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This week I talk to Marc Muench and Andy Williams, owners of Meunch Workshops. They offer photography workshops at amazing locations all over the world. We talk about the start of their company, how they select their destinations and their favorite places to photograph around the world. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts
This week Jen Leo, Chris Christensen and myself are joined by guest Sean Keener from BootsNAll and airtreks.com.
My guest this week is Larissa Olenicoff, an American who visited, and then later decided to live, in the small Balkans country of Kosovo. She has traveled extensively in the region and visited all of the Balkan Countries. We talk about what made her decide to move to Kosovo, and we also go through each …
Read moreThe Global Travel Conspiracy, Episode 28 – Kosovo and the Balkans
I got back from New York where I attended the 2016 New York Times Travel Show with Allianz Travel Insurance. As you may have seen earlier, the folks at Allianz held a contest where 3 lucky people were able to attend the show as well as experience a weekend in New York. The winners were: …
Read moreWinners of the Allianz New York Times Travel Show Experience
My guest this week is Lou Mongello, a former attorney who followed his love of all things Disney, moved to Orlando, and created the most successful Disney podcast in the world. We talk about Disney, tips and tricks to traveling to Disney World, and other Disney theme parks. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts
This week I speak with polar explorer, Eric Larsen. Eric has traveled to the North Pole and the South Pole by foot. In 2009/10 he became the first person to visit both poles and summit Mount Everest all in one 365 day period. We talk about his expeditions, what goes into them, and what it …
Read moreThe Global Travel Conspiracy, Episode 26 – Exploring the Three Poles
This week I did something I bit different. I invited several my well-traveled friends on the show to talk about where they traveled in 2015. On the show are Jodi Ettenberg, Shannon O’Donnell, Audrey Scott, and Daniel Noll. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts
2015 was a different year for me.
In 2014, I made the decision to cut back on my travels. In the two previous years, I had set foot in over 40 countries each year. I was getting burned out. 2015 was the year I instituted that change. The year I only set foot in 13 countries on 4 continents, the lowest number since I started traveling. I visited only 9 new UNESCO World Heritage Sites, leaving me stranded at 299 for most of the year.
Nonetheless, in terms of photography, it was a pretty good year. I won a Gold Medal in the annual SATW Muster Competition in the People category. I also won 8 awards in the annual NATJA competition, 6 of which were for photography.
I continue to improve and get better as a photographer. Even though I visited fewer places in 2015, I feel that I took more quality images this year than I have in past years.
You can also check out my year-end photo essays for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
