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Ten Minute Travels
by Ten Minute Travels
Ten Minute Travels is Alaska inspired and revolves around those who have either lived or traveled to Alaska. Our guests are ordinary people doing extraordinary things and our travel topics range from helicopters to motorcycles to bicycles to anything else you would consider travel. Concept:We want to take you on ten minute journeys that are inspirational, educational and just darn interesting, as you journey through your own busy day. Goal:We want our listeners to learn at least one travel trick, good or bad, in each episode.https://tenminutetravels.com/
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Episode 115: Nancy Broen - Traveler in the Moment - Natural Beauty over Fear
Meet Nancy Broen. She shares advice on marriage, earning degrees (she has three), and pushing through fear. Along the way we learn about crashing cars, accidentally and on purpose, the importance of an inch and memorable job interviews.Nancy talks of a long two-wheeled road trip and the ability to overcome fear to enjoy natural beauty.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 114: Nancy Broen - Traveler in the Moment - An Evolution to Two Wheeled Travel
Meet Nancy Broen. She shares advice on marriage, earning degrees (she has three), and pushing through fear. Along the way we learn about crashing cars, accidentally and on purpose, the importance of an inch and memorable job interviews.Nancy talks of traveling to Alaska for the first time, and how she evolved into traveling by motorcycle. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 113: Robert Morgan - Riding India - A Leh Departure
Join us for a rollicking conversation with Robert Morgan. We’ll talk about a recent trip to India that involved motorcycles, confiscated items and mudslides. Robert builds water parks for a living and was inspired by some of the riding they did during a monsoon for his next designs. Food, accommodations, culture and the ability to stay positive when torrential rains and topographical features work against a group of mostly strangers.Robert talks about flying out of Leh, advice for traveling to India and the "Can do" attitude. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 112: Robert Morgan - Riding India - A Circus in the Clouds
Join us for a rollicking conversation with Robert Morgan. We’ll talk about a recent trip to India that involved motorcycles, confiscated items and mudslides. Robert builds water parks for a living and was inspired by some of the riding they did during a monsoon for his next designs. Food, accommodations, culture and the ability to stay positive when torrential rains and topographical features work against a group of mostly strangers.Robert talks of a circus of sorts at the top of the world. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 111: Robert Morgan - Riding India - The Journey is the Destination
Join us for a rollicking conversation with Robert Morgan. We’ll talk about a recent trip to India that involved motorcycles, confiscated items and mudslides. Robert builds water parks for a living and was inspired by some of the riding they did during a monsoon for his next designs. Food, accommodations, culture and the ability to stay positive when torrential rains and topographical features work against a group of mostly strangers.Robert talks of the journey being the destination, Pangong Lake and a 2 pass detour. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 110: Robert Morgan - Riding India - Hanle to the Sky
Join us for a rollicking conversation with Robert Morgan. We’ll talk about a recent trip to India that involved motorcycles, confiscated items and mudslides. Robert builds water parks for a living and was inspired by some of the riding they did during a monsoon for his next designs. Food, accommodations, culture and the ability to stay positive when torrential rains and topographical features work against a group of mostly strangers.Robert talks about Hanle, Umling-la snow, Plan B Pass and talking with Tankers. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 109: Robert Morgan - Riding India - Just a Day Ride
Join us for a rollicking conversation with Robert Morgan. We’ll talk about a recent trip to India that involved motorcycles, confiscated items and mudslides. Robert builds water parks for a living and was inspired by some of the riding they did during a monsoon for his next designs. Food, accommodations, culture and the ability to stay positive when torrential rains and topographical features work against a group of mostly strangers.Robert talks about how many lifetimes a day ride lasts. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 108: Robert Morgan - Riding India - The Meaning of BRO
Join us for a rollicking conversation with Robert Morgan. We’ll talk about a recent trip to India that involved motorcycles, confiscated items and mudslides. Robert builds water parks for a living and was inspired by some of the riding they did during a monsoon for his next designs. Food, accommodations, culture and the ability to stay positive when torrential rains and topographical features work against a group of mostly strangers.Robert talks of adapting to chaos, Indian glamping, and BRO. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 107: Robert Morgan - Riding India - Freedom from Stockholm
Join us for a rollicking conversation with Robert Morgan. We’ll talk about a recent trip to India that involved motorcycles, confiscated items and mudslides. Robert builds water parks for a living and was inspired by some of the riding they did during a monsoon for his next designs. Food, accommodations, culture and the ability to stay positive when torrential rains and topographical features work against a group of mostly strangers.Robert talks of group dynamics under pressure, and finally being free to ride.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 106: Robert Morgan - Riding India - Monsoon Impasse
