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Sacred Steps. Pilgrimage With Kevin Donahue

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How is pilgrimage different from just a long walk? Why do we feel a calling to pilgrimage even when not religious? How does pilgrimage connect us to our physicality, and simplify life so we find some perspective? Kevin Donahue talks about some of his ‘sacred steps’ on various pilgrimage routes across Europe.

Kevin Donahue began walking pilgrimage routes in 2019 and hosts the ‘Sacred Steps Podcast,’ where he discusses pilgrimage with fellow pilgrims. He’s currently writing a book, Sacred Steps: A Pilgrim’s Journal, out in 2023.

Show notes

How is pilgrimage different from a long walk?
Why pilgrimage resonates even to those who are not religious
Highlights of Kevin’s pilgrimage, including the crossing to Holy Island, Lindisfarne
The challenges of pilgrimage — and the gifts that only emerge later
Tips for the Camino Portuguese route — wear shoes with thicker soles for the cobblestones!
Recommended books on pilgrimage

You can find Kevin Donahue at SacredStepsPodcast.com and on Instagram @kevincdonahue

You can listen to my interview on Kevin’s podcast about my pilgrimage to Canterbury here.

Pilgrimage Kickstarter Banner4 — My book, Pilgrimage, Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways, is out now

Long Term Sustainable Travel. Life As A Digital Nomad With Nora Dunn

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Nora Dunn sold everything in 2006 and went traveling, turning her dream of culturally immersive, long-term sustainable travel into a reality. But of course, it hasn’t been an easy ride over the years!

We talk about finding home bases in different places around the world — and why Peru was particularly memorable, how ‘slow travel’ makes long-term digital nomadism more sustainable, tips for working on the road, and the more existential questions of whether travelers can ever stay still for long.

Nora Dunn, The Professional Hobo, has been a digital nomad since 2006. She is a professional speaker, podcaster, and the author of How to Get Free Accommodation Around The World, as well as Tales of Trains, Where The Journey is The Destination. She has lived in and traveled through almost 70 countries and specializes in financially sustainable travel.

Why Nora left her financial planning practice, sold everything, and went traveling — for the long term
Finding home bases in different places around the world — and why Peru was particularly memorable
How ‘slow travel’ makes long-term digital nomadism more sustainable
Tips for working on the road — and switching away from a ‘vacation’ mindset
The ‘work’ of travel
Common fears and how to deal with them
Tips for financially sustainable travel
Recommended travel books

You can find Nora at TheProfessionalHobo.com and on Twitter @hobonora

A Yearning for Setting Off. Walking The Camino De Santiago Portuguese Route With Imogen Clark

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Why does pilgrimage have such a hold on those of us who are not religious, but merely seekers on a path that so many millions have walked before us? Author Imogen Clark talks about her Camino, the highlights and challenges, the lessons learned, and why she still yearns to set off once again.

Imogen Clark is the best-selling author of eight contemporary women’s fiction novels, and has sold over a million books. She recently walked the Camino de Santiago on a variant of the Portuguese route.

What is pilgrimage and how is it different to just a long walk?
How “a yearning for setting off” shapes Imogen’s fiction and how it led to her Camino
Highlights of the route — and memorable moments
The challenges of the journey
The gifts of pilgrimage often emerge much later than we expect
Practicalities of the Camino Portuguese coastal route
Recommended books

You can find Imogen at www.ImogenClark.com and on Twitter @imogenclark and Instagram @imogenclarkauthor

My book, Pilgrimage, Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways, which features this Camino route, is out now.

Momentary Encounters That Bring A Journey To Life With Nick Jubber

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Hello travellers, I’m Jo Frances Penn, and in this episode, I’m talking to Nick Jubber about the momentary encounters that bring a journey to life.

We talk about how religion weaves its way into travel, especially in the middle east and north Africa, and how sometimes we can sense the intensity of faith, even when we are not religious ourselves. Nick talks about the nomadic life and the attraction of desert places, finding the roots of fairy tales across Europe, and how travel is changing, even while our desire to explore remains.

Nicholas Jubber is the award-winning author of five travel books, including Epic Continent and The Timbuktu School of Nomads. His latest book is The Fairy Tellers: A Journey Into the Secret History of Fairy Tales.

Show notes

How religion winds its way into Nick’s travel writing
Discovering spiritual moments and meaning even if not religious
The romance vs. the reality of the desert
Lessons learned from nomadic life in the desert
Assessing risk and safety while traveling
Finding the roots of fairy tale in Europe
How travel might change in the future
Recommended travel books

You can find Nick at NickJubber.com

Thoughts On Traveling To The USA Again Post Pandemic And Differences Between The US And UK Cultures

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I’ve been traveling to the USA regularly since the mid-90s, for family trips and then business conferences and book research. The pandemic years meant a long hiatus (for us all!) but recently I went back to the US for my first trip in a long time and it felt quite foreign in many ways. I’d forgotten so much about how our cultures differ, and I thought it might be interesting to record my thoughts before I get used to it all again.

Context and my history with the USA
Flying again post-pandemic
Arriving in Phoenix, Arizona, and some immediate differences
Visiting the Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, and a day trip to Sedona
Other things I’d forgotten about the USA

I’d love to know what you think about our cultural differences, so please leave a comment, or tweet me @thecreativepenn or contact me here.

The Nuances Of Colombia With Lachlan Page

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We all pick up ideas about a country from a lifetime of media consumption, and stereotypes can shape our opinions, persisting even once a country has changed, as Colombia has over the last 30 years.

Lachlan Page talks about how he ended up in Colombia after prioritizing travel first and work second, his recommended places to visit from jungle to coast, tips for safety, whether being bilingual changes your personality, cross-cultural marriage, recommended books, and more.

Lachlan Page is the author of Magical Disinformation, a spy novel with a satirical edge set amongst the Colombian peace process.

Show notes

Making travel the priority and fitting work around it, plus volunteering when you have useful skills
How stereotypes and media representations of Colombia are different from the reality
Recommended places to visit
Tips for safety, useful wherever you go
Does speaking a second language affect your personality?
On cross-cultural marriages
Recommended books

You can find Lachlan Page at LachlanPageAuthor.com

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