Wheel Travel Far show

Wheel Travel Far

Summary: A podcast dedicated to exploring the world by wheels. Some call it #vanlife while others prefer overlanding. Outsiders see it as a bohemian social media movement and the critics dismiss it as crazy. These are the unfiltered stories and experiences from people's adventures on the road.

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 Ep. 10 It's Not a Trip, it's a Lifestyle | @overlandtheworld | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:04

Most people drive the PanAmerican Highway in one long "trip of a lifetime", but Monica and Jeff are not most people. They traversed 80,000 miles over three years, stopping in-between to check in at home, work, and rebuild their cars. Overlanding is their lifestyle and they aren't stopping until they've seen the world.

 Ep 9: Unlikely Adventure Mobiles | @pub2pub_ben | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 41:52

Who traverses Africa in a Porsche? Who crosses Asia in a corvette? Who decides they must drive from the northern most pub in the world to the southern most pub in the world in a green TVR? Ben Coombs, that’s who. Download today’s episode to hear directly from the guy who completed the longest journey ever made by a sports car.

 Ep 8: Making it "Work" | @vanabundos | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:14

Gabs & Sandro diligently saved for a year long trip from the United States to Patagonia in their VW Synchro. 6 months into their trip they realized they still hadn’t even left Mexico and they had zero desire to return home to Switzerland. With a dwindling bank account, they decided to leverage their backgrounds and become digital nomads, launching a communication agency from the road. We dive into their tactics, their budget, and also, their life as vegans!

 Ep. 7: A Moto Mom Knows Best | @adventurewithautism | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:11

When your daughter is diagnosed with Autism and afraid of the world around her, what does a mom do? If you are anything like like Mel Cowpland, you buy a motorbike, attach a sidecar to it, and spend a year traversing Europe & Africa to teach her real-world skills. Does Mel prove the old saying right, a mom knows best? Listen to find out. 

 Ep 6: The Ambulance | @vanlife_ian_dow_travels | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:00

The sight of an ambulance often induces a sense of anxiety or fear in most people, but Ian is not like most people. He took a $500 ambulance on ebay and turned it into a stunning modern apartment on wheels with details like subway tile back splashes, tiek floors, and a rooftop deck. We dive into his experience designing and building a luxury rig, but also his experience as a single guy on the road. How do you get a girl to come back to a…ambulance?

 Ep 5: PanAm Pictures: The Good & The Sad | @overlandtheamericas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:48

Do you ever wonder what goes into creating a picture perfect Instagram account? Taisa & Ernesto share their tactics and secrets behind their visually stunning account, @overlandtheamericas. We also expose what doesn’t make it into the frame and dig into the harsh, less gorgeous realities of non-tourtist destinations.

 Ep 4: The Power of F&*K It | @awarenessonwheels | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:39

Isaac London hit the road on his Suzuki DR650 to raise awareness on an issue likely on a lot of people's mind right now, mental illness. He jokes that his Instagram is not the picture-perfect travel journal, it's a reflection on the gritty realities of dealing with depression with a really scenic view. He’s charming, well-spoken, and offers insightful reflections on a disease so many of us just don’t understand.

 Ep 3: Q&A, Establishing Some Road Cred |@thelongcruise | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:14

The hosts of Wheel Travel Far, Megan Bristol & Nick Polinko, had only been dating a few months when they decided to ditch their Silicon Valley jobs, buy a Toyota Landcruiser & Turtleback Trailer, and point their car south for a year and half surf trip along the PanAmerican Highway. This episode is dedicated to answering the most commonly asked questions about their time on the road @thelongcruise.

 Ep 2: Don’t Forget to Pack the Lip Gloss | @thevagabroads | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:34

Sunny Eaton and Karin Balsley are from Nashville, Tennessee and decided to sell everything they owned to travel the world in their 80 series Landcruiser and rooftop tent.  Before they hit the road, Sunny was a rising criminal defense attorney and Karin was a network engineer, but an unexpected health scare jolted life into perspective, forcing them to look at each other and ask the hard questions, what did they really WANT!?

 Ep 1: Vanlife Isn’t The Answer | @63mph | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:38

Matt McDonald (@63mph) hit the road in 2013 in his 86'VW Vanagan he lovingly calls Donnie. He hit the road to jumpstart his photojournalism career and reestablish his connection to the land. His adventure took him to the remote corners of the West, all alone. It was in these periods of solitude Matt shaped his philosophies about life. While Matt ultimately decided vanlife wasn't the final answer for him, he evangelizes the perspective it can provide anyone – if done for the right reason.

 Ep 2: @thevagabroads |Don’t Forget to Pack the Lip Gloss | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:34

Sunny Eatin and Karin Balsley are from Nashville, Tennessee and decided to sell everything they owned to travel the world in their 80 series Landcruiser and rooftop tent.  Before they hit the road, Sunny was a rising criminal defense attorney and Karin was a network engineer, but an unexpected health scare jolted life into perspective, forcing them to look at each other and ask the hard questions, what did they really WANT?

 Ep 1: @63mph | Vanlife Isn’t The Answer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:38

Matt McDonald (@63mph) hit the road in 2013 in his 86'VW Vanagan he lovingly calls Donnie. He hit the road to jumpstart his photojournalism career and reestablish his connection to the land. His adventure took him to the remote corners of the West, all alone. It was in these periods of solitude Matt shaped his philosophies about life. While Matt ultimately decided vanlife wasn't the final answer for him, he evangelizes the perspective it can provide anyone – if done for the right reason.

 Ep 3: @thelongcruise Q&A, Establishing Some Road Cred | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:14

The hosts of Wheel Travel Far, Megan Bristol & Nick Polinko, had only been dating a few months when they decided to ditch their Silicon Valley jobs, buy a Toyota Landcruiser & Turtleback Trailer, and point their car south for a year and half surf trip along the PanAmerican Highway. This episode is dedicated to answering the most commonly asked questions about their time on the road @thelongcruise.

 Preview Episode |#Vanlife, Overlanding, What? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:59

Megan Bristol and Nick Polinko are co-pilots, on and off the air. In June 2017, they ditched their Silicon Valley jobs to spend a year and a half driving and surfing their way south along the PanAmerican highway. A year later, we have been blown away by the variety of approaches and the diverse set of people we have seen and met. We want to help demystify "vanlife" & overlanding by sharing the stories and insights from the people actually doing it.

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