THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST
Michael Huxley - Travelling the world as a nurse, author and travel blogger.
Today on the show, I am speaking with Michael Huxley. He is the founder of Bemused Backpacker a UK travel blog he has spent several years abroad travelling to over 100 different countries.
He is a published author, a qualified nurse and a world adventure.
Travelling to over 100 countries, Mike has been able to create a life exactly how he imagined.
About Mike
Today on the show, I am speaking with Michael Huxley. He is the founder of Bemused Backpacker a UK travel blog he has spent several years abroad travelling to over 100 different countries.
He is a published author, a qualified nurse and a world adventure.
“You go back to your old life and you cant really relate to it anymore. You start to feel alienated from the place you called home.”
When coming home...
- Emotions Mike faced - Alienated and like he didn't fit in.
- What had changed - He didn't related to his friends anymore. He didn't want to follow the same path that most of society does.
- Biggest Stress - The pressure to conform and settle down, especially from his parents.
- How Mike supported himself - Thinking about the end game and what he really wanted and then started working towards that.
- How did his mindset change - Selfish and focused on what he wanted to do.
- 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock
- You can have it all - you can have both a career and travel the world.
- Wherever you go - people are the same, everyone wants the same thing.
- The world is an amazing, safe and easy place to travel. Let go of the negativity that others portray.
- Advise to himself for returning home - Always remeber that buying a plane ticket is very easy and there is always another place to travel to.
“Travel is not just something I do away from my ‘normal’ life, it is a part of my normal life.”
Links
- Website: bemusedbackpacker.com
- Facebook: bemusedbackpacker
- Twitter @bemusedbackpack
“Its your life, you can live it exactly how you want to live it, you’ve just got to go out and find a way to do that.”
Rocio Cadena - A travel writer from Mexico now living in South Korea
Rocio is a Mexican-American writer and editor based in South Korea. She writes about all types and elements of culture, in-depth social issues, lifestyle and travel.
She grew up in Mexico and at the age of 11 moved to Chicago. She spent a semester abroad studying in Italy at universe and has returned to Chicago on a several occasions but now calls South Korea home.
Travel writer and english teacher, Rocio was born in Mexico, grew up in the U.S., studied in Italy and now lives in South Korea.
About Rocia
Rocio is a Mexican-American writer and editor based in South Korea. She writes about all types and elements of culture, in-depth social issues, lifestyle and travel.
She grew up in Mexico and at the age of 11 moved to Chicago. She spent a semester abroad studying in Italy at universe and has returned to Chicago on a several occasions but now calls South Korea home.
“Just because our friendship has transitioned into something new it does not take away from the beautiful memories we have made already.”
When coming home...
- Emotions Rocio faced - going to an alternate reality that she had left behind. Disorienting. Comforting as if she hadn't missed out on anything.
- What had changed - Not much it seemed as though her friends were still doing the same things.
- How Rocio supported herself - Kept in contact with friends from Korea, learned that relationships and friendships changed.
- How did her mindset change - Nothing is good or bad its just the value we assign to it.
- 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock
- Adaptable and Flexible.
- Outlook and attitude and how we choose to handle things.
- Be vulnerable and open with ourselves and others.
- Advise to herself for returning home - Don't resist what arrises, feelings or thoughts, just feel them. Challenges are good, dont run away from these times, lean into them and you will grow and evolve.
“Its so important to be open and share whatever we are going through, especially if we are going through a difficult patch because people are happy to help as long as we let them know.”
Links
- Website: www.thisisrocio.com
- Rocios Instagram: @rosee_oh
- Facebook: This is Rocio
- Twitter @this_is_rocio
“You have to be adaptable and flexible if your not you break, if your flexible your going to bend instead because life is unexpected we control very little of it.”
Katy Grable - Growing up in Europe and returning to the U.S. at 16 years old.
Katy Grable was raised in a military family, and after spending the first few years of her life in Hawaii she then moved across the planet to Germany. Katy spent most of my formative years moving around the Germany and returned to the US when she was 16 years old.
Her parents took every opportunity to travel with her when she was a child. They took weekend road trips around central Europe. She went to summer camps in Italy, Austria, and Switzerland, as well as theatre camps in London. Katy was lucky to have parents who realized what a great opportunity for travel being stationed abroad was.
Born in Hawaii and grew up in Europe, Katy lived in a military family before returning to the U.S.
About Katy
Katy Grable was raised in a military family, and after spending the first few years of her life in Hawaii she then moved across the planet to Germany. Katy spent most of my formative years moving around the Germany and returned to the US when she was 16 years old.
Her parents took every opportunity to travel with her when she was a child. They took weekend road trips around central Europe. She went to summer camps in Italy, Austria, and Switzerland, as well as theatre camps in London. Katy was lucky to have parents who realised what a great opportunity for travel being stationed abroad was.
“My time in Europe really gave me this ‘thirst’ for Adventure.”
When coming home...
