Turner's Blog: http://www.onceatraveler.com

• 2:00 : Self-Intro to Turner. Returning from Japan during the pandemic.


• 4:00 : Traveling during childhood. UK - London


• 7:00 : First Travel as Adult → Japan


• 8:00 : Weekend Trips in Japan to Explore. "I'd take the train to some random corner of Japan."


• 9:00 : Stories about Japan: Mysticism and Movies.


• 11:00 : Ferry from Osaka → Shanghai → Beijing → Hong Kong → Thailand. "It all blossomed from there."


• 12:00 : Obsessive Planning: Always knew his end date, scheduled his time around it.


• 14:00 : Language Learning: "I have to eat today!"


• 15:00 : Tools for Assimilation. "Nights alone in my room, studying out of a book."


• 17:00 : Getting Comfortable: Diet, Exercise, Meeting People 


• 18:00 : The Key to Survival: "How to read people."


• 20:00 : Common Body Language: "Often you can tell what's going on."


• 22:00 : "Nobody is fluent in any language."


• 26:00 : Finding Running Trails: "Look for a body of water."


• 28:00 : Running is the perfect activity for travelers... Even if your wrist is broken!


• 31:00 : The Explorer Mindset: "I'm just out there exploring." No miles/day, pace, or training involved!


• 35:00 : Thailand -- A new approach: "Pick a direction and go."


• 36:00 : Thinking while Running: "If it's important, I'll remember it." The Marathon Monks in Kyoto.


• 42:00 : Once a Traveler blog: more than a decade of travel, from 2008.


• 43:00 : Blog Motivation -- "I could say this better than these other people." His own perspective.


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  His most viral and evergreen content: "People still email me about some of my original blogs, about teaching English in Japan at a certain private company."


• 44:00 : Writing as an Outlet


• 44:30 : Pitching the Japanese Medical System to Travel Publications. Getting paid for a few articles, feedback from editors.


• 48:00 : His biggest demographic: People interested in teaching English in Asia.


• 49:00 : Most frequently asked question = "How do you pay for it?" Working in these countries, doing regular jobs!


• 51:00 : Choosing a Job: Not all about money! Teaching English vs. Engineering in Korea & Japan & Taiwan


• 53:00 : College Studies: Their Lack of Applicability to Jobs Abroad. "You'll never predict."


• 58:00 : Getting Exposed Early as a Student: "Just getting a little spark." Create your own motivation.


• 59:00 : Classroom Japanese vs. Real-World Japanese. "Nothing I learned in the classroom was useful!"


• 65:00 : Future Travels: "Once a traveler, always a traveler." How will we travel in the future?


• Climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Do a Safari in Kenya, and Relax on Beaches in Zanzibar