THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST

Abby Lewtas 5/2/19 Abby Lewtas 5/2/19

Travel to escape, tell stories and eat ANYTHING with Chanie Hyde (The Hungry Ginger)

Chanie aka The Hungry Ginger is a food and travel writer with a twist. Looking for strange or unusual food that makes most people say “ew.” She is always on the hunt for something unusual or “weird” to eat. Melbourne, Australia has treated her to the tastes of the world and inspired her to continue stuffing her face full of delicious foods and challenging tidbits both locally and abroad. She is always heading overseas and have been telling stories of her adventures for years but only recently she quit her ‘real’ job to actually ‘have a crack at it’ without the illusion of a “career.”

A travel writer with a difference, Chanie Hyde quit her job to step into the live she truely wanted.

About Chanie

Melbourne, Australia has treated her to the tastes of the world and inspired her to continue stuffing her face full of delicious foods and challenging tidbits both locally and abroad.

She is always heading overseas and have been telling stories of her adventures for years but only recently she quit her ‘real’ job to actually ‘have a crack at it’ without the illusion of a “career.”

Chanie’s biggest mantra is “how do you know you don’t like it if you haven’t tried it?”

“I realised that success to me is not how much money you earn or how far up a ladder you climb in a company...success to me was being able to tell my stories.”

— Chanie Hyde

In the episode...

Chanie talks about how she travels around on her stomach, she is really curious to learn about what locals eat in different cultures. She talks about the craziest, weirdest, grossest thing she has eaten.
One of her favourite foods to eat is the ‘crispy beer snack’ and she talks about where she has found some of her favourites.
Some travel tips for when eating in other countries and how not to miss the BEST foods of the country you are travelling in.
When in China, she found herself outside her comfort zone having to navigate the culture.
The real reason Chanie travels because she is curious and feels there is more to life thank looking at it through a book or a documentary.
The 3 month soul searching trip Chanie went on where she realised how joyous she was because she tapped into adventure, travel and her passion in writing.
The idea of travel for escapism.
Why she quit her real job and how she ‘coped a lot of flack’ for doing so.
What success means to Chanie - its not about how much money she has or how high she could climb in a company.
Being dissatisfied after returning home from travel because she was coming home to a life that was not truely aligned to what she wanted.
Why travelling teaches so much about yourself.
Why she tries to show the real, hard stories on her social media.
Chanies advise to people who want to travel and adventure but are not at the moment - find the courage and bravery to do it. Look at your priorities and rearrange them to make it happen.

Rapid fire round

What was the last place you visited? Bali
A place you tell everyone to visit? Australia
Scariest place travelled to? Ghost town in Northern Italy
Your favourite thing about travel? The food
Wheres your next trip? Japan

Why Chanie continues to seek out travel and adventure? There is always more to discover, more stories to tell and more amazing people to meet.

“Not everyone has the same path.”

— Chanie Hyde

Thank you and wrapping up 2018

Taking a look back on 2018 and thank you all for your continued support. Thank you to all my guests, listeners and supporters.

I was honoured to learn that The Wanderlusters Mind podcast was nominated as a finalist in the Beautiful You Awards in the category of Podcast/Book/Product.

Thank you so much for tuning in to the Wanderlusters Mind Podcast in 2018.

Thank you

Taking a look back on 2018 and thank you all for your continued support. Thank you to all my guests, listeners and supporters.

I was honoured to learn that The Wanderlusters Mind podcast was nominated as a finalist in the Beautiful You Awards in the category of Podcast/Book/Product.

Stay tuned in 2019 as I bring you more stories, lessons, learnings and travel adventures from my beautiful guests.

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Iceland, Vikings and Medieval Norse Studies...a different world with Hannah Hethmon

Hannah Hethmon is an independent museum and public history professional. Currently based in Warsaw, she is the producer and host of Museums in Strange Places, a podcast that explores the world through museums. She has a master's degree in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies.

In 2013, Hannah moved to Iceland for two years to do her Master's degree in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies. During that time, she did an exchange semester in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2015, she moved back to the greater Washington, D.C. area for a few months before moving to Nashville, Tennessee for work. In 2017, Hannah returned to Iceland for a Fulbright Fellowship to learn Icelandic and study Icelandic museums. In May 2018, she moved to Warsaw, Poland to live with her Finnish husband for the first time after a 4 year long-distance relationship that started in Iceland in 2014.

Hannah juggled a long distance relationship, reverse culture shock and studying in Iceland.

About Hannah

“Everytime I move, I go through a lot of crying!”

— Hannah Hethmon

When coming home...

Emotions and differences Hannah faced - This was a challenge to start new groups of friends. Hannah cried a lot when she got home. She was also in a long distance relationship.
What had changed for Hannah - She was in a job with many people older than her so she didn’t really relate to them. Building the community and making friends with like minded friends.
Biggest stress for Hannah - Long distance relationship, feeling lonely yet excited to be in a new place.
How Hannah supported herself - Met people through groups, she wished there was a ‘Tinder’ for friends and then she found this on Bumble BFF. Hannah called and spoke to her mum a lot. Hannah started hobbies such as cooking, yoga and getting into a routine. She found the joy in a normal daily routine
How her mindset had changed - She was exposed to a lot of ways of thinking, looked at the religion she followed and started to explore her beliefs a little more. Started volunteering and trying to find connections
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

Its important to have people around you that you can count on.
Go to museums as these places hold stories and people who are very passionate to share with you.
Wait before you apply stereotypes to others and be willing to see people honestly.

Advise to herself for returning home - Meet people as fast as you can, find anyone to do things with and then enjoy the place your at. There is always something to learn. Find the things you have never seen where you are.

“I want to keep moving but it takes me about 2 years to form a solid community.”

