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Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyMike Bown’s Essay “Skins of Ill-Shaped Fishes” Details How Human Society and Its Core Values Have EvolvedMike Bown is the “most traveled man in the world”. He has written an essay called “Skins of Ill-Shaped Fishes”, where he discusses how his travel across the globe has exposed him to a very wide spectrum of human life and have taught him in detail about the history and current reality of human society. In this episode, Ladan reads this essay and shares his opinion on it. Top three takeaways: It is a fallacy to assume that if everyone were to have had equal enfranchisement from the dawn of history, that humanity would be better off. In...2020-04-1549 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyJake Steiner Discusses Myopia and How Habit Changes Rather than Lenses Are the Best Way to Overcome ItJake Steiner used to have severe myopia (shortsightedness) and wore glasses with a very extreme refractive power. However, he has overcome his myopia on his own, and he now teaches others how to do so as well. In this episode, he talks about how lenses can actually worsen myopia over time, and how to restore your eyes’ functionality by changing habits and lifestyle choices. Top three takeaways: The eye will adjust its axial length based on what it sees in the environment. Placing a lens in front of the eye will cause the eye to adjust an...2020-04-0840 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyDerek Loudermilk and Ladan Catch Up and Discuss What They’ve Learned in Recent Times From Their Life AdventuresDerek Loudermilk is the host of the Art of Adventure Podcast, a podcast that teaches about leading an adventurous life. In this episode, Derek and Ladan catch up and interview each other about what they’ve been up to recently and what they’ve learned from their adventures. Top three takeaways: When traveling abroad, you not only gain a new set of skills related to independence, but you also understand how the world truly works beyond your hometown. As an example, one may start off as having social or liberal points of view, but may have a di...2020-04-0154 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyLuca Fantuzzi Discusses His Experience Witnessing the Effects of the COVID-19 OutbreakLuca Fantuzzi is an Italian citizen who has recently returned to Italy from the US in light of the coronavirus outbreak. Italy is one of the countries most strongly affected by the outbreak, and Fantuzzi has gone back to be with family. In this episode, he discusses his recent experiences traveling and observing how this outbreak has affected Italy. Top three takeaways: Fantuzzi had some family friends who recently contracted the virus, and it was at this point that he realized the gravity of this situation. You understand best the effects of the outbreak once it...2020-03-2522 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyInés Ruiz Navarro Discusses Using Meditation to Aid in Learning a LanguageInés Ruiz Navarro is a teacher of Spanish language and translation. In this episode, she explains how she uses meditation to help students learn and retain language more effectively and in a more positive way. Top three takeaways: When learning language through meditation, visualize someone you know, keep the image in your head, keep breathing, and describe the physical characteristics of the person in the new language. The whole thing has a positive effect since you learn while remaining calm and not worrying about mispronouncing or saying the wrong words. Meditation comes in many distinct f...2020-03-1123 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyTamara Marie Discusses Learning Languages Through MusicTamara Marie is a certified language coach who uses songs to teach language. She has developed a course called Spanish Con Salsa, which teaches Spanish through interactive lessons and uses Spanish songs to aid in retention of the learned material. In this episode, she discusses how she came to find music as an effective tool for learning languages, as well as how to best use music to learn more in-depth about a language. Top three takeaways: Using music to aid in learning a language can also expose the learner to the culture, dialect, and various accents...2020-03-0427 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyLawrence Leyton and Mark Wein Discuss the Fear of FlyingLawrence Leyton is a therapist who has helped people overcome fears. In this episode, Ladan interviews Lawrence Leyton and one of his clients, Mark Wein, whom Leyton has helped to overcome his fear of flying. Lawrence Leyton and Mark Wein have since created a course to help people overcome the fear of flying. In this episode, they discuss the fear of flying in detail, what it is, and how it affects people’s lives. Top three takeaways: People don’t realize how small the risk of being involved in an aircraft accident is. There is a high...2020-01-2928 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyA visit to China shows its sights and history as well as its advancements and modernizationsIn this episode, Ladan discusses his trip to China. He discusses the sights he saw, the experiences he’s had, as well as how China is modernizing. Top three takeaways: A lot of China’s advancements, such as the proliferation of electric vehicles, bullet trains, and more modern ways of paying for goods and services (such as facial recognition) are mostly a matter of the last 3 or so years. China is not a democratic country, as is clearly illustrated by the “Great Firewall”, which censors the internet for its citizens. VPNs are required to access common sites su...2020-01-0728 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyTough Conversations coach David Wood on consequences for actions and getting kicked out of BaliDavid Wood is a coach who teaches people to have tough conversations. These conversations are the most important things you can do otherwise you will repeat the thing you didn't want to happen over and over.2019-12-0428 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyMy summer trip part 1, Thailand and where I went for the summerAfter a long hiatus here is my first episode talking about my trip to Thailand this summer2019-11-2011 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and money4 years of constant Couchsurfing with Shawn ParisShawn Paris has spent the last 4 years of his life essentially homeless. He has stayed with around 200 couchsurfing hosts in the US, France and Japan while going around and performing. I hosted him for a few days and we ended up talking about the benefits of living like this. I had done something similar in 2017 and although I got sick of it after a year, it definitely had its benefits. It is definitely possible to save rent money or money on a mortgage and spend that on travel instead.2019-04-1732 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyLingoda gives live language lessons which can be for free, with Joe UongI talk to my friend here in Gainesville, Joe Uong. We met because of his great language ability in German which he had only been learning a few months. His secret was using a service called Lingoda. Here they offer group language lessons in German, French, Spanish, or Business English. You have a teacher and go through specific language lessons with up to 4 other students via a video Zoom meeting. Joe ended up doing their quarterly language half Marathon where you if you complete 15 hour-long classes per month for 3 months