Join us for a rollicking conversation with Robert Morgan. We’ll talk about a recent trip to India that involved motorcycles, confiscated items and mudslides. Robert builds water parks for a living and was inspired by some of the riding they did during a monsoon for his next designs. Food, accommodations, culture and the ability to stay positive when torrential rains and topographical features work against a group of mostly strangers.Robert talks about how to reason with monsoon season, and riding up a waterslide. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 105: Robert Morgan - Riding India - A Matter of Battery
Join us for a rollicking conversation with Robert Morgan. We’ll talk about a recent trip to India that involved motorcycles, confiscated items and mudslides. Robert builds water parks for a living and was inspired by some of the riding they did during a monsoon for his next designs. Food, accommodations, culture and the ability to stay positive when torrential rains and topographical features work against a group of mostly strangers.Robert talks of just a domestic flight in India, and the matter of a battery. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 104: Larry Daniels - Sails and Spirit
Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.Larry wraps up this interview with thoughts about sailing, the Alaska Spirit, and one last good 'ol days Girdwood anecdote. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 103: Larry Daniels - The Bum of the Ski
Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.In this episode, Larry talks of ski bumming, traveling to ski, and advice to the potential ski bum. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 102: Larry Daniels - Grass Roots Corporate
Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.In this episode, Larry talks about the many hats of a ski resort employee, to the evolution of a small ski resort to a corporate destination, all with Monday morning quarterbacks lurking over your shoulder.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 101: Larry Daniels - The Looming Bar Tab
Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.In this episode, Larry details the indentured program at the bar and TV logistics in old Girdwood, Alaska. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 100: Larry Daniels - Mushy and the Fizz
Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.In this Episode, Larry talks about the history of Alyeska, including a crush, a cocktail and a flight attendant named Mushy.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 99: Larry Daniels - An Opportunity in Alaska
Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.In this episode, Larry talks about getting a summer job at Alyeska Ski Resort, and what it was like back in 1974.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 98: Charles Fleming - The Perception of Crazy
Charles Fleming is not only a New York Times best selling author. He rides motorcycles, plays tennis, snowboards and scuba dives. Take a stroll with us while Charles shares his early days surrounded by writers and thinkers. Follow the conversation as Charles talks riots, journalism, the Japanese mafia, writing car reviews, publishing walking books, overcoming physical hurdles, and going on motorcycle adventures. Get an inspired insider's view as he relays his optimistic outlook on a colorful, non-boring lifestyle.In this episode, Charles talks of the coping mechanism of laughter, the different perceptions of crazy and his books he has read recently. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 97: Charles Fleming - The Philosophy of Travel
Charles Fleming is not only a New York Times best selling author. He rides motorcycles, plays tennis, snowboards and scuba dives. Take a stroll with us while Charles shares his early days surrounded by writers and thinkers. Follow the conversation as Charles talks riots, journalism, the Japanese mafia, writing car reviews, publishing walking books, overcoming physical hurdles, and going on motorcycle adventures. Get an inspired insider's view as he relays his optimistic outlook on a colorful, non-boring lifestyle.In this episode, Charles talks of being an automotive test driver, and his philosophy of travel. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 96: Charles Fleming - The Two Types of Freedom
Charles Fleming is not only a New York Times best selling author. He rides motorcycles, plays tennis, snowboards and scuba dives. Take a stroll with us while Charles shares his early days surrounded by writers and thinkers. Follow the conversation as Charles talks riots, journalism, the Japanese mafia, writing car reviews, publishing walking books, overcoming physical hurdles, and going on motorcycle adventures. Get an inspired insider's view as he relays his optimistic outlook on a colorful, non-boring lifestyle.In this episode, Charles talks about his favorite motorcycle memories, a hot springs made better, stretching your comfort zone and the two types of freedom. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 95: Charles Fleming - Rambling on the Dales Way
Charles Fleming is not only a New York Times best selling author. He rides motorcycles, plays tennis, snowboards and scuba dives. Take a stroll with us while Charles shares his early days surrounded by writers and thinkers. Follow the conversation as Charles talks riots, journalism, the Japanese mafia, writing car reviews, publishing walking books, overcoming physical hurdles, and going on motorcycle adventures. Get an inspired insider's view as he relays his optimistic outlook on a colorful, non-boring lifestyle.In this episode, Charles talks of a recent ramble he took through the English countryside. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 94: Charles Fleming - Talking Garbage and the Road to Rehab
