Dave, CEO of Workaway, the international volunteer organization I’ve used for two years, interviews me about my experience and my book I published about my experiences. You can buy my book from Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/No-Plan-Return-Finding-Purpose-ebook/dp/B085X47VRS

Ryoko Miyamoto is my dear friend from Japan. She quit her high paying sales job in Tokyo in 2017 to begin her world travels. Since then, she’s visited over thirty countries, worked on a cherry farm in Japan, worked at a travel guide company and was interviewed by a Japanese news agency for her unique story of travel and upon return, work on a cherry farm, something most people her age run away from.

Dave and speak about things we wanted to do and how plans changed once we actually hit the road. We also chat about finding the balance between splurging and spending no money at all.

Dave and I talk about the best backpack to use, and other helpful tips for squeezing the most important things in your bag.

Dave and I discuss how we’re mentally dealing with all this time due to the pandemic. We chat about dealing with emotions, the false promises of travel and how to feel content with what you’ve done.

Dave talks about the time he drove a rental car uninsured across Scandinavia and was turned away from the Belarus border.

Dave tells the story of when he got stuck alone in the woods in southern Germany and got food poisoning.

By day, she’s a Bollywood Star, come night, she’s a yoga instructor. Viviane is an incredibly experienced traveler. She’s been on a six year adventure around the world. She’s worked as a dental assistant in South America, a volunteer for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and has earned her 200 hour yoga teacher training from India.

Dave Newson is a traveler, photographer and a computer programmer. He’s got every experience written down in one of his journals so he’s an Oracle when it comes to travel advice. If you have any questions for him, message him on Instagram and he’ll be sure to respond. @thundersauce @lewh24 My Book