then you get half of th...2019-04-1028 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyTraveling the world in the 70s like a hippy with Tom HughesI met Tom at a conference last year and we really hit it off because of both of our travels. Turns out he travelled all around the world many decades ago when the world was a different place. He was able to go to Iraq, Afghanistan, and saw India as a different place than it is now. This conversation was very interesting to see how things have changed over the last few decades. It was also interesting to see the change in him, going from travelling hippy to successful in his profession.2019-04-0329 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyThe advantages of setting up life and business abroad with Mikkel ThorupMikkel Thorup is the host of the Expat Money Show where he talks about the advantages of setting up many of life's things abroad. "PROTECT THE MONEY YOU WORKED SO HARD TO EARN FROM AMBULANCE CHASING LAWYERS, NEFARIOUS CREDITORS AND GREEDY UNJUST GOVERNMENTS"2019-03-2734 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyThe Founder of Couchsurfing on what all went into building such a great communityIt was a pleasure to talk to Casey Fenton, the founder of Couchsurfing again. We had met a year ago in Bali but with a tight schedule and us celebrating his 40th birthday we never ended up recording an episode at that time. Luckily, he is now writing a book about his experiences building my favorite community for travel. Couchsurfing allows you to stay with strangers for free while travelling and its all backed on a review system that makes sure you stay safe. I've used it over 100 times and I have to say that some of m...2019-02-0648 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyDisruptors podcast host talks about the future of humanity with Matt WardMatt Ward is the host of the Disruptors podcast which was formerly Fringe FM. He had built a company to a million dollars within about a year all while maintaining his love for podcasting. Now he is working on a podcast around the future of humanity, scientists, education, healthcare and manned space travel. In this episode we talk about how he started on his path by going to go travel and knowing he couldn't work for anyone else.2018-12-1931 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyReal diversity from successful businessman, Robert HartlineRobert Hartline has built several successful businesses and was able to grow it to $100 million in revenue. He now lives in a location independent lifestyle and is able to work whenever and wherever he wants. He thinks of diversity as being more than skin deep but the way that a person thinks and acts. This can come from different life experiences such as travel2018-12-1232 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyPeanut Butter and Passports podcast host interviews me on the best places in the worldTom Gose is the host of the Peanut Butter and Passports podcast as well as the author of the book by the same name. In this episode we interview each other on the best places that we have travelled in various categories. 2018-10-1049 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyGoing from the corporate world to an 83 day ride across North America on a superbikeSue Hollis must have a butt made of iron to have survived 83 days and 23k kilometers of riding across North America. She was fed up with her entrepreneurial life and wanted to start something new. She considered this the third phase of her life where her first was corporate life.2018-10-0327 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyAdventure Investor Jim Rogers on how to make money while travellingI was very happy to have Jim Rogers on the show since he is a legend in the investment world. I have always kept my eyes open on interesting possibilities to invest in even though I never have while I have travelled. I always thought that have your boots on the ground would give you much more of an insight into what was really going on in a country. Jim actually did this and set 2 world records where he travelled around the world for many months and years, first on a motorcycle and then in a car. I hope t...2018-09-1940 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyTravel and Cryptocurrencies with Andreas M. AntonopoulosThis has been a long time coming but we finally have a cryptocurrency themed episode. I have invested in it a few months ago and am really excited about the potentials in it, especially after paying ridiculous sums of money to get cash wired to me when I was in Indonesia earlier this year. Andreas Antonopoulos was kind enough to speak with us and give us a bit of a high level evaluation of what is going in the crypto market nowadays. Finally, I want to give a shoutout to the Brave Era 100% Silk Travel Sh...2018-09-1230 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyImprov and the power of living spontaneously with Eric TrulesAfter many months of planning and a failed recording attempt, I was finally able to talk to fellow podcaster, Eric Trules. Instead of becoming a doctor he instead became a clown who performed on the street and followed wherever life took him. That ended up taking him to a position as a professor at USC teaching improv classes. Eric sees many parallels with travel and clowning in that it is really important to stay spontaneous and to always say yes! Finally, I want to give a shoutout to the Brave Era 100% Silk Travel Sheet. They se...2018-08-2937 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyThe power mindset in accomplishing your goals with Peter SasinIt was a pleasure to talk with Peter Sasin of NLP Akademia about his new book "Waves of Magic." I am actually a longtime listener of his podcast which is in Slovak. But now he wrote a book in English about how to use mindset to achieve what you want in life. He has a very motivating and uplifting way of talking which makes you realize what you want in life and how to get it.2018-08-2242 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyHow Facebook groups made one of the most famous polyglots, Ellen JovinHaving gone to the Polyglot Conferences I always heard the name of Ellen Jovin brought up. Since I love learning languages and this show has had so many polyglots I knew that I had to have her on! She was an admin and extremely active in a Facebook group for a number of years and built a reputation. It was a pleasure to talk to her about experiences in the community and how she learned the 25 languages she had studied.2018-08-0841 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyAn 'Unstructured' conversation on how to keep an open mind with Eric HunleyEric Hunley is the host of the Unstructured podcast and Facebook page which is a bit of a spinoff of the Mixed Mental Arts Facebook page and podcast. Both of the podcasts take deep dives into ways of thinking and problems that we may have with seeing other people's point of view. People think and act the way they do because of their culture our job is to understand their point of view In this episode, we talk about the best way to evaluate arguments, how to listen to people and understand people by understanding th...2018-06-2035 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyTravel on Purpose and the therapeutic side of travelAntesa and I actually had two calls which were merged into one. Usually, I don't like life coaches very much but her message is very close to mine so it resonated very well. Our stories were so similar that I had to have her on again. The first interview I was actually in an In And Out burger, I actually hadn't planned to record it. The second one was in my studio that I had set up a few weeks later. The key takeaways from this episode is that Travel is a form of escapism for most...2018-06-131h 27
