Best Kumano Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 49: Ocean to Lake Trail 1:00:47

2h ago1:00:47

1:00:47

Listener and experienced Florida hiker Richie Mulligan (aka Pecky Bird) joins Jeremy to talk about his hike with his father on the Ocean to Lake Trail in Southern Florida. This amazing hike from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Okeechobee takes hikers through a wide variety of Southern Florida's diverse habitats. And of course there are alligators. Also …

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Bikepacking and Bike Touring Adventures 24:11

9d ago24:11

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Bikepacking and Bike Touring Adventures Today we discuss bike packing and bike touring (and the difference between the two). We'll cover: The difference between bike packing and bike touring Panniers versus bike bags for carrying your gear What kind of bags you'll need The six main cross country USA bike trails Rails to Trails - over 25,000 miles o…

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Boat and Bike from Venice to Mantua 8 Day Cycling Adventure 34:20

23d ago34:20

34:20

Boat and Bike from Venice to Mantua 8 Day Cycling Adventure What a fantastic way to explore Venice and the Italian countryside : by bike AND boat! On today's show, we learn about a super fun and affordable way to explore one of Europe's most popular countries, but since we are traveling different that the other tourists, we are usually away from th…

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Ep. 48: Everest Base Camp 1:45:59

1M ago1:45:59

1:45:59

Listener Wade Tonkin and comedian Sean Keane join Jeremy to talk about their treks to Everest Base Camp. This amazing trek in Nepal takes hikers high in the Himalayas to the base camp where climbers get ready to ascend the tallest mountain on earth. Wade tells about his inspiring story of getting fit for this difficult trek and Sean tells us about …

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Boat and Bike Provence - Camargue France 37:59

1M ago37:59

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8 Day Boat and Bike Tour of Provence - Carmargue France Today we head to one of the most beautiful and popular regions of France, yet away from the busy crowds in the south of France. We are heading to Provence and the Camargue region, on an 8 day boat and bike tour where we will visit fortresses and Roman ruins, enjoy local wines and cycle past vi…

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Seasoned Traveler Insights with Mollie of Stay In Good Company 1:06:38

2M ago1:06:38

1:06:38

Seasoned Traveler Insights with Mollie of Stay In Good Company Kit was interviewed by host, Mollie, on the popular travel podcast, Stay In Good Company. In this episode, we share the entire episode, which also features Mollie's other well traveled guest's insights about travel, including slow travel and some of the fun and unusual lodging they've e…

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Ep. 47: Via Transilvanica 1:28:48

2M ago1:28:48

1:28:48

Listener Veronica McGee joins Jeremy to talk about her several adventures on the Via Transilvanica, a new 1,400 kilometer trail that crosses a huge swath of Romania, in Eastern Europe. The trail brings hikers through small mountain villages where they'll stay in local homes and eat home-cooked meals. The trail traverses Transylvania, and includes m…

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Trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal : An Adventure For Regular Hikers (who train!) 52:52

2M ago52:52

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Trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal : An Adventure For Regular Hikers (who train!) Looking for a superb challenge, surrounded by majestic beauty and a unique culture? Consider trekking to Everest Base Camp(EBC)! You hike on the same path as the folks who are attempting to climb Mount Everest, ending at EBC, the last village before their final climb.…

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Costa Rica Camino Long Distance Coast to Coast Hike with Home Stays : Part II 31:46

3M ago31:46

31:46

Guided Costa Rica Camino with Homestays and Daily Luggage Transfer PART II: Join us as we continue our 175 mile/280 km Costa Rica Camino where, over 16 days, you walk from the Caribbean to the Pacific Ocean, across the entire country (indeed the continent and over the continental divide!). You'll experience an array of ecosystems and see wildlife a…

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Ep. 46: Uinta Highline Trail 1:40:45

3M ago1:40:45

1:40:45

Listener and photographer Christian Paul joins Jeremy to talk about his epic adventure on the Uinta Highline Trail. This amazing long-distance trail traverses the highest mountain range in Utah. The trail crosses several high mountain passes and gives the hiker views of glaciated landscapes dotted with alpine lakes brimming with trout. And Christia…

