So Jessica and I are in the middle of planning a trip to China in May and we needed to get our visas but after finding out the closest consulate was in San Fran we decided to use a 3rd party. After a Google search we found a company with an office in Seattle, We made a day trip out of going and having them do our visas for us. In this episode you will find out how we did our visas for china as well as a trick to get around needing confirmation of where you’re staying. I hope you enjoy the podcast.
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Episode 32 - The Many Ways to Document a Trip
It's been a rough week trying to finish all the Photo Blogs on my website and it led me to think about the fact that I don't only take photos for my trips but I also try and journal them as well. In this podcast I talk about the different ways you can document and remember the trips you've taken.
Episode 30 - The Overtourism Episode
There is a problem some of the worlds most popular tourist attractions are facing and its called overtourism. Over tourism is what happens when a place becomes too popular and tourism becomes unsustainable. In this episode I talk about my experiences with overtourism, some ways to combat it and posting responsibly on social media while you travel.
Episode 28 - Listener Questions Vol. 1
On this weeks episode I polled some Listener questions off of my personal and the Podcast Social Media Pages. Questions like “How the novice traveler can start” and “How to Prepare for foreign toilets”. I would like to thank all those who sent messages, for those I didn’t get to Ill keep them around for next time. I briefly talk about my photography in the episode below is a list of the camera gear I typically carry when I travel.
Episode 25 - What do you pack?
So first I would like to start off by saying this podcast is what I do sometimes and it’s not something you have to live by. Below you will find a list of the things I talk about that I carry with me. It will be broken up in sections much like in the podcast.
This is my home - The North Face Base Camp Duffle Size Small, Plain Black T-Shirts , Quick Dry Underwear, Socks - I usually try and wear socks with some flare. , Pants - I tend to lean towards plain old fashion levi’s. I rock those cargo shorts like a nerd. Also Swimmers , A Nice Fancy Shirt Some Thermal Undies, Anyone? and they all get stuffed in a Space Saver bag. It gets sweaty when you travel take a bandana or 2. It also get’s cold don’t forget to take a Hat. I keep all of my small things in these Eagle creek bags
Like is mentioned in the podcast toiletries are very personal but a few things you should consider taking is Earplugs and Drowny wrinkle Spray
So as I mentioned I make a emergency travel kit with a Rubbermade cupcake container, Rain Pancho, Emergency Blanket, Needle and thread, Lighters, Bandaids, Medical tape.
My Day Pack is Light weights and packable.
I keep my camera gear in another one of those Eagle Creek Bags. Inside the bag you will find 2 Leica Q Camera Batteries, 1 Leica Battery Charger, 4 (Depending on if i’ve got my computer) 64gb SD cards, A Battery Backup, Headphones (In a pelican 1010), 2 iPhone Chargers, 2 Lighting to 1/8” adaptors.
Sometimes I also carry My Computer and an external Harddrive.
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Episode 24 - 2018 year in review.
In this episode I recall some highlight from my big 4 trips I took in 2018. 3 of with were with Jessica Dixon and one with Brian Stowell. IN 2018 I went to 13 different countries and 4 of those were new. Ive been trying to complete the Century travelers list of countries and territories. Needless to say thats going slow.i also keep calling them the century travelers club when its actually the Travelers Century Club. So i Talk about traveling by train from Bangkok to Cambodia. I talk about the nice people at The Local Guesthouse and brew pub in Siem Reap. Theres a quick little stories of visiting one of the driest places on earth, Micro countries (Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City), and our time at the Munduk Molding Plantation. I Love Phants Lodge is an outstanding place to interact with elephants who are being rehabilitated for the wild. I also talk about traveling alone. One thing I don’t discuss this episode that I will link are some of my favorite travel Items.
Leica q - Great Lightweight Camera for traveling.
Lightweight Packable Day Pack - So you don’t have to carry all your things with you.
Sandisk 64GB SD card - To store those beautiful photo on
Anger Battery Charger - perfect to keep your device charge while you are out on your adventure.
Marmot Rain Jacket - Never leave home without one.
Episode 23 - How do you afford to travel?
In this episode I explain a little about how I set aside money and make travel a priority.
Remember to take local transport, stay in hostels, couch surf, or stay in cheap hotels, Eat street food. try and be flexible with your plans and get uncomfortable.
Please feel free to leave a comment about this or any of the other podcast I have done with Lost in Transit.
Links below to some of this website mentioned
Delta Skymiles American Express
Qapitol - The money staching app
Scotts Cheap Flights - Email List with Great Prices on Flights
Google Flights - I think this is self explanatory if you’ve used the internet
Kayak - A great search engine that compares flights and hotel cost from a bunch of other websites.
Agoda - Hotel Website I use a lot while traveling
Ryan Air - Cheap European Airline
Anker Battery - Never leave home without a back up battery for your devices.
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Episode 10 - A talk with adventure traveler, Chris Brinlee Jr
Episode 3 - 10 Questions with Dea Porter
This is the first edition of something I like to call 10 questions. For the first batch of questions I asked Dea. She let us in on the first and last countries she was in and answered 9 other questions.
Episode 2 - Catching Up with Dea Porter
Dea is probably the first person I knew who had really traveled. It only seemed natural that I have her as my first guest on the show.
Episode 1 - Intro to Lost in Transit
For years I have always loved traveling and talking and just about anything that had to do with traveling so I figured maybe it was time to start a podcast. Welcome to the Lost in Transit Podcast.
Below you will find some helpful links
Travel Related
Lonely Planet - for all your guide book needs
Kayak - to help you book your trip. Check out the explore option.
The North Face Base Camp backpack - This is the bag I travel everywhere with
Universal Power Adaptor - Not everywhere uses the same power plug be prepared.
Camera Related
Leica Q - Fixed 28MM Point and Shoot Camera I use while Traveling
Canon 5d Mark 4 - My back up camera I use
Canon 70-200MM version 2 - for those far away shots
Sigma Art 24-35MM - For when I forget my Leica
Podcast Related
Audio Technica 2020 USB Mic - This is the microphone I use to record the podcast.
Macbook Pro 15” - The Computer I use
Audacity - Free software I use to edit the podcast