When in Roam

Did you ever wonder what the final 5% "Other duties as required" means in your job description? I found out that part of that 5% included getting naked with my business partners - all in the name of commerce, of course!

Traveling across the global can occasionally be hazardous to one's health. Joe Fahey shares several stories where he wound up in potentially dangerous situations, both real and imagined.

Belgium is a wonderful place to visit. Just be ready to adjust your cultural norms while you are there!

Joe Fahey takes you on a lighthearted tour to places around the world which claim to have mystical powers or provide great luck.

Food is often a key element of many cultures around the world. One of the best ways to start an international incident is to reject their cuisine. Joe Fahey talks about the difference between comfort food and discomfort food as well as the need to eat it anyway . . . no matter what.

There's no greater experience than visiting the famed Vatican Gift Shop, other than maybe having an audience with the Pope.

I share stories about how the game of golf is universal yet modified to adapt to various cultures.

One would think that my two-syllable last name would be easy to pronounce but not so in some cultures and languages. Truth be told, I've had trouble myself. This episode describes the travails of trying to pronounce my name, especially in Japan.

Once a hotspot during the Cold War, I share my adventure of spending an evening at a dilapidated "resort" in deepest, darkest Estonia.

Are you multi-lingual? I definitely am not. In this episode I profess my admiration for people who are conversant in more than one language and confess my failings at French.

I discuss the differences in taxi services in various countries with details on being "taken for a ride" in Paris and London.

I talk about experiencing life in Singapore with its vast wealth, energetic efforts to expand the size of their country and the social cost to the utopian lifestyle.

In this episode I describe my Groundhog Day-like existence in Japan that was focused around the Tachikawa Palace Hotel where time stood still.

In this episode I talk about unique airships, namely blimps and balloons. I share my adventure doing the Albuquerque Box in a hot air balloon as well as what it's like to ride in the Goodyear Blimp.

I talk about my experiences in Bolivia, including how Bolivians can "love for less" at the No Tell Motel.

In this episode I talk about my bucket list trip to Egypt where I travel to the Valley of the Kings and see the tomb of the famous King Tut. Alas, there's an unforeseen price to pay!

This is the inaugural episode of When in Roam so I introduce myself and what my podcasts are about. My objective is to tell short stories from my travels over the past few decades. Each episode is targeted at 10 to 20 minutes so I don't exceed your time limit or my attention span. The story this episode is about my first experience flying in Russia.