27 The Island

It's the final episode of TravelBrews and we're ending with a ghost story. Two, actually. Join host Georgia Day, Sebastian, and Alex for spooky stories just in time for Halloween! Theme music by Strobotone

It's time for a spooky tale of a haunted island. Poveglia Island off the coast of Venice is notoriously one of the most haunted islands in the world. Join host Georgia Day and Sebastian for a very special ghost story written by Georgia Day, based off the lore surrounding Poveglia Island. Theme music by Strobotone.  

Join host Georgia Day and dive in to the story of real-life adventurer Dervla Murphy, author of 26 travel books including Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle.  Theme music by Strobotone

Join host Georgia Day and guest Sebastian for stories from his first international trip! At 36, Sebastian had never left the country before, so of course Georgia dragged him on her next adventure - Costa Rica. Tune in for tequila, travel anxiety, water anxiety, sea snakes, and some seriously awesome food.  Theme music by Strobotone

Since visiting Italy and Germany as a college student, Toni Farris, owner of Yoga Tree, has fallen in love with travel. Now, Toni's travels mostly relate to her pursuit of a Ph.D. in peace and conflict resolution. Hear about her favorite adventures, why she likes to travel alone, and how we can all make the world a little better for each other. Countries in this episode: Italy, Germany, Bosnia, Israel Music by Strobotone

Mica Alexander of Tokyo Escapes is back! And this time she brought her daughter, Alicia, to talk about their first mother-daughter trip. Join host Georgia Day for travel adventures in South Korea and a look at the DMZ.  Music by Strobotone.

Entrepreneur and world traveler Lisa Head joins host Georgia Day to talk about some of Lisa's favorite travel stories. Lisa is the founder of Life by Design Travel, which specializes in finding the best deals on amazing trips. Join us for stories about Italy, Greece, St. Thomas, and more! You can also catch Lisa on the podcast Warrior vs. Zombie! Theme music by Strobotone.

Georgia and Sebastian sit down to discuss Gertrude Bell, an explorer, diplomat, spy, and the undisputed queen of the desert. Over the course of her lifetime, she traveled around the world twice, and covered 10,000 miles of desert over five expeditions. She has been called a nation builder, a kingmaker, and the female Lawrence of Arabia. Theme music by Strobotone.

Georgia and Sebastian are back with another story along the current theme of "explorers and adventurers." This time we are discussing Ernest Giles, who made multiple expeditions into the Australian Outback. Theme music by Strobotone 

We liked talking about George Francis Train so much that we are continuing our "Explorers and Adventurers" theme with a discussion of the life of extraordinary scientist and explorer Charles William Beebe.  Theme music by Strobotone.