— Hannah Hethmon

Welcoming chaos after sailing the Bahamas with Anne Fricke

Annie is a poet, writer, podcaster and mother of 3 daughters. She lives in the beauty of the redwood coast in Northern California so, even though she loves to travel abroad, she also always loves to come home. Annie went sailing in the Bahamas for months at a time with her husband and her oldest daughter. The first time she went was when her daughter was 17 months old. Anne has also embraced adventures to the Baja in a Volkswagen, the mainland of Mexico in a cab-over-camper, Europe for two months in a rental car, hostels and B&Bs and some time in Mexico, Baja and Guatemala with all three of her daughters.

Anne, her husband and first daughter would often escape to sail the Bahamas for months on end, returning to the real world with a more calm approach to life.

About Anne

Annie went sailing in the Bahamas for months at a time with her husband and her oldest daughter. The first time she went was when her daughter was 17 months old. Anne has also embraced adventures to the Baja in a Volkswagen, the mainland of Mexico in a cab-over-camper, Europe for two months in a rental car, hostels and B&Bs and some time in Mexico, Baja and Guatemala with all three of her daughters.

“The colour of the water and the colour of the sky just blend together and you’re just in this quite blue bubble.”

— Anne Fricke

When coming home...

Emotions and differences Anne faced - The chaos of so many people and things and all the anxiety that comes along with that. Everything seemed to be moving so much faster than life on the boat. She also found it nice to be in the comforts of home.
What had changed for Anne - So many choices when going into the store - especially the grocery store.
What was challenging for Anne - Being a mother of young child and seeing what other mothers were doing whilst she had chosen a different style of path.
How her mindset changed - Learned to not get involved in petty things when returning home. She had a more relaxed approach to life.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

You get to see humanity and connect with people from so many walks of life.
Have faith that things will be ok.
Being open to trying lots of different things, especially eating and trying different foods.

Advise to herself for returning home - Trust the life she was living and everything was all good and beautiful and not to question where she was at.

“Trust the life we were living and that it was all good and beautiful.”

— Anne Fricke

Appreciating home with Toni Frazer

Toni Frazer is a high school teacher by day, travel writer by night and on school breaks. Film and tv come to life as filming locations guide her on where to travel- whether its small towns or large cities. Toni is from Melbourne, Australia. She spent 2 seasons at summer camp in the US, she has lived in London for 1.5 years and most recently lived in Vancouver for 5 months before travelling for 4 months.

Toni is a school teacher who loves to travel and experience living in other countries. It has taught her to truely appreciate her home in Australia.

About Toni

Toni is from Melbourne, Australia. She spent 2 seasons at summer camp in the US, she has lived in London for 1.5 years and most recently lived in Vancouver for 5 months before travelling for 4 months.

“No matter where you are you will always have hardships.”

— Toni Frazer

When coming home...

Emotions and differences Toni faced - Felt so isolated from the rest of the world. Frustration.
What had changed for Toni - Sees the positives of living in such a lucky country like Australia. Some friendships changed and the school she was working at changed as well. People are progressing without you in their lives. Toni felt like she had not changed. More appreciation for home.
How Toni supported herself - She found that it was good to go away a second time.
How her mindset had changed - She has always
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

Don’t get stuck in a comfort zone, it will restrict you.
Find your passion, what is it that you love?
Everything works out how it should.

Advise to herself for returning home - Not to worry about what happens, know that it might be hard and it might be different. The travel is worth what you experience when you come home.

“Having no comfort zone means that you are willing to do just do things. If you want to book a trip or go overseas, if you want to live somewhere, dont just say that you are going to do it, actually do it!”

— Toni Frazer

Bridging gaps and building global connections with Frantzces & Nubia from Chronicles Abroad

Frantzces & Nubia are single mothers who sold all of their things and moved to Southeast Asia. Frantzces has been living abroad for a year and a half while Nubia has been living abroad for 9 months. Both have very different travel experiences which led them to create a podcast called Chronicles Abroad which is more than just travel. Their hope is to inspire people from around the world to take risks and trust in faith.

Frantzise and Nubia a single mothers, women of colour who are now living in Thailand. Together they have created Chronicles Aboard to share stories of all different types of travellers.

About Frantzces & Nubia

Frantzces & Nubia are single mothers who sold all of their things and moved to Southeast Asia. Frantzces has been living abroad for a two and a half years while Nubia has been living abroad for a year and a half. Both have very different travel experiences which led them to create a podcast called Chronicles Abroad which is more than just travel. Their hope is to inspire people from around the world to take risks and trust in faith.

“But we are actually touching lives, black, white or indifferent and I love it.”

— Nubia

When coming home...

Emotions and differences they faced - Frantzces: it was weird and she felt like an alien even though she was visiting the same places she had always been, she just didn’t feel connected. Anxiety producing experience. Nubia: Has not been back to the states but is already planning to do a silent retreat before going back
What had changed for them - Frantzces: Life in Thailand is so simple and freeing. She feels invisible and this makes her less stressed Nubia: Laid back and feels like she has no cares in the world.
How her mindset changed - Frantzces: Built spiritual practice through meditation and yoga to help calm herself. Adopted the minimalist lifestyle, slow down and be compassionate of other people. Teaches you to face the thoughts in your head Nubia: Has set out to find her purpose. Asking questions so she can understand herself better, becoming a better listener.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

Frantzces: Slow down, I am on my own journey, be kind to myself. Nubia: Patience
Frantzces: Minimalistic lifestyle - I dont need much to be happy. Nubia: Let go and allow the process to be whatever it will be.
Frantzces: Explore and peaked my curiosity. Nubia: What is most important to me.

Advise to herself before heading off to travel - Frantzces: I would have just gone alone, its ok to do it solo. Nubia: I would have just let life take its path