Zero To Travel Podcast
Jason Moore
✈️ The Zero To Travel Podcast has been downloaded 12+ million times and named a "Best Travel Podcast" by The Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, The Telegraph, and Forbes.Packed with life-changing perspectives, inspiration, and practical advice for everyone from travel newbies to nomads, this podcast will give you everything you need to travel the world on your terms, regardless of your situation or experience. Welcome to our amazing global listening community!Since 2013, "Travel Ambassador" Jason Moore from zerototravel.com has been picking the brains of adventurous people living an unconventional life on the road so you can discover new ways to travel endlessly.Along the way, you'll get actionable advice and key resources that will improve your life AND help you travel more as we get down and dirty on topics like; starting and running an online business from anywhere, the best off-the-beaten-path destinations to visit, travel and work opportunities, gutsy budget travel strategies, surprising ways to earn free travel, the digital nomad life, unconventional travel based lifestyles, fun travel jobs, how to plan epic adventures, backpacking, remote work, how to take a gap year or a career break, 4-hour work week inspired topics, ex-pat life, slow travel, travel hacking, sustainable travel, human-powered adventures, trips worth planning, and everything in between.Host Bio: Jason wandered the planet as a nomad for over a decade and spent 15+ years on the road as a tour manager in events/music, a seasonal adventure travel tour guide, and a digital nomad. Originally from the USA, he is now a dual citizen (Norway/USA) based in Oslo. He is obsessed with helping YOU explore our planet on your terms.Follow the show (it's FREE!) and welcome to the global community. 🙏PS - To sign up for our free newsletter to get travel tips, tricks, destination advice, and more visit zerototravel.com/newsletterPPS - If you'd like to access our paid premium feed with ad-free shows, bonus episodes, and more for just $3/month go to zerototravel.com/premium.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 2h 5min
Transition to Travel: From Burnout to a Year Around the World with Sofia and Teague
Sofia Antigue, a former personal trainer who quit to travel the world for a year with her partner, shares their transition from burnout to long-term travel. They talk downsizing, saving $25K, budgeting $1,000/mo each, work-exchange experiences, relationship shifts, traveling apart for growth, and the surprises of returning home.
Mar 24, 2026 • 1h 1min
How to Start Thru Hiking and Do Hard Things Before You Feel Ready with Lauren Roerick
Lauren Roerick, long-distance hiker and adventure filmmaker who has walked over 12,000 km, shares stories about resilience and self-trust. She explains how to start thru-hiking by breaking big goals into small steps. Listen about her ‘how hard can it be’ mindset, life on long trails, coping with fear and discomfort, training priorities, essential gear, and how trail community forms fast friendships.
Mar 19, 2026 • 1h 25min
Transition To Travel: From Big Salary to Frugal Travel Life with Becca Hall
Becca Hall, a long-term traveler who left a high-paying nonprofit tech job to roam indefinitely. She explains how she saved $30,000, adopted a no-frills travel mindset, and used bartending and festival work to earn on the road. Conversations touch on solo travel safety, van-building after backpacking burnout, and the emotional decompression that followed quitting.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 1h 2min
Connecting with Strangers in 21 Countries as an Introvert, Battling the Loneliness Epidemic, Building Community at Home with Adam Schluter
Adam Schluter, award-winning photographer and founder of Hello From A Stranger, turned travel and portrait conversations into a mission to counter loneliness. He recounts how breakdown led him to talk to strangers across 21 countries. Topics include intentional travel for deeper human connection, embracing awkward vulnerability as an introvert, and building weekly community dinners to combat isolation at home.
Mar 12, 2026 • 1h 34min
Transition to Travel: A Midlife Career Break to Travel the World with Lance Wright
Lance Wright, a higher education professional and creator of The Midlife Crisis Traveler who took a seven-month career break to travel. He talks about negotiating leave from a job he loved, solo versus hybrid family travel, and finding community through tours and Workaway. He also explores how travel prompted minimalism, shifts in masculinity and identity, and a surprising clarity upon returning home.
Mar 10, 2026 • 48min
Overland Travel in West Africa Across 7 Countries (Part 1) with Gunnar Garfors & Jacqui Kunz
Jacqui Kunz, a full‑time traveler of 100+ countries and 2023’s ‘Most Intrepid Traveler,’ and Gunnar Garfors, Norwegian author who’s visited every country twice, recount overland travel across seven West African countries. They share chaotic border crossings, broken buses and roadside camaraderie. Listen for upriver Gambia wildlife trips, tricky visa and stamp‑fee situations, and why slow, unpredictable travel reveals a different side of the region.
Mar 5, 2026 • 1h 13min
Remote Roundup: Solo Travel Hot Takes, Nomad Budgeting, Rookie Mistakes, Cape Town & Mexico City (March 2026)
They compare life in a southern hemisphere coastal hub and the buzz of Mexico City’s museums, markets, and nomad scene. They unpack recurring travel pitfalls like hidden airline fees and visa stamp surprises. One segment dives into a practical budgeting system for long-term remote work with tax set-asides and DIY PTO. They also debate solo travel, packing regrets, and small comforts worth keeping on the road.
Mar 3, 2026 • 1h 17min
Planning a Mini-Retirement, Why 2+ Years of Travel Lead to an (Amicable) Divorce, Hidden Gem Destinations for Adventure Seekers with Helen Lin
Helen Lin, adventure traveler and founder of Waves of Color, recounts her 25+ month mini-retirement across 26 countries. She talks planning a travel runway, using local guides for remote adventures, campervan logistics, and how long-term travel reshaped a marriage into an amicable divorce. Hear her favorite adventure spots and practical systems like points strategies and safety tools.
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Feb 24, 2026 • 1h 21min
Travel Is Your Birthright: Breaking Free from “Too Broke to Travel”, Travel Hacking (Without Credit Cards), and Solo Travel in 90+ Countries with Shakeemah Smith
Shakeemah Smith, solo traveler and founder of Travel Like a Bawse who has visited 90+ countries, shares how travel became a birthright for her. Short stories cover calling off her wedding, solo flights to Paris, and moving to Antigua. Practical segments explain earning airline miles from everyday bills, shopping portals, fuel and utility partnerships, and island life realities.
Feb 17, 2026 • 59min
Beyond the Mona Lisa: Exploring the Louvre Museum + How to Visit Without the Overwhelm with Elaine Sciolino
Elaine Sciolino, veteran New York Times Paris bureau chief and author steeped in French history. She reveals why the Louvre is more than the Mona Lisa. Short takes on the 1911 theft, underrated works like Titian’s Man with a Glove, quiet Islamic and Egyptian galleries, insider viewing rooms, crowd-beating timing tips, and surprising behind-the-scenes stories.
