I’ve arrived in the Deep South in the United States and have started a new leg of my journey that will take me through 22 states. And my first stop is in the small historic city, Natchez in Mississippi. Here I meet Jac’s and together we go to a cotton farm, an antebellum house, and a gospel sermon where I make a complete fool of myself.
In this final episode from Grand Bahama, I give you a bit of everything. I’m telling you more about the place I stay, I speak to two guys that also live here - and walks past me several times every night. And then we’re going scuba diving with Caribbean Divers and to a small place by the beach to eat conch. Enjoy.
On Grand Bahama I decided to go swimming with dolphins with the company UNEXSO. It was an amazing experience. Now I found out that it is very wrong to do this, partly because of the way they are being captured and the way they are kept in captivity. Join me on the experience, and then listen to my conversation with Gail Woon from Grand Bahama. She used to be a dolphin trainer at UNEXSO. Today she's an anti captivity activist, and she can tell us a lot about why we shouldn't support the industri ...
When Len Hindley came to Grand Bahama in 1968 it was love at first sight. He created a big construction company and a good life. During that time he has witnessed the island change a lot. I met him at a Rotary meeting where I was asked to do a talk about my journey.
On Grand Bahama I got to know Roger. He's born and raised in The Bahamas and moved here from the nation's capital, Nassau in 1967. So he knows the island better than most people. Even though he's Bahamian he sounds very English. So much that it has given him problems over the years. Listen to his story, life on the island, how he saw Hurricane Mathew and much more.
In this episode, I'm traveling from Montreal, Canada to Freeport, Bahamas. And I was too late for my short flight from Ft. Lauderdale in Florida to Grand Bahama. Join me, as I try to make it. I also meet a couple of young people from LGBT, trying to raise awareness of the need for equality for these minorities. Then I finally make it to "sunny Bahamas" and it turned out to be not quite as sunny.
Montreal is the most populated city in Quebec and the second-most populated in Canada. Only Toronto is bigger. However Montreal doesn’t feel like a big city. On my first day there, I rented a bike and went downtown to the beautiful old centre by the river. Here I talk to an aboriginal from Bear Klan. I also meet three of the locals, Brigitte, Bruno and Anne-Marie. And then you get the story of Montreal importing women from France for the many men that had taken the country.
I left Toronto and have headed east to the French-speaking Quebec region. Here I will visit two cities and I start in Quebec City - a quiet laid back smaller city. In Quebec City, I rented a single room on Airbnb - in the basement of Marc’s house. He’s another cool laid back guy that I feel lucky to get to meet. If you’re going to Quebec City you should consider staying with him. Find it here .
In this, final episode from Toronto, I speak to five of the locals about what the best and the worst part about living here is.
On my last day in Toronto, I meet one of the locals, Paul Lam. It's like history repeats itself - the same thing happened in Chiang Mai in January, where Paul arrived just as I was leaving. Paul is an inspiring cool entrepreneur, mindset coach, and digital nomad. He published an ebook about being held at gunpoint and how it changed his life. You can get it here . Also, he's also a podcaster with his extremely popular podcast The Path Hunters Podcast. I had the honor of being a guest on one of th...
In this episode, I take a drive down to Niagara Falls and the cozy little vacation town, Niagara-On-The-Lake. On my way I pass a big wine district, and stop by one of them, to find out if Canada really is able to produce decent wine. And they are. The one I've landed at is one of the biggest, Trius Winery , and I have a chat with their wine expert Takahiro Iida. In this episode, I'll also take you flying over Niagara Falls (see pictures on TheRadioVagabond.com ). Back in the studio with Humble &...
My good friend, Steve from Toronto had invited me to Major League Baseball. Being a Dane where this game practically doesn't exist, this was my first baseball game ever. So I had to Google the rules the night before so I wasn't completely ignorant when I showed up. You can join me as Toronto Blue Jays welcome Tampa Bay Rays - please supply your own beers and hotdogs. I'm also visiting another radio show, that can be heard on satellite throughout Canada, USA and most parts of Central America....
In Toronto I found at a wonderful Airbnb in Roncesvalles, just 30 minutes in the streetcar to downtown. See it by clicking here . My Airbnb hosts Paco and Hannah are both full time musicians. In this episode I talk to Hannah about their life here, her music and much more. Check out Hannah's website here. The music in this episode is used after permission from the artist Hannah Burgé ....
I've left Asia and via Dallas and Washington DC, I've traveled to the other side of the planet. It's got 11 hours time difference so it's almost as far on the other side, as you can possibly get. I've landed in Toronto Canada, and am now ready to start on the North American continent. In this first of 6 episodes from Toronto, you meet Mike. He's born and raised in Canada but has Danish parents. And then you can hear a snippet of an interview I did with Jerry Agar on Newstalk 1010.
When I was in the Tokyo area, I sat down with my Airbnb host Gab and my two daughters. Gab is an Englishman, and he's lived there for a number of years. My daughters and I decided to do a Top 3 of what to see in Tokyo. This is where we stayed in Yokohama: Click here .
