Interviews Archive
Travelling Slow with Mozart: Interview with Jeanne from Soul Travelers (Part 2)
Mozart in Nazare, Portugal
This is the second part of an interview with Jeanne from SoulTravelers3. Read the first part here.
What are some of the challenges of travelling with a kid?
It is really best to travel slow with a kid or as a family, so some would call that a challenge, although we find it a [...]
Travelling Slow with Mozart: Interview with Jeanne from Soul Travelers (Part 1)
Plenty of parents take their kids travelling. But how many parents go into early retirement, sell their home, and head out with their young child to travel the world, slowly and for as long as they can?
That’s precisely what Jeanne and her husband are doing with their daughter Mozart (her internet nickname). Since the middle of 2006, they have been travelling through Europe and northern Africa - with no end in sight.
One Man’s Global Quest for a New Home (Interview)
For most of us, travel is a leisure activity: a temporary disruption of every day life. For Dave, travel is much, much more than that. It’s a means to an end.
Dave is on a global quest to find a place to call home. So far, that quest has taken him across Europe and Asia on an overland journey from Portugal to China. And there’s more to come, as Dave is still looking.
I caught up with him to find out more about what drove him to travel the world in search of a new home.
Midnight In Rome: Book Review and Interview with Michael Gyulai
At 22, Michael Gyulai graduated from college and moved to Rome with a simple goal: "To really live there. To understand the place like a local." Midnight in Rome, a memoir about the time he spent in Rome, is an engaging exploration of just how difficult it can be for travellers to immerse themselves in a foreign culture.
Going Solo: Interview with Debby
Debby has travelled up and down Europe, Vietnam and Alaska on her own, and she's visited Australia, New Zealand and Iceland with friends and family. Most recently, Debby circumnavigated the Baltic Sea for a little over two weeks, squeezing in visits to seven capital cities.
Debby now blogs about her travel experiences on Beth Whitman's Wanderlust and Lipstick, a site dedicated to encouraging solo women travellers.
I caught up with her to talk about her recent trip to the Baltics and her perspective on travelling solo.
Tuna Fish Ice Cream: Interview with Phil Goldman
When Phil Goldman turned 30, he hit the road armed with a credo: Taste the tuna fish ice cream.
As he travelled throughout Asia, Phil worked a diverse range of jobs - from playing jungle guide in Thailand, to posing as a nude model. Why? To taste the tuna fish ice cream of course!
TravelBlogs caught up with Phil to learn what this fuss about tuna fish ice cream is all about.
Modern Day Nomad: Interview with Nomadic Matt
It all started after a short trip to Thailand in 2005. Returning to his native Boston, Matt knew he wasn't content settling for short holidays. So he set out to travel the world for 537 days straight.
Matt's back in Boston now, but not for long. He's planning to head off on another long-term adventure, travelling through Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and beyond.
In the meantime, he took a bit of time to tell TravelBlogs about how his love for travel was born, his experience returning home and life as a nomad.
Brooke Versus the World: Interview with Brooke
At the start of this year, Brooke and her boyfriend Brian had it all planned: a long-term round-the-world trip.
But when Brian was offered a too-good-to-resist job in New York, Brooke decided to head off on her own. She flew into Poland in March, made her way through the Ukraine, and is now in Kyrgyzstan learning Russian.
I caught up Brooke to learn more about her experiences in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as a solo traveller.
Baby on Board: Interview with Alice Smudge
Ever dreamed of living life on the road?
Meet the Family Smudge: Scott and Alice, 1-year old Isabella, and Milla, the family dog. Earlier this year, Scott quit his full-time job, and they sold their house, scaling down their belongings to live in a camper. Three months later, the Family Smudge hit the road, setting out from their home in England on a long-term road trip around Europe. This isn't just a family holiday: this is a complete change of lifestyle.
In this interview, TravelBlogs talks to Alice about their decision to pack up, live in a camper, and travel around Europe.
Travel and Volunteer Differently: Interview with Anna Etmanska
Anna Etmanska likes to do things a bit differently. While most of the world is off prefers such tried-and-true destinations as France, Italy or Thailand, Anna opts to spend her days in off-the-beaten track locations - like Bahrain, or far-north Sweden. And while many people are signing up for ready-made volunteer packages sold by voluntourism agencies, Anna likes to get out there and organise her own volunteer work.
In this interview, Anna talks about volunteering, writing, and her inspiration to travel.
