When Johnny Jet was 18, he was terrified of flying. He had a bad case of anxiety that made it difficult to get out of his home. Then, he met a girl who wanted him to go to Hong Kong with her. So, he talked his dad into buying him a cheap business class fare. The freedom of new experience in tandem with earning frequent flyer miles changed his life. He became addicted to traveling with miles. Today, he's one of the biggest authorities in airfare deals while being featured on CNN, Travel Channel, BBC Travel, Travel and Leisure, and many other major publications.
Today, we're adding The Daily Travel Podcast to that list. We discuss how getting out of his comfort zone changed his life for the better as well as Johnny's best travel advice to inspire and help you travel further and more often for less.
For anyone who might be afraid of flying, understand that even a rockstar like Johnny Jet has tricks to take his mind off the flight. Have a listen and enjoy the show!
Quotes from an explorer
“So many people are afraid to travel overseas because they’re sitting there at home watching the news.”
What we cover:
How Johnny fell in love with travel and flying
How he got past his anxiety to get out of his house, and not just fly, but also fell in love with flying long distance.
How Johnny got started earning frequent flyer miles, and why he can’t ever go back
How he got started with his business by starting a free newsletter for his coworkers
Why Johnny Jet knew that after a trip to Hong Kong, he knew he’d never stop traveling.
How to get over a fear of flying
Johnny’s Best Travel Advice:
How to Find the Cheapest Airfare: Johnny Jet’s guide to how to find cheap flights
Packing List: You don’t need as much as you think you do. Ditch the huge suitcase. Carry on only. Wear all your bulky stuff on the plane.
Favorite Internet Tool: ITA Software’s Matrix
Favorite Travel Book: 202 Tips Even the Best Business Travelers May Not Know by Chris McGinnis. The Longest Way Home: One Man's Quest for the Courage to Settle Down by Andrew McCarthy.
Favorite Travel Gear: Johnny's travel journal helps take his mind off flying.
Weirdest Food: Grub worm in New Zealand. “Tastes like chicken!”
Mentioned in this Show:
#TwitterChats
Chris McGinnis
JohnnyJet.com
@johnnyjet
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Today’s guest runs the award winning travel blog, NomadicMatt.com. In 2005, he was inspired by fellow backpackers to escape the 9-5 and make travel a bigger priority in his life. After becoming an expert from his experiences, his work has been featured in the New York Times, BBC, TIME, Lifehacker, and many, many other massive publications.
With hopes to become a freelance travel writer, Matt has inadvertently grown into a huge travel resource for his large global audience. It’s now been 8 years of nonstop travel for Matt, who dials into the show from Thailand.
Explorer Quotes
“Everytime I said, this is the end, I’m going to stop, I’d be back out on the road within a few weeks."
“Travel is really easy... the whole process is book a ticket, pack your bag, get out the door.”
In this episode, we cover:
How Matt's desire to travel the world motivated him to start his website as a way to become a freelance travel writer, but instead became a global resource for travelers everywhere
How to experience Thailand, the Matt Kepnes way (including the one food he can't live without).
Why Thailand is Matt's home away from home, and how it can be rewarding to discover places like this for yourself
Nomadic Matt's Best Travel Advice:
The First Step: Just go. It's that simple.
Money Saving Tip or Travel Hack: Matt recommends the American Express Starwood Preferred card, or the Chase Sapphire Preferred because it has no foreign t
Packing: Pack everything you need, then cut it in half. Can you buy things when you’re there?
Travel Book: Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel and How to Travel the World on $50 a Day: Travel Cheaper, Longer, Smarter Get this audio book for free at FreeTravelBook.com
Weirdest Food: Maggots, in Thailand. "They tasted like salty french fries."
Mentioned in this Show
The Ultimate Guide to Travel Hacking, by Matt Kepnes
NomadicMatt.com
@nomadicmatt
Matt's Youtube channel
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day: Travel Cheaper, Longer, Smarter, by Matt Kepnes
Music credit: Intrepid Journey by Aaron Static
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Dave and Deb are not only married, but bill themselves as Canada’s Adventure Couple. Since 2008, they have lived their motto that “Adventure is for Everyone,” not just those who’ve spent a lifetime preparing and training. They’ve explored over 80 countries across all 7 continents with adventures like Summitting Kilamanjaro, Everest Base Camp, cycling the length of Africa, driving in the Mongol Rally, and that’s just to name a few. Truly the stuff of legend. You can read about it all, book custom tours, and destination advice at ThePlanetD.com.
While they enjoyed their work, they weren’t fulfilled by their careers, and the film industry didn't thrill them. They both knew they didn’t want to spend the rest of their lives saving for retirement, just to be happy when their 65. They wanted it now.
Explorer Quotes
“Travel was never something we pursued to change ourselves. That just came naturally.”
“I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life saving for retirement, just to be happy when I’m 65. I wanted it now.”
In this episode, we cover...
How to stop being an armchair traveler and let travel help you enjoy life more
How a trip to Thailand improved their relationship and changed their lives. And how travel can be a kind of therapy, whether you think you need it or not. Dave and Deb use new and different adventures to keep the spark going.
How your travels can define you, more than your career, by challenging you to become the best versions of yourself, who you are inside.
Why they challenge themselves to do things like snowshoe 100 kilometers while pulling all their gear on sleds, using traditional snowshoes and sleeping in a yurt in freezing, sub-zero temperatures.
Why adventure can be for everyone, not just people with training, and how to crush that mentality. Why Ontario has a lot to offer travelers who seek adventure of all levels
How to find the best local tour operators, rather than getting stuck on a commercial tour with a hundred people.