Japan is very clean, it's rude to be on your phone in the train, the Japanese are very polite, there's a lot of cuteness in the country, it's difficult to get wifi in Tokyo, and everything in Japan is different than in any other Asian country. These are myths that I'm testing with my daughters, Amanda and Clara in this episode.
Flying in and out of Japan turned out to be a bit of a logistical challenge. Japan is the last country of my journey where I'm traveling with my daughter - and here I will have both my daughters by my side. But first, we needed to get on two flights, one metro, two busses, one taxi and one train. And so much can go wrong. Just one small obstacle would crash the whole plan. But we're also going to Kyoto - and you can join us.
Jeju Island is a volcanic island 80 miles off the coast of the Korean Peninsula, and one of the so-called “New 7 Wonders of Nature”. So we just had to see this. Right after landing we run into problems. Join us as we try to climb a mountain, meet an American girl and talk to one of the locals, that has moved from the big city to the countryside.
After North Korea our next stop was the second half of what used to be one country. But today it's a very different place. I'm still traveling with my daughter, Clara, and we've arrived to South Korea. We've decided to visit two places in this country, but first another big city - the capital Seoul. We meet one of the locals, Dong Mi Lee, Editor in Chief for Time Out Seoul for a talk about the country, the city, the people, K-pop and North Korea.
I took my daughter to North Korea - or as they call themselves: Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. In this episode, you can join us to a crazy dictatorship where the supreme leaders are seen as demi-gods. At the border both me and my daughter are getting the big search, we meet the locals and visit many of the biggest attractions in the capital, Pyongyang. The DPRK is a very interesting place to visit. In many ways, it's a modern place and also it's like stepping back in time. And it's a plac...
This is a special episode with highlights from my first year as The Radio Vagabond. New listeners can start here.
We're still in Beijing, where we get scammed, go to The Great Wall of China, a Kong Fu show and much more. Also, we talk some more to our new friend Lee about life in China - and why the Chinese still see Mao as their spiritual leader even though he was behind the biggest genocide in history killing 45 million Chinese. Music used with a license from FindTheTune.com
In this episode, my daughter and I will reach China. We're stopping by Hong Kong to get the visa to Mainland China. Technically Hong Kong is a part of China (with their own local government) so I choose to say "four big cities". The other three are Ningbo, Shanghai, and Beijing. This is the first of two episodes from China. Music used with a license from FindTheTune.com
Here in Siem Reap, Cambodia we stayed at a nice little place called Tanei Boutique Villa. Here we met the young manager Put Sa, that grew up as a poor kid, but through hard work and a bit of luck had his life changed. LINK: Tanei Boutique Villa
Our visit to Cambodia starts in Phnom Penh, but just one day. Then we fly on to Siem Riep where there's so much to see. Here is our Top 7 things to see in the area: 1. Angkor Wat 2. Angkor Ballooning. LINK: angkorballooning.com 3. Phare The Cambodian Circus. LINK: pharecircus.org 4. The Great Escape. LINK: greatescapecambodia.com 5. National Park Koulen Mountain 6. The Land Mine Museum. LINK: cambodialandminemuseum.org 7. Pub Street LINK to our driver, Philip. Klik her ....
In this episode, you can join my daughter and me in the southern part of Vietnam. First in the charming little town of Hội An. After a small detour and a trip on scooters, we arrive on the Chinese New Years Eve - just as they are entering The Year of the Rooster. Everyone in our host family are dressed up and in the middle of the dinner. Also, you can join us on a bike ride to the beach where we get scammed again and on a trip to Marble Mountains close to Danang. In Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) we ...
In Hanoi, there are so many noisy scooters. It's a hectic vibrant city. My daughter Clara is still traveling with me as we get scammed, watch the sunrise, try to find a place to eat snakes, and have breakfast with one of the locals. A woman who's managing a lot of apartments while having a full-time job, a part-time job and a new-born baby. How is that even possible? Ngan is our Airbnb-host and a very lovely woman. Click here to see where we lived . And then we went on a cruise in one of the Sev...
In this episode, I speak some more to my Airbnb host Robyn. Robyn and her husband John retired here in Luang Prabang and help out their adopted son and his family running two guesthouses - and their own "Apple Sunset" Airbnb. Robyn is a wonderful woman only doing good for the poor people in Laos. And that got her arrested.
After a month in Chiang Mai, Thailand, we chose to take the night bus to Luang Prabang, Laos. It was a hard night where one of the tires of the bus was falling a part. See the picture on TheRadioVagabond.com . But then we had a very nice stay with a retired Australian couple, Robyn and John by the Mekon River. Join us as we visit the UXO Center that tells the heart breaking story of the unexploded mombs from The Vietnam War. Also we go to the beautiful Kuang Si Falls and I talk to Robyn about ho...
In this episode, I speak to five digital nomads in Chiang Mai, Thailand - the digital nomad hotspot of the world. Andrea Wilde from Tennessee. She does website design and content writing. On her blog, Andrea does a breakdown on how much money it costs her to live this lifestyle. It’s fascinating - especially if you’re considering coming out here. WildeAtHeart.net Ron Tuch from Miami sells stuff on Amazon. It’s a very cool business model and he’s very good at what he does. He's also got a blog wh...
