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Olie Hunter Smart is a British adventurer, filmmaker and endurance athlete. In this episode we talk about his kayak expedition which took him from source to sea on the Amazon river, and his 7 month, 4,500km walk down the length of India during which he explored untold stories of independence and partition in the country.
Olie made a feature documentary about his walk through India called The Road to Independence, which is now available on YouTube.

Steven Hermans is the cofounder of Caravanistan.com. After his first few times traveling in Central Asia and on the Silk Road, Steven was underwhelmed by the amount of accurate and up to date information about this region as a travel destination. 
To solve this problem he built Caravanistan.com, which is now widely considered to be the internet's best source for information about traveling in Central Asia and on the Silk Road. 
Home to tons of practical advice and resources, an active forum community, and a list of vetted visa companies and tour operators, Caravanistan is an extremely useful collection of information for anyone interested in traveling to Central Asia. 
In this episode, we talk about traveling in Central Asia, the formation and management of the website, an ideal 30 day itinerary, how travel influencers and organized events are changing travel in the region.
Check out Caravanistan.com for more information.
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Harley Rustad is a journalist, author and a features editor at The Walrus. His newest book, Lost In the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas is out January 11th, 2022.
This book is about American traveler Justin Alexander, who disappeared in 2016 while traveling in India's remote Parvati Valley.
In this episode we talk about Justin, traveling in India, and Harley’s book, Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Danger and Obsession in the Himalayas, which is available now.
To learn more about Harley and to see more of his work, check out https://www.harleyrustad.com/
To see some of Justin's photos referenced in this episode, visit https://www.instagram.com/adventuresofjustin/?hl=en
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Andrew is an adventure athlete, guide, and writer based in Boulder, CO. He's well known for his extremely long and difficult thru hikes. He's done too many cool expeditions to list, but some notable ones are his Alaska-Yukon Expedition (6 months, 4,700 miles), Great Western Loop (7 months, 6,875 miles), and the, Sea-to-Sea Route (11 months, 7,775 miles). Incredible stuff.
Andrew also runs guided trips, which we talk about in this episode.
Check out Andrew's website here: https://andrewskurka.com/
Buy Andrew's book, Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide: Tools and Trips to Hit the Trail
Check out Andrew's Instagram here: @andrewskurka
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Tom is a stand up comedian, a podcaster, a television host, a writer and a professional traveler. He regularly travels all over the world to tell jokes and stories on stage. For a time, he had no home base, and lived out of a suitcase in Europe and Asia. He is a traveler in in the truest sense of the word.
In this episode, we tell travel stories and talk about Tom's newest album, Around the World, which was recorded in 24 different international cities over the course of several years. 
You can hear more from Tom on his podcast, Tom Rhodes Radio Smart Camp, on his standup albums, or as a frequent guest on a number of comedy podcasts.
Check out Tom on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/_tomrhodes/?hl=en 
Buy Around the World here: https://music.apple.com/album/1454305548?app=itunes&ls=1
Check out Tom's website here: https://www.tomrhodes.net/
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Brendan is a writer, filmmaker, cartoonist, graphic artist, and the mind behind the widely read website semi-rad.com.
In this episode, we talk about Brendan's creative journey, navigating the internet with a large social media following, van life, and looking back on past projects after the passage of time.
Find Brendan on Twitter and Instagram @semi_rad
Check out Brendan's website here: https://semi-rad.com/
Watch How to Run 100 Miles here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC7Lh4opLsc&t=
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