Episode Overview:
Contiki Travel Trip Manager Rob Knott leaves behind the riveting world of geology to get paid to travel for a living.
Highlights:
-The boom and bust of working in minerals and mining
-Becoming a Contiki guide…the most intense job training I have maybe ever heard of
-Just because a country isn’t interesting for more than a day, doesn’t make it a bad country to visit (and other travel insights)
-Straddling the line between the edge of your comfort zone… and danger
-Travel= a metaphor for life / it’s all about setting expectations
- “Let’s talk shit about America for a second” (and other really eloquently phrased things)
-Why you should consider living abroad
-Rob talks about his love for rocks *everyone falls asleep*
-One rock pun slips through the cracks
-Rob discusses (and compliments???) Lauren’s big personality
-Loving the shit out of your job…best job in the world?