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What's the Point? How to Discover Your Purpose Through Travel

This week's existential and pensive episode aims to question and answer life's big conundrum: what's the point? Traveling the world is a great way to discover who you want to be, giving you the opportunity to remove yourself from society, stay still for a while (metaphorically) and also try many activities that help unlock something inside you. Have you found your purpose or are you still searching? One thing we would like to know is what on earth happens once Alun reaches Antarctica?

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Is Solo Travel Perfect for Introverts?

What's it like to travel the world as an introvert? Alun gets all vulnerable this week, as he describes backpacking life as an introvert. We ask whether solo travel is perfect for introverts and provide tips on how best to approach traveling if you have social anxiety. Extraverts have always had their fun, but does that render their trips less meaningful? Adam learns he knew less than he thought about the topic but one thing he does know is that he doesn't want to play beer pong.

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Travelling India: Our Love-Hate Relationship With the Realest Place on Earth

Adam's following in the Beatles' footsteps and practicing Yoga in Rishikesh, but what's it like visiting India's Yoga capital? Tune in for a fun and bendy episode... Oooommmm! The Lost & Found section sees Adam discussing a few travel options for a day trip around the Kerala backwaters, but can Alun guess which option Adam will choose?

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Rishikesh: Should You Visit India's Yoga Capital?

Adam's following in the Beatles' footsteps and practicing Yoga in Rishikesh, but what's it like visiting India's Yoga capital? Tune in for a fun and bendy episode... Oooommmm! The Lost & Found section sees Adam discussing a few travel options for a day trip around the Kerala backwaters, but can Alun guess which option Adam will choose?

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Scammed in Varanasi: India's Spiritual Capital - Part 2

The Varanasi scam continues, as Adam explains the confronting scenes he saw during the funeral ceremony, including the moment he was tricked into donating money. Tune in, as the scam unfolds, and make sure that if you're in Varanasi or anywhere else in India, you question interactions with strangers involving religion and spirituality; there's every chance you'll be expected to hand over money and you may feel like you have no choice.

Please be advised: Listeners may find the content of this episode distressing.

Support the show and access the Lost & Found section. We've got a treat for you this week, as Adam tastes South India's famous chai & filter coffee, as well as explains their brief history and cultural significance.

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Scammed in Varanasi: India's Spiritual Capital - Part 1

Adam was scammed in Varanasi, India’s spiritual capital, in one of the most confronting ways imaginable: criminals exploiting the cremations and funerals of Hindu families to pressure tourists into donating money.

The original conversation was recorded before Adam knew he had been scammed. What follows is a raw, vulnerable and sensitive conversation about his experience witnessing one of Hinduism’s most significant practices — and the difficult questions it raised about death, religion, respect and tourism.

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