Roaming the Earth with Drea Castro

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Roaming the Earth with Drea Castro

Welcome to Roaming the Earth - the stories & adventures of people who are jet setters, nomads & explorers - from pilots, journalists, touring musicians and photographers to van-lifers, backpackers, and thru-hikers. Come join me every week as we hear tips and tricks from these travel experts from around the world.

  1. ROAMING THE EARTH Podcast Ep 00

    EPISODE 1

    ROAMING THE EARTH Podcast Ep 00

    Welcome to the Roaming the Earth podcast. In this short introductory episode, Drea Castro discusses her love for the outdoors, her passion to find other explorers with a similar need to roam the Earth and why she decided to start a podcast that delves into the lives of these nomads. The episode opens with one of her adventures at the Grand Teton National Park.

    5 min

  2. EPISODE 1

    EP 01: TRAVELING TO ANTARCTICA, 430 UNESCO SITES, & THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO WITH AMADO DEHOYOS

    Special Guest: Amado DehoyosYou don't have to be a rocket scientist to travel the world, but sometimes it helps. Having spent 8 years building a career testing rockets with SpaceX, Amado DeHoyos decided to leave it early in 2015 and spent the last 5 years circling the globe on a seemingly never-ending quest - the desire to see the world. A friend made the fateful decision early in that trip to gift Amado a book called "100 Wonders" and he would sweep the globe, attempting to visit as many of those as he possible could (currently at 97, those last 3 are going to be tricky…). The checklist of 100 Wonders would expand to the checklist of UNESCO world heritage sites and would then expand to just being and living in the moment among the cultures of the world. Show Notes:1:04 Amado discusses the book that changed the course of his life. Dehoyos has traveled to a 117 countries (including Antarctica), alongside 430 UNESCO sites.  5:33 A former engineer for SpaceX, Amado discusses the transition to following his dreams to explore the world. He discusses his travels to Rome and Machu Picchu. Amado discusses the history, culture, nature, and people of Iguazu Falls, Manaus, Ataturk dam and the Amazon river 97 of the 100 wonders and what's left 12:40 Amado shares his secrets to get to Antarctica. Wildlife in Antartica and the Polar Bear Plunge Discusses his love for New Zealand and some tips and tricks 21.15 Find out how to cover the trail while en-route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Discover what it feels like to be connected. Interesting stuff to carry during travel. The desire to travel to Iran and visit the man-made and god-made beauty out there.

    39 min

  3. EPISODE 2

    EP 02: SOLO VAN LIFE LIVING WITH DOMINIQUE RITCHIE

    Special Guest: Dominique RitchieDominique is a full time vanlifer with her blue heeler, Kaia. She travels the world in her van sharing her stories through her blog and her own podcast, Roaming Roads.   She wanders earth hoping to make a difference by empowering people to live a meaningful life, spreading awareness, kindness and love to each community she connects with. She is focused on sustainability practices and purchases products with an eco-conscious mission. Her goal.... is to spread awareness, kindness, and love with each community she visits. SHOW NOTES:2:13 Drea discusses how she found Dominique when she was searching for a Solo Female Van Lifer.  2:57 Dominique shares her passion for travel and van life living 4:00 Dominique discusses exploring her own country, Canada 4:39 Dominique tells us the life transition that pushed her to move into her van. She speaks about the documentary “Minimalism”  9:27 Dominique discusses some of the terrifying moments of living in a van/car and a few tips on how to stay safe 11:37 Dominique talks about feeling safer with Kaia, her dog by her side 12:30 Some challenges of living in a van. Dominique provides solutions on how to mitigate these challenges 14:12 Free Camping and the importance of keeping the budget low 15:21 Tips and Tricks for how to live in a van and avoiding dangerous situations like bears and people.  18:53 Dominique tells us her recent terrifying moose attack while she was hiking and a tips on how to try to keep safe 27:28 Dominque talks about what she does in order to support herself on the road 30:39 Dominque tells us advice she would give to her younger self 32:03 Dominique shares her favorite trails with us: The three sisters & Pearly Rock in Glacier NP in Canada 34:08 Dominique shares her favorite places that she has traveled to in her Van  The Oregon Coast and The Kootnays 37:14 Dominique tells us her most meaningful person that she has ever met on the road and how this person reignited her love for van life.  41:59 Dominique shares her plans for the Canadian winter after her plans for coming to warmer areas in the US has been derailed due to Covid and the border restrictions 44:45 Tips and Tricks to Dominiques favorite destinations, Kootnays and Oregon Coast The importance of booking ahead in British Columbia The Okanagan Wineries 47:20 Dominique shares the thing that she purchases when she travels 49:14 Dominque shares with us what her podcast “Roaming Roads” is all about