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Costa Rica Camino Long Distance Coast to Coast Hike with Home Stays : Part I 50:59

3M ago50:59

50:59

Guided Costa Rica Camino with Homestays and Daily Luggage Transfer PART I: Join us as we discuss the new 175 mile/280 km Costa Rica Camino where, over 16 days, you walk from the Caribbean to the Pacific Ocean, across the entire country (indeed the continent and over the continental divide!). You'll experience an array of ecosystems and see wildlife…

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026 Europe’s GR5 from the North Sea to the Mediterranean with Kathy Elkind and the Zero to Travel podcast 1:06:58

4M ago1:06:58

1:06:58

The GR5 (Grand Randonnee Cinq) is a 1400 mile/2300km trail in Europe from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, crossing The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and France. It is a part of the longer E2 European E-Route, and its most famous section is theGrandes Traversee des Alpes, which runs 400-500 miles/ 650-800km along French-Italian …

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Patagonia Part II: Hike, Bike and Kayak Argentina and Chile 33:52

4M ago33:52

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Patagonia Part II: Hike, Bike and Kayak Argentina and Chile In this Part II of our Patagonia adventure, we begin at the end of our W-Trek at Lake Grey, where we switch our hiking gear for sea kayaks, and venture out in this beautiful lake to kayak around icebergs and glaciers. We then move to the other side of Patagonia, from Chile now on to Argent…

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Patagonia Part I: Hike the W Trek in Argentina 36:06

4M ago36:06

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Patagonia Part I: Hike the W Trek in Argentina Patagonia ranks in my Top 3 of the ‘Most Beautiful Places’ I’ve seen (and I’ve been to 50 countries and all seven continents). The rugged granite mountains are often snow capped in glaciers lit up by the sun. Those same glaciers have turned its many lakes into stunning milky blue and teal oasis that de…

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Ep. 45: Art Loeb Trail 1:03:59

5M ago1:03:59

1:03:59

Listener Dane Schuckman joins Jeremy to talk about Dane's hike of the Art Loeb trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Dane takes us through this multi-day hike along ridges and over peaks in the wild high country of this part of North Carolina. And Jeremy tells the story of Art Loeb, the man behind the name of this rugged and …

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Galapagos Adventures: Go Independent or on a Group Tour? Part II 29:12

5M ago29:12

29:12

Hike and Snorkel Adventures in the Galapagos Islands: Part II Learn all about visiting the Galapagos Islands and where to hike and snorkel. We discuss what you can see and do, and in particular, we also talk about whether you should visit independently or go with an adventure tour company? We discuss the pros and cons of both options in this two pa…

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Rafting the Grand Canyon Revisited 41:06

5M ago41:06

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The Grand Canyon is the United States' 15th national park and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is also considered one of the Great Wonders of the World. Ontario-based climber Mike Grainger talks about his experience whitewater rafting on the Colorado River. He also gets to hike on the trip, and shares how a hybrid trip allows for couples and fam…

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Hike and Snorkel Adventures in the Galapagos Islands: Part I 47:01

5M ago47:01

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Hike and Snorkel Adventures in the Galapagos Islands: Part I Learn all about visiting the Galapagos Islands. We discuss what you can see and do. We also talk about whether you should visit independently or go with an adventure tour company? We discuss the pros and cons of both options in this two part series. Kit visits San Cristobal, Isabella and …

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Explore Ireland by Horseback! Galway and Clare Multi Day Trail Ride 51:03

6M ago51:03

51:03

Explore Ireland by Horseback! Galway and Clare Multi Day Trail Ride Choose a 5 or 7 night magical exploration of the Emerald Isle by horseback! You'll be riding 5-7 hours per day, as you explore ancient ruins, the Cliffs of Moher, stunning forests and sheep dotted pastures. Stay in a delightful 300 year old restored farmhouse and down in the villag…