Charles Fleming is not only a New York Times best selling author. He rides motorcycles, plays tennis, snowboards and scuba dives. Take a stroll with us while Charles shares his early days surrounded by writers and thinkers. Follow the conversation as Charles talks riots, journalism, the Japanese mafia, writing car reviews, publishing walking books, overcoming physical hurdles, and going on motorcycle adventures. Get an inspired insider's view as he relays his optimistic outlook on a colorful, non-boring lifestyle.In this episode, Charles talks of picking up trash just because and battling the long road to rehab. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 93: Charles Fleming - From Hip Pain to Staircase Pleasure
Charles Fleming is not only a New York Times best selling author. He rides motorcycles, plays tennis, snowboards and scuba dives. Take a stroll with us while Charles shares his early days surrounded by writers and thinkers. Follow the conversation as Charles talks riots, journalism, the Japanese mafia, writing car reviews, publishing walking books, overcoming physical hurdles, and going on motorcycle adventures. Get an inspired insider's view as he relays his optimistic outlook on a colorful, non-boring lifestyle. In this episode, Charles talks of the evolution of a walking book by way of the staircases of Los Angeles. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 92: Charles Fleming - From Hollywood Nights to Unnecessary Lobotomies
Charles Fleming is not only a New York Times best selling author. He rides motorcycles, plays tennis, snowboards and scuba dives. Take a stroll with us while Charles shares his early days surrounded by writers and thinkers. Follow the conversation as Charles talks riots, journalism, the Japanese mafia, writing car reviews, publishing walking books, overcoming physical hurdles, and going on motorcycle adventures. Get an inspired insider's view as he relays his optimistic outlook on a colorful, non-boring lifestyle.In this episode, Charles talks of migrating from a journalist to an author, Steve McQueen's old cars and his own favorite book. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 91: Charles Fleming - The Trail to Journalism
Charles Fleming is not only a New York Times best selling author. He rides motorcycles, plays tennis, snowboards and scuba dives. Take a stroll with us while Charles shares his early days surrounded by writers and thinkers. Follow the conversation as Charles talks riots, journalism, the Japanese mafia, writing car reviews, publishing walking books, overcoming physical hurdles, and going on motorcycle adventures. Get an inspired insider's view as he relays his optimistic outlook on a colorful, non-boring lifestyle. In this episode, Charles talks growing up with father who risked his life to get a story to the public, falling into journalism in Japan with the Yakuza and how he turned to writing books. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 90: Kevin Neff - Traveling off of a Napkin in Central America and other assorted Alaska Bush Tales
We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we'll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He's lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.Kevin regales about a pedestrian bridge at Brooks Camp and a foray to the Land of Ten Thousand Smokes in Katmai. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 89: Kevin Neff - Traveling off of a Napkin in Central America and other assorted Alaska Bush Tales
We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we'll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He's lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.Kevin talks of working in the the Alaska bush, and the future of downtown Kivalina. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 88: Kevin Neff - Traveling off of a Napkin in Central America and other assorted Alaska Bush Tales
We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we'll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He's lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.In this episode, Kevin talks of last minute fishing plan on a jungle river. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 87: Kevin Neff - Traveling off of a Napkin in Central America and other assorted Alaska Bush Tales
We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we'll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He's lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.Kevin talks about a pickpocket, a chicken bus and a safety briefing like no other in Guatemala. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 86: Kevin Neff - Traveling off of a Napkin in Central America and other assorted Alaska Bush Tales
We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we'll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He's lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.Kevin talks about a decision to meander south and a day at Tikal, Guatemala. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 85: Kevin Neff - Traveling off of a Napkin in Central America and other assorted Alaska Bush Tales
We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we'll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He's lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.Kevin tells of a fishing trip to Iceland turned into an overland backpacking trip through Central America, aided only by the scribblings of a friend on a napkin. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 84: : Patrick Verity Rides Motorcycles in Peru - The Simplicity of the Roller Bag
We take a rambling ride with Patrick Verity, mostly across Peru. Patrick's enthusiasm for bikes, adventures and general silliness shine through. Packing tips and a misconstrued coffee device. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 83: Patrick Verity Rides Motorcycles in Peru - A Buddy Goes Down
