Tripping With Friends
Tripping With Friends
Matt Moffitt
What's travel like as a vegan, a lesbian, or a person of color? What about as a backpacker, a porn star, or a luxury travel blogger? Let's explore how the travel experience differs for people from different walks of life.
What's it like to travel in a wheelchair?
Have you ever wondered what it's like to travel as a disabled person? Disabilities come in all shapes and sizes. Amanda Parkman shares with us the advantages and disadvantages of traveling in a wheelchair. Plus, what was like like growing up adopted in a blended family? @aparkman08
Nov 17, 2020
31 min
What's it like to cycle 4000+ miles from Texas to Alaska?
Sergio Ramírez peddled his booty all the way from Austin to Alaska to raise money and awareness for cancer research and treatment. As a child of immigrants, how did this inform his experience of crossing international borders? Plus, what was it like to grow up in the US with undocumented family members?
Oct 20, 2020
30 min
How do you win the Green Card Lottery? Get to know your host (Part II)
In the final chapter of this two-part mini-series, podcast host Matt Moffitt explains how he won the lottery of all lotteries and immigrated to the US. Plus, why did he choose to settle in Austin, Texas? Guest interviewer @brttny_thrstn
Sep 29, 2020
26 min
What was it like to grow up closeted in Australia in the 90s? Get to know your host (Part I)
In the first chapter of a two-part mini-series, podcast host Matt Moffitt takes us on his journey from growing up in the suburbs of Sydney to studying in Japan and Mexico and working in Spain. What made his year in Guadalajara the happiest of his life, and the opposite in Madrid? Guest interviewer @brttny_thrstn
Sep 22, 2020
31 min
What's it like to travel as part of the US military?
Dustin Martínez takes us inside working and traveling as part of the US Navy. He talks about being stationed in Sicily and Cuba's Guantánamo Bay, as well as how his Latinx and gay identity influenced his experience. Plus, why is Sydney his least favorite travel destination? @dustyy87
Sep 3, 2020
26 min
How did you get so worldly without leaving the US?
Jarrod Salaiz discusses how he has learnt so much about other countries and cultures despite never having traveled internationally (his passport is coming soon!). Plus, what was it like growing up on the US-Mexico border? @jarrodsalaiz
Aug 17, 2020
33 min
What's it like to travel as a solo Asian-American female?
Katherine Fan discusses the ups and downs of solo female travel. Plus, how did she get a job writing for the world's biggest points blog? @katherinefangirling
Aug 17, 2020
29 min
What's it like to do vegan Birthright in Israel?
Josh Kivlovitz, a queer Jewish vegan guy, tells us about his Birthright experience in Israel. Why did he choose the vegan theme over the LGBTQ one? And what was it like moving from Austin to Salt Lake City in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic? @joshkibblez
Aug 11, 2020
31 min