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyTeach your children 5 languages just like Tetsu Yung has!I met Tetsu last year at the Polyglot conference in Iceland and I loved his talk about how he was able to teach his children 5 languages. Through a combination fo OPOL (One Person One Language), living in foreign countries, and having au pairs (live in nannies) in the target language the children were able to effortlessly learn all those languages. In this episode, we talk about his Pampers to Polyglots Facebook page and his book which helps supports parents or parents to be to have the most multilingual children ever!2018-06-0634 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyPulling yourself out of depression by doing ultramarathons with Tofe EvansI talked to Tofe about his dip into depression and mental health issues. Then one day he decided to run a marathon and then within about 6 months of doing these kinds of events he had pulled himself out of depression. We talk about how travel and doing races are actually very similar things, they both help you get out of the environment causing the depression. Both of us had the experience of getting better after about 6 months of moving our ass! So whatever you do, if you feel the pull of depression or mental health i...2018-05-3030 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyLearn how Bolt Collective, a new service, can help you unlock unique travel experiences I talk to the founder of Bolt Collective, Dan Pierson, about how their community is redefining group travel. Using collective purchasing power, they're making other inaccessbile trips like boat charters, National Park treasure hunts, and private island takeovers happen. They do about a dozen trips all around the world per year, focused on giving you the freedom to explore on your own, with just the right amount of structure from a group. It's a curated group that's designed to attract curious, adventurous, adaptable, really nice people.2018-05-2318 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyI moved to Florida, started my career, and other new thingsSince I last gave updates on things in my life it has been about 6 months (since I recorded the episode, not since I published it). Lots has happened! I have now gotten a job and moved to Gainesville, Florida. It is a cool project designing injectable brain implants and I am very happy. It was almost 2 years since I finished my Masters in Germany and it has been a hell of a time finding a job I would be happy in. I am already thinking that I could spend a few years here even though...2018-05-1608 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyHow to handle your diet while travelling in an Eastern perspective with Andrew MilesTravel Wisdom friend Andrew Miles of Botanical Biohacking talks about how to keep healthy while travelling. Especially long flights can be quite harmful to your sleep, your gut microbiome, and ultimately your health. He infuses some Eastern wisdom explained in a Western way so that you don't become more unhealthy after travelling. The key is to train your body and eat as little as possible before travelling. Then when you arrive you need to get on the same eating schedule (breakfast, lunch, dinner) as the local population as soon as possible. He also notes that there are...2018-04-1834 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyMixing music sampled around the world with Graham DanielsI only had 2 hours to meet Graham while I was passing through London "ok, let's meet at a Chinese all you can eat buffet." We met and in between bites we talked about what Graham was working on, Orchestra of Samples. He and his music partner have travelled to over 30 countries and sampled over 200 musicians over the last few years to be able to put together some really interesting music. These people never met and may have even recorded on other sides of the planet a few years apart. It's really cool stuff and I think if...2018-03-2827 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyGetting drunk with hillbillies in China to learn fluent Chinese with Andrew MilesAndrew Miles of Botanical Biohacking is a friend of the show and he is back to talk about language learning. He has learned Chinese and Szechuanese to a very high level over the many years of his travel there. This is Travel Wisdom so it wouldn't be complete without a language episode! In this episode, Andrew gives some funny advice on how to make friends that think you speak fluently, which is better than actually speaking fluently!! Tips include speaking with lower class people due to their smaller vocabulary, learning colors early, and having a few really f...2018-03-1437 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyReverse culture shock, being shocked coming back to your own countryHave you ever gone outside of your country only to return a few years later? Did some things that you used to do or see no longer seem normal to you? This was my experience coming back to the US after 3 years. Everything felt so big and commercialized. It was really strange! There were many things that I didn't like and would ideally get rid of in the US. It is interesting because I had the exact opposite response a few years earlier. I wanted desperately to go back to the US (to eat Mexican food) after...2018-02-2811 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyChinese medicine ideas that aren't completely crazy with Andrew MilesAndrew is on the show again because I loved what he talked about last time! I have listened to every episode of his Botanical Biohacking podcast because he has an ability to explain Eastern medicine with Western vocabulary. Maybe you heard things like Chi from Tai Chi which means gas or energy which flows through the body. Turns out, there's something called gasotransmitters which send signals throughout the body. They just didn't have the Latin vocabulary for it! Andrew talks about many philosophies behind his book EnlightenWeight, a book I absolutely loved! We talk about b...2018-02-1431 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyReview of 2017 with a look of what may be to come in 20182017 was a very interesting year for me! After coming back from being deported to Russia in late 2016 I ended up moving in with an awesome girl. Actually, I only stayed with her half of the time to make sure that I wouldn't have visa problems. So I did odd jobs around Europe and bounced around to prevent border control from getting mad at me! So during 2017 I lived in England, worked in France, Ukraine and Slovakia, and travelled to Norway, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Czech Republic, Iceland, visiting family in the US before going...2018-01-3112 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyThe Most Travelled Man talks about capitalism and feudal societyIn this last of the series of recordings I have with Mike Bown, the most travelled man in the world. We recorded this in a bar during a storm but it was really interesting so I wanted to publish it. This wide-ranging conversation goes over things such as the Google monopoly, capitalism and feudal society, my theories about phrenology, why US slavery wasn't so bad, and the sacred view of rule of law.2017-11-151h 24