We take a rambling ride with Patrick Verity, mostly across Peru. Patrick's enthusiasm for bikes, adventures and general silliness shine through. The dangers and beauty of adventure. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 82: Patrick Verity Rides Motorcycles in Peru - An Inundation of Ice
We take a rambling ride with Patrick Verity, mostly across Peru. Patrick's enthusiasm for bikes, adventures and general silliness shine through. A day in the life of riding in Peru. The thing about coffee. Why it's sometimes necessary to use lights and sirens to save the ice cream.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 81: Patrick Verity Rides Motorcycles in Peru - Red Lights, Sleeping Policeman and Devil Dogs
We take a rambling ride with Patrick Verity, mostly across Peru. Patrick's enthusiasm for bikes, adventures and general silliness shine through. Where trust and corners meet. Friendly horns and tire repair protocal.Are Peruvians the best drivers? The guy in the white jeep suggests that they are.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 80: Patrick Verity Rides Motorcycles in Peru - Flat Tires and Reluctant Engines
We take a rambling ride with Patrick Verity, mostly across Peru. Patrick's enthusiasm for bikes, adventures and general silliness shine through. Flat tires and group separation help us discover the best Spanish to use to find your mates is to look un-Peruvian. An old lady leads us to the plaza and Rallye at through construction.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 79: Patrick Verity Rides Motorcycles in Peru - A Medieval Kitchen
We take a rambling ride with Patrick Verity, mostly across Peru. Patrick's enthusiasm for bikes, adventures and general silliness shine through. We visit the restaurant Super Gordo. "Donde esta el baño?" Through the kitchen, past the rooster kill zone.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 78: Patrick Verity Rides Motorcycles in Peru - The Flavor of Duck Canyon
We take a rambling ride with Patrick Verity, mostly across Peru. Patrick's enthusiasm for bikes, adventures and general silliness shine through.Patrick talks about the lifetime it takes to work through first to third gear in Trujillo. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 77: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush - First Solo Flight and a Giggle
“Hard work, low pay." So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes. Bush Alaska and airplanes go hand in hand. Tia recants her first solo flight and how important it is to aviate, navigate and communicate in that order. Tia talks about her toolkit and when challenged, pulls out three clean jokes faster than one can jack rounds through a bolt-action rifle.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 76: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush - How to Live in Two Worlds
“Hard work, low pay." So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes. Tia talks for living between two worlds: man made and natural. She talks about the skills you need in order to do both. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 75: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush - The Future of Hunting
“Hard work, low pay." So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes. A conversation about the future of hunting, politics thereof and whether eyeliner belongs in the field. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 74: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush - Endeavoring in a Male Dominated Industry
“Hard work, low pay." So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes. Tia talks about hunting stereotypes and the integrity and intention of hunting and guiding in a male dominated industry.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 73: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush - The Lost Art of Wilderness Skills
“Hard work, low pay." So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes. Are the skills required to live and move in wild places deteriorating? Tia talks about map reading, reliance on communication devices and mental fortitude. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 72: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush - Wild Encounters
“Hard work, low pay." So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes. Good things come in threes. Tia shares a top three of bear interactions that had a positive outcome. A gentle reminder to always take a long stroke and keep your powder dry. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 71: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush - Hardships, Peculiarities and Dangers of the Bush Lifestyle
“Hard work, low pay." So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes. Tia and her brother spent an inordinate amount of time with adults. Her parents operated a hunting lodge so during the season, guides and packers (people hired to lug heavy items over uneven terrain, not football players) served as tutors and mentors. The clients, often very successful in their fields of expertise but out of their element in the Bush, provided a different set of lessons.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 70: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush - A Front Yard One Million Acres Squared
“Hard work, low pay." So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes. We begin by exploring a life of isolation in an expansive wilderness. Tia had one playmate, best friend, companion and arch nemesis, her brother. After a few years, they began attending a gigantic school where there was actually another girl.Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 69: Uganda's Mountain Gorillas - From Fruit to Fire Ants