    50 min

  4. EPISODE 3

    EP 03: PILOT SOYLA FLOR & ADVENTURES IN HONDURAS & INDIA

    Special Guest: Soyla FlorSoyal was born San Diego, California and raised in Los Angeles. She has traveled to countries, lived in Paris, France to study Art History, and in Rishikesh, India to study Hatha Yoga. After working in the fashion industry and marketing as an entrepreneur, she made a very big career change. In 2015 Soyla was hired as a flight attendant for Delta Air Lines, where she discovered aviation. Since then her love for travel and adventure has married perfectly with aviation. She took my first ‘discovery flight’ in November of 201 8, and in February 2020 became a private pilot. Soyla is currently working on her instrument rating and commercial pilot license, and her goal is to become a Certified Flight Instructor and eventually an airplane pilot. SHOW NOTES:Introduction: Soyla shares her experience in Cuba when she decided to give back to the local community 1:50 Soyla Bio 7:10 Soyla tell us about her aviation journey and getting hired for Delta 12:28 The challenges of being a pilot and finding “The 99’s” 16:37 Soyla shares her love for india during her spiritual awakening, Hatha yoga training course she attended.   19:09 Tips and Tricks for traveling to India 23:05 An adventurous trip to Honduras and a near death experience on a boat 29:00 Soyla talks about her next adventure, Dubai 31:22 Soyla’s favorite items to travel with 32:30 Soyla shares the advice she would give her younger self

    34 min

  5. EPISODE 4

    EP 04: VISITING NORTH KOREA, A CAMBODIAN DISH TO DIE FOR, AND SHOOTING KALASHNIKOV'S IN ALBANIA

    Special Guest: Vitnija SaldavaVitnija (pronounced as Whitney) Saldava is a true world citizen, born in the small Eastern European country of Latvia, but now living and working all over the world. She speaks 6 languages and has lived in 6 different countries, now residing in the UK. For the first half of her career she worked as an international news journalist covering news stories all around the world. At the moment, she works as a communications officer at NATO by day, and as a career adviser and a masters student at Harvard University by night. SHOW NOTES:Introduction 1:10 Whitney shares her family's history with wanderlust 4:55 Whitney shares her first solo trip to Finland at a really young age 7:30 How Whitney chose to go to North Korea 8:35 Whitney shares her experience sneaking around and getting caught in North Korea. 17:55 Whitney shares her FAVORITE places that she has traveled with a few helpful tips on how to make your way over to these special places. 19:30 Whitney shares her tips on traveling to Cambodia 21:00 Solo Traveling and why 29:05 Whitney shares her experience in Albania shooting Kalashnikovs 36:30 How has Covid affected Whitney 39:00 Feeling connected 41:30 Whitney's favorite item to buy when she travels www.instagram.com/whitneytheexplorer

    45 min

  6. EPISODE 5

    EP 05: PHOTOGRAPHING THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN EAST AFRICA & THE PALO HORSE RACE, LIONS IN THE SERENGETI & MORE WITH TODD SNYDER

    Todd Snyder is the Founder / CEO of Lost Faces of Humanity Foundation, an NGO focusing on the refugee crisis in East Africa. Todd has traveled to over 90 countries as a businessman, trailblazing photographer, and father, whose socially conscious work sheds light on what many choose to ignore. His passion for capturing struggles and triumphs of the human spirit is the foundation of his unique artistic style. Todd leverages his relationships with over 20 years working in the international capital markets and finance to create pathways for significant change to assist the global refugee crisis while using his photography of over 5,000 refugees and thousands of internally displaced persons to create awareness of humanity.