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyHow to travel, work and make a difference with 15 years NGO work with Kelly NichollsKelly spent more than 15 years doing aid work in Latin America and now has written a book which is based on her interviews and experiences in the drug trafficking world of Colombia. She lived in many of these places and went to areas that no tourists go to and conducted thousands of interviews. In this interview, we talk about some tips on how to get into aid work and what you can get out of it.2017-11-0136 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyMyExpatsWorld hub for people living outside of their country with Peter RedrinPeter started MyExpatsWorld 5 years ago with some meet ups in Mallorca, Spain when many people said he should do it everywhere! He has now grown it to a network of people helping each other out when people move to a new country. Many times when you move away from your family and friends you need a new support network that can help with small things like how to get a doctor visit in the language that you speak. Peter put this network together which has a global reach and now reaches about 4 million people!2017-10-2544 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyWhat to do once you've travelled the world for 3 years with Katy TrostKaty Trost has a great first world problem: she travelled for 3 years before finally realizing she was bored of it and wanted to do something else. She realized that she was not feeling fulfilled and although she had fulfilled all her dreams, she needed more. Now she helps Type A leaders deal with burnout and avoiding stress. I have felt this also, after travelling to almost 100 countries over the last decade I need more. It's time to build something else more substantial that's worth the suffering and wanting in life.2017-10-1800 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyMike talks about how interesting people are found travelling in crazy countriesWhen I met Mike in Ukraine in September I was able to record only a few hours out of our 50+ hours of philosophical discussions. This was the first of those. We talk about many things with someone I consider to be the top 5 most intelligent people I have come across (that includes baby Jesus!!). We talk about how when you are in the more interesting places you often meet very interesting people you would have no chance of meeting at home. Travel can act as a filter for interestingness2017-10-1143 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyVolunteering without paying anything with Bianca CaruanaSome volunteer organizations charge thousands of dollars for the privilege of donating your time. Bianca talks about how to avoid this by being a bit smarter and being a more responsible traveller. She talks about this in her Altruistic Traveller blog where you can learn to do things like WorkAway and other things to truly volunteer in an impactful way.2017-10-0426 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyKilling yourself in the weirdest way possible, and have adventures along the way with Chase BoehringerOk, so Chase totally doesn't condone this but he was talking about how he was in a low point in his life and decided to do risky things as a subconcious way to commit suicide. He learned to love life in the process and is now very happy. But I had to laugh when I imagined the most crazy way to kill yourself. I came up with attacking a hippo in Kenya holding an inflatable balloon and singing the Pokemon theme song. What can you come up with? In this episode we talk about how to create...2017-09-2742 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyHow to travel the world with 6 kids by Ka SundanceKa Sundance says that true life doesn't end when you have kids but that you can keep travelling even with 8 kids. He sees himself as being a good dad to give the attention and learning experiences to his kids by living this lifestyle. We also debate a bit on whether or not its good that his kids are not going to a traditional school. Learn how he went from being on food stamps to building a million dollar business over the last 7 years2017-09-2058 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyThe man with the 2nd highest IQ in the world, Rick Rosner, on how to add 30 IQ pointsRick Rosner has the 2nd highest IQ in the world at about 199. He is a hobbyist that loves to take intelligence tests and has gotten really good at it. Some of these tests at the very high level are super time consuming, taking dozens of hours to take it. He does say that anyone can improve their IQ by 30 points within a few months, but his question is: why do you want to do it?2017-09-131h 03
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyWisdom talks on death of tradition with Mike Bown, most travelled manTRIGGER WARNING! If you are sensitive or do not want to hear viewpoints which you may not like then do not listen to this episode! We take a very objective look at many topics related to the topic of the death of tradition: failures of native cultures, the death of homosexuality, and the death of travel. We look at what has been happening with an objective viewpoint, we do not have a dog in this fight and have nothing to prove. I find it interesting because I have not heard this kind of re...2017-09-061h 38Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyBonus Episode: Top Travel Podcasts 2017Hi Adventurers! This is a special bonus episode featuring some of my top travel podcaster friends! You will hear from each host for a couple of minutes so you can get a better feel for what they are like. Immersing yourself in a variety of travel, lifestyle, digital nomad, expat, and adventure podcasts is the best way to accelerate your learning on the topics! Of course, there are some great shows in addition to this list, but have a listen and see what piques your interest! The 6 Packs w/Expats is a podcast by C...2017-09-0411 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyFluent in 3 Months and how being a celebrity brings lots of haters with Benny LewisAfter almost 2 years in the making, I was finally able to arrange a time with Benny, one of the most famous polyglots of Fluent in 3 Months. He knows 11 languages and speaks about 6 of them fluently. His big thing is to get started speaking from day 1.2017-08-3052 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyThe Fundamentals of Female Dynamics (and with all people) in travel with Michael KnightMichael and I met in Ukraine last year and really hit it off. We had so much in common but one of our common interests was learning dating skills (interpersonal skills). He actually used to run boot camps to nerds and other technical people on how to be able to talk to girls. In just a few days awkward men can go from never having touched a girl to getting their phone number or even getting a girlfriend! Michael wrote a book, Fundamentals of Female Dynamics where he talks about how to improve your social skills with anyone, not...2017-08-2354 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyLearn about writing a book to talk at 50 conferences with Robin FarmanfarmaianRobin Farmanfarmain wrote the book The Patient as CEO, and since then has been booked on 50 conferences to talk about the future of medical technology. She was hospitalized for most of her childhood as well as having 3 organs removed. Since then she was determined to get medical breakthroughs, such as the one that eventually let her have a normal life. This interview was edited so that it fits with the Travel Wisdom