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When he was growing up in Southern CA, Addi Somekh wasn’t quite sure what to do with his life. But he knew from a young age that he wanted to spread warmth and make other people happy. On the latest episode of #farfromhomepodcast, the unusual story of how Addi’s quest to do just that set him off on a worldwide mission to make people laugh! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen at farfromhomepodcast.org #podcastrecommendation #podcastsuggestion #travel #supportindiepodcasts #podcast #podcasts #balloon #balloons #balloonart #balloonartist #balloonhat
For those of you who heard my latest show and saw the video of my brother and me riding Battambang, #Cambodia’s bamboo railway, here are some more recent photos my friend Donna took of what it looks like today. She says it’s now like a boring Disney ride, and if you pay extra, they even have Toyota seats in “first class” 😞 If you missed the episode, you can listen at farfromhomepodcast.org #traveljournalism #podcastrecommendation #podcastsuggestion #travel #supportindiepodcasts #podcast #podcasts
In 1993 when it was first named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, less than 8000 tourists a year went to #cambodia’s #AngkorWat. Last year there were more than 2.5 million! On the latest episode of #farfromhomepodcast, I go there myself and reflect on how the influx of visitors has changed things. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen at farfromhomepodcast.org #traveljournalism #podcastrecommendation #podcastsuggestion #travel #supportindiepodcasts #podcast #podcasts
My favorite listener email of the day comes from Brad in Ontario, who tells me #farfromhomepodcast has expanded his musical tastes! Where are you listening to the show??
I’ve just released a bonus episode of #farfromhomepodcast, where my friend @dconrow tells the story of his failed attempt to take #ayahuasca during his visit to Peru a few years ago. This is the hut where he stayed in the jungle. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen at farfromhomepodcast.org
After documenting an 11k mi. road trip from the UK to Mongolia on the first season of #farfromhomepodcast, everyone asked me “how can you ever top that?” So then I went to Chernobyl. Now on the latest episode of the show, I attend a traditional ayahuasca healing ceremony in Peru, complete with hallucinations and even an exorcism! Probably the most fascinating and intense experience I’ve ever covered, and I’m thrilled to share it with all of you! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen at farfromhomepodcast.org #Peru #ayahuasca #traveljournalism #adventuretravel #podcastsuggestion #podcastrecommendation #naturalmedicine #alternativemedicine #exorcism #supportindiepodcasts
In case you missed it, check out the latest episode of #farfromhomepodcast, where I visit the traditional medicine market in Chiclayo, #Peru and see some of the fascinating, odd, and even creepy objects for sale! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen at farfromhomepodcast.org! #podcast #podcasts #travel #traveljournalism #adventuretravel #podcastsuggestions #podcastrecommendation #podcastrecommendations #naturalmedicine #alternativemedicine
Thanks again to Whitney Henry-Lester for hosting me in Lima! | Reposted from @thedarlingkiller “Most people who come to the Noise Attic radio residency are looking for some time to focus or get inspired. They’re looking to develop an idea, or write, or edit an existing story. It’s super challenging to visit a foreign place for a short amount of time and go out and find stories among all the new people and places (and language!). But Scott Gurian made it look easy. Listen to @farfromhomepodcast to hear the medicinal adventures he got into during his time with us in Perú!”
Lucho is a traditional medicine man who describes himself as a "curandero," or someone who heals. Using medicinal herbs, archeological relics, and hallucinogenic plants (as well as some special powers), he claims to have rid himself of diabetes and his father of cancer. He regularly travels around #Peru treating people with all sorts of ailments. "Some diseases are said to be incurable," he told me, "but in the jungle, there is no way that a disease cannot be cured." Hear more about Lucho and his work on the latest episode of #farfromhomepodcast Subscribe wherever you get your #podcasts or listen at farfromhomepodcast.org #podcast #limaperu #ayahuasca #travel #traveljournalism #adventuretravel #podcastsuggestions #podcastrecommendation #podcastrecommendations #naturalmedicine #alternativemedicine
I went to #Peru looking for an adventure, and I wasn’t disappointed. On the latest episode of #farfromhomepodcast , I tell the story of how I ended up joining a traditional medicine man on a search for a stone with magical healing powers that he saw in a vision! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen here at farfromhomepodcast.org! #podcast #podcasts #limaperu #ayahuasca #travel #traveljournalist #traveljournalism #adventuretravel
Guess what? I’m famous in Japan! No, not exactly, but I’m stunned and absolutely thrilled to see that for a few days last week, #farfromhomepodcast was the #1 travel podcast in the British, Aussie, and Dutch iTunes stores!! Thanks to all of you for listening and subscribing and continuing to help spread the word! Next episode coming soon. #podcast #podcasts #podcastrecommendation #podcastrecommendations #traveljournalism #podcastsuggestions
If you haven't heard it yet, check out the latest episode of @99percentinvisible (as well as #farfromhomepodcast), where I visit Northern Ireland and tell the story of Belfast’s peace walls, which still divide many Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods more than 20 years after the end of the conflict. #ireland #northernireland #belfast #peacelines #peacewall #peacewallbelfast #podcast #podcasts #podcastsuggestions #travel #documentary #1969 #thetroubles #peace #99pi #99percentinvisible
Ever wonder where your fish comes from? On the latest episode of #farfromhomepodcast, I visited Tokyo’s famous #Tsukiji fish market to find out! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen at farfromhomepodcast.org #tokyo #japan #travel #podcast #podcasts #podcastrecommendation #fish #tuna #tsukijifishmarket
For several hours after the #Chernobyl explosion on April 26th, 1986, kids were using these bumper cars and riding this Ferris wheel while there was an invisible danger all around them. The Soviet government initially downplayed that danger, so it wasn’t until the following afternoon — 36 hours after the initial blast — that they finally issued an evacuation order. In case you missed it, check out the latest episode of #farfromhomepodcast, where I visit the ghost town of #Pripyat 3 decades later. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen at farfromhomepodcast.org New episode coming Thursday! #ukraine #travel #adventuretravel #podcast #podcasts #hbochernobyl #chernobylhbo
Saw the recent HBO series on #Chernobyl, but were wondering what it was really like? Check out the latest episode of #farfromhomepodcast, where I visit to find out for myself! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen at farfromhomepodcast.org #ukraine #travel #adventuretravel #podcast #podcasts #hbochernobyl

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