In 2013, Mike Margolies had all the things you’re supposed to want to make you happy, but it wasn’t enough. He left his corporate job as an engineer to see if the world had something else to offer that might fulfill him.

“I remember thinking, ‘What am I doing?’ I had a great husband, I had a great house, I had all this safety — this big safety net — and I’ve just taken myself out of it. Am I doing the right thing? What is this going to lead to? It was really difficult.

Jonny Blair is the Northern Irishman behind the site Don’t Stop Living, a blog "covering the lifestyle of travel," which he defines as being always on the move - even when employed. Jonny’s backpacked to 99 countries and on the cusp of hitting #100 â€

Mark van der Heijden is a creative copywriter from Amsterdam who just last year, left his job to travel the world with an unique goal. He calls himself The Backpacker Intern and is leveraging his talents as a creative copywriter to land internships ar

Marina Janeiko is a digital nomad with a particular skill-set with which she’s been supporting a lifestyle of travel and creative wandering, while building a career for herself that allows her to live and work from anywhere. As a User Experience Designe

"For every alleyway out there, there's an alleyway inside of you." This is part 2 of my conversation with Don George. Listen to part 1. Don George is the Editor at Large for National Geographic Traveler, as well as a Special Features Editor for Gadling.

Don George is the Editor at Large for National Geographic Traveler, as well as a Special Features Editor for Gadling. He's the former editor of the San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle. the founder and former editor of the Wanderlust section of Salon.com,

In 2006, today’s guest first appeared way back in episode 86 and 87, where we talked about how to travel longterm in a financially sustainable way and how to find free accommodation anywhere. Nora Dunn left a career in financial planning to embrace t

This is part 2 of my conversation with John Marshall, author of Wide Open World. Listen to part 1. Wide Open World is a new memoir by John Marshall, a 9-time Emmy Award winning producer from Portland, Maine. This book is more of an opus to experience

Wide Open World is a new memoir by John Marshall, a 9-time Emmy Award winning producer from Portland, Maine. This book is more of an opus to experience and a richly told account of likely the most beautiful thing John Marshall has ever done for himself,