Winging It Podcast: Just Pack Your Bag and Go

If you can, go.   If you can't go, for whatever reason, do the next best thing: listen to a great travel podcast!   James Hammond is one of many who turned to podcasting when travel became severely curtailed, and we are the better for it. Winging It podcast combines conversations with other travellers with anecdotes from James' many and varied travels, from Australia and New Zealand to Southeast Asia and South America.   With new episodes every week, James has been publishing consistently since he launched the show in early 2021, and is steadily building up a loyal fanbase.   As reflected in the title, Winging It emphasizes pushing your comfort zone, not holding yourself back, and not always waiting for things to fall into place. Sometimes, we just need to take the plunge and see where travel and life bring us.   In our fun conversation today, we chat about making the most of your time and opportunities, whether that's getting work visas before you're too old, making a snap decision to buy a campervan that could be gone two hours later, or simply taking advantage of the flexibility and freedom that's just a bit more accessible if you're not juggling kids and a mortgage at the same time.   James' plan is to take his show on the road later this year, and document his travels in audio form, in real time, on a big road trip around North America.   We talk about the logistics of recording on the road, the excitement of doing in-person interviews, and the challenge of capturing the sounds of a place in real time.   Hang out with James on the Winging It travel podcast, and rediscover the joy of adventure.     Action Advice   4:55 - Commonwealth work visas and Canadian permanent residency options.   9:19 - On starting his podcast to share travel stories and advice.   11:28 - James talks about the software program "WorkDay," an HR support program, which if you can learn and master could be a lucrative remote job that allows you to live and travel abroad.   12:40 - James' project of turning travel diaries and memories into a published book.   18:04 - Travel where you can, while you can.   21:12 - The story of finding and buying the perfect little campervan.   23:27 - On tapping into your listeners to identify future guests.   29:09 - Consider a daily audio diary, published in your podcast feed, that enables you to keep creating travel audio while you're on the road.   30:46 - Online vs. in-person interviews, creating the ambience of a live recording.     Guest Links   Winging It Podcast   Campervan on Outdoorsy   Winging It introduction episode   Emma Thomson journalist episode     References   WorkDay HR software.     Places   Vancouver   Yukon   Norwich   Gulf Islands   Sucre, Bolivia   Salt Flats