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

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The Most Fun & Loving Country In The World

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

Adventures in Papua New Guinea

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

Take Risks & Push Your Creative Limits with Chris Burkard

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

Today Has Been Stolen From YOU!

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

Leadership Lessons from Extreme Environments with Alison Levine

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 

3 Lessons on Happiness from Denmark

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

How Egypt Changed Me

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

Celebrate Bourdain Day with 3 Life & Travel Lessons from Anthony Bourdain #BourdainDay

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.

The Ultimate Traveler Mindset

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 

How Pandemics Make Us Better

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!

3 Essential Lessons from Solo Travel

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!

Nas Daily: 23M followers + 1,000 straight days of daily videos around the world (LIVE EVENT)

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!

Drew Binsky: 191 countries, 1.3 billion vlog views

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!

Pauline Frommer: A Travel Guide to Navigate These Times (LIVE EVENT)

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!

Chris Burkard: Photography, Adventure, Creativity, & Risk (LIVE EVENT)

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