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Ep. 44: Camino de Santiago 1:12:15

6M ago1:12:15

1:12:15

Author Suzanne Roberts joins Jeremy to talk about her hike in Spain on the Camino de Santiago. In fact, Suzanne hiked more than one of the Caminos to Santiago de Compostela. And Jeremy recounts the interesting history and legend of the Camino de Santiago. Also, Suzanne talks about the new edition of her book, Almost Somewhere, about her first thru …

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30 Best Travel Podcasts for 2024 18:35

6M ago18:35

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30 Best Travel Podcasts for 2024 My popular annual list of the best travel podcasts to check out for 2024. There are eighteen new shows on this year's list of the top travel podcasts to listen to in the new year. COMPLETE SHOW NOTES Get the complete list with active links HERE Get FREE Travel Planners for ATA adventures (and each month you will get…

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Improving Resilience and Grit 58:25

7M ago58:25

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Improving Resilience and Grit Adventures can be unpredictable at times. One thing you'll definitely need whenever you go on an adventure is grit. Toss in some fortitude and resilience, too! Fortunately, grit is a skill you can learn. On today's show, we dive deep into ways that we can improve our own resilience. This is an encore presentation of an…

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Grit and Resilience : One Woman's Story 49:59

7M ago49:59

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Grit and Resilience : One Woman's Story Eva Simons 'Embraces the Suck' After a Tragic Mauling to Reboot Her Life Sometimes life punches you in the face and your dreams shatter. That's what happened to my friend Eva one afternoon last year. Eva shows true grit and fortitude. Her inspirational story will encourage you to embrace the suck when life th…

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025 Japan’s Michinoku Coastal Trail with Christine Thuermer 1:32:37

7M ago1:32:37

1:32:37

The Michinoku Coastal Trail (MCT) is a newly-created long distancetrail on Honshu’s northeast coast in Japan. It has immediatelybecome one of Christine’s favorites among all of the trails she hasever hiked, and gave her many new experiences. The MCT’s 1000+ KMcan be thru-hiked, but frequent access to train lines and towns alsomake logistics extreme…

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Ep. 43: Yorkshire Wolds Way 1:03:03

7M ago1:03:03

1:03:03

Listener Mimi Cortes joins Jeremy to talk about her thru hike of the little-known Yorkshire Wolds Way in England. Mimi tells Jeremy about the wonderful medieval towns and beautiful countryside that hikers experience on this week-long adventure. And we learn about one of England's most famous outlaws who, in the 1730s, frequented one of the inns alo…

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024 Exciting Multihulls for Adventure Races with Vlad 1:24:39

7M ago1:24:39

1:24:39

In March 2023, Vladimir Eremeev accomplished a great feat: he was the first person to ever complete the Everglades Challenge in a Pacific Proa, which he designed and built himself. A Pacific Proa has no bow, and uses different concepts to sail than any other boat. Vlad has a history of accomplishing great things in unorthodox boats. Join us as he e…

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Avoiding Crowds on the El Camino : The First Stages of the French Way 40:04

7M ago40:04

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Avoid Crowds on the El Camino de Compostella There are three ways to avoid the crowds when doing the El Camino: avoid peak season, avoid the busiest routes, avoid the last 100 km into Santiago. Today's guest, David, chose a great way by walking the first two stages of the most popular route, the French Way, but instead of the last 100 km/60 miles l…

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25 Affordable Travel Gifts They'll Actually Want 32:51

8M ago32:51

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25 Affordable Travel Gifts They'll Actually Want You are sure to find a great travel gift for your loved ones (and even yourself:) on today's show! Discover 25 terrific gifts for under $60 - most $30 and under: Travel Gifts for Comfort Travel Gifts for Convenience Travel Treats and Little Luxuries Travel Gifts for Safety Armchair Travel Gifts Link …

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023 Japan’s Kumano Kodo: The Kohechi with Matt and Chris 51:31