- Emotions Katy faced - Upset and was angry with her dad. Teenage angst. Very sad and felt like an outsider.
- How Katy supported herself - Spend a few months being chained to her family and reading Harry Potter. Started to join clubs and groups so she could find her people.
- How did her mindset change - So much going on in her mind. Saw it as a new opportunity a chance to meet new friends and new adventures and cultivated gratitude in a place that had so much to offer.
- 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock
- The importance of being adaptable and resiliant.
- Appreciated different cultures and make the most of your time travelling.
- Get out of your comfort zone.
- Advise to herself for returning home - Don't worry, you are really going to love your life in Texas. You will be happy.
“I dont think I really realised how important it was to be adatable until I made that giant move from Germany to the U.S.”
Links
Website: www.aroundtheworldinkatydays.com
Katys Instagram: @aroundtheworldinkatydays
Facebook: aroundtheworldinkatydays
Amanda Kendle - 5.5 years of teaching English aboard.
Amanda is a lifelong travel addict who has lived and worked in Japan, Slovakia and Germany before returning to her hometown of Perth, Western Australia. She runs a travel blog at NotABallerina.com and is the host of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, all about how beneficial travel can be for us in so many ways. She lives with her seven-year-old son and two cats and is always on the lookout for excuses to take her son travelling.
Five and a halve years of teaching English in Japan, Slovakia and Germany to travel blogger and podcast host.
About Amanda
Amanda is a lifelong travel addict who has lived and worked in Japan, Slovakia and Germany before returning to her hometown of Perth, Western Australia. She runs a travel blog at NotABallerina.com and is the host of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, all about how beneficial travel can be for us in so many ways. She lives with her seven-year-old son and two cats and is always on the lookout for excuses to take her son travelling.
“I always think about a Christmas I spent in Tunisia in Northern Africa. I went there by accident as it was the only place that had available flights left.”
When coming home...
- Emotions Amanda faced - Resistance, hard work.
- What had changed - Many friends had left, no friends from home wanted to hear about her trip, missed out on pop culture for 5 years so just couldn't relate to those around her. Couldn't contribute to the 'normal' conversations and didn't feel like she could fit in.
- Biggest stress - Fitting back in with her friends, cost of living due to mining boom in Perth.
- How Amanda supported herself - Having the job and Friends from the english learning school. Once she had children she found common ground with old friends as she was at a similar stage of life. Started a travel blog and looked and started planing for more travel.
- How did her mindset change - Didn't want to have a 'liner' career path. Money became less important. Much more open minded.
- 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock
- Get outside of your comfort zone.
- Adaptability.
- Open minded and empathetic to others.
- Advise to herself for returning home - Step back and remember to be empatheic to those around me.
“I realised how much I had grown from travelling and that I really wanted to give that to other people.”
LINKS
Website: notaballerina.com and amandakendle.com
Amandas Instagram: @amandakendle
Facebook: NotABallerina
Twitter: @amandakendle
Pinterest @amandatravels
The thoughtful travel podcast
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast features chats with travel writers, photographers, travel bloggers and other travel lovers about topics centered around why we love traveling and what we learn from it. Abby featured in episodes
Julianna Barnaby - Soul searching in Central America.
Julianna is a travel blogger and creator of 'The Discoveries Of.' A travel writer who retrained as a lawyer and worked in London before going back to her original passion of travel writing.Julianna took the six weeks to spend time travelling in Central America and did a road trip up the West Coast of the US, before returning home to the UK.
Going full circle from travel writer to lawyer, six weeks in Central America and following her soul calling to return to travel writing.
About Julianna
Julianna is a travel blogger and creator of 'The Discoveries Of.' A travel writer who retrained as a lawyer and worked in London before going back to her original passion of travel writing.
Julianna took the six weeks to spend time travelling in Central America and did a road trip up the West Coast of the US, before returning home to the UK.
“Trying to be aware of my own feelings and my own thoughts a lot more rather than doing things automatically.”
When coming home...
- Emotions Julianna faced - Hard, tough and difficult to face returning home from travel. Sharp contrast. Felt like there was not much control.
- What had changed - Didn't want to be a lawyer full time anymore...but what do I do?
- How Julianna supported herself - started writing again
- How did her mindset change - being conscious of what she was feeling
- 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock
- There is never a good time to do something. You need to make the time happen.
- Be open to experainces
- Some things are worth taking a gamble on.
- Advise to herself for returning home - I wish I had travelled sooner to figure out what I wanted to do.
“I wanted to write a travel website that I would want to read!”
“There is never a good time to do something, you can keep on waiting for the right time to do something....sometimes the right time is just the time you do it.”
Hi, Im Abby...
About me...
Hi I'm Abby, Adventurer, Life coach, Speaker and Blogger.
After a successful sporting career I now love sharing what I have learned from my adventures and traveling the world.
I believe in turning into your adventurous life through your intuition and the little nudges from the universe.
Lets share the adventure. xo
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