School of Travel

Andrew Zimmern recently shared his advice with me on how to travel more intentionally, cook (and eat) better, and be a more thoughtful consumer of the food industry. I summarized three of the most important lessons from our conversation that I immediately put into action in my life. You won't want to miss this incredible advice from the legendary celebrity chef, traveler, and TV host behind Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods and MSNBC's What's Eating America. --> WATCH THE FULL VIDEO OF THIS EPISODE HERE: --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What I learned from the most fun and loving country in the world... The Philippines! WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HERE: https://www.facebook.com/gokonrad/posts/3050836791678948

What was the biggest adventure of your life? Mine was Papua New Guinea. It was both the most challenging and best travel experience I had out of the ~100 countries I’ve explored. It's remote. It's rugged. It lacks infrastructure. Over 800 languages are spoken. It appears to be untouched by the outside world for hundreds - if not thousands - of years. Encountering the wrong tribe, animal, insect, or plant could cause serious problems. It is certainly a challenging destination. But those are also the exact reasons I and other travelers looking for an adventure want to visit Papua New Guinea. Its untouched and diverse tribal cultures, natural and rugged beauty, and legends of adventure have long captured my imagination. Here were the 3 biggest lessons I learned from that experience. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HERE:  https://www.facebook.com/gokonrad/posts/3017886551640639

Is something holding you back from having a more adventurous and creative life or career? Chris Burkard will change your entire perspective... Chris is one of the world's leading adventure photographers and his photos/films have inspired millions of travelers. He took big risks to invest in himself, pushed the limits of his creativity, and created such an inspiring life and career for himself. He was one of the biggest influences for me to start pursuing photography as a creative outlet during my travels... and my recent conversation with him has already had a meaningful impact on my life. I shared the three biggest lessons I learned from him during that conversation in this video. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HERE: https://www.facebook.com/gokonrad/posts/3026291934133434

Every person and product in your life has a plan for how they want you to spend your time. Our default nature is to react. As a result, our days are usually dictated by whatever request was first, most recent, or loudest. But here's the thing - no one has ever accomplished anything meaningful or achieved fulfillment by letting other people dictate their schedule. In the quest of trying to be the best dad, husband, founder, and person I could be, I tested a lot of tactics to make me more intentional and proactive - not reactive. Through a lot of trail and error, here are the three lessons I learned to get control of your day. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HERE: https://www.facebook.com/gokonrad/posts/2956435827785712

Alison Levine was the team captain of the first USA Women’s Expedition to Mt Everest. She climbed the highest peak of every continent. She skied to both the North and South Pole. She’s a NY Times best-selling author. She also has a congenital heart defect and didn't climb her first mountain until the age of 32, two years after her second heart surgery. Alison's story is full of inspiration, leadership, wisdom, and adventure - and there's so much we can all learn from her. I've gotten to know her over the past few years and after a recent conversation with her, I reflected on the three most powerful lessons I learned her that changed my life. WATCH THE FULL VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/gokonrad/posts/2958270344268927

Denmark is consistently ranked as the happiest country in the world - but why? On my recent trip, I explored that question and the answer is shockingly simple. Here are the 3 lessons I learned about why the Danes are the happiest people on earth. WATCH THE EPISODE HERE: https://www.facebook.com/154439111318745/videos/265703681412954 #denmark #copenhagen

I spent 2 years exploring Egypt. I gave a lot of myself to that country, but she gave me way more in return. The Egyptian hospitality, the mazes of Cairo neighborhoods, the entrepreneurial and creative spirit, the life in full swing at 4am, the smiling fruit vendors, koshari, taamia, basbousa, and hearing the call to prayer each day from a thousands minarets.... as well as the poverty, corruption, pollution, and chaos... each imprinted something inside of me that will remain with me forever. So yalla bina, here are the three biggest lessons I learned from living and traveling in Egypt. WATCH FULL EPISODE: https://www.facebook.com/gokonrad/posts/2991546810941280

Today is the 2nd annual Bourdain Day to celebrate Anthony Bourdain’s life. Let’s all take a moment to reflect on what lessons we learned about travel, food, and life from him. Bourdain opened all of our minds and palates. He nudged us all to be more curious and open-minded. He showed us a more honest and authentic perspective of the world. Even though I never met Bourdain, his words were a constant voice in the back of my head to show a more authentic and honest perspective of the world through my travels and my company. This video includes the three most important lessons I learned from him. I hope you find as much value in these lessons as I did. Feel free to share additional lessons that had the biggest impact on you in the comments. We miss you, Chef. #BourdainDay --> WATCH THE FULL VIDEO OF THIS EPISODE HERE: https://www.facebook.com/gokonrad/posts/3010768522352442