8M ago51:31

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Japan’s Kumano Kodo is a 1300-year-old network of sacred pilgrimage routes through remote mountains and along a beautiful coastline. The Kumano Kodo’s sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the Kii Mountain Range are registered with UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The Kohechi is the second most remote and most difficult of the Kumano Kodo’s routes.…

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Advice for doing an El Camino These Days plus my Primitivo Camino 35:52

9M ago35:52

35:52

Advice for doing an El Camino These Days plus my Primitivo Camino The El Camino is SUPER popular these days and is on many adventurer's wish list. Get important tips for avoiding crowds to ensure that YOU have a 'Buen Camino (Good Camino)" on this popular bucket list adventure. In addition to helpful insights on planning your El Camino, you will al…

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Ep. 42: Trans-Catalina Trail 1:14:10

9M ago1:14:10

1:14:10

Listeners Rachel and Beth Irvine join Jeremy to talk about their hike on the Trans-Catalina Trail across the length of Santa Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California. And learn about the island's unlikely history, which includes baseball spring training, the first movie theater for talking motion pictures, and bison! Listener David Poir…

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England's Coast to Coast Path : Walking Holiday 29:19

9M ago29:19

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England's Coast to Coast Walking Holiday Spend your holiday walking the UK's epic Coast to Coast path from Saint Bees to Robin Hoods Bay! You can walk one or both sections of this 180 mile/300 km trail (the mid-point is Kirby Stephen). Take a self-guided tour where your luggage is moved daily and all logistics are arranged for you with my affiliate…

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Boat and Bike Tour non-Touristy Greek Islands 40:59

9M ago40:59

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Boat and Bike Tour of the Cyclades and Saronic Islands of Greece Explore a less touristy and more authentic part of Greece on this week long boat and bike tour departing from Athens. Each day, you visit a different island and bike about a half day (e-Bikes available and recommended!). The rest of the time you are exploring charming Greek villages a…

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Ep. 41: Laugavegur Trail 1:23:13

10M ago1:23:13

1:23:13

Author Nadine Slavinski joins Jeremy to talk about her hike of the Laugavegur Trail in Iceland. This four-day adventure crosses a wide variety of beautiful terrain, including volcanic landscapes, glaciers, and verdant valleys. And learn about one of Iceland's most interesting sagas, a wild tale of revenge and murder. Nadine's website where you can …

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Hike the Israel National Trail - Long Distance Hiking 1:01:10

10M ago1:01:10

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Hike Israel's National Trail! Kit interviews Malia, who backpacked the entire 680 mile/1100 km Israel National Trail from Golan Heights to Eliat, via the Dead Sea, Jerusalem and Masada. On this magnificient long distance trail, that takes 45-60 takes to thru hike (60% of folks section hike it), you get a chance to experience Israel's beautiful moun…

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You Did It! Listener Stories 37:31

10M ago37:31

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YOU Did It!!! Listener Adventure Stories Today we start a new segment on the show featuring folks like you and me, who got inspired to step outside of their comfort zone and took on an adventure. While in the future, these will be shorter segments added to the regular show, I thought we'd start off with this incredible story of Sally, who thought s…

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Ep. 40: Bruce Trail 1:21:05

11M ago1:21:05

1:21:05

Writer Elisha Rubacha of the blog Elisha Hikes joins Jeremy to talk about her thru hike of the Bruce Trail, Canada's oldest and longest marked footpath, which traverses the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario. With the help of some very generous trail angels, Elisha and her mother hiked the entire route of over 900 kilometers spending each night in their…

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Independent Travel Tips plus the Balkans 59:17

11M ago59:17

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Independent Travel Tips plus the Balkans Kit discusses her fall and winter exploration of the fascinating, beautiful and incredibly complicated Balkan region. In addition to some of her much loved travel tips, she shares impressions and experiences in Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Albania. If you think , "Balkans = War/No …

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Peru Adventures : Humantay, Palccoyo, Huacachina, Uyuni Salt Flats and more! 35:24

