Travel Tales with Mike Siegel
Comedian and TV host Mike Siegel sits down for a lighthearted chat with his friends: comedians, actors, writers producers, and travel professionals, about the joys and and nightmares of travel.
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Mark Phipps left his native England at 19 and never looked back. After stints living in Australia, New Zealand, and the US, he now makes his home in Koh Phangan, Thailand. He is the founder of Lost In Paradise Travel, which makes trackable hardware covers for passports.
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Azdean Elmoustaquim emigrated from Morocco to Houston 30 years ago, but has since turned his passion and expertise for his homeland into his travel business, Destinations Morocco.
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This week is an encore repeat from 2021, with Scott Neeson, former Hollywood exec who left it all to help starving children in Cambodia. Truly inspiring.
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Cathy Ladman is a longtime comedian who recently returned from a whirlwind trip to Europe.
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Krishna Shivdasani is an entrepreneur who co-created a new travel app, Now You Know.
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Mike welcomes back his old high school friend Mark Parton, who recently returned from his first ever trip to Japan.
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Craig D. Forrest is a 40-year veteran filmmaker and TV producer who has visited 161 countries and covered war zones, famines, religious cults, and everything in between.
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Toronto native Melissa Rodway took a 4-month trip through Southeast Asia back in 2010, writing lengthy, detailed emails along the way. She's compiled those emails for her new travel memoir, The People You Meet.
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Jennifer Johnson is one half of Jenn N Scott Adventures, a site following the exploits of an American couple living full-time around the world.
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Kenny Dunn is a Philly native and founder of Eating Europe, which provides food tours and recommendations in the Continent's top cities.
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George Jerjian had a cancer scare in his early 50's that forced him into retirement. He soon earned he needed more than just golf to keep him fulfilled, and travel filled a great hole and gave him perspective.
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Freelance writer Carrie Dow created the blog, "What's Pawsitive", showcasing animal welfare experiences around the world.
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Quebec native Evlyn Mondo had a dream to retire to a warm tropical island. She made it come true when she and her husband purchased a luxury villa in Barbados.
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English adventurer Oli France shares Tales of his treks to go from the lowest to highest points on each continent by human power alone.
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A year teaching English in South Korea inspired Eryn Gordon to create her own travel blog/guide, EarthToEditorial.com.
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Melissa Curtin returns to Travel Tales 12 years after her first appearance, to fill us in on what's happening with her longtime travel/lifestyle site LaLaScoop.com, along with her successful new side hustle as a travel agent!
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Jordan Giberson is a Texan who fell in love with London at first sight and moved there in 2019. She now has a website and podcast encouraging others who are considering a move abroad.
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After nine years, travel TV host and influencer Justin Walter returns as Your Bucket List Guide, inspiring people to not wait to see their dream travel destinations.
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Toronto native Kate Fincham threw caution to the wind during Covid and bought a houseboat to live on all year-round. She documents her life on board on her popular Instagram page, @MyLittleHouseboat.
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Englishman Tom McLauchlan is a classical guitarist who has performed around the world.
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