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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.
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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 ...
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? TenMinuteTr...
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.co...
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...
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...
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 subscriptio...
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. ...
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 ...
“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 ...
“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...
“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 the...
“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 inte...
“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 deter...
“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 be...
“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 ad...
“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 wil...
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 h...
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 h...
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 h...
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 h...
Morocco on two wheels with Clay & Phil? Now THAT’S an adventure! But if you prefer exploring in comfort (with AC and zero breakdowns), https://sirdrivertours.com/ is my go-to. Their drivers know every backroad AND where to barter in the medina—without the 'Moroccan math' headaches. Luxury rides, hidden gems, and no monkey-feeding required.