Not So Bon Voyage with Jules and Christine

We're back on the road! After almost a year of being grounded we're in the van and traveling around the US. Of course that also means more van disaster stories as we get stuck in the snow AND run out of gas! We also chat about naughty pastor who made an unfortunate pee pee on someone during a flight. Whoops! https://notsobonvoyage.com/ (Episode 71 show notes) https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage (Support the show on Patreon) https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit (Submit a travel story to be featured) Support this podcast

On this week's episode we chat about a truly insane avalanche survival story, complete with video footage. Then we tell the true story of Mark Wedeven, a young man who survives being kidnapped in Colombia only to meet another fateful Not So Bon Voyage almost ten years later. Episode 70 show notes https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage (Support the show on Patreon) https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit (Submit a travel story to be featured) Support this podcast

On this week's episode we chat about more quarantine rule breakers, like the guy who walked 260 miles to escape a fight with his wife, and the guy who jet skied between islands to see his girlfriend. Then we chat about some wild airplane passengers and a PSA about avalanches that are causing havoc in the United States this snow season. https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/man-on-plane-wing/ (Episode 69 show notes) https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage (Support the show on Patreon) https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit (Submit a travel story to be featured) Support this podcast

We're back baby! For our first episode of 2021, we've got some wild travel news stories. We talk about a bear hitting the ski slopes in Romania and an airport brawl at Spirit Airlines. Then we tell all the juicy details about Skylar Mack, the 18 year old American jailed in the Cayman Islands for breaking her quarantine. https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/cayman-islands-prison-quarantine/ (Episode 68 show notes) https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage (Support the show on Patreon) https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit (Submit a travel story to be featured) Support this podcast

We're wrapping up 2020 by talking about wild animals attacks! We talk about our own stories of being bit by dogs in Colombia and Nicaragua. And then tell a Voyager submission from Danielle, a travel blogger at https://www.possandruby.com.au/ (Poss and Ruby), about the time she was savaged by a monkey in Myanmar. We also chat about airlines cracking down on emotional support animals! https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/woman-attacked-by-monkey-in-myanmar/ (Episode 67 show notes) https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage (Support the show on Patreon) https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit (Submit a travel story to be featured) Support this podcast

On today's episode we chat with Ray Blakney, an award winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico. Ray tells us about the time he was accused of being a CIA spy in Mexico, and almost getting eaten alive by deer in Japan. We also chat about a pants-stealing bison in South Dakota! https://notsobonvoyage.com/deer-feeding-nara-park-japan/ (Episode 66 show notes) https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage (Support the show on Patreon) https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit (Submit a travel story to be featured) Where to Find Ray: https://www.livelingua.com/ (Live Lingua) - Online language courses and resources https://podcasthawk.com/ (Podcast Hawk) - The Interview Podcast Search Engine Support this podcast

On today's episode we chat with Tom Page from https://theworsttraveller.com/ (The Worst Traveller) podcast. Tom tells us about his misadventures from moving to India with nothing but his phone and wallet! What could go wrong?! We also chat about travel news stories including the mysterious lover who ghosted his fiancé and Michael Knapinski, the hiker brought back to life after getting lost in the snow. https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/travel-story-india/ (Episode 64 show notes) https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage (Support the show on Patreon) https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit (Submit a travel story to be featured) Support this podcast

On today's episode we dive into a Voyager Chat with Natasha and Cameron of https://theworldpursuit.com/ (The World Pursuit). They tell us about the time they got caught in a flash flood in Tanzania, as well as a crappy cancelled flight experience in Cyprus. We also chat about a couple of bears who wandered onto an airstrip in Alaska.... whoops! https://notsobonvoyage.com/what-to-do-when-your-flight-is-cancelled/ (Episode 64 show notes) https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage (Support the show on Patreon) https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit (Submit a travel story to be featured) Support this podcast

On today's episode we cover more travel mishaps at Yellowstone National Park and the controversy surrounding a hiker that went missing for 12 days in Zion National Park. Then we tell a Voyager submission about one traveler's insane sailing trip around the San Blas islands in Panama. It's literally one mishap after another that leaves them stranded at sea. Episode 63 show notes https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage (Support the show on Patreon) https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit (Submit a travel story to be featured) Support this podcast

