I want you to think back … way back … to a time when we could get on planes. Before we all lived life on Zoom calls in sweatpants, back when we could see a friend, or a barista or even a stranger smile with more than just their eyes. Back then, what seems like a lifetime ago … we could travel. If flight bans and closed borders are giving you a bad case of … call it continent fever, there aren’t many options. If you are like me, you might find yourself idly putting far-flung airport codes into Google Flights when you can’t sleep. Wherever it is, you know you can’t go there anymore, but it feels better to pretend. For years before the life as we knew it came to a screeching halt, I had been traveling around the globe, never suspecting the clock was counting down on a golden age of wanderlust. Then, COVID came and I found myself stuck in the one place I never thought I would be. During the long days of quarantine, I started sorting through the memories, and a broader picture emerged. Some names have been changed, but every story you will hear is true. Each episode of this podcast is a tiny fragment of the world we used to have, and hopefull y will have again someday soon. Until that day, enjoy these stories from around the globe. Welcome to Stand By for Paradise.
October, it turns out, means something different on the coast of Italy. You can see pictures from this trip at Stand By For Paradise. If you like the show, please leave it a rating or a review. You can also support this show on Patreon.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, if you can wake up for it. You can see pictures from this trip at Stand By For Paradise. If you like the show, please leave it a rating or a review. You can also support this show on Patreon.
Sometimes, just getting on the plane is adventure enough. You can see pictures from this trip at Stand By For Paradise. If you like the show, please leave it a rating or a review. You can also support this show on Patreon.
The stories we tell of our travels, and how we tell them, matter. You can see pictures from this trip at Stand By For Paradise. If you like the show, please leave it a rating or a review. You can also support this show on Patreon.
A week of hiking in Patagonia marked the change of many different seasons. You can see pictures from this trip at Stand By For Paradise. If you like the show, please leave it a rating or a review. You can also support this show on Patreon.
Though I had been on trains in Europe before, nothing is quite like the Italian rail network. You can see pictures from this trip at Stand By For Paradise. If you like the show, please leave it a rating or a review. You can also support this show on Patreon.
Scooters can get you anywhere in Thailand, including into trouble. You can see pictures from this trip at Stand By For Paradise. If you like the show, please leave it a rating or a review. You can also support this show on Patreon.
What do you do when there is panicked news about hurricanes and kidnappings? Book cheap tickets! At least, that was the answer to a cheap but slightly strange week in Mexico back in 2012. Want to see the resort? You can see pictures from this trip at Stand By For Paradise. If you love the show, why not support it! This little show takes several hours a week to produce, and you can show some love over on Patreon. Thanks!
What do you do with six hours stuck in a foreign city? Wander around aimlessly! There is nothing to fight off jet lag like the subtle fear you won't find your way back to the airport in time for your flight.
Helping to stop global poverty is necessary, but what it looks like on the ground, or in the air, can be different than you expect. The full text of this, and every other, episode is available at standbyforparadise.com. If you are enjoying SB4P, please share it with someone! You can also support this independent, ad-free podcast on Patreon. Thanks for listening!
One week in Africa can be filled with surprises of all kinds. The full text of this, and every other, episode is available at standbyforparadise.com. If you are enjoying SB4P, please share it with someone! You can also support this independent, ad-free podcast on Patreon. Thanks for listening!
The Fuel Stop Sometimes, what happens on the way to your destination teaches you more than you expect … even if all you learn is how much you don't know. The full text of this, and every other, episode is available at standbyforparadise.com. If you are enjoying SB4P, please share it with someone! You can also support this independent, ad-free podcast on Patreon. Thanks for listening!
At Home Abroad Finding a place where you feel at home in the strangest places in the world can teach you a few things about how life itself works.
Florence Sometimes when you are abroad, you run into points of connection in unexpected ways.
A New Look … I don't know when I lost my glasses, but I know they notice of their departure worked its way to the front of my brain as we taxied away from the airport in San Francisco
I want you to think back … Back to a time we could get on planes. Back then, we could travel.
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