Roaming Roots Travel

Brian P Gatens
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Follow Abby, Brent, Zoe and Simon as they travel the world!

  1. 07/06/2025

    Roaming Roots Episode (Lucky) #13: Zoe + 1 Year Post-Trip = Interview Gold

    Welcome to (Lucky) Episode #13. Zoe joins the show today to reflect on her family's trip, one year after it ended, and to share how she applies the lessons from that experience to her life today. She has some big things going on, and, as always, she’s thoughtful and eloquent in the way she approaches school, friendship, and life. Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com

    35 min

  2. 01/12/2025

    Roaming Roots Episode 12: Reflections Following Reentry

    Welcome to Episode #12 of The Roaming Roots Podcast (not #11, as Brian mistakenly said in the introduction!). Brent and Abby join the show today to offer thoughtful reflections on theitrip. Recorded several months after their return, they've had the chance to catch their breath, resume their pre-trip lives, and think about the experience and its effect on them and the family. Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com

    1h 3m

  3. 09/09/2024

    Roaming Roots 11: It's Zoe's Episode And We Just Get To Live In It

    Welcome back for this special Zoe-centric episode of Roaming Roots. Listen along as Zoe takes the mic to interview Simon, her dad and her mom. She is quite the interviewer, adept with her questions, and asks great follow ups. She'll have a gig at Dark Zone World Headquarters whenever she wants. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this special episode of Roaming Roots!

    45 min

  4. 06/29/2024

    Roaming Roots Episode 10: Namibia -> Turkey: Two countries, One Adventure Race, and The World's Greatest Lodges

    Welcome to the Season Finale of Roaming Roots. For our 10th episode, we catch up with Brent and Abby the evening before their flight home from Turkey to the United States. Since our last episode, they traveled from Rwanda to Namibia, competed in a 5-day Adventure Race, played tourist, and enjoyed the trip from Namibia to Turkey via a connection through Ethiopia. What's next? Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com https://expafrica.net/ https://quiverandconamibia.com/ https://www.ethiopian-airports.com/

    57 min

  5. 06/09/2024

    Roaming Roots Episode 9: Wrapping up Rwanda, Trip Logistics, and Showing Zoe The Best Movie Ever

    With their trip to Rwanda ending, Abby and Brent reflect on their time in-country, the things they've seen in a nation trying to move on from its troubled past, and the logistics of the trip itself. This episode is filled with stories and anecdotes and the interesting decision to show a 10-year old the greatest movie ever. This is Roaming Roots! Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com https://www.gov.rw/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/

    1h 11m

  6. 05/19/2024

    Roaming Roots Episode 8: Zoe from Zanzibar! (plus some Simon, Abby, and Brent)

    Zoe kicks us off from Zanzibar. Simon makes his first appearance on RR (pssst.....giraffes). Abby and Brent get us all caught up on the trip so far. This is another solid episode of Roaming Roots and we're delighted that you are here. Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com https://www.lonelyplanet.com/tanzania/zanzibar-island https://freddiemercurymuseum.com/

    58 min

  7. 05/02/2024

    Roaming Roots Episode 7: Nepal! Greece! Tanzania! Three Countries and Three New Adventures (and Monkeys!)

    Return to Africa! Our family shares their experiences in Nepal and Greece from the lobby of their guest house in Tanzania. Along the way, we hear about high mountain Nepalese treks and safaries (crocodiles!), learn what happens when 7 days+ worth of lodging is canceled in Greece, and just how much waiting around everyone has to do. The stories and experiences keep rolling in. Buckle up and pass the Dramamine for the newest Roaming Roots! Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Himal https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/284 https://www.visitgreece.gr/mainland/central-greece/delphi/ https://visitporos.com/index-en.html

    1h 18m

  8. 03/17/2024

    Roaming Roots Episode 6: Vietnam, Sleeper Train Cars, Searching for Statues, and the Mid-Trip (Expected) Lull

    Our family finds itself in Vietnam and seeing that experience framed in the large geopolitical issues that have dominated SE Asia for centuries, and in the small, intimate ways that interweave families, history, two cultures on two sides, and how conscientious travelers can make sense of it all. Over 100 days into the trip and visiting their third and last country in Asia, Brent and Abby recount their experience so far, including finding a statue that looms large both physically and emotionally, spontaneous marathon signups, overnight sleeper train cars, and the universal siren song of Ramen Cup of Noodles. This one doesn't disappoint. Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com https://vietnam.travel/ https://vietnamtravel.com/hoa-lo-prison-hanoi-hilton/

    1h 31m
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Follow Abby, Brent, Zoe and Simon as they travel the world!

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  • Creator
    Brian P Gatens
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Brian P Gatens
  • Show Website
    Roaming Roots Travel