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EPISODE · Oct 24, 2025 · 57 MIN

Southeast Asian Luxury, Leeches, & Lao-Lao (ft. Travel Author Melissa Rodway)

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In this episode, Steve and Jack are joined by Canadian travel writer and podcast host Melissa Rodway, creator of FLY Travel Radio and author of the Amazon best-selling memoir The People You Meet: Luxury, Leeches, Love, and Lao-Lao.Melissa shares stories from a lifetime of adventure. From growing up in a remote Australian bush town to backpacking across Southeast Asia and sleeping in ancient roundhouses in rural China. She dishes on questionable street food, Bolivian jeep rides gone wrong, and the legendary 65-year-old Croatian roommate who drank too much Rakija.We dive into hot topics like travel fatigue, slow travel, beer diplomacy, the art of knowing when it’s time to go home, and why the best adventures always start with a slightly bad idea.You can find Melissa’s book on Amazon here: http://bit.ly/44s5JX9And follow her chaos on IG: @fly_travel_media 

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