Wanderlust: Stories from the Road
You’ll hear personal travel anecdotes as well as get book suggestions, gear and tech ideas, events and more. These bi-weekly episodes will often give you tips on how to improve your travel writing with simple ways to really catch your readers’ attention. Hosted by Sarah Leamy, an award-winning writer and wanderer with a background in publishing.
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Episodes
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Today you’ll hear from Anthony Bourdain, Meg Freer, Takera and her article on James Heming, and how food has a lingering affect on cultures and memories.
Anthony Bourdain, The Nasty Bits: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nasty-bits-anthony-bourdain/1100623147
Meg Freer, Russian Tea: https://wanderlust-journal.com/2019/08/27/russian-tea-by-meg-freer/
Takera: https://flightsandfoods.com/about-me/
And
Music by Sofia Nehama Avery https://nehamamusic.com
To find out more about your host and her own writing and adventures: https://sarahleamy.com
To read and explore more with the hundreds of international contributors mentioned on the podcast: https://wanderlust-journal.com
The Podcast hosting website: https://wanderlust-journal.podbean.com
To become a Patron: https://wanderlust-journal.com/2022/03/22/please-consider-becoming-a-patron/
Thanks for listening!
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
S1E13- Hiking Tales
Today you’ll hear from New Zealand, Iceland, Colorado and Nepal, a variety of style of writing and the way they focus their stories on a specific theme.
Upcoming this summer, the following two books will be available through Wild Dog Press.
Sam Brakeley, “Tramping Te Araroa. A Journey Through New Zealand with Captain Cook”
Anne Marie Wells, “Happiness in Iceland”.
We also hear an excerpt from Sarah Leamy, “Bring a Chainsaw”.
and Steve Gardiner, “A Moment of Truth in the Andes”
As always,
Music by Sofia Nehama Avery https://nehamamusic.com
To find out more about your host and her own writing and adventures: https://sarahleamy.com
To read and explore more with the hundreds of international contributors mentioned on the podcast: https://wanderlust-journal.com
The Podcast hosting website: https://wanderlust-journal.podbean.com
To become a Patron: https://wanderlust-journal.com/2022/03/22/please-consider-becoming-a-patron/
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Recorded in Baja, Mexico. Feb 2023
With a wide range of stories, we hear about Kartik Vasan and Sim Bhadoria and @thebrownvanlife, as well as Kim Kingsman and her wish for others to be able to get their own passports, as well as Nicole Sutten in NZ and the confidence to go out on her bike with others. Lastly, we hear from James Agombar in Samoa.
https://www.instagram.com/thebrownvanlife/
https://theawkwardtraveller.com/all-about-kay-kingsman/
https://womanmoto.com/get-off-the-couch
https://wanderlust-journal.com/2018/04/16/is-this-the-end-of-the-world-by-james-agombar/
Music by Sofia Nehama Avery https://nehamamusic.com
To find out more about your host and her own writing and adventures: https://sarahleamy.com
To read and explore more with the hundreds of international contributors mentioned on the podcast: https://wanderlust-journal.com
The Podcast hosting website: https://wanderlust-journal.podbean.com
To become a Patron: https://wanderlust-journal.com/2022/03/22/please-consider-becoming-a-patron/
Thanks again. Come on back in two weeks time for more stories from travelers like us!
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
We have a range of excerpts today with a kayak from California to Hawaii, a solo biker in Iran, a couple of fellas in boxers, and a burro in the rain of Baja.
Including
Dave Shively:
The Pacific Alone: The Untold Story of Kayaking's Boldest Voyage
Lois Pryce: https://www.loispryce.com/about/
George Mahood: https://www.georgemahood.com/books/free-country-a-penniless-adventure-the-length-of-britain/
Graham Mackintosh: https://grahammackintosh.com
Last Thoughts: The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Music by Sofia Nehama Avery https://nehamamusic.com
To find out more about your host and her own writing and adventures: https://sarahleamy.com
To read and explore more with the hundreds of international contributors mentioned on the podcast: https://wanderlust-journal.com
The Podcast hosting website: https://wanderlust-journal.podbean.com
To become a Patron: https://wanderlust-journal.com/2022/03/22/please-consider-becoming-a-patron/
Coming up, we’ll have more diverse travelers, sorry but this one ended up being rather white, straight, and euro-centric. I have a bunch of great women BIPOC travelers to tell you about. So please stick around for the future episodes which will be a better reflection on who is out there wandering and writing. Thanks.
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Each episode will be a mix of great travel essays, recommendations of travelogues, documentaries, and books to look out for, as well as tips for gear, the numerous events you shouldn’t miss, and of course suggestions on how to improve your travel writing. Stick around!
Hosted by Sarah Leamy, a bit of wanderer and writer.