On today's episode we cover one of Australia's most famous mysteries - the disappearance of UFO enthusiast Frederick Valentich. Then we cover bad reviews of the United States' creepiest hotel. Finally, we wrap up this episode with a shocking news story coming out of Qatar. When an infant is found abandoned in an airport bathroom, a disturbing investigation begins to find the mother. https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/frederick-valentich-ufo-disappearance/ (Episode 62 show notes) https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage (Support the show on Patreon) https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit (Submit a travel story to be featured) Support this podcast

On today's episode we share a Voyager submission from one of our new listeners. Jake was getting pretty cocky motorbiking around Southeast Asia, but a mishap in Vietnam leaves him bruised, bloody and alone. Then Christine shares the heartwarming story of one lucky traveler who got to experience one of the 7 wonders of the world all to himself! Finally, we wrap up with some bad reviews of Peru's most famous landmark. Episode 61 show notes (https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/machu-picchu-reopening-to-tourists/) Support the show on Patreon (https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage) Submit a travel story to be featured (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit) Support this podcast

On today's episode we chat about yet another baby born on a plane and an amusement park in Japan that is renting its ferris wheel out for co-working desks! Then Jules tells the story of Colby Coombs, a young rock climber that gets stuck in a wild snow storm with two of his friends. After barely surviving an avalanche, Colby has to use every ounce of determination he has to get himself back down the mountain. Episode 60 show notes (https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/colby-coombs-mount-foraker/) Support the show on Patreon (https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage) Submit a travel story to be featured (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit) Support this podcast

On today's episode we chat about how a park in Thailand is taking passive aggressiveness to the next level by taking the trash left behind by tourists and mailing it back to them! Pure genius if you ask us. Then Christine tells the heartbreaking and horrifying story of spelunker and cave explorer John Jones. We learn why the Nutty Putty Cave in Utah has been sealed up with the young cave explorer still inside. Episode 59 show notes (https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/john-jones-nutty-putty-cave/) Support the show on Patreon (https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage) Submit a travel story to be featured (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit) Support this podcast

The Not So Bon Voyage podcast is celebrating it's first birthday with a trip down memory lane! On todays' episode we're each recapping our top 3 favorite episodes. We're chatting about which stories were our favorites and why, including the disappearance of Lars Mittank, the Greek Titanic and that time a camper got shot in the face. We also have two in the news stories and read some bad reviews about one of the United States' favorite monument! Episode 58 show notes (https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/crazy-travel-stories/) Support the show on Patreon (https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage) Submit a travel story to be featured (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit) Support this podcast

This week we chat with Lucy Ruthnum, a fellow travel blogger and one of our real life travel friends! Wet met Lucy four years ago in Thailand and reunited with her the following year in Bulgaria. She blogs about solo female traveling, as well as mental health and wellness, at AbsolutelyLucy.com (https://absolutelylucy.com/). We chat with Lucy about how we met, her adventures and, of course, her 'not so bon voyages.' Lucy had some seriously bad luck while traveling through Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia! She tells us how she get into two bad bus crashes and got mugged by her moto-taxi driver, all within the space of a few weeks! Episode 57 show notes (https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/vietnam-to-cambodia-by-bus/) Support the show on Patreon (https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage) Submit a travel story to be featured (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit) Support this podcast

On today's episode we chat about the American man who thought his Canadian road trip was more important than Canada's quarantine laws. Then Jules reads a Voyager submission about a woman who went to a Caribbean music festival, only to walk away with a face full of.... well you'll see! Finally, Christine tells Jules an insane story of former Hells Angel motorcyclist Glen Heggstad. Glen was on a mission to travel to the tip of South America on his bike and no one, not even an army of Colombian guerillas, were going to get in his way! Episode 56 show notes (https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/glen-heggstad-colombian-hostage/) Support the show on Patreon (https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage) Submit a travel story to be featured (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit) Support this podcast

