Scott Neeson - encore episode

Rael Zieve is a native of Zimbabwe now making his home in England. He is the founder of the Keep Travelling Africa website and podcast.

Happy Holidays! Mike here. As the year ends, thought I'd take an episode to recount a crazy year of highs and lows. Let's all look ahead to a better 2026 shall we?

Comedian Johnny Cardinale spends the bulk of the year on the road, and his jokes have brought him to nearly every corner of the world.

Comedian and Navy veteran Steve Mazan just returned from two weeks in Poland entertaining the troops.

Mark Phipps left his native England at 19 and never looked back. After stints living in Australia, New Zealand, and the US, he now makes his home in Koh Phangan, Thailand. He is the founder of Lost In Paradise Travel, which makes trackable hardware covers for passports.

Azdean Elmoustaquim emigrated from Morocco to Houston 30 years ago, but has since turned his passion and expertise for his homeland into his travel business, Destinations Morocco.

This week is an encore repeat from 2021, with Scott Neeson, former Hollywood exec who left it all to help starving children in Cambodia. Truly inspiring.

Cathy Ladman is a longtime comedian who recently returned from a whirlwind trip to Europe.

Krishna Shivdasani is an entrepreneur who co-created a new travel app, Now You Know.

Mike welcomes back his old high school friend Mark Parton, who recently returned from his first ever trip to Japan.