Rolf Potts changed my life. His book Vagabonding inspired my first long-term trip through Africa, Europe, and the Middle East - and I haven't looked back since. His philosophy will strike a chord whether you are planning an adventure in a far flung corner of the globe or stepping out into your own backyard. I've known Rolf for a while, but after my most recent conversation with him, I decided to distill the three most important lessons I learned from him. I hope these ideas will inspire your traveler mindset like it did for me.

It's been 3 months of quarantine... As the world starts to open back up, this unprecedented shut down and social isolation may soon be over. So while the moment is still fresh, I wanted to share 3 inspiring lessons I learned from these crazy times that I hope will continue long after the Covid-19 pandemic. Links: You can watch the full video on my Go Konrad Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gokonrad/posts/2952661571496471 Let's connect on Instagram! I'm @gokonrad

Traveling with someone will strengthen your bond with them, but traveling solo will strengthen your bond with the place, with yourself, and with the act of travel. Solo travel started out as a necessity for me - since I couldn't always find people who were willing or able to go on the trips I wanted to take - but I immediately fell in love with solo travel and it's been a core part of who I am. After traveling through ~100 countries (mostly by myself), here are the 3 most important life lessons I learned from solo travel: Spending time alone with your thoughts is the most important things you can do to live an intentional life. The best life experiences can't be planned, but you have to make space for them. The vulnerability and trust that comes from solo travel fosters a deeper connection to humanity. Stay curious and see you tomorrow! Stay curious and see you tomorrow!

Nuseir Yassin (Nas) traveled the world and created a 1-minute video EVERY DAY for 1,000 straight days. Over 23 million people around the world followed along and his videos have been watched over 4 BILLION times. Nas inspired the world with fascinating stories from every corner of the globe and he never took a day off. He has spread a message of positivity, gave a voice to some of the world’s most important issues, and I believe has had such a positive force on the world as he has replaced hate and fear with love and curiosity for so many people who had misguided perceptions of other cultures, places, and people. Nas also has an inspiring personal story as a Palestinian that grew up in a small village in Israel, who then got into Harvard, who then got a 6-figure tech job, and who then quit that good life to start making the daily videos that we eventually all came to know and love. In this live event, we talk about his travels and what he learned from all these stories, as well as his entrepreneurial vision for what he’s doing. We’ll also get very practical with his advice for how to create great content and build a large audience so you can inspire the world with your message. --> JOIN me live for future events by joining the TripScout's Travel From Home Facebook Group --> WATCH this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dUfihoDe6OI Here's how you can follow Nas Daily: Facebook: Nas Daily YouTube: @nasdaily Instagram: @nasdaily Company/Website: nasdaily.com Watch the video I talked about where I showed Nas around Cairo’s Garbage City on Day 661: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=975841489234670 And as always, I can be found at @gokonrad on Instagram and Twitter!

Drew Binsky has traveled across 191 countries and his videos have amassed 1.3 billion views. Drew was just a few months away from finishing his journey to every country in the world when coronavirus put that on pause. He has documented that entire journey with daily videos that tell the untold story of so many of the world’s most interesting people and cultures. And for anyone that has done a creative video pursuit, you know just how extremely difficult and time consuming it is to find stories, shoot them, and edit them - but he does that like a machine and he hits publish every single day. He is most likely the hardest working travel content creator out there. --> JOIN me live for future events by joining the TripScout's Travel From Home Facebook Group --> WATCH this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dUfihoDe6OI Here's how you can follow Drew Binksy: Website: drewbinsky.com YouTube: @drewbinsky Instagram: @drewbinsky Facebook: Drew Binsky And as always, I can be found at @gokonrad on Instagram and Twitter!

