Moving Along

Fabian Cousley, author of How Traveling Saved My Life and host of Surviving the Yellow Brick Road, discusses using travel to heal after his 30-year marriage dissolved during COVID. Fabian explains the “yellow brick road” as life’s challenging journey, fueling exploration and curiosity. Travel, he says, provides a necessary reset. Removing yourself from the environment where trauma occurred allows you to recalibrate, shifting from asking “why” to “what now.” A New York City native, he recounts solo trips from his home in Toronto—starting with Cabo, later Dubai, and a pivotal healing experience at Machu Picchu in Peru—plus advice to on how to research safety and connect with supportive people. We end talking about meeting other men who are also traveling to heal, and moving from surviving to thriving. Contact and find links to the book and podcast:www.sybr-book.com or https://survivingtheyellowbrickroad.com/ Free download sample from Fabian: https://survivingtheyellowbrickroad.com/#Download 00:00 Introduction to Fabian Cousley01:31 Growing Up in Queens and Surviving the Yellow Brick Road04:18 Youth Is Curiosity07:21 Deciding to Travel After the Breakup of the Marriage09:38 You Cannot Heal in the Environment That Broke You11:06 Are You Running Away?12:21 Travel Forces You to Recalibrate and Reset15:49 Solo Trips: Reset Happens Alone17:42 Moving from Why Me to What Now19:07 Deciding Where to Go22:11 Beginning the Journey of Healing in Cabo22:50 Finding Peace25:18 The Map as Mirror28:09 Dubai34:29 Traveling While Black35:53 Safety and Due Diligence as a Traveler38:43 Peru: A Healing Experience42:18 Men and Masculinity47:57 Contact Fabian CREDITSHost and creator: Christi CassidyContact: [email protected] by Phyllis BusellMusic by Eve’s Blue. Post-production help from Auphonic.com.Show notes written with assistance from Descript and Claude.ai. LINKS:More information and to listen to past episodes: https://movingalongpodcast.comPast episodes are here too: https://moving-along.simplecast.com/Tag and like Moving Along episodes on Facebook and Instagram

Slow Travel, Worldschooling, and Money Planning with Suzy May Certified financial educator and money coach Suzy May—host of the Wander Worldschool podcast—shares how she and her family live between Seville, Denver, and an upcoming multi-month stay near Tokyo while working remotely and prioritizing “slow travel.” She explains worldschooling options like Boundless Life’s three-month cohorts with an education center for kids and coworking for parents, describes settling into Seville via a German school to build language immersion, and outlines how slow travel supports culture, routines, and budgeting. Suzy also dives into planning styles, housing strategies such as TrustedHousesitters and HomeExchange, transportation choices, ways to fund extended travel by renting or subletting a home, and key visa considerations like the Schengen rules, digital nomad visas, and country-specific stays. Timestamps: 00:00 Moving Along - ep. 43 - Suzy May 00:36 Introduction to Suzy May, Host of Wander Worldschool 02:09 Headed to Japan 03:56 Boundless Life - An Organization for Worldschooling Opportunities 07:47 Where Suzy Started: Growing Up in Loveland, Colorado 11:01 Moving to Spain with the Family 16:02 The Benefits of Slow Travel 19:53 Travel Planning for Families vs. Just Showing Up 21:37 Renting, Home Exchange and Housesitting While Traveling 24:37 Getting Around - Rent a Car? 25:44 Affording the Slow Travel Lifestyle 29:47 Visas, Dual Citizenship, the Schengen Shuffle 32:51 Digital Nomad World Schooler 34:54 Making Friends in a New Home Country 35:58 School Culture in Spain 39:31 Water Pistolas in the Plaza 41:39 Adapting to the Seasons in Southern Spain 43:38 Certified Financial Educator, Money Coach and Travel Mom 45:45 Endless Opportunities for Slow Travel 49:05 Resources 52:59 Waiting for the Bus   Contact Information Suzy’s email: [email protected] Wander Worldschool Podcast: https://www.wanderworldschool.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzymay.wander/ Boundless Life: https://boundless.life Servas International: Connecting for Peace (short-term stays) - https://servas.org/ TrustedHouseSitters: https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/ Furnished Finder: https://www.furnishedfinder.com/     CREDITSHost and creator: Christi CassidyContact: [email protected] by Phyllis BusellMusic by Eve’s Blue. Post-production help from Auphonic.com.Show notes written with assistance from Descript and Claude.ai. LINKS:More information and to listen to past episodes: https://movingalongpodcast.comPast episodes are here too: https://moving-along.simplecast.com/Tag and like Moving Along episodes on Facebook and Instagram

