Roaming Roots Travel

Welcome to (Lucky) Episode #13. Zoe joins the show today to reflect on her family's trip, one year after it ended, and to share how she applies the lessons from that experience to her life today. She has some big things going on, and, as always, she’s thoughtful and eloquent in the way she approaches school, friendship, and life. Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com

Welcome to Episode #12 of The Roaming Roots Podcast (not #11, as Brian mistakenly said in the introduction!). Brent and Abby join the show today to offer thoughtful reflections on theitrip. Recorded several months after their return, they've had the chance to catch their breath, resume their pre-trip lives, and think about the experience and its effect on them and the family. Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com

Welcome back for this special Zoe-centric episode of Roaming Roots. Listen along as Zoe takes the mic to interview Simon, her dad and her mom. She is quite the interviewer, adept with her questions, and asks great follow ups. She'll have a gig at Dark Zone World Headquarters whenever she wants. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this special episode of Roaming Roots!

Welcome to the Season Finale of Roaming Roots. For our 10th episode, we catch up with Brent and Abby the evening before their flight home from Turkey to the United States. Since our last episode, they traveled from Rwanda to Namibia, competed in a 5-day Adventure Race, played tourist, and enjoyed the trip from Namibia to Turkey via a connection through Ethiopia. What's next? Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com https://expafrica.net/ https://quiverandconamibia.com/ https://www.ethiopian-airports.com/

With their trip to Rwanda ending, Abby and Brent reflect on their time in-country, the things they've seen in a nation trying to move on from its troubled past, and the logistics of the trip itself. This episode is filled with stories and anecdotes and the interesting decision to show a 10-year old the greatest movie ever. This is Roaming Roots! Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com https://www.gov.rw/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/

Zoe kicks us off from Zanzibar. Simon makes his first appearance on RR (pssst.....giraffes). Abby and Brent get us all caught up on the trip so far. This is another solid episode of Roaming Roots and we're delighted that you are here. Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com https://www.lonelyplanet.com/tanzania/zanzibar-island https://freddiemercurymuseum.com/

Return to Africa! Our family shares their experiences in Nepal and Greece from the lobby of their guest house in Tanzania. Along the way, we hear about high mountain Nepalese treks and safaries (crocodiles!), learn what happens when 7 days+ worth of lodging is canceled in Greece, and just how much waiting around everyone has to do. The stories and experiences keep rolling in. Buckle up and pass the Dramamine for the newest Roaming Roots! Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Himal https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/284 https://www.visitgreece.gr/mainland/central-greece/delphi/ https://visitporos.com/index-en.html

Our family finds itself in Vietnam and seeing that experience framed in the large geopolitical issues that have dominated SE Asia for centuries, and in the small, intimate ways that interweave families, history, two cultures on two sides, and how conscientious travelers can make sense of it all. Over 100 days into the trip and visiting their third and last country in Asia, Brent and Abby recount their experience so far, including finding a statue that looms large both physically and emotionally, spontaneous marathon signups, overnight sleeper train cars, and the universal siren song of Ramen Cup of Noodles. This one doesn't disappoint. Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com https://vietnam.travel/ https://vietnamtravel.com/hoa-lo-prison-hanoi-hilton/

As they continue their trip through Southeast Asia, our family makes their way from Thailand to Cambodia. Almost 10-year old Zoe leads off by sharing her experiences so far, followed by Abby and Brent who go deep on the intersection of history, culture and how a country both looks at its past with clear eyes and to the future with hope and a belief in growth. This episode is an honest recounting of how conscientious travelers can embrace the entire depth of a country's history. Along the way, we hear about an homemade adventure race and a dinner in a restaurant that wasn't quite a restaurant. Shownotes: www.roamingroots.net www.rootstockracing.com https://tourismcambodia.org/provinces/47/siem-reap The Killing Fields - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087553/

Moving on from Africa, our intrepid family finds itself in Thailand and all the sensory experience of Southeast Asia. Brent and Abby go deep on their trip so far, the necessary planning, being open to spontaneity, and parenting along the way. This episode runs over 90 solid minutes and all topics are on the table. Get a cup of coffee and settle in. This is a fun one. Shownotes: https://www.roamingroots.net/ https://www.rootstockracing.com/ https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thailand

Making the jump from Europe to Africa, Zoe (her 1st appearance on the show!), Abby and Brent walk us through their journey to Morocco, navigating a new land where everything is different but also the same, Zoe's experience so far, and Christmas in Fez. Markets! Monkeys! Toy Bartering! Pink Floyd! It's all here. We went for an hour+ but could have gone for 10+. Enjoy the journey and the stories! Shownotes: https://www.roamingroots.net/ https://www.rootstockracing.com/ https://www.visitgibraltar.gi/ https://www.visitmorocco.com/en https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco

Having made it overseas in one piece, Brent Freedland and Abby Perkiss, along with the kids, begin to explore Portugal, visit gorgeous towns, teach the host what a Schist Village is, take a watery, adventurey hike, and finish up this episode in Spain. This episode recounts their travels so far and offers an opportunity for reflection about intentional travel, the economic impact of their visits, and what it's like to homeschool when your home is a backpack for seven months. Shownotes: https://www.roamingroots.net/ https://www.rootstockracing.com/ https://wetravelportugal.com/schist-villages/ https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/things-to-know-before-traveling-to-porto https://omaps.worldofo.com/gmaps.php

Follow along as Abby Perkiss and Brent Freedland head out for a seven-month trip to parts (kinda) unknown. Episode 1 talks about the idea for the trip, the planning, the replanning, and all the preparation that a family of four goes through when getting ready for a big trip. Shownotes: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/world https://www.rootstockracing.com/ https://www.visitportugal.com/en https://www.visitmorocco.com/en