Episode 55 of Travel Bubble is with Tour Leader, Philip McAllister.

Originally from Ireland, his travels have taken him to over 100 countries across 5 continents.

Currently residing in Madrid, Philip has also lived all over the world including Yemen, Costa Rica, Kenya, Argentina and Sri Lanka.

Philip's travels have found him working as a journalist in Yemen, an NGO worker in India and throughout Africa, and even on Hollywood movie sets in Hungary.

A natural storyteller, this episode is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and Phil’s candour as he enthuses about his Travel Bubble choices is infectious. Enough to make you stop what you’re doing and jump on a plane.

In the episode we talk about running a resort abroad, overlanding, housesitting, dangerous situations and much more. Give it a listen.

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As usual, spoilers and episode notes below the jump.

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Country No.1: Ethiopia
Activity: Visit Harar and feed the wild Hyenas
Food: Ethiopian cuisine in general and tej (honey wine)

Country No.2: Iran
Activity: Yazd, Isfahan and Persepolis
Food: Dried peaches, the bread, fruit juices and doogh

Country No. 3: Costa Rica
Activity: Drive from coast to coast, see the Poás Volcano
Food: The Fruit

Wildcard: North Korea

Top Travel Tip: Just go.

Best Souvenir: Memories.

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Episode 44 is with Harry Mitsidis, arguably the most well-travelled man in the world.

He is the founder of Nomad Mania, a community that divides the world into 1301 regions based on territory, population, diversity, economy and tourist appeal. Harry currently tops the list of travellers, having visited 1,253 of those regions.

Is there a better possible guest for Travel Bubble?

Where would the man who has been everywhere choose as his Travel Bubble choices?

Don’t forget to sign up for NomadMania.travel to help keep track of your travels.

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As usual, spoilers below the jump.

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Country No.1: Colombia
Activity: Dance to the Latin rhythms
Food: Coffee

Country No.2: Serbia
Activity: Have a coffee, watch life go by and read a Serbian newspaper
Food: Meatball filled with ham and cheese

Country No. 3: Indonesia
Activity: Karaoke in Jakarta.
Food: Noodles with an egg on top for 50p

Wildcard: Tokelau as a territory. Machu Pichu as a place.

Top Travel Tip: Be and ambassador for your country.

Best Souvenir: Kitsch plates and memories.

Other links:

NomadMania.travel

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Today’s guest is Chantal Patton, who has travelled to over 100 countries with her family over the last 8 years.

In 2013 Chantal, her husband Tyler and their three daughters Julia, Angelique & Chloe embarked on a five-week holiday to Europe, they loved it so much that they decided to continue travelling.

Originally from Canada, the Patton family now world-school their children and they have a collective goal to visit every country in the world together. They document their journey on their website and YouTube channel as “Growing Up Without Borders”

In this episode we talk logistics of travelling with family, the joys, the difficulties and of course we find out about Chantal’s Travel Bubble choices.

You can find out more about Chantal and her family by visiting https://growingupwithoutborders.com/.

Listen to the episode now by searching for Travel Bubble wherever you get your podcasts or you can visit www.travelbubblepodcast.com where you will also find links to the show notes and other episodes.

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Spoilers below the jump.

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Country No.1: Spain
Activity: Visit Grenada
Food: Paella. Not octopus

Country No.2: Switzerland
Activity: Visit the town of Zermatt
Food: Raclette

Country No. 3: New Zealand
Activity: Hiking in nature
Food: Indian Food

Wildcard: Georgia

Top Travel Tip: Lower your expectations

Best Souvenir: Elephant candle from Swaziland.

Other links:

https://growingupwithoutborders.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxXqRGeCRCMgZaQIrAP03mw

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