Michael Hodgson: HI Travel Tales

An interview with Mark Mulvey where we talk all things Ireland. 

This is an interview with Raj Gyawali who is the founder of Socialtours in Nepal. You can check out the company at https://www.socialtours.com. 

This episode is an interview with the charismatic Island Jane. she shares the spirit of Aloha and how we should always be learning from one another. Jane offers ecotours throughout Hawaii as well as facilitates tours in Columbia. You can check out whats she up to and what she offers at http://www.islandjaneecotours.com . 

This episode I interview Michael Hodgson who is a travel writer, photographer, story teller, and business owner. He started HI Travel Tales with his wife. You can check out what they are up to at https://hitraveltales.com . He has also authored many books related to the adventure travel/ outdoor world. You can review and purchase some of those at https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Hodgson/e/B000APK4M4.

In this episode I interview Dave Butler who is the director of sustainability at Canadian Mountain Holiday. He is also an educator with the ATTA and to make him even more interesting, a murder mystery writer. You can check out the CMH here: https://www.cmhheli.com and you can check out Dave's novels here: http://www.davebutlerwriting.com

In this episode I get to interview Emilie Hagedoorn who is the founder of Green Heart Tourism. We chat about responsible tourism and what the Ubuntu experience means. Visit http://greenhearttourism.com to learn more. 

In this episode I get to interview John Tanzella who is the president of the IGLTA (international gay and lesbian association). John shares about his background in the travel industry as well as  what the association is doing to help make travel for the lgtbq community safer and friendlier.  If you want more information about the IGLTA or the convention that we talk about, visit their website https://www.iglta.org . 

This episode is an interview with Wayne Dunlap who is the creator of Plan Your Escape. Wayne and his wife Pat have retired and spend their days traveling the world. Because they are such generous people, they created a blog to share tips and tricks about how to travel more on less money. All of the advise is free and you can check it out at http://unhooknow.blogspot.com . Wayne has such a positive outlook on this world that if you need a pick me up, this is the episode to listen to. 

This episode is an interview with Brad Nahill who is the president of SEE turtles. Brad shares his background and how he got into conservation. Then he explains the threats that the sea turtles face and what is being done about it.  To learn more about Brad or the organization go to seeturtles.org . Also, if you want to sign the pledge against turtle shell jewelry go to tooraretowear.org . 

In this episode I interview Gregg Bleakney who is the founder of Where Next. We talk about his crazy bike ride from Alaska to the southern tip of South America and what he learned along the way both about the countries and himself. Then he walks us through his journey to become a world renowned photographer and videographer which is how Where Next began. Visit wheretext.com for more information.