Pauline Frommer is the Co-President of the Frommer Media Group and Director of Frommer’s Guidebooks. We know you don’t need a guidebook for your trip from the living room to the kitchen, but it wouldn’t be so bad to have some type of guidance for navigating life in general right now. In this Fireside Chat, the Queen of Guidebooks herself, Pauline Frommer, joins us as we develop a sort of #TravelFromHome guidebook for wanderlusters. Now more than ever, it’s about the journey, not the destination. So sit back while we have some fun with Pauline talking about how to plan and prepare for this journey, what “the best things to do” are, suggested itineraries for the weeks ahead, and how to become a travel writer when this is all over. --> JOIN me live for future events by joining the TripScout's Travel From Home Facebook Group --> WATCH this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sC1iGjArB40 Here's how you can follow Alison Levine: Website: frommers.com Twitter: @frommers Instagram: @frommers And as always, I can be found at @gokonrad on Instagram and Twitter!

As we’re stuck inside, our surroundings have taken on a familiar look, and there’s nothing that wanderlusters dislike more. We’re turning to renowned nature and adventure photographer Chris Burkard to help us change that. During this #TravelFromHome Fireside Chat (conducted live on Earth Day), Chris will transport us to some of the most powerful landscapes on the planet, from high above Icelandic volcanoes to Russia’s majestic remote wilderness. We’ll explore the thrills and unpredictability of a career in outdoor photography, discover where Chris finds inspiration in everyday terrain, and learn how we all can transform our days in isolation into a period of creativity. --> JOIN me live for future events b y joining the TripScout's Travel From Home Facebook Group --> WATCH this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5MNvZEpXIIk Here's how you can follow Chris Burkard: Website: chrisburkard.com Instagram: @chrisburkard At Glacier’s End: chrisburkard.squarespace.com/at-glaciers-end Under An Arctic Sky: https://amzn.to/2ACwYm9 And as always, I can be found at @gokonrad on Instagram and Twitter!

It’s unlikely that social media’s latest pushup or camera roll challenge will entertain you for more than a few fleeting minutes. While we stay at home, we’re all craving excitement now more than ever, and we have the perfect solution: the King of Adventure himself, Alastair Humphreys. As someone who h=as cycled around the world, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, ran across the Sahara Desert, walked across India, run the Marathon des Sables with a broken foot, and canoed 500 miles down the Yukon River, Alastair is drawn to the dangerous and dramatic. Isolation won’t stop his quest to seek out thrilling experiences—you just have to get creative with limited resources. This Fireside Chat is going to get interesting as we challenge Alastair to share his most imaginative ideas for how to #TravelFromHome and turn quarantine into a memorable grand adventure. --> JOIN me live for future events by joining the TripScout's Travel From Home Facebook Group --> WATCH this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_ZS1SMFx91w Here's how you can follow Alison Levine: Website: https://alastairhumphreys.com/ Twitter: @Al_Humphreys Instagram: @al_humphreys Microadventures: https://amzn.to/3fGBhgn My Midsummer Morning: https://amzn.to/3cmfSHe And as always, I can be found at @gokonrad on Instagram and Twitter!

When you compare the comfort of your couch to sub-zero temperatures, hurricane-force winds, and sudden avalanches, home isolation doesn’t seem all that bad. Alison Levine has braved the world’s most extreme environments scale the highest peaks on EVERY continent and ski to the North and South Pole. She also led USA's first Women's Expedition up Mt. Everest. She’s challenged perceptions of physical and mental limitations and made history along the way. Now Alison will join our Fireside Chat to reveal what living through extreme environments can teach us and how to best #TravelFromHome. How can we cultivate the right headspace? Are there good and bad habits to be cognizant of? What gear and supplies do we need that we haven’t thought of? (Something tells us there wasn’t a huge supply of toilet paper in the South Pole.) --> JOIN me live for future events by joining the TripScout's Travel From Home Facebook Group --> WATCH this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ot9K9wjtQPM Here's how you can follow Alison Levine: Website: https://www.alisonlevine.com Twitter: @levine_alison Instagram: @levine_alison Glass Cieling Documentary: https://theglassceilingmovie.com And as always, I can be found at @gokonrad on Instagram and Twitter!