Best Travel Advice
The First Step: Just go, it's that easy.
Money Saving Tip or Travel Hack: Hire locals, they charge a fraction of the price. Give something up (your daily latte maybe?) to get something you want.
Packing: Pack everything you need, then cut it in half. Can you buy things when you’re there?
Travel Book: Into Thin Air Get this audio book for free at FreeTravelBook.com
Gear: Belkin SurgePlus 3-Outlet Mini Travel Swivel Charger Surge Protector with Dual USB Ports (2.1 AMP / 10 Watt). Eagle Creek Travel Gear Pack-It Cube Set, Black, One Size. “We should’ve used these years ago!”
Weirdest Food: Minke Whale Blubber! Or live termites.
Links Mentioned in this Show
Johnny Jet episode of the Daily Travel Podcast
The Planet D
Dave & Deb's custom adventure tours
Music credit: Intrepid Journey by Aaron Static
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In today's episode, a young chimney sweep goes to Tunisia and comes home an accidental world explorer.
I'm welcoming a fellow podcaster to the show. He is the host of The Kickass Life and Amplified Network Marketing podcasts. But he’s not just a podcaster, he is the creator of world-class personal development training programs that have impacted hundreds of thousands of people. On top of that he’s a Business Leader, Author, and Humanitarian, and proud father, who has lived, traveled and worked in over 50 countries. I’m excited for him to bring his passion for people, culture, travel, life, and especially the unknown to this show.
Explorer Quote:
“Beautiful things happen every time we walk into the unknown.”
“Just say yes to more things and watch what happens. Your life is going to be more exciting.”
In this episode, we cover:
How a trip to Tunisia changed David and helped him go from an angry kid to world explorer who traveled for 10 1/2 years to over 40 countries.
How to step outside of your comfort zone and cope with being uncomfortable in the unknown zone.
Put yourself into the position to say David’s 2 important words: Yes and Both. Do you want to climb a mountain? Yes. Kilimanjaro or Everest? Both.
How travel can help you learn to treat people.
Music Credit: Intrepid Journey, by Aaron Static
Links & Resources mentioned in this show:
Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill
The KickAss Life Podcast
Amplified Network Marketing Podcast
David’s Belizean resort, Thatch Caye
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Betsy and Warren Talbot are a recovering 40-something, Type-A couple who spent their 20s and 30s climbing the corporate ladder only to realize it wasn’t the ladder they wanted to be climbing. So, in October, 2010, just shy of their 40th birthdays, the couple sold everything they owned and left their lives behind to see the world. They’re still traveling today.
Explorer Quote
“Whatever your dream may be, do what makes you happy. There is no wrong answer. Just do it.”
In this episode, we cover:
Why simply just saying yes can transform your life.
How to get into Housesitting as a way to experience the authentic world through free accommodation.
How they experienced Turkey in a way that allowed them to getaway from it all
Why seeing Turkey on foot, including the Lycean Way, might be the best way to see the country
What to eat and drink in Turkey
The one can’t miss thing in Turkey (Warren and Betsy each have their own, and you won’t find Warren’s in any guidebooks)
Yet another benefit of honey: It never goes bad and provides great energy, making it a perfect food for intrepid travelers
Thank you for listening to this episode of the Daily Travel Podcast! To get all the show notes, resources, and more from this episode, please visit dailytravelpodcast.com/married-with-luggage
Best Travel Advice:
How to take the first step: Set a deadline and hold it. Let it become everything you build around.
Money-Saving Tip: And every time you need to spend that much, ask yourself “Is this worth a day on the road?”
Packing Tips: Locals need what you need too. Worst case scenario? You have to buy it there. Also, Eagle Creek Packing Cubes make it easy to pull the right things out.
Internet Resource: TrailWallet, recommend by Simon and Erin from NeverEnding Voyage. And Betsy loves Google Drive.
Favorite Book: Wild by Cheryl Strayed, Dream Save Do by Warren & Betsy Talbot
Favorite Travel Gear: Warren loves the Big Agnes Fly Creek UL3 Tent. Betsy recommends Osprey backpacks for everyday travel.
Music credit: Intrepid Journey, by Aaron Static
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About a year ago, I had an idea for a podcast. It was a small idea but nobody was doing it. Today, after a lot of hard work, it's become something completely different and far more exciting. I've connected with more amazing people than I ever could've imagined and recorded their stories and their beautiful, inspiring words. Today, I'm happy and proud to launch the idea to the public.
It's called The Daily Travel Podcast.
I want to explore the idea that we travel for the stories that happen to us, that we take home, and tell for the rest of our lives. These stories we hold on to and become a part of what defines us. I want to explore the question that follows, "How can we put ourselves in a position to find these experiences?" How can we get out of our comfort zones to go from tourist to traveler to explorer of the unknown?
Have a listen to the episode for my travel stories -- sort of like my explorer origin story! -- and how they shaped my perspective of people, travel, and what it means to be an explorer. And be sure to stay until the end because I'll tell you about what you can expect, the amazing interviews with world travelers and industry experts I have lined up, and how I can help you travel further and more often for less, and find life-changing experiences on the road.
Very Special Thanks to:
Stephen Warley and Chris Wilson at Unstuckable
Dave Shepherd
Jessica Rhodes at Interview Connections
Ben Krueger and Arison Cain at Authority Engine
Christopher Lang
All my guests
and my wife, Shannon
Music Credit: Aaron Static, Intrepid Journey
Music Credit: Imogen Heap, Wait it Out (Artec Remix)
Photo by Nicholas Ciorogan
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