theme but we also talked about Brain Implants in my other show, Neural Implant podcast2017-08-1629 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyAnother language episode! Richard DeLong learned Slovak and lives in GeorgiaAnybody who learned the Slovak language is fine by me! I was shocked when I heard Richard DeLong on another show, Actual Fluency, because nobody learns Slovak! A hard language with a small population. I had Richard DeLong on because he had interesting ways to learn a language. He talks about focusing on the small wins and get those to perfection. So instead of always learning new things get the things you mostly know up to fluency. That is the best way to get to fluency.2017-08-0754 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyBoost your creativity by being in a new place with Nick TaslerNick Tasler moved to Mexico and saw his creative output increase! He was able to triple the rate he wrote his book, Ricochet, because he also saw so many new things around him. This novelty triggered his creativity and he was able to do more! In this episode, we talk about how to draw inspiration from the new place you might find yourself.2017-08-0240 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneySuccess and Luck, what roles do they play in your life? With Robert FrankRobert Frank almost died on a racquetball court when his heart stopped beating. 99% of people die from this particular disease. Robert was almost a part of that were it not for the ambulance a few hundred meters away which had been called to this rural location on a false call. In his excellent book, Sucess and Luck, Robert talks about how we perceive these two things. Most successful people have a hard time acknowledging the role of luck in their success but it most definitely is there. He explains it with the metaphor of a headwind and a...2017-07-2650 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyCharities cause huge damage to people, except maybe Gret Glyer's oneWhen Gret asked to come on the show to talk about his charity I warned him that it was not going to be a pleasant interview! After travelling across 17 countries in Africa in 2010 I personally saw the damage that well-intentioned charities had. Rich white people would simply get an idea like: 'I'm going to bring a million T-shirts to Africa' without having any thoughts about what damage that might cause. Imagine what would happen to your city if all the clothing stores suddenly had to shut down because the value of what you sold was gone. Bureaucracy k...2017-07-1943 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyWant top companies to fight to hire you? Do what Austin Belcak did!Austin was very methodical in his job search, he interviewed at 100 companies of which 40 called him back. But he wanted to the best job possible and was clear on his values and his role. So it took him a year to find the best job but in the end he had many companies like Google, Uber, Facebook and other tech companies fighting for him until he finally got hired at Microsoft. He did this by finding the role that he wanted within the company and contacting the supervisor for that role in the target company. Then he...2017-07-121h 07
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyFAQ on learning languages like Thai in only a few weeks with Olly RichardsOlly runs the I will teach you a language podcast where he gives tips and answers questions for those who are learning a language. Olly himself speaks many languages and recently learned Thai to a decent level in only a few weeks. 2017-07-0539 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyEastern medicine explained using science with Andrew MilesIn this episode, I am excited to have on Andrew Miles. We had a great conversation and since have subscribed to his podcast, Botanical Biohacking. I have also listened to all of their episodes as well as recommended it to a number of friends! You may have heard about gut bacteria and its role in human health, but have you heard about communication using gasses in the body? These gases are vital to maintaining a healthy body and getting them out of balance will lead to many diseases. By listening to thi...2017-06-2858 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyBonus: Creating the perfect suitcase for the airport with Diego Saez GilDiego Saez Gil talks about his suitcase company, Bluesmart, which makes the perfect luggage for the airport. If you are not sure if you locked your suitcase, you can do so with the help of an app. If your luggage is lost, no worries, you can use the GPS to help the airlines find it much faster! And of course, it has a charger to charge all your electronics. We talk about this 'Internet of Things' product and how we might all have these kinds of things in the future! We also talk about entrepreneurship...2017-06-2623 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyCulture matters in your success with Hunter MaatsIn this second round with one of my favorite guests, Hunter Maats, we talk about his trips to the United Arab Emirates and how their culture affects the way they think. We then talk about Hunter's experience on the Joe Rogan show and how that changed his focus for the following weeks. Otherwise, we talk about some of the big questions of how culture is one of the most important things in life. This is essentially the programming of the way you act and will determine your success. Follow him on Mixed Mental Arts. The m...2017-06-211h 15
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyRichard Nisbett on how how culture determines our outcomeRichard Nisbett is the author of 3 books which deal with the psychology of thought. His first book was about the differences between Eastern and Western ways of thinking. Eastern is more holistic and Western is more atomistic meaning that the ways they perceive things are completely different as well. His second book was about the different culture in the North versus the Southern United States and what that meant for outcomes. Finally, his last book is about we can learn better 2017-06-141h 02
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyNasos Papadopoulos on how to be the most effective learnerNasos is the host of the MetaLearn podcast all about how to become the most effective learner. When we met at the Polyglot conference in October 2016 we really hit it off and knew he would be a great guest! I love learning especially as it relates to languages. I also think that learning is enhanced while in a new environment like travelling. We talk about these things in this episode2017-06-0748 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyKris Broholm returns and we both talk about being sick of being nomadsKris Broholm is the host of the Actual Fluency podcast where he interviews language learners and polyglots on how they got to where they are. I can credit him to getting into the polyglot community which I have grown to love! However, in this episode, we don't talk much about language learning but rather how we are sick of being nomads and always travelling around. Also, we talk about the direction of both our podcasts and what our audiences want from us (hint: tell us both what you want!!!)2017-05-3147 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyBonus: 90% off Paradise Pack offer with my buddy Jason MooreMy buddy and former guest, Jason Moore is launching the Paradise Pack for one week only starting May 30th! There are some really cool deals in there on how to be location independent, learn languages quickly, and