On today's episode we chat about our recent camping trip and the fires all over California. Then Jules shows Christine a gnarly airplane brawl video that supposedly started over a dispute about seats. For our main story, Jules tells the crazy story of Eric LeMarque, an Olympic hockey player and snowboarder with a harrowing tale of survival on the slopes. His story of kicking his crystal meth addiction while trying to stay alive lost on the mountain was made into a book, Crystal Clear, and a movie, 6 Below: Miracle On The Mountain. Episode 55 show notes (https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/eric-lemarque-true-story) Support the show on Patreon (https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage) Submit a travel story to be featured (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit) Support this podcast

On today's episode we're diving into a personal story from our travels in Mexico about a camping trip gone wrong. When we couldn't find the campsite we strung up our hammock in a local park, and our lakeside getaway quickly turned into a horror movie. Then Christine tells Jules the truly terrifying story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, the American couple left at sea. We chat about the gruesome details and theories of what really happened. Show notes - https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/tom-eileen-lonergan/ Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit a travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

Today we have a very special episode for you because it is Christine's birthday! And there's no way she would rather spend her birthday than with the Voyagers telling crazy travel stories. On today's episode we chat about some wild stories from the news, including a hot air balloon crash and possible satanic rituals at an Airbnb. Then we dig into a Voyager submission about a truly adrenaline pumping travel day in Sierra Leone that we bet all travelers can relate to! Finally, we wrap up with some 'not so bon reviews' about two beloved landmarks: Fisherman's Wharf and the Grand Canyon. Read the show notes - https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/sierra-leone-animals-volunteer/ Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit a travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

On today's episode we chat about an airport rumble between passengers and airline employees, a couple of emus wreaking havoc in Australia and 80,000 'not so bon voyages' in Vietnam. Then Christine tells a story about a young blogger who has to play detective on an airplane to get her stolen laptop back. This story has it all, deception, intrigue, an undercover FBI agent and pink nail polish. Listen up to hear how it all turned out. Read the show notes - https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/funny-bad-reviews-times-square/ Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit a travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

This week we chat with Jarryd Salem, award winning travel blogger at Nomadasaurus (https://www.nomadasaurus.com/). Jarryd travels the world with his wife Alesha and they're always on the look out for the next off-the-beaten path adventure. Jarryd chats with us about some wild stories from his travels, like the time he sailed the Caribbean on a catamaran and had to fend off pirates with his shipmates. He also tells us about life lessons on staying calm after getting in a head on bus crash in Myanmar. Let's just say his initial reaction to kick out the bus window was not keeping calm! Read the show notes - https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/fighting-off-pirates-in-the-caribbean Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

It's our 50th episode extravaganza! On today's very special episode we're sitting down and reminiscing over some of our worst travel mishaps EVER! Instead of our normal show format, we're turning the tables back on ourselves and answering our own Not So Fab 5 questions! We chat about our least favorite countries, the crazy places we've slept and the most stomach-churning food we've had. And we ask each other the most infamous of the 5 questions - that's right, you finally find out whether either of us have pooped our pants while traveling! Read the show notes - https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/worst-traveling-mishaps/ Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit a travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

This week we chat with Rachel Rudwall, Emmy-nominated TV host, producer, writer and adventure traveler. Rachel has been to all 7 continents and she documents her travels on her social media @rachelroams (https://www.instagram.com/rachelroams/). Rachel chats with us about some transformative travel experiences that pushed her comfort zone and led to some important life lessons. Like when you're surrounded by semi-automatic rifles in Turkey, it's probably time to go! Read the show notes - https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/life-lessons-from-travel-rachel-rudwall/ Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

On today's episode we chat about a private plane that was denied entry into Italy, because Americans were on board. And why aggressive bees won't leave travelers alone in Joshua Tree. Then Christine tells Jules a Voyager submission story about a student travel guide that had a stressful 'not so bon voyage' in the Galapagos. Listen up to hear how their day of island hopping turned into a vomit-inducing search and rescue mission on the open water. Read the show notes - https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/san-cristobal-galapagos/ Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit a travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