Moving Along talks with podcaster/blogger Craig Constantine during the final week of his and wife Tracy’s five-week Ford Transit van (“Panda”) trip across Newfoundland. Craig shares how childhood camping and Caribbean sailing—with heavy navigation and planning—shaped his approach to travel, watching his mom plan trips with paper and pencil, and why Newfoundland appealed as a place to “depressurize,” despite being more developed than expected. He explains balancing “non-negotiables” (especially prebooked ferry dates) with flexibility, using Crown land, campgrounds and the iOverlander app for overnight spots, and coping with variable terrain and weather.    Craig describes year-long preparation after buying the van, outfitting it with fold-down bed/table systems, organized crates, Starlink and a cellular booster for remote work, and on-trip improvements built from a local hardware store run. To avoid constant status updates, he built a microblog with AI that became travelog.place, and reflects on tight-space communication, driving too much and planning next year’s journey to Tuolumne Meadows near Yosemite.    00:00 Introduction to Craig Constantine 02:21 No Lighthouse 03:59 Growing Up in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania 09:59 Boondocking in Newfoundland 11:39 It's a Big Van But... 12:55 Finding the Nuts 13:25 Finding Places to Sleep 15:57 Not Much Grows Here 17:09 Planning the Trip 19:50 This Is Like a Sabbatical 20:54 The Van Named Panda 21:49 Jerry-rigging the Van  25:14 Clever Solutions: Crafting a Wall of Storage 28:20 Make It Better, Have Fun, That's the Whole Point 29:59 Pecking Order at the Campground 32:09 What You Do Defines Who You Are 34:14 You Have to Make the Ferry 35:58 Type A List Maker 39:03 From the Paper Tablet to the Travel Microblog 41:58 Builder 43:05 You Can Do This 44:38 Newfoundland Is an Hour and a Half... 45:07 Where to Next? 47:14 Any Oops? 48:31 Planning All the Problems Out of the Trip 49:06 It's Birds 50:57 Shorthand: A Different Kind of Mindfulness 53:02 Books I Didn't Touch 53:52 That's Not How the Id Works   Links https://constantine.name https://travelog.place https://temenos.place/ https://ioverlander.com/   CREDITSHost and creator: Christi CassidyContact: [email protected] by Phyllis BusellMusic by Eve’s Blue. Post-production help from Auphonic.com.Show notes written with assistance from Descript and Claude.ai. LINKS:More information and to listen to past episodes: https://movingalongpodcast.comPast episodes are here too: https://moving-along.simplecast.com/Tag and like Moving Along episodes on Facebook and Instagram

Wouter Mayeur, founder of Property Invest Blog, has lived in Berlin, Hamburg and Barcelona, and he now resides in London with his family. He shares his experiences investing in real estate in London and Montenegro, costs to move abroad, moving with children, and his plans for purchasing a condo in Thailand. Wouter and his wife, a Canadian-Hong Kong native, travel annually to Hong Kong with their two children, and Wouter has his eye on Shenzhen, China. In addition to Montenegro and Chiang Mai, Thailand, he recommends hidden gems and “underinvested” places to investigate in Europe, Asia and South America. His practical advice includes the nitty-gritty of assessing properties from afar, renting short-term or living in your home abroad, and the logistics of property transfer taxes, purchase and moving.    Blog: Property Invest Blog https://propertyinvestblog.com/   Facebook Group: Buying & Living Abroad – Property Tips, Honest Insights https://www.facebook.com/groups/propertyabroadtips/ CREDITSHost and creator: Christi CassidyContact: [email protected] by Phyllis BusellMusic by Eve’s Blue. Post-production help from Auphonic.com.Show notes written with assistance from Descript and Claude.ai. LINKS:More information and to listen to past episodes: https://movingalongpodcast.comPast episodes are here too: https://moving-along.simplecast.com/Tag and like Moving Along episodes on Facebook and Instagram

Belfast rider and author Chris Donaldson weaves the tale of his decades-long attempt to reach Australia on his 1979 Moto Guzzi Le Mans. Leaving Belfast at 21 amid the Troubles, he planned to ride to Australia but was diverted by the Iranian Revolution, traveling instead through Africa (including apartheid South Africa), the Americas, and Argentina, later recounting it in his memoir Going the Wrong Way. Chris reflects on traveling for the journey, the kindness of strangers, and how writing the book 40 years later drew on diaries and photos. After his first adventure, Chris joined the family furniture shop in Belfast, which over the years he expanded into London and Dublin. In 2021, encouraged by a friend, he resumed his quest after COVID, faced border issues (including being denied entry to Jordan), continued alone after his friend quit the trip in Athens, and finally reached Australia, forming the basis of his next book, Adventure Before Dementia (May 2026). He discusses travel changes due to phones and the internet, Moto Guzzi community, other rides including Russia and U.S. trips, and how a Parkinson’s diagnosis motivates him to keep pursuing adventures.   Pictures of Chris, His Moto Guzzi and His Travels Don’t miss the gallery on Chris’s website: https://chrisdonaldson.world/gallery-2/ Instagram: @chrisdonaldson.author   Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to Chris Donaldson 02:43 From London to South Africa 04:02 With a Motorbike, You're Bonded to the Landscape 04:22 From the U.S. Down to Argentina 06:53 Another Go at Australia 08:30 What's Changed in 40 Years, What's Stayed the Same 11:38 Going Back to the Family Business in Belfast 14:14 A Pensioner Riding a Motorbike Around the World 16:42 Pilgrimage to Australia - Arriving at Last 17:54 The Moto Guzzi Le Mans 19:23 Crossing the Sahara on the Motorbike 20:23 The Biggest Problem at Age 21 22:52 Every Corner Is a Danger 23:59 Traveling Light 27:10 Teo Lamers Cathedral of Moto Guzzi Festival 27:57 Texas 29:30 It Keeps You Young  31:00 Meeting Up With Old Friends on New Journeys 32:20 Russia 34:42 Spark of Recognition 38:06 Adventures Before Dementia and Going the Wrong Way   Chris’s Books Going the Wrong Way Adventures Before Dementia   Both books are available on his website: https://chrisdonaldson.world   Or use Amazon (not an affiliate link) if ordering from the U.S. or Canada:  Going the Wrong Way - https://www.amazon.com/Going-Wrong-Way-Australia-possibly/dp/1838012761 CREDITSHost and creator: Christi CassidyContact: [email protected] by Phyllis BusellMusic by Eve’s Blue. Post-production help from Auphonic.com.Show notes written with assistance from Descript and Claude.ai. LINKS:More information and to listen to past episodes: https://movingalongpodcast.comPast episodes are here too: https://moving-along.simplecast.com/Tag and like Moving Along episodes on Facebook and Instagram