of course travel for much less! This is their 4th year offering this pack of 19 courses valued at $2600! But these deals are only valid for 1 week! From May 30th to June 5th during which they will be hosting live events with some of the creators of the products! Check it out...2017-05-2909 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyBritany Felix on how to travel with a partner who doesn't have the same driveBritany is the host of the Living Unconventionally podcast where she talks to people living in an unconventional way. She recently took a many month road trip after she and her husband sold all of their possessions as well as their house. However, a little bit into it, the husband didn't like it nearly as much as she did. We talk about relationships and travel as well as what to do when you partner isn't too crazy about travel. Since it was only a few weeks before the interview it was still fresh in her mind but it as...2017-05-2425 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyGina Gotthilf on meeteing Obama and whats coming up in DuolingoI am a huge fan of Duolingo and credit it with me learning 3 of my extra languages. Because its like a game and you get the immediate feedback you can learn very effectively and much faster than in a course. Gina is the Vice President of Growth and Marketing we talk about what is coming up in Duolingo pipeline including downloadable courses. We also talk about her experience presenting at the White House including to former President Obama. Although this was a short interview I found it informative2017-05-1726 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyJon Levy on how to never burn out on great adventuresJon Levy is the author of the 2am principle all about how you can have the best adventures. He says that the most interesting adventures are the ones that make the best stories. If it stands out in people's minds it will become more memorable. Therefore to live an engaged life you should always seek out something novel. After doing this for some time one would think you would get bored of it but he also recommends taking an adventure fast to reset your limits so you don't go crazy.2017-05-1049 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyBonus! JP Sears satirical comedy on University's limited valueI recently stumbled upon JP's funny sarcastic videos and love them because they uncover our sometimes silly beliefs in a funny way. The newest one is on the value of a University education. He starts out with "I know the best way to start my career is with $100k of debt." Definitely check this out Here is what his assistant wrote me in terms of using this clip Hi Ladan, Thanks for reaching out to JP and also for your consideration in requesting to us...2017-05-0706 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyRay Blakney on how to learn a language using Live Lingua Skype lessonsRay Blakney is a former Peace Corps volunteer and the founder of Live Lingua which helps language learners find tutors through Skype. The advantage of their service is that they have a curator who finds what you needs and brings any and all tutors up to speed with your course material. In this way it is more like a course rather than a random person on the internet who thinks they can help2017-05-0336 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyIdahosa Ness on how to use the Mimic method to be understood in any languageIdahosa Ness has an amazing video where he raps in 8 different languages in 4 different cameras. He had to time each part of the song perfectly all in different languages. Really cool stuff! We talk about how he uses his Mimic method to be able to get the right accent and be understood right away. He says that with a better accent people are happier to talk to you and your interactions can be much more pleasant. Also, you are perceived as more fluent and smarter. The way to do it is to think of the language as music and...2017-04-2645 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyBonus! Promo for Neural Implant podcast, the other show I just launchedAfter talking with one of my listeners, Carolien Caspers, I realized that some of you may be interested in the other podcast I've launched, the Neural Implant podcast. Although it is more science and technology related, a good portion of you might be interested! I talk to the leaders and innovators in the field of Neural Implants and break everything down in an understandable way. So check it out! Either search for it in your favorite podcast app (I recommend Podcast Addict for Android) or listen on the website2017-04-2414 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyMy experience doing Work Away and why you should try it tooI share my experience over the last month doing Work Away in Southern France. I talk about how it was a great experience to work hard for 3 hours per day and then to have time for my own projects. I highly recommend this for those people on a tighter budget but still want to experience a place for a longer period of time.2017-04-1908 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyRichard Simcott on how to talk to a gazillion + 1 languagesRichard is amazing! He is definitely in the top 10% of episodes and guests. He is back on the show after a few years and many times that we had met in person. He runs the Polyglot conferences where language nerds can get together and speak the languages they have learned. The last one was in Greece in October 2016 and the next one will be in Iceland in 2017. In this episode, we talk less about learning the languages and talk more about the philosophy behind it. We also discuss why it is that we learn languages and useful v...2017-04-1258 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyPatrick McGinnis on how to travel to 79 countries as a 10% entrepreneurThis was one of my favorite interviews because Patrick is a mix of traveller, financial consultant, author and entrepreneur. Unlike other guests I have talked to on the show he does consulting but not in diet, life coaching, or anything else you don't need much experience in. He does financial consulting because he used to work for AIG! He then slowly transitioned out of that and was able to start his own consulting business just like he suggests we should. See, we sometimes hear about how we need to "burn the ships" and there's no turning back when you...2017-04-0553 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyAJ Dunn from Abroaders on how to spend 100x less on plane ticketsAJ has figured out how to travel for nothing! He found the code on how to get around the world to different locations for up to 100x less than what the airlines are asking! The secret is frequent flyer miles and finding the 'sweet spot' as well as some good deals to pay much less! He had one customer who would have paid $20k for a group of flights but they were able to get it down to under $200!!! AJ helps run Abroaders podcast and a company which shows people how to save lots of m...2017-03-2945 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyLydia Machova on how to learn a language by yourselfLydia says that learning with a teacher is not the only way to learn a language! She actually says that learning yourself is the best way and then the teacher or tutor can be used as a guide. You have the power to learn what you want! That's why I love Lydia so much! You don't have to wait for the right class to come along, you can do what you want right away! In her Language Mentoring site (as well as her Slovak version of this site) she