This week we chat with Mike Corey, the man behind the wild travel Youtube channel Fearless and Far (https://www.youtube.com/mikecorey). What originally started as a quest to overcome his many fears, Mike's travel films have now taken him to some of the most insane places in the world. Mike truly has some of the most outrageous stories we've heard so far (including our first pants pooping story!) On this episode he takes us to the depths of the Amazon jungle and tells us about the time he participated in a frog poison cleanse called Kambo. You won't want to miss this one! Read the show notes - https://notsobonvoyage.com/kambo-experience-ritual-mike-corey/ Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

On today's episode we discuss the latest travel news from last week, including a $37,000 cruise bill, wildlife attacks on the elderly and how much it will cost to visit the edge of space! Then Jules tells the Voyager story of man who got separated from his wife on a trail in Nepal. No big deal, until he realizes he has all their supplies, so she's hiking at altitude in the heat with no water! Listen to hear her fate. Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit a travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

On today's episode we chat about all the crazy things going on in the world of travel right now! Christine talks about why Cambodia is asking travelers for a $3,000 deposit before they visit. Then she chats about the Utah canal that is blowing up on Instagram, but why you may want to give it a miss. Then Jules discusses a baby born on a flight midair and why hiking boots are literally melting apart in the Grand Canyon. Listen to all this and more as we catch up on last week's travel news! Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit a travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

This week we chat with Sarah Dodd, inspirational speaker and personal development coach. Sarah has traveled to 121 countries solo and documents her travels at Nomadic Dreamer (http://nomadicdreamer.com/) to encourage others to explore the world. Sarah tells us some crazy stories including the time she almost died from Malaria while traveling solo through Liberia and what to do when you get stuck between two borders but neither country will let you in! Read the show notes -  https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/sarah-dodd-from-nomadic-dreamer/ Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

We kick off this week's episode with an update on the Into the Wild bus! Listen up to hear what is going to happen to this iconic piece of travel history. Then Christine tells Jules the story of Forrest Fenn's $2,000,000 hidden treasure chest. It may sound like a children's book, but Fenn swears this chest is real and is anyone's for the taking! We talk about adventurers who have traveled from near and far for their chance at the riches, some of which ended in demise. Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit a travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

This week we chat with Mike Siegel, host of the Travel Tales podcast (http://www.traveltalespodcast.com/). Mike is a former TV host who has spent the last 4 years traveling the world performing stand up on cruise ships. Mike tells us some whopper stories like the time he got caught in a military coup in Ethiopia. Then he tells us about getting detained in a Nigerian airport for 9 hours and sweating it out when they took away his passport. Listen up to hear how he used his sense of humor to get through it all. Read the show notes -  https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/detained-abroad-with-mike-siegel/ Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

Travel is finally starting to pick up, so this week we are chatting about adventurers traveling as close as the airport and as far as the deepest seas!  Then Jules tells Christine about the insane true story behind the movie Jungle. Four travelers venture into the jungle, but two are never heard from again. Listen up to hear Yossi Ghinsberg and his companions' tale of survival, jaguars, mud pits, hallucinations and death. Read the show notes - https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/yossi-ghinsberg-travel-story-amazon Support the podcast - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit your story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

We kick off this week's episode with some travel news. The world is starting to open up again to travelers and we can't wait to see what happens.... when things go sour! We chat about the opening of Vegas casinos, where players are NOT wearing masks (shocking), and Mother Nature's reaction to tourists back in Venice. Then Christine tells Jules the truth behind the famous travel book and movie, Into The Wild. We peel back the curtain to discover what is true, what's false and why he went on his epic adventure. Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Read the show notes - https://notsobonvoyage.com/episode/truth-behind-into-the-wild Submit your story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