Shane and Phil chat about “The Pearl of Africa.” While flying helicopters in Botswana, Shane got in the habit of asking the well-traveled people he met, “What’s the one place you think is a must-see?”The answer that came up most often was, “You must go see the gorillas.” Shane shares the research and the reason he chose Uganda as the country from which to see the Mountain Gorillas.We’re taught not to anthropomorphize animals but Shane says that’s difficult while watching a silverback pick his nose just like your Uncle Billy sometimes does at the dinner table. You’ll get to trek along on two different days with two very different family groups and Shane will share the darker side of harems.Take a trip up the Nile to the base of Murchison Falls to watch bird nerds get epic shots of a life-lister and ignore the hippos, crocs and elephants. A myriad of bananas and crowded towns round out the observations in this land-locked country the size of Iowa with over fifty recognized languages.In this episode, Shane talks about traveling around Uganda, handy things to have, and a side safari. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 68: Uganda's Mountain Gorillas - The Logistics of a Gorilla Safari
Shane and Phil chat about “The Pearl of Africa.” While flying helicopters in Botswana, Shane got in the habit of asking the well-traveled people he met, “What’s the one place you think is a must-see?”The answer that came up most often was, “You must go see the gorillas.” Shane shares the research and the reason he chose Uganda as the country from which to see the Mountain Gorillas.We’re taught not to anthropomorphize animals but Shane says that’s difficult while watching a silverback pick his nose just like your Uncle Billy sometimes does at the dinner table. You’ll get to trek along on two different days with two very different family groups and Shane will share the darker side of harems.Take a trip up the Nile to the base of Murchison Falls to watch bird nerds get epic shots of a life-lister and ignore the hippos, crocs and elephants. A myriad of bananas and crowded towns round out the observations in this land-locked country the size of Iowa with over fifty recognized languages.In this episode, Shane talks about his second day of the safari, and the logistics of getting to and from Uganda. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 67: Uganda's Mountain Gorillas - Brutal Family Dynamics
Shane and Phil chat about “The Pearl of Africa.” While flying helicopters in Botswana, Shane got in the habit of asking the well-traveled people he met, “What’s the one place you think is a must-see?”The answer that came up most often was, “You must go see the gorillas.” Shane shares the research and the reason he chose Uganda as the country from which to see the Mountain Gorillas.We’re taught not to anthropomorphize animals but Shane says that’s difficult while watching a silverback pick his nose just like your Uncle Billy sometimes does at the dinner table. You’ll get to trek along on two different days with two very different family groups and Shane will share the darker side of harems.Take a trip up the Nile to the base of Murchison Falls to watch bird nerds get epic shots of a life-lister and ignore the hippos, crocs and elephants. A myriad of bananas and crowded towns round out the observations in this land-locked country the size of Iowa with over fifty recognized languages.In this episode, Shane talks about the group dynamics, and brutal dangers of being a Mountain Gorilla. *This may be disturbing to those who are not familiar with how savage nature can be. You have been warned. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Episode 66: Uganda's Mountain Gorillas - Gorilla 101
Shane and Phil chat about “The Pearl of Africa.” While flying helicopters in Botswana, Shane got in the habit of asking the well-traveled people he met, “What’s the one place you think is a must-see?”The answer that came up most often was, “You must go see the gorillas.” Shane shares the research and the reason he chose Uganda as the country from which to see the Mountain Gorillas.We’re taught not to anthropomorphize animals but Shane says that’s difficult while watching a silverback pick his nose just like your Uncle Billy sometimes does at the dinner table. You’ll get to trek along on two different days with two very different family groups and Shane will share the darker side of harems.Take a trip up the Nile to the base of Murchison Falls to watch bird nerds get epic shots of a life-lister and ignore the hippos, crocs and elephants. A myriad of bananas and crowded towns round out the observations in this land-locked country the size of Iowa with over fifty recognized languages.In this episode, Shane talks about the rules of engagement with these giants of the cloud forest. Want to hear the whole interview?Click Here to support Ten Minute Travels by Subscribing to our Travel Tribe Membership through Patreon.With your subscription, we will send you a private link, so you can hear the entire interview. Want to learn more about Ten Minute Travels? TenMinuteTravels.comWant to join the Ten Minute Travels Newsletter? Ten Minute Travels Newsletter
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Ten Minute Travels is Alaska inspired and revolves around those who have either lived or traveled to Alaska. Our guests are ordinary people doing extraordinary things and our travel topics range from helicopters to motorcycles to bicycles to anything else you would consider travel. Concept:We want to take you on ten minute journeys that are inspirational, educational and just darn interesting, as you journey through your own busy day. Goal:We want our listeners to learn at least one travel trick, good or bad, in each episode.https://tenminutetravels.com/
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