teaches how to go through and learn a...2017-03-2243 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyDerek Loudermilk on how parenting is not as hard as it seemsIn this interview, Derek first talks about his 7-week old child and how it is actually easier than people say in order to raise it. If you have your own business and can change yours sleep schedule as well. With the help of grandparents and a support group, it makes things even easier. He then talks about how he has leveraged his successful Art of Adventure podcast in order to get free hotel accommodation in exchange for marketing. He gives some tips on this as I would be interested in this as well. He also talked about...2017-02-0142 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyKallen Diggs on alternatives to going to University to get a careerIn this episode, Kallen Diggs talks about how he started out helping people in his community get back to work. He has written a book Reaching the Finish Line for those that are looking for jobs or are not too enthusiastic about the traditional model of going to University before getting a job. He says that you do not need a college degree to have a good life. You can still earn $50k a year being an electrician or a carpenter and not be in debt or losing a few years of wages. Life is significantly better...2017-01-2548 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyJonny and Elsie on how to have the best destination wedding possible!Jonny and Elsie got married a few years ago and instead of having a normal wedding they decided to use their experience with events in Belize to put together an amazing wedding! Their wedding ended up being a week with their 75 guests with many cool activities such as cooking classes, chocolate making, and of course trips to a private island. They asked their guests to pay the costs and in this way they were able to have amazing offers for the wedding which lasted a whole week! They also talk about how some of the guests had...2017-01-1139 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyHayden Lee on getting the most out of 'Travel Stories' on his podcastHayden Lee is the creator of the popular Travel Stories Podcast which takes some of the best stories from popular travellers and sets these short stories to an orchestral score and sound effects. The concept is really cool and it must be incredibly time-consuming! We also find out that we are pretty much the same person: looking very similar, born in the same month of the same year, language lovers, and of course hosts of travel podcasts!2016-12-1428 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyJellis Vaes on gaining more wisdom through travels in his own projectJellis reached out to me some time back but only now were able to talk. After a bit of research, I realized we were completely kindred spirits! He also thinks that a formal education is not nearly as useful as life experiences. Because of this he has started Inner Picture Stories which talks about how to gain wisdom through travel...sound familiar? We also talk about his experience with his travel photography and the crazy stuff that it got him into.2016-12-0725 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyGuram Sherozia on being a minor celebrity in GeorgiaOn my second trip to Georgia I met with what ended up being an incredibly interesting couchsurfer, Guram! He turned out to be a kind of minor celebrity in Georgia with a very popular blog and he used to be on many morning TV programs. During an interesting night I decided to interview him and learn more about him and how he got to the place where he is. He talks about how he juggles and prioritizes all of his projects. He has his work, his university teaching, TV interviews, and his blogging. To be able to ha...2016-11-3036 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyGeorgia country report, return to my favorite country!In this episode I talk about how I went to the country of Georgia to kill some time before a conference I was going to. Georgia is my favorite country out of the 90+ that I have travelled to! The combination of alcohol that flows like water, beautiful scenery, great food, great people, cheap prices, great hospitality, unique language, unique culture and many more things make it amazing! I was a bit nervous to go back and possibly to discover it wasn't so great but that wasn't the case! I checked out other areas and it was even...2016-11-2316 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneySue Bedford on her spot-on travel writing in "Its Only the Himalayas"In this episode I talk to Sue Bedford who is the author of Its Only the Himalayas: And Other Tales of Miscalculation from an Overconfident Backpacker. This is the book that I should have written or, more correctly, that I no longer have to write since this exists! In this interview, we talk about Sue's year-long adventure around the world. She talks about the less glamorous side of backpacking that all those Instagram photos don't show! She also mentioned a few other stories that have happened since she wrote the book, obviously the travel hasn't ended! Filled...2016-10-1929 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyRussia country report part 2, the second half of my Siberian adventureIn this episode, I talk about my final leg of my 3 month trip after being deported from Germany. After finishing my meeting with my mom in Mongolia I went back to finish off the rest of Russia. Through Chita where I was on a TV news program, to the frozen swampland of Yakutsk, to the Alaskan-sister region of Kamchatka, and finally to Vladivostok. I also talk about my epic 164 hour (7 day) Trans-Siberian train ride all the way across Russia. It has been a good trip and although it might be too lo...2016-10-1235 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyMongolia country report, what I experienced during my travelsIn this episode I am joined by my mom who I met in Mongolia and travelled together for 3 weeks. We talk about our experiences, our likes, our dislikes, and some of our takeaways from this trip. We talk about the Xhovsgul lake stay in the north, our trip to the Gobi desert, and of course our 3 day horse trip. We had a great time and it can easily rank as one of the most interesting and adventurous trips we have been on.2016-09-0739 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyRussia country report, the first half of my Siberian travelsThis is my report about my first half of my Russian travels. Coming into Sochi and working my way through Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Lake Baikal and finally off to Mongolia. This was an interesting trip full of 36 hour train rides, hiking, and almost watching somebody die. I finally put together my itinerary and was able to sacrifice spontaneity for a well organized plan. I saw some of the most interesting places including the paradise of Sochi, the incredible architecture of Kazan, the outdoor activities of Krasnoyarsk, and of course the spiritual Lake Baikal.2016-08-3144 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyPrinestrovia / Transnistra country report, what I experienced during my travelsPrinestrovia / Transnistra is a weird little country that is unrecognized. Since it is officially part of Moldova but doesn't like Moldova's western attitudes, it has been its own Soviet-leaning country for over 20 years now. More or less it consists of the main city of Tiraspol and that's about it. It has issued its own money (some of which is plastic) and has its own border