This week we've decided to quiet our voices to help promote more Black voices being heard. In this brief episode we discuss 7 Black hosted podcasts we're enjoying this week. You should also check them out: Flirting With Travel - https://flirtingwithtravel.com/ Bruh Issa Murder - https://bruhissamurder.com/ Good Ancestor Podcast - https://linktr.ee/goodancestorpodcast So-Called Oreos - https://www.instagram.com/socalledoreos/ The Change Over - http://www.alannasparrow.com/podcast/ Bruh It's a Podcast - https://linktr.ee/bruhitsapodcast Marsha's Plate: Black Trans Podcast - https://linktr.ee/MarshasPlate You can also visit Dope Black Pods (https://dopeblackpods.com/) to find a directory of other amazing Black hosted podcasts. We see you. We hear you. We stand with you. Support this podcast

On this week's Voyager Chat we sit down with Amanda Kingsmith and Ryan Ferguson, hosts of The World Wanderers Podcast (https://www.theworldwanderers.com/). They've had some epic adventures all over the world, but now they’re telling us one of their wildest stories. Amanda and Ryan loved traveling through beautiful Bolivia, but had one particularly gnarly travel day making their way into the Amazon jungle. It was definitely one of those days that was frustrating at the time, but in hindsight has become one of their best travel memories! Support the show - https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ Support this podcast

US National Parks are starting to reopen, but some of the local residents aren't too happy about it. We kick off this week's episode chatting about wild bison attacking visitors at Yellowstone National Park. Then Jules tells Christine a Voyager story that was submitted by Heather Cole of the Conversant Traveller (https://www.conversanttraveller.com). Heather was traveling around South Africa with her husband, when their tour suddenly turned into an unexpected shoot out. Oh my! Enjoying the podcast so far? Share it with a friend and we'll be forever grateful! Support the show - https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit your story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

It's getting warmer here in California and our episode this week is hot, hot, hot! We kick off the show with an update about the remote island of North Sentinel and their local... Starbucks? Then Jules tells Christine about people who get a little too close to the deadly thermal springs in Yellowstone. And Christine tells Jules about a traveler that just wants a dream holiday, but instead becomes an unsuspecting shoe smuggler. Listen up to hear what exactly is in those sandals! Support the show - https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ Support this podcast

This week we sit down with Bob DiMenna, host of The Travelers Blueprint Podcast (https://thetravelersblueprint.com/). Bob is an avid traveler with plenty of fun stories to share. But of course we didn't want to hear the run of the mill travel tales. As soon as Bob told us he had an epic travel story from his trip to Thailand that is too wild for his own podcast, we knew we had to hear it! When Bob wakes up in Thailand in a stranger's bed he has to piece together the fuzzy memory of his wild night. Listen up to hear his true story of The Hangover. Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

Happy Mother's Day Voyagers! Shout out to all the moms... and the pears. Jules and Christine chat about yelling bomb in an airport, planes requiring masks and flight attendants being patient zero! Then Jules tells Christine the incredible story of a group of backpackers looking for adventure in the Lost City of Colombia. But when they're woken in the middle of the night by intruders, they end up on a long journey of survival. Support the show - https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage/ Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ Support this podcast

We're back with another Voyager Chat, the time with award winning travel blogger Jeremy Scott Foster of TravelFreak (https://travelfreak.com). Jeremy chats with us about the time he went traveling with an Instagram model. The only problem? She didn't speak a word of English! Then Jeremy tells us about how getting ghosted from his dream job led him to a career as a successful travel blogger. Finally, we deep dive into the challenges he has faced while living and traveling with Lyme disease. Support the show - https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ Support this podcast

Submit your story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ Support the show - https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage/ Jules kicks off this week's episode by telling Christine a Voyager story about a Papua New Guinea phone thief who received some interesting local justice. Then Christine tells Jules the wild story about an American couple who visited Mexico and received a very different kind of local experience... kidnapping. Did you listen to our very first Voyager Chat last week? Our guest tells us about drinking with the Taliban, the Russian mob and more! Support this podcast

We’re starting a whole new series here on the Not So Bon Voyage podcast! We’re still chatting about when stuff goes wrong on the road, but now we’re hearing it directly from the travelers! Every Thursday on our new “Voyager Chat” series, we’ll be bringing on some incredible guests. They’ll range from travel influencers to journalists, entrepreneurs to comedians and everyone in between. What do they have in common? They all have an epic story of a time their travels went completely wrong. And they’re going to tell us all about it! Listen to our first ever Voyager Chat to hear how Michael Hilliard ( The Red Line Podcast (https://www.theredlinepodcast.com/) ) has escaped some truly hair-raising situations on his travels around the world. Support the show - https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage (https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage) Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit) Support this podcast