12M ago35:24

35:24

In this Part II of my Peru adventures, we finish up our adventure travel tour with my affiliate, Active Adventures (exclusive listener promo code ATA200 to save $200 off ANY of Active Adventures epic worldwide tours!), and then my sister Terry and I head off on our own to explore other exciting places in southern Peru and Bolivia, including: Climb …

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Ep. 39: Shenandoah on the AT 1:03:48

12M ago1:03:48

1:03:48

Listener Steph Lancaster joins Jeremy to talk about her hut-to-hut hike on the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park. This unique segment of the AT allows hikers to stay in lodges each night as they hike through a portion of Shenandoah National Park on America's most famous long-distance trail. An article about this hike: https://appalachia…

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Trek Machu Picchu and Hike and Bike the Sacred Valley of Peru 34:53

12M ago34:53

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Trek Machu Picchu plus Hike and Bike the Sacred Valley of Peru Join Kit as she describes her hiking adventure with her sister Terry. On this first part of their month long Peruvian and Bolivian adventure, they tackle a Bucket List adventure: trekking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. They also hike and bike the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and visit m…

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The Power of Yes 30:57

1y ago30:57

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The Power of 'Yes' On today's special episode, we discuss the Power of Yes, and why saying 'yes' to opportunities that excite you, intrigue you and maybe even make you a bit nervous, can enhance your life and open up even more fantastic opportunities in the future. We talk about about when to say 'no' using Derek Sivers's philosophy of, "If it's no…

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022b 2023 Summer Hiatus 1:10

1y ago1:10

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The Trails Around the World podcast will be on hiatus this summer. I am already working on new episodes, and I will return in the Fall.

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Building Your Bucket List 52:13

1y ago52:13

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Bucket List Builder Building a Bucket List is a great way to help make sure you achieve your life's dreams. For some, it may mean climbing Kilimanjaro. Others may want to see the cherry blossoms in Japan. In today's fast paced world, it is easy to let your life and thus your years slip away without you doing those things you most want. Our guest on…

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Austria Hike, Bike and Paddle Adventure 39:34

1y ago39:34

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Austria Hike, Bike and Paddle Adventure Hike, bike and paddle your way as you explore the Austrian alps in this active adventure holiday. This is a fantastic adventure if you want to be active but don't want it to be so hard core. It's also a great 'tester' holiday to see if you like adventure travel, or for multi-generational travel where not ever…

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Ep. 38: Waitukubuli Trail 1:13:49

1y ago1:13:49

1:13:49

Listener Angela Kaplar joins Jeremy to talk about her thru hike of the Waitukubuli Trail on the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. This trail of more than 100 miles traverses mountainous, dense, tropical jungle and crosses the entire island. Angela and Jeremy also discuss some of the interesting flora and fauna of Dominica, as well as its welcomi…

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Banff Canada : Hike, Bike and Paddle Adventure 37:22

1y ago37:22

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Have an amazing vacation in Banff Canada! Hike, bike, and paddle in one of Canada’s most scenic destinations. Soak in a hot tub while you watch the incredible night sky! Learn tips from a local on this podcast episode, download the FREE Banff Travel Planner and get more information and see pics on the website. We cover: When to visit Banff How to g…

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Greenland Expedition: Hike and Kayak the World's Largest Wilderness Fjord System 33:48

1y ago33:48

33:48

Sail the East Coast Fjords of Greenland Come explore the rarely visited East Coast of Greenland for a unique polar experience! While sailing through the world's largest fjord system, you will get to explore the epic grandeur by foot and kayak, so you can get up close to the amazing landscape filled with mountains, glaciers, icebergs and maybe even …

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S3:E10 Carrying Pilgrim Prayers on my Camino to the Tomb of St. Peter 39:40

1y ago39:40

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Nearly 70 pilgrims and families asked me to pray on their behalf at cathedrals and places of natural beauty throughout Italy during my Via Francigena pilgrimage to Rome. Born of all types of human conditions, their prayers were simultaneously the lightest and heaviest thing I carried along my journey. The experience changed me, my Camino, and the w…

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