even though only 2 other countries in the world recognize it as autonomous. It was exactly my kind of place to celebrate my birthday! It is a very cool place although y...2016-07-2712 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyMoldova country report, what I experienced during my travelsThis is a country that I didn't know existed a few years ago. Although I consider myself good at geography I could not have told you where it was! One of the coolest things in this country is that it is functionally bilingual. Both Russian and Moldovan / Romanian are languages you can converse in within the country. I had never really seen a place like this especially with such different languages. Otherwise I didn't really venture too much outside of the main city of Chisnau and didn't spend too much time in the country. But t...2016-07-2016 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyUkraine country report, what I experienced during my travelsIn this first country report I talk about the first country that I went to after being deported from Germany. I came into Ukraine about 2 years after the revolution that brought the country to its knees. However, you can hardly tell and it is very beautiful in many parts. Of course there are many areas that are still unsafe but generally these are hard to get to. This country is very nice and very cheap. Bad news for the country means good news for you and the result is one of the cheapest countries in t...2016-07-1328 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneySpecial thanks to Socrates club who are improving their lives every weekI had the privilege of talking with the Socrates Philosophy club a few weeks ago. They are a group based in India who want to see personal growth among their members. They share inspirational stories, watch talks, play music and generally try to make their lives better. I play some of the amazing music they recorded for me and have been humming it all day! I also talk about the aspects of social life you need to be healthy: family, neighbors, friends for hobbies, friends for fitness, and friends for charity. On...2016-06-2208 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyBack after this pause from being deported!!After being deported from Germany and then having computer issues I have finally resolved everything and can start recording again! I will be recording episodes weekly now about the countries I have been going through on my way to Siberia!2016-06-1504 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyHappy 2016! Here are my plans for the future, what are yours?First of all, apologies for the delay in the episode. I had finished my work in India and my family came right after to travel India and didn't have time to uploaded the episodes I had finished.
In this episode I talk about what I am planning to after my stay in India. I have been trying to figure out what to do after and I am ready to share my plans. I talk about how I am excited to go look at Switzerland and potentially go move there. It is a great place for m...2016-01-0618 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyI talk about not knowing what or where I will be in the next few monthsI talk about how when I finish my work here in India I am not really sure what we will do next. Travel has unfortunately opened the door to many options and now it seems we must slowly choose what career path and part of the world to live in. I feel I have left behind good recommendations and know that there is lots of places I could make a good living. However, now it is just a question of where I want to stay and what I want to do.
Have you had any life questions...2015-10-0906 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyEp 50 I celebrate my 50th episode and promise even more great episodesIt has been an honor and a privelege to be able to interview so many people and to share it with the world. It has also been great to hear from you by email at travelwisdompodcast@gmail.com where I answer every email at length.
This process has been so good that I want to continue for another 500 episodes!! Another 5 years of podcasting will make us all so much wiser!!! By then we will all be listening to these podcasts in our flying cars...until then, enjoy!!!2015-03-1306 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyEp 30 Ladan wishes a happy 2015 from Wrocław PolandLadan wishes a happy 2015 for all in this spontaneous and quickly made recording while waiting for a bus on the way back from Poland. 2014 was a good year and 2015 should be even better! Better website, more great guests, and hopefully more great things related to the podcast. What's in store for you? What are you hoping for this year? Write at travelwisdompodcast@gmail.com to write in your plans for this year!
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Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyEp 28 Ladan talks about the best country in the world - Georgia - no question about itI am often asked, since you have travelled to 80 countries which one is the best one? The answer is always the same, Georgia. There are many reasons for this but it clearly stands out in front of all the others in terms of the best place to visit. We originally planned to stay for 5 days but ended up staying for 5 weeks, that's how good it was.
It was mainly because of the landscape, people, hospitality, price, unique language and of course the amounts of drinking that everyone takes part in there. It is really one o...2014-12-2621 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyEp 26 Ladan's suggestions on Internships abroad and how he got to where he is from themLadan talks about the experiences he has had with internships abroad. This is more or less the reason that he has gotten into the Masters program that accepted only 10% of applicants. This is absolutely a way to open doors and be able to travel at the same time.
Since internships are generally not very rigorous and not much responsibility is give, it gives you a chance to explore the place are located in. It also gives you the ability to take a much smaller backpack and have a home base while checking out new places. Le...2014-12-1918 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyEp 24 Ladan talks about finding a suitable method of travel and some experiences from themLadan talks about the different methods of travel.
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Ladan talks about the reasons you may want to use different types of transportation, whether it be boat, rail, bus, carpooling, hitchhiking, or plane. He sets them out in this order in terms of comfort. However this also seems to be the order from slowest to fastest. So if you have time definitely go for the more comfortable stuff.
Ladan also sets ou...2014-12-1228 min
Travel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyEp 22 Ladan talks about getting sick or hurt abroad, travelling, or backpackingLadan talks about his experiences getting sick or injured while abroad
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Ladan is sporting a bandage from a recent event in a German bar. He talks about the experience of going to the hospital in Germany.
Ladan also talks about getting ringworm in Armenia, cutting his toe and getting stitches in Egypt, a friend getting Dengue Fever in Costa Rica, and finally getting inevitable leg injuries in Thailand.
With...2014-12-0522 minTravel Wisdom Podcast -travel and learn languages for success and moneyEp 7 Ladan talks about packing clothes for your trip2014-09-2405 min