Submit your travel story -  https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/) Support the show -  https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage/ (https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage)   This week we get straight into the crazy travel stories with a controversial tale that some of you might remember from the headlines in 2018. John Allen Chau was a young missionary who wanted to travel to the most remote parts of the world to spread the word of God. Unfortunately, things went very south on an isolated island off the coast of India. This story is so intense we only have time for one story this week, but we wrap up with a couple of funny In The News stories. An airport crab invasion and the sailing trip to nowhere. Support this podcast

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage) Submit your travel story (https://my.captivate.fm/notsobonvoyage.com/submit) Because our travel stories are so good this week, we’ve decided to skip our In the News stories! And let’s be real, there’s not much happening in the travel news anyway! Jules tells Christine about an Italian man with a love of running in extreme conditions, including the Sahara Desert! But when he loses track of his running trail, he faces challenges and has to do unspeakable things to stay alive. Then Christine tells Jules a true crime travel story that you won’t believe. Two men go camping along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. After befriending a stranger at their campsite they soon find out they’re the ones being hunted. Bring your Swiss army knife for this one, because you’re gonna need it! Support this podcast

Support the show -  https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage/ (https://www.patreon.com/notsobonvoyage) Submit your travel story -  https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/) We kick off this week’s episode with an exciting update! We’ve launched a Patreon page! You can now support our podcast by becoming one of our patrons, which includes exclusive bonus content. We’ve got lots of cool rewards including bonus episodes, video content, shout outs and more! Then we give an update on Bert who is sailing the world solo and chat about people who left for their dream trips around the world just before COVID-19 hit… ouch. For our main stories Jules tells Christine the harrowing tale that starts with two men attempting to climb New Zealand’s tallest mountain and ends in a Mount Everest controversy. Then Christine tells Jules about what happens when a snowboarder gets into a life-threatening accident and then realizes he is his only hope for survival. Grab your ski pants, because this is an icey one! Support this podcast

Submit your travel story -  https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/) Connect with us on IG -  https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/ (https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/)   Not many people are traveling at the moment, but we’ve still have some crazy travel stories from in the news, including a man doing the ultimate self-quarantine by sailing solo around the world. Christine tells Jules the story of two couples who go on their honeymoons and end up in very different situations! One couple ends up stuck in paradise and the other ends up on the hiking trip from hell!  Then Jules tells Christine about frightful Flight 811 that started with a literal bang and ended in heroics! Support this podcast

We’re not traveling, but we’ve got some epic travel fails to share with you. Jules talks about the most insane (and aggressive) plane passengers we’ve ever seen, with the videos to prove it! And Christine tells the story of when Erin from Alpaca My Bags podcast ( https://www.instagram.com/alpacamybagspod/ (https://www.instagram.com/alpacamybagspod/) ) visited Koh Rong Samloem and found out she was sharing her 10 bed dorm with some very furry, bucktoothed guests. Listen up to hear how she prepared for a rat attack! Submit your travel story -  https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/) Connect with us on IG -  https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/ (https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/) Support this podcast

Submit your travel story -  https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/) Connect with us on IG -  https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/ (https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/) We’re a week into our lockdown, but we’re not letting it get us down! This week’s episode is a guaranteed uplifter! We chat about a real life Woody who found a snake in her boots on a trip back from Australia. Jules tells Christine a sickly sailing story from our travel blogging buddy Claudia at My Adventures Across the World ( https://www.instagram.com/myadventuresacrosstheworld/ (https://www.instagram.com/myadventuresacrosstheworld/) ). Then Christine tells Jules about the time she was robbed in Panama. Stick 'em up! Support this podcast

