I apologize, I haven’t written an opinion piece in quite a while. The Covid-19 Pandemic has thrown a few wrenches in my personal blogging, but every once in a while I’m inspired to write something and today I felt compelled to share. In general, I choose to use the irony in my writing for comedic purposes, but sometimes within the irony there’s nothing funny at all. This is one of those cases. These are my opinions. You are free to…
For this final episode of the year, I chat via Zoom with the amazing Yanamlyn Yana, Papua New Guinea native and Campaign Coordinator for PNG Tribal Foundation. We catch up after 2 years since collaborating, discuss her relentless advocacy against gender based violence and other social issues, traveling out of the country for the first time, being a finalist for the Obama Foundation, political landscapes of the US and PNG, and her own survival from a brutal assault. Lyn’s work and advocacy…
On this wild ride Patrick and I discuss the outrageous variety of environmental crimes and his work to prosecute them. Also, the joys of the Philippines, eco-consciousness of the Sri Lankan and Tibetan people, Papua New Guinea tales, Tiger King, surviving the Amazon Rainforest and other exotic snake stories, and so much more and plenty to laugh about.
On this episode I chat with my brother-in-law Marc Scarioni about his various West Coast road trips, Utah’s national parks, Japan and other International travel and how to navigate social media as a tool for travel.
On this episode I chat with my sister-in-law about growing up Ukrainian, the process of emigrating to America, becoming a US Citizen, Chernobyl, environmental changes to village life, the ongoing Ukrainian war with Russia, also a rapid fire and some trivia.
On this episode, Alex and I discuss his becoming a father, the flaws of airline travel, Las Vegas, Covid-19’s effect on travel, some personal nightmares, Mexico, and the perfection of potatoes.
This month I face quarantine with my significant other, Tara Scarioni, Event Planner for Netflix and author of the blog TarasTravelTips.com. We discuss the challenges of Covid-19, her love of Mexico, some of our travels together and of course a few of her ‘Travel Tips,’ and blog posts. Also, a special phone-in guest and a new game.
In this episode, I reflect with Claire Woods about our couples trip to the Philippines. We discuss her work as an environmental lawyer, living in Geneva as a teenager, and get ‘bougie’ about our mutual love for Five Star Travel and Piña Coladas. Also, we play a new game with my significant other Tara.
In this episode I’m joined by world traveler and orthopedic surgeon, Ariel Palanca, MD. We discuss in detail her medical missions to Haiti, Kenya, and all the nitty-gritty details of her two week stay in Iraq. Also, special guest Tom Scherbart sits in to add his two cents as my third-wheel ‘Robin Quivers.’
In part 2 of my interview with Dr. Colin Zhu, aka TheChefDoc, we discuss his goal of racing in all 50 states, his journey to Antarctica, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, culture in Tanzania, the Safari experience, reseting after traveling, Colin’s podcast ‘Thrive Bites’, travel cuisine and plant-based nutrition tips. For more information on everything Colin is up to, please visit www.chefdoczhu.com