As the toilet paper crisis gave rise to the quest to track down yeast, it became clear that stay-at-home orders motivated people to turn to cooking for comfort—and an escape. No one understands that connection more intimately than Andrew Zimmern, the legendary chef, traveler, and personality behind Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods, Andrew Zimmern’s Driven by Food, and What’s Eating America on MSNBC. In this exciting #TravelFromHome Fireside Chat, we’ll discover other cultures through the lens of food and turn to Zimmern to answer the questions that are keeping you up at night. Why are we experiencing this magnetic attraction to the kitchen? Is this phenomenon only occurring stateside or are people in other countries baking more bread than flour mills can handle? Plus, we’ll get his expert take on how to treat our taste buds to new and exciting dishes using a limited pantry. --> JOIN me live for future events by joining the TripScout's Travel From Home Facebook Group --> WATCH this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pc4ikYAD438 Here's how you can follow Andrew Zimmern: Website: https://www.andrewzimmern.com Twitter: @andrewzimmern Instagram: @chefaz Save Restaurants: SaveRestaurants.com And as always, I can be found at @gokonrad on Instagram and Twitter!

During this Fireside Chat, we’re focusing on all things flights. Some news stories say that fewer flight options could drive up airfare, while others predict that airlines will need to compete on price to regain market share, which, in turn, would create fantastic deals for travelers. To help us understand what to expect, we’ll turn to Scott Keyes for his expert opinion on what post-pandemic flight prices could look like, how long they may last, and what will constitute a good deal. As the founder of Scott's Cheap Flights, he lives and breathes flight sales. For the last seven years, Scott's company has been the go-to source for extreme flight discounts and mistake fares that are sometimes as much as 90% off. Scott will join us to talk airfare, flight hacking, and what it all might look like in the next year or so. --> JOIN me live for future events by joining the TripScout's Travel From Home Facebook Group --> WATCH this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PCtA_P0PRyQ Here's how you can follow Scott Keyes or sign up for the Scott’s Cheap Flights newsletter: Website: scottscheapflights.com Twitter: @scottsflights Instagram: @scottscheapflights or @scot And as always, I can be found at @gokonrad on Instagram and Twitter!

You can only tour so many museums virtually before your itchy feet yearn for adventure. Give in to your wanderlust by dusting off your bucket list and adding to it. Borders will eventually reopen, flights will resume and you’ll freely explore new destinations again. When that time comes, do you want to hang-glide over Rio de Janeiro? Track silverback gorillas in Rwanda? Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro? For this Fireside Chat, we’re bringing in the most qualified person to help you curate your bucket list: Lee Abbamonte. He’s the youngest person to have traveled to every country in the world, including the North and South poles. Unsurprisingly, he’s been called the Marco Polo of the 21st century by Arthur Frommer, founder of Frommer’s guidebooks. Given his extensive experience, we’ll ask Lee for his creative take on how to #TravelFromHome, how he thinks the pandemic will impact the future of travel and tourism, and, now that he’s been everywhere, what’s next on his own bucket list. --> JOIN future live events by joining TripScout's Travel From Home Facebook Group --> WATCH this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8vKAyFJcLus Here's how you can follow Lee Abbamonte: Blog: LeeAbbamonte.com Twitter: @leeabbamonte Instagram: @leeabbamonte

During this Fireside Chat, we’re getting #TravelFromHome inspiration from Rolf Potts, legendary explorer of 60+ countries and author of the wildly popular travel text, Vagabonding. His book was a forerunner of the quit-your-job-and-travel-the-world movement and inspired the likes of Tim Ferriss, who ranks Vagabonding in his personal top-10 list of life-changing books. As we recline against a throw pillow with a laptop humming away on our thighs, we wonder how exactly to find the risks and rewards of travel within our homes and ourselves. There’s no better expert to get us there than Rolf. His approach to adventure is just as much a mindset as it is a physical challenge. This from the man who once traversed the world for six weeks without luggage of any kind! We pick Rolf’s brain about what #TravelFromHome means to an experienced vagabonder and how he’s satisfying his wanderlust without opening the front door. Join future live events by joining TripScout's Travel From Home Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tripscouts Here's how you can follow Rolf: Blog: RolfPotts.com Twitter: @rolfpotts Instagram: @rolfpotts Podcast: Deviate Vagabonding: https://amzn.to/3asgnOf

Should you book future travel and take advantage of the amazing travel deals right now or is that too risky? What will airlines and hotels do about elite status? What are the best tactics right now to get points for free future travel and upgrades? What credit cards should you have now since we can’t travel? How can you be protected from future travel disruption? What are the best points/miles hacks that still remain? I interview the brilliant Victoria Walker from The Points Guy (@vikkie) and Mark Ostermann from Miles to Memories (@macosty1038) in this live virtual event on everything you need to know about points/miles hacking in the world of COVID-19.

