EPISODE · Jul 8, 2025 · 49 MIN
87. Hitchhiking The Globe: How To Change Your Life With One Big Decision
from Unruly Podcast | Travel, Activism & Alternative Culture · host Calen Otto - Travel Writer & Activist
Have you ever wanted to transform your life? Sure, we can tweak a habit here and there from our usual comfortable perch. But sometimes we feel a rumble from down deep in our bellies; adventure and change is calling, but we’re too scared to answer. What can happen when we do? Here today to answer that question is Jonny Wright, hitchhiker extraordinaire and fan of irreversible decisions. After traveling the globe, traversing 22 countries through over 17,000 miles of hitchhiking, Jonny knows what it means to make a single big decision that changes everything. After a big breakup, move, and pandemic, Jonny knew that he needed a big change — to shake things up so much that they could never settle back to normal — but didn’t know where to start. Now armed with hard-earned wisdom from the road, he teaches us how to pinpoint the changes that we need to make and the direction we need to go when we can’t seem to figure out where to begin. Additionally, Jonny shares: - Why hitchhiking is a risk he’s willing to take - How to hitchhike as effectively as possible - How to hitchhike Europe - How hitchhiking is a teacher of impulse, intuition, and self regulation - What it takes financially to plan a months long trip - His magnificent Turkish wedding story form the road You’ll leave this episode with a fresh perspective on humanity and feasible steps to for listening to the wise voice inside you, guiding you to a fulfilling life. SHOWNOTES - Join the Unruly Podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/unrulytravel - Quouch App (queer CouchSurfing): quouch-app.com - Go and Find Out: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oBbiKeq7qhAYTSF9dmYcY - The Art of Unruly Travel on a Budget: https://wanderwoman.online/unrulystore/The-Art-of-Unruly-Travel-on-a-Budget-Paperback-p390907964 - River's 'Agua de Sapo' Costa Rica reflection: https://wanderwoman.online/fathoms-below-lgbtq-travel-scholarship-1/ - Music at 21:55 and 32:48 by Frail Jonny: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Uq2RXmIL2QYw9gCauj3dx SHOWNOTES - Join the Unruly Podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/unrulytravel - Quouch App (queer CouchSurfing): quouch-app.com - Go and Find Out: open.spotify.com/show/7oBbiKeq7qhAYTSF9dmYcY - The Art of Unruly Travel on a Budget: wanderwoman.online/unrulystore/The…back-p390907964 - River's 'Agua de Sapo' Costa Rica reflection: wanderwoman.online/fathoms-below-l…-scholarship-1/ - Music at 21:55 and 32:48 by Frail Jonny: open.spotify.com/artist/1Uq2RXmIL2QYw9gCauj3dx - Unruly Travel & Living Blog: unrulytravel.com - -Unruly email newsletter: buff.ly/4a1bPwT - Support the podcast: SoundCloud - @unrulystories, Venmo - @unruytravel - Contact: [email protected] - Unruly Instagram: www.instagram.com/unruly_traveller
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Have you ever wanted to transform your life? Sure, we can tweak a habit here and there from our usual comfortable perch. But sometimes we feel a rumble from down deep in our bellies; adventure and change is calling, but we’re too scared to answer. What can happen when we do? Here today to answer that question is Jonny Wright, hitchhiker extraordinaire and fan of irreversible decisions. After traveling the globe, traversing 22 countries through over 17,000 miles of hitchhiking, Jonny knows what it means to make a single big decision that changes everything. After a big breakup, move, and pandemic, Jonny knew that he needed a big change — to shake things up so much that they could never settle back to normal — but didn’t know where to start. Now armed with hard-earned wisdom from the road, he teaches us how to pinpoint the changes that we need to make and the direction we need to go when we can’t seem to figure out where to begin. Additionally, Jonny shares: - Why hitchhiking is a risk he’s willing to take - How to hitchhike as effectively as possible - How to hitchhike Europe - How hitchhiking is a teacher of impulse, intuition, and self regulation - What it takes financially to plan a months long trip - His magnificent Turkish wedding story form the road You’ll leave this episode with a fresh perspective on humanity and feasible steps to for listening to the wise voice inside you, guiding you to a fulfilling life. SHOWNOTES - Join the Unruly Podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/unrulytravel - Quouch App (queer CouchSurfing): quouch-app.com - Go and Find Out: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oBbiKeq7qhAYTSF9dmYcY - The Art of Unruly Travel on a Budget: https://wanderwoman.online/unrulystore/The-Art-of-Unruly-Travel-on-a-Budget-Paperback-p390907964 - River's 'Agua de Sapo' Costa Rica reflection: https://wanderwoman.online/fathoms-below-lgbtq-travel-scholarship-1/ - Music at 21:55 and 32:48 by Frail Jonny: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Uq2RXmIL2QYw9gCauj3dx SHOWNOTES - Join the Unruly Podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/unrulytravel - Quouch App (queer CouchSurfing): quouch-app.com - Go and Find Out: open.spotify.com/show/7oBbiKeq7qhAYTSF9dmYcY - The Art of Unruly Travel on a Budget: wanderwoman.online/unrulystore/The…back-p390907964 - River's 'Agua de Sapo' Costa Rica reflection: wanderwoman.online/fathoms-below-l…-scholarship-1/ - Music at 21:55 and 32:48 by Frail Jonny: open.spotify.com/artist/1Uq2RXmIL2QYw9gCauj3dx - Unruly Travel & Living Blog: unrulytravel.com - -Unruly email newsletter: buff.ly/4a1bPwT - Support the podcast: SoundCloud - @unrulystories, Venmo - @unruytravel - Contact: [email protected] - Unruly Instagram: www.instagram.com/unruly_traveller
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