    50 min

  7. EPISODE 6

    EP 06: GRAMMY AWARD WINNING PIANIST, RUSLAN SIROTA - THE LIFE OF THE NOMADIC MUSICIAN

    Ruslan Sirota is a Grammy award winning pianist, composer and producer. Ruslan has been touring, performing and recording with major artists, such as Stanley Clarke, Black Eyed Peas, the Alicia Keys, Seal, Josh Groban, Ne-Yo, Chick Corea, George Duke, Kamasi Washington and countless others. Show Notes: Intro: The episode opens with an article about Ruslan Sirota and his musical journey written by Adam Renn Olenn called "Finding a Balance" 3:04 Ruslan shares what it's like to share the stage with the Dalai Lama. 10:46 Ruslan discusses finding his calling and the life of travel 17:25 Ruslan shares his early life during Chernobyl & the Gulf War. He goes in depth about the conditions of the Soviet Union and how his family had to escape. Upon reaching Israel, they were greeted with the Gulf War. 25:00 The melting pot culture of Israel and how it is to live there 27:28 Ruslan shares what it's like to travel as Musician and the first time he was on a major tour 33:12 Ruslan shares his mishap on his first tour. 35:14 Ruslan shares his favorite spots in the world, some food experiences and more 1:10 Ruslan’s current plans during Covid 1:14 Ruslan’s advice to his younger self

    1h 22m

  8. EPISODE 7

    EP 07: STARTING AN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TRAVEL MAGAZINE WITH CARSTEN COLES & RUN WILD MAGAZINE

    SPECIAL GUEST: Carsten ColesNew Zealander Carsten Coles has lived and worked across the world before settling in Sheffield, where he lectures in English and publishes travel mag Run Wild. The magazine was inspired by a course featuring talks by editors of Delayed Gratification and Cereal. ‘That was when I knew I really wanted to do my own magazine,’ he says. When asked to describe his magazine in three words, Carseten described it as “Travel. Adventure. And Environmentalism. This was an excerpt from a Magculture interview with Carsten.  SHOW NOTES:Intro: Carsten shares his journey to climb a 12 pitch route to La Taillante (3,185m).  1:09 Drea introduces Carsten Coles 1:57 Carsten continues to share his journey on this route. It was his third rock climb up real rocks up a 200 meter cliff 3:15 Carsten started an Adventure Travel Based Magazine called RUN WILD. He shares why he created RUN WILD and what their mission is.  4:15 Carsten shares his inspiration in starting RUN WILD, his love for paper and dreams of being a writer 7:45 Carsten started the magazine in March 2019 and what it looks like   to begin a travel magazine.  9:05 The importance of following your dreams no matter how big they are.   9:53 Carsten shares the many challenges in starting a travel magazine. Learning to do everything from soup to nuts.  11:26 Carsten shares the most fulfilling moments in starting the magazine, one of which is hiring female writers.  14:00 Carsten shares some tips & tricks to start a magazine.   15:45 Carsten shares the number of countries he had been to and his favorite places he’s been to which is Columbia and Svalbard.  Carsten shares with us some Tips & Tricks of Svalbard is the Backpacker’s version of Antarctica.   20:23 Columbia Tips & Tricks. (i.e. how to find a cheaper tour, etc) 22:34 More Tips & Tricks for Svalbard  24:57 Carsten shares what travel means to him and why he’s passionate about it. Carsten tells us his favorite way to travel.  30:07 Carsten shares the way he likes to travel - Camping & Backpacking 31:16 Carsten just loved traveling and it started when he was young.  37:08 Carsten shares his 8 pitch climb in the Dolomites with his friend 39:03 Carsten shares with us his most interesting travel story in Greenland when he went hiking around the country.  43:00 Carsten shares his exciting experiences in maneuvering in Beijing, China.  45:38 Chatting with inuit reindeer Hunters in Greenland, discussing climate change in the areas, and how it is effecting their food supply 47:47 Carsten shares his favorite item that he brings on his adventurous trips - a Garmin Satellite Communicator.  51:52 Carsten believes in no regrets in life so his advice to himself is to take more risks, don’t get tied up with a job. Think about the life you want, and earn enough money to have that life.   52:29 Carsten’s favorite trails - The O in Patagonia & The Dusky Trail in New Zealand. He shares in detail about his love for these trails, and a few tips and tricks.  56:04 Carsten’s next plan - Hamburg and the issue with flights and covid and the Scottish Highlands! 57:58 Carsten and his work can be found...

    59 min
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Welcome to Roaming the Earth - the stories & adventures of people who are jet setters, nomads & explorers - from pilots, journalists, touring musicians and photographers to van-lifers, backpackers, and thru-hikers. Come join me every week as we hear tips and tricks from these travel experts from around the world.

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