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Everybody loves a good story! Your host, Starla Skelton, highlights real stories as she interviews globe-trotters and domestic travelers. We will traverse through different perspectives and explore the reasons people travel. 

I Am Not Your Tour Guide Starla Skelton

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 8 Ratings

Everybody loves a good story! Your host, Starla Skelton, highlights real stories as she interviews globe-trotters and domestic travelers. We will traverse through different perspectives and explore the reasons people travel. 

    Travel Light Adventures: They ARE Your Tour Guides.

    Travel Light Adventures: They ARE Your Tour Guides.

    I am not your tour guide....but this dynamic duo can actually be your tour guides! I was lucky enough to have an inspiring conversation with Melanie and Enzo, who are the owners of an active group adventure company, Travel Light. Melanie is a free bird who is passionate about planning trips that consist of a healthy balance of spending the days in nature but sleeping in comfy beds at night. Her cohost and fiancé, Enzo, is the perfect partner whose job ranges from trip comedian to mule (not th...

    • 58 min
    'Twavel....It's What Bwings Us Togever Today.'

    'Twavel....It's What Bwings Us Togever Today.'

    This power couple, Mike and Natalie, join us this week to relive their adventures of traveling the world together as they continued to fall deeper in love with each other. Natalie and Mike traveled for almost a year throughout parts of Central and South America on their first go-around. They had so much fun the first time, they took off for another 9 months through Europe. They are definitely the type of couple that we hashtag with the phrase #relationshipgoals. So, check out a small portion ...

    • 54 min
    Nepal: Finding Inspiration in Vertical Landscape.

    Nepal: Finding Inspiration in Vertical Landscape.

    "We have always kind of lived our life easily inspired". That is the mindset of this week's guest, my brother, Ryan Skelton. He is a traveler that allows the world to impress him. Ryan has traversed through seventy countries and lived abroad with his wife for almost 11 years. On this week's episode, we embark on an adventure through the soaring mountains of Nepal as we enjoy the powerful feeling that we receive when we listen to a good story, compliments of my brother.

    • 1 hr 14 min
    PATAGONIA: The Spirited Journey of a Woman Who Forgot Her Gloves.

    PATAGONIA: The Spirited Journey of a Woman Who Forgot Her Gloves.

    This week's guest, Tasha Cortesi, has a gift for retracing her vivid memories for a story, living in the moment, and making new best friends wherever she travels! She passionately shares her guided adventures through Patagonia as she expresses her new devotion to finding the spirit of Träkál, which is a spirit created to honor Patagonia. Though Tasha discovered that no article of clothing is actually waterproof and tents work best when they are tied down....her positive outlook on respe...

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Passenger Princess: Tales of RVing across America.

    Passenger Princess: Tales of RVing across America.

    This week's fabulous guest, Callie, divulges stories from her 14- month road trip across the United States in her trusty RV with her amazing husband. As first mate of their RV, Callie navigated around the country and explored dozens of National Parks. They began by joining the snow birds in Florida and then made their way West, making friends and living their best lives. So, join Callie for a few tips and a lot of inspiration if you have a desire to sell everything, buy an RV and just g...

    • 54 min
    Antarctica: How to Get to the Bottom of the Earth.

    Antarctica: How to Get to the Bottom of the Earth.

    Through my wave of excitement, I got to interview this week's guest from her computer room in McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Katy's original goal was to reach the continent without breaking the bank. With determination, she applied multiple times for support staff positions within research bases on the frozen world of Antarctica. She's now living out one of her dreams in a destination where true, pure adventure still lives. Join Katie on our pod this week as she gives us a little glimpse ...

    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
8 Ratings

8 Ratings

Lee^J ,

Authenticity Abounds

If authentic personalities and storytelling make for a good podcast, then this one is top tier.

Starla is a wonderful host and does a great job of guiding both an entertaining and informative conversation.

In a world of self-serving travel content, this podcast is refreshing.

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