like big, bold flavors...

Born and raised in  Mechanicsville, Virginia , Jason is a  singer-songwriter  who first came to prominence in the San Diego coffee shop scene in 2000. In 2002 he released his debut studio album,  Waiting for My Rocket to Come , which contained the hit single " The Remedy (I Won't Worry) ". With the release of his second album,  Mr. A-Z , in 2005, Mraz achieved major commercial success. The album p...

Chris Burkard is an accomplished explorer, photographer, creative director, speaker, and author. Traveling throughout the year to pursue the farthest expanses of Earth, Burkard works to capture stories that inspire humans to consider their relationship with nature, while promoting the preservation of wild places everywhere. Layered by outdoor, travel, adventure, surf, and lifestyle subjects, Burka...

California born   and bred , Kassia Meador began surfing at age 14. by 17-years-old, Kassia was a sponsored pro-longboarder, traveling the world and competing in surf events globally. Known for her  graceful surf style , Kassia was crowned the "queen of noseriding" by the New York Times and in 2011 ranked 2nd on the WSL women's longboard tour. Throughout her 17-year career as a competitive sponsor...

Reef McIntosh  - Big Wave Surfer    In this episode we sit down with Big Wave Surfer and Pipeline legend Reef McIntosh.   Growing up in Kauai, Hawaii, Reef was destined for a life in the ocean. I mean just his name alone…but the journey wasn't always easy.  Reef shares intimately of his early surf trips to the North Shore, Fiji and Tahiti.  These are all places Reef dreamed about as a young grom....

Hi! My name is April, nice to meet cha! I was born in the 80's. I moved around a lot in my earlier years. No, I wasn't a military brat. We moved a lot partially because of my father's work and partially because he was an explorer like me. I just say I'm from Louisiana and Alabama because that is where my roots come from and most of my family still lives there. We moved away from Alabama when I was...

Masekela was born in Los Angeles, the son of a  Haitian  mother and South African jazz musician  Hugh Masekela .  Masekela is also the older half-brother of  Survivor: Cook Islands  contestant Nathan Gonzalez. He was raised in  Staten Island ,  New York  in the same class with rapper  Method Man  and  Carlsbad, California , where he attended  Carlsbad High School . Masekela is the co-founder of Be...

I'm originally from a suburban town in Connecticut. Growing up, I was not outdoorsy. I didn't know anyone who traveled regularly. I didn't have a role model who was exploring the world. But throughout school, I had a curiosity about the world that would not go away. I wanted to travel and explore, meet people from other countries who had a different life experience than mine. I picked up my first...

In 2013, Ruben Rojas traded in his suit for a paint brush and began transforming blank walls into unique, empowering messages that today are uplifting communities and challenging the public to create new dialogues. As an artist, muralist and activist, Ruben's mission is to ignite creativity and inspire others to see the world through the lens of love.   By using the urban landscape as his canvas,...

Celebrity fitness model, Lauren Abraham, is a nationally recognized TV host & live event MC specializing in travel, health, fitness, red carpet events, and action sports. She has over 10 years of ongoing hosting experience with networks such as ESPN, FSN, NBC, and the like. As one of the most influential fitness personalities in the industry, she has been signed as the video creator and host for a...

Ben Higgins is best known from season 20 of ABC's hit series, "The Bachelor," where he opened himself up to millions of viewers, giving them the chance to truly get to know him. The opportunity ultimately led to an enhanced platform that he now uses to share what he is most passionate about with others – his faith, his hope for humanity and his love of sports. Born and raised in Winona Lake, IN, B...

This is a solo cast episode where Founder of Travel With Meaning, Mike Schibel shares about his yearly family summer reunion at their cabin in Northern Minnesota. Mike gets real and personal with his experience and why this year's trip was so different than any other before.  We'll also hear some of Mike's thoughts and wisdom around making choices while being on the open road and the mindset of a...

Jesse Billauer (born February 24, 1979) is a well-known surfer from Pacific Palisades, California. Billauer suffered an accident at the age of 17 on March 25, 1996, hitting his head on a shallow sandbar after being knocked off his surfboard by a wave. The force broke his neck, severing his spinal cord at the C6 level and instantly rendered him a quadriplegic. Billauer was told by doctors that he w...

"I'm a US based travel expert and spend my time teaching people how to travel well, smart and often. I'm passionate about good travel and helping people save time & money. I often say that travel is my Ph. D in life because it has taught me so much about myself, other people and the world. In turn, travel is good for the world. I believe that travel has never been easier and that everyone can achi...

Richard Bangs is co-founder and Chief Adventure Officer of   http://www. Steller.co   Richard Bangs has been a pioneer in travel, digital media, e-commerce, and other frontiers.   In the early 90s Richard produced the first internet travel site http://www.mtsobek.com, the first travel CD ROM (The Adventure Disc), and the first virtual expeditions http://www.terra-quest.com.   He was founder and ed...

Destined to shine, her bright personality, experience, and sunny disposition led Angela to break boundaries in the world of sports and media as the first Asian-American female sportscaster to appear on ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, Tennis Channel, Fox Sports and NBC to name a few.  During the time Angela hosted the " YAHOO! SPORTS MINUTE ", it became the longest running and #1 daily sports show online, won...

David has been working at the edge of sustainability and the forefront of regenerative architecture for over 35 years. As a systems thinker, he engages a variety of fields through design and believes in expanding the conceptual limits of architecture. Throughout his career, David has connected the art of building with responsible stewardship of the Earth. A LEED accredited professional, he serves...

Welcome to the first official solocast of the Travel With Meaning podcast. I've been enjoying bringing you conversations with interesting guests sharing travel stories and don't worry we have three more interviews coming up with David Hertz, Angela Sun and Richard Bangs to close out season one. As I promised in the intro episode I was going to share some of my travels throughout the year and how t...