The Road Provides

2022 is a judgement free travel year....do what YOU want!  Just don't ask Nate to go to Vegas....he hates Vegas....but hasn't been since he was 12.  There's so much to uncover this episode as we reveal our annual travel awards, "THE ROADIES"!!  Without giving away too many spoilers....Christmas markets are a big winner.....Car guys are not.  Wine tourism is a major plug, as is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.  So join us....for one last wild ride in Season 3.  Yeeewwww!!   

This week we're joined by special guest Ramy Abu El Oyoun aka DJ Amen Ra....LIVE from Cairo.  He breaks down all things travel in the cradle of civilization, including the long awaited opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum.  Nate unveils one of the zaniest, mind bending travel takes of the year as he proposes using Craigslist to source your next adventure.  While Brad...on the holy day of cannabis...makes a plea for leaving drugs alone when you're traveling abroad.  Meet us at the pyramids!!   ...and don't forget the sunscreen.  Yeeewww!   

Most travelers hate layovers....NOT US....we hunt them, relish them actually, and trust us maybe you should too.  On this weeks episode we dig into a good bit of nerdy airport fetish and Nate carries the flag for sustainable, eco-friendly hydration on the road.  We are also joined by Paige Nichols to discuss life in Buenos Aires as an American immigrant, and her new role as trip leader for a fascinating all female travel experience in Argentina!  So grab your pasaportes....and dancing shoes...we're flying to South America.  Yeeeewwww!!          

Will Nate eat a rotten bowl of llama testicles....or will he reveal one of his deepest travel fears?!  Queue the suspense!  On this week's episode the fellas open up to a few of their fears around travel.  Brad unveils his dissertation on the future of travel to China, and Nate follows up with his STRICT boundaries regarding friends crashing at the house.  NO ONE IS SAFE this episode....we're sure to offend multiple populations of people and listeners....but all in good fun.  Speaking of fun, we're off to AUS (not OZ), where we saddle up with some of our favorite people in the world...Australians.  Let 'er RIP!!    

Yeerrrrrrr!!  Yeah Brad said it, the summer of 2022 is going to be amateur hour on the road....full of wild, expensive, awkward fuckery.  Brace yourselves!  Nate gets in his BAG to make an impassioned plea for rolling luggage, though "suitcasing" through Europe doesn't quite have the same ring to it.....and then the fellas do their best David Letterman impression with a Top Ten List of Travel Cliches.  Rounding out the pod, we RUN. IT. BACK. in Japan....drooling over eats, sights and shops we can't wait to see again in Tokyo and Kyoto respectively.  Bangers only!!      

Be warned!!  This week we dig DEEP into the depths of our travel bags to unveil our Mount Rushmore of travel regret.  TRAGIC, yet hopeful tales from our backpacking history.  Brad unleashes his detest for big fucking camera people, while Nate balances it out by showing the love to the elderly oracles he's found on the road.  We finish out the pod in Barcelona (pronounced Bar-TH-lona if you've been to Spain once)....as the Boyz DROP some of the best BANGERS you'll find in this magical Mediterranean city.  Yeeeewwww!!

The BOYZ ARE BACK!!!  We know....it's been too long, but we're here to celebrate last years adventures and get all worked up for a WIDE OPEN 2022 Travel SZN.  On the Season 3 premiere, Nate sounds the alarm for all you remote work warriors, while Brad goes after Americans for doing American things in America.  There's a classic game of Kill, Marry, F#ck....and we wrap up things an absolute BANGER of a destination recommendation....Montreal.  Let's RIDE!!

This WILD, absolutely off the rails season finale has everything.  No bullshit there's a Meghan Markle story, Nate does his best Sheryl Sandberg impression....weird, Brad's buying the dip.....travel STONKS!!!, and that's all before we get to our annual travel awards, "The Roadies".  We conclude with a trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan which we've deemed the "new" Scandinavia of 2021.  It's been a hell of a ride this season, thanks for riding shotgun with us!!  Until next season, be well and have a safe journey through the travel cosmos YEEEWWW!!       

It's not just the BOYZ this episode!!  The Road Provides welcomes a "sister of the pod" this week, as Nate's sister Taylor joins us from London to unpack living/working abroad as well as the challenges and benefits she's found as a solo traveler.  Before we dive into her story, Brad kicks off the show by telling listeners one sure fire way to kill your adventure, and Nate makes his passionate case for a fanny pack REVIVAL!!  So buckle up...we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark out, and we're wearing sunglasses!     

We've crossed the Mason Dixon line on Season 2 (heading north of course), and this week we're reimagining how to approach bachelor and bachelorette parties.  Hint....there's Adventure involved, capital A.  Before breaking those down Brad makes a plea to travel with your parents post-pandemic, while Nate gets comfortable with uncomfortable bathroom options.  We finish things up with some B.C. heat...and take a trip to the Fertile Crescent...Lebanon to be exact, a location that's been near the top of our travel lists for years.  Let's rip!!