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In this Travelers Art Coffee we answer an email about Social Media and the impacts on our lives and the places we love and cherish. How can we connect and share without ruining the very place we love so much? We will dive deep into what social media does and a way out from the time suck and damage that this social economy does to our travel experiences.Intro: :13 Email: 4:24Email Answer: 6:35  Closing Comments: 15:03Sharing is Caring: Please share this podcast with your friends & fellow travelers.Links:Music: Extreme Way, MobyCal Newport - TED TalkInterview with Lewis HowesThe Book Digital MinimalismInterview on Rich Roll PodcastTriston Harris - Joe Rogan - Interview - Social DilemmaJohann Hari - TED TalkDr Ramani the leading expert on Narcissism

Listening - Lessons from the vanIt’s funny to consider that something as seemingly passive as registering sounds in sequence might require work, but it does. When we truly engage other people, we begin the process of connection-based discourse that could become the gateway to incredible opportunities and experiences that will ultimately transcend any guidebook or travel blog.In this travel podcast we explore the experience of remote travel in central Baja Mexico while traveling in a 1978 VW camper van. Listening is the soil by which the seed of friendship is sown. Intro: 00:21Story: 02:15 Closing Comments: 30:05Sharing is Caring: Please share this podcast with your friends & fellow travelers.Follow Us on InstagramBy: Don Mirra

Hello, I am back. It’s been a long time since I posted a travel podcast. Life has a way at times to steal us from our passions, dreams and purpose. Please forgive my absence. This podcast is recorded on the road, from a location that prior to me going, I had no idea even existed. I am glad you are joining me for this short “Dispatch”.Intro:15A Reading: 2:20Perspectives: 6:08Disconnection: 7:56Closing Comments: 11:31Links: Carl SaganSharing is Caring: Please share this podcast with your friends & fellow travelers.Follow Us on Instagram By: Don Mirra Where to Listen: Podplay - Spotify - Amazon -  Google Podcast 

Can you stay in a nice posh hotel and still have an authentic travel experience? In this travel podcast we sit back with a good cup of coffee and talk about the problems and answers to staying in nice hotels while traveling and share some insights and perspectives on travel accommodations. I wanted to thank everyone for listening and subscribing to the podcast, you don’t have to listen, but you do, and I thank you. Email: 37 Answer: 1:07  Closing Comments: 6:35 Sharing is Caring: Please share this podcast with your friends & fellow travelers. Follow Us on Instagram Music: Buckwheat Zydeco, Jambalaya FrenchBy: Don Mirra Where to Listen: Podplay - Spotify - Amazon -  Google Podcast 

Travel and photography, they almost go hand in hand, for some of us it's the reason we travel. In this travel podcast we answer an email on travel photography. We cover topics on gear, when to photograph, what to photograph, how to photograph, philosophy of photography, black and white or color and a few tips and tricks. Photography is an art form that commands as little or as much of us as we are willing to share and dedicate to the craft. Intro: :39 Email: 2:31 Answer: 3:10  Closing Comments: 23:50Links: Don MIrra ReportageSharing is Caring: Please share this podcast with your friends & fellow travelers. Follow Us on Instagram Music: Duran Duran Girls on FilmBy: Don Mirra Where to Listen: Podplay - Spotify - Amazon -  Google Podcast 

In a world that keeps moving faster and faster we must find an antidote to the loss of our attention. In this travel podcast we come to grips with the effects of over planning a travel project. Even the seasoned travel can succumb to the fear of missing out and trying to cram to much into to little. Its a humbling story but a valuable one, be them the budding novice or seasoned veteran.Secret Spots:  :28 Intro: 3:52  Story: 5:41  Closing Comments: 12:30Links: Simone WeilSharing is Caring: Please share this podcast with your friends & fellow travelers. Follow Us on Instagram By: Don Mirra Where to Listen: Podplay - Spotify - Amazon -  Google Podcast 

In a world fuel by instant hits of dopamine rewarded distractions, hijacking our lives, we have lost the ability to truly see, to feel, to remember. In this travel podcast we move through time, weaving events and experiences into a complex paradigm, transforming our world view and how to view the world.  Warning this podcast might change the way you see the world as you travel and when you are back home.  Intro: :39Story: 5:05A New Moment: 17:43Closing Comments: 20:20 Sharing is Caring: Please share this podcast with your friends & fellow travelers. Follow Us on Instagram Music: Cymande - DoveBy: Don Mirra Where to Listen: Podplay - Spotify - Amazon -  Google Podcast 

You have kids, a demanding career and want to travel. Is it possible to have a deeper authentic experience with just two weeks off? In this travel podcast we address the demands of domestic life and how to get the most out of your travel experience when you have limited time and a demanding life. It comes down to our approach and writing few things down.  Intro: 1:08Email: 5:11Meditation: 17:17Closing: 19:25Sharing is Caring: Please share this podcast with your friends & fellow travelers. Follow Us on Instagram By: Don Mirra Where to Listen: Podplay - Spotify - Amazon -  Google Podcast 

We have a great update on whats going on with the Youtube Channel which many will be happy to hear. Have you ever found yourself stressed and in some cases scared, but you take a moment to think, smile and handle it? In this travel podcast we take a journey that will be boarding on surreal for many listeners. This was a wonderful story to relive and tell. I know you are going to like it. YouTube Update: 2:04Story: 3:00Closing Comments: 13:34Links: The Khyber PassSharing is Caring: Please share this podcast with your friends & fellow travelers.Music: Afghan Rubâb by Humayun Sakhi Follow Us on InstagramBy: Don MirraWhere to Listen: Podplay - Spotify - Amazon - Google Podcast

Returning from travel, be it a long or short trip can be difficult and at times ostracizing.  In this travel podcast we answer an email about coming home after traveling and how to limit the problems and keep our integrity intact after life changing or sculpting experiences. To be transparent this email answer was recorded a while ago and I thought I lost it but found it on an external drive. So you will hear a difference in sound quality. Intro: :47Email: 2:10Closing: 8:31Music: Dave Brubeck - Take FiveSharing is Caring: Please share this podcast with your friends & fellow travelers. Follow Us on Instagram By: Don Mirra Where to Listen: Podplay - Spotify - Amazon -  Google Podcast