Do you want to learn a new language? Thanks to this period of self-isolation, now is the perfect time! I'm bringing you a special guest for our first live virtual event as part of TripScout's new #TravelFromHome series to help... Gabriel Wyner! Gabe is one of the world's leading language learning experts. He's a best-selling author on the subject and is fluent in 8 languages. He also is the founder of Fluent Forever, which had the most successful crowdfunding campaign for an app ever! He has developed a proven neuroscience-based method that rapidly builds fluency in short, daily, in-home sessions - and he has agreed to share his secrets with the TripScout community and School of Travel podcast! Join us on our next live virtual event by joining our free Travel From Home community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tripscouts Topics: language learning

How has travel changed? Today I explore how the traveler and the industry has evolved. I break down the 5 paradigm shift the industry has gone through and I explore what that means for you today. Have questions? Reach out on Instagram or Twitter at @gokonrad.

I spend a lot of time on the road for both work and fun - and while I’m so grateful for that opportunity - it can be exhausting. Spending a lot of time in airports and hotels does weigh on you. So I just recorded this episode to share my 9 simple tips that will instantly boost your travel game. I talk about how to get free perks, always have lounge access, getting the minimum required status, getting extra bonus miles, and even how to randomly get checks in the mail when airlines screw stuff up. I’ve come across these through A LOT of trial and error and whether your traveling for work or fun, these super simple tips will help make your travels much more enjoyable and comfortable.

If you could teleport to any city for dinner, where would you go if your meal budget was a) $5 b) $50, c) $500? I asked the TripScout Nation Facebook Group this question and received some incredible responses. I summarized the answers in this episode. Think we're missing somewhere? Disagree with one of the answers? I'd love to hear from you on Instagram or Twitter! I'm @gokonrad. You can join the TripScout Nation Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tripscouts

Sustainability may be a hot-button issue in travel today, but for the sake of the planet, we want to keep that momentum going long-term. Sustainable travel shouldn’t just be a trending topic—it should be the new normal. In this episode, I outline a few ways to make traveling more sustainable—not just from an environmental standpoint but also from the perspective of supporting local tourism economies and communities.

Picking the right travel credit card is one of the most important things you can do to travel more with free trips and travel better with unique perks. Maximizing your points and choosing the right card depends on which one best suits your specific travel desires and purchasing behavior. In this episode I discuss the best cards based on the following criteria: Sign up bonus Points per dollar for your expenses Travel perks for using the card - like lounge access and trip insurance Statement credits Annual fee We'll discuss airline cards, hotel cards, American Express Platinum, Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Sapphire Preferred, and much more. The best current resource I've found, which I reference in the episode, is from The Points Guy: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/top-travel-rewards-credit-cards/

Food is one of the best parts of travel, but don’t be the traveler that stands on a street corner, anxiously searching review sites in order to find where to eat dinner. This episode is my guide for efficiently picking the right restaurant without any of the stress. Do you love travel? Get daily travel entertainment and plan the perfect trip with the TripScout travel app Have questions? DM me on Instagram at @gokonrad. I'd love to hear from you!

Overtourism is one of the biggest topics in travel. It poses a very serious threat and challenge to the travel industry. The World Travel & Tourism Council recently published a report on the destinations that are likely to be the next victims impacted the most. I'll share which destinations are on guard, how some destinations are fighting back, and share a few tips for how you can be a more responsible and sustainable tourist in the wake of overtourism. Do you love travel? Get daily travel entertainment and plan the perfect trip with the TripScout travel app Have questions? DM me on Instagram at @gokonrad. I'd love to hear from you!

Welcome to the new School of Travel podcast! It's a new podcast exploring everything you need to know as a traveler to always be in the know and take advantage of the latest info and trends in travel. In short daily episodes, I’ll update you on new travel hacks, trending articles, unique destinations, and the industry news that could help or hurt your next trip. We’ll talk about new gear, new services, and occasionally discuss some of my philosophical musings as it relates to exploring our beautiful world. Whether you go on one big trip a year – or travel full-time - if you love travel, you think about travel almost every single day. If this is you, please subscribe and join me on this journey! Do you love travel? Get daily travel entertainment and plan the perfect trip with the TripScout travel app Have questions? DM me on Instagram at @gokonrad. I'd love to hear from you!