Submit your travel story -  https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/) Connect with us on IG -  https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/ (https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/) We’re back in the San Francisco Bay Area just in time for a Coronavirus lockdown. All travel plans have been put on hold, but that won’t stop us from sharing some of the best travel disaster stories of all time. And we’ve got a super crazy episode for you! We kick off with an update on the passengers of the Princess Cruise ship stranded off the coast of San Francisco. They’ve been allowed to get off the ship, but now they have a whole new set of troubles while quarantined on land! Then Christine shows Jules a video of a group of monkeys in Lopburi, Thailand who are sorely missing their beloved tourists! Let’s just say that without the scraps normally thrown to them by travelers, they’re going a little bananas! Finally, we only have time for one main story this episode because it is a doozy! Christine tells Jules the famous mystery of Dyatlov’s Pass, one Russia’s most famous unsolved mysteries. A group of hikers travel to Kholat Syakhl, or “Death Mountain,” only to be killed under extremely mysterious circumstances. We go through the prevailing theories and weigh in on it ourselves. Let us know which you believe! Support this podcast

Submit your travel story -  https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/) Connect with us on IG -  https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/ (https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/) We’ve officially gotten back to American soil, and unlike our troubles with immigration from episode 16, we got across the border without a hitch! We kick off this week’s episode with an update from the airline seat reclining debate. Christine gives you a peek into the man whose computer got smashed when the person in front of him reclined their seat. Let’s jut say that he is VERY anti-reclining seats. Then Jules talks about two travelers who got a little too close to the local wildlife and ended up with some bruises. When Animals Attack - travel edition! And Christine tells the story of a traveler who booked a lovely AirBnB in Seattle, only to find out this place has supernatural guests that may be bunking with her! Finally, Jules gives an update on the corona craze and how it’s affecting travel. We give a live update on a cruise ship that is supposed to dock in the port of San Francisco. Then Christine finishes the episode off with a feel good story of a listener, Jamie from https://www.instagram.com/aworldfullofcolor_ (https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/) , and her feline friend trapped at a resort in the Dominican Republic. Support this podcast

Submit your travel story -  https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/) Connect with us on IG -  https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/ (https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/) Now that we’re basically Canadians (because we’ve been here for 6 weeks) we’ve decided to bring you an all Canadian episode! But first, we share some in the news stories, including two pigeons that snuck their way on to a plane and a passenger who was bit by an emotional support animal on a flight. We also add another argument on the recline/no recline debate with the story of a man who got his laptop screen cracked when the person in front of him reclined his seat. For our main stories, Jules tells Christine the unbelievable bizarre story of a Canadian citizen who visited Syria. Everything was going smoothly until he returned to the border to retrieve his confiscated luggage… and then wasn’t heard from again for 8 months. Listen up to hear how it all ended. Then Christine tells Jules the story of house sitter Ryan Patey who traveled to Ireland for a housesit and ended up with the strictest immigration officer we’ve ever heard of. This woman is a stone cold killer! Support this podcast

Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/ (https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit/) Connect with us on IG - https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/ (https://www.instagram.com/notsobonvoyage/) We’ve got a real mixed bag of stories this week! We kick off the episode with some crazy travel stories from in the news. First off, Jules tells Christine about another travel booking company that has closed its doors and left its customers stranded. One day they were booking flights and the next day their website and social media vanished! Then we chat about the great travel debate: to recline your airplane seat or not? This debate is sparked by a recent video that has been circulating in the news of a woman who reclined her seat and the disgruntled man behind her who retaliated by repeatedly punching her headrest. Whose side are you on? For her main story, Christine tells the story of a Chinese jewelry store that is scamming tourists out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Told in the Medium article "How We Got Scammed Out of $100,000 in Shanghai,” Christine tells the story of Amanda and Monica Shih and the details of how a Chinese-American tour group could get swindled by a fake jewel scam. Then Jules tells the story of Ben from the travel blog Elephant Atlas ( http://elephantsatlas.com/ (http://elephantsatlas.com/) ). Ben is an Aussie traveler who bought a beat up old van in Alberta, Canada and drove it across the border into the US. Things were going smoothly until he found himself pulled over by police with guns drawn. Welcome to the United States Ben! Support this podcast