Mar 27, 2018
Having quit his job some years ago to travel full-time Adam, through his blog and website Travels of Adam, is living this dream. On this episode Adam talks about 50 or more countries he’s visited – from camping with Bedouins in the desert in Jordan to finding the hippest hangouts in every European City and his plans to base himself back in his beloved America. We talk about holidays, Trump, LGBT travel, gay rights, festivals and also find out more about how you too can make your living out of travel. Please give a big hand to the lovely Adam Groffman.
On this episode we chat about:
How Adam quit his ‘dream job’ to travel the world
Rekjavik , Iceland
Americans and passports
The vastness and variety of the USA
How some Americans get a bad press for the above
The rubbish vacation allowance in the US
Travelling the world
Falling in love with Berlin
Berlin’s creative vibe
Loving Europe
How he makes his living out of travel
How he started his blog
His love of connecting with other travel writers
How he’s not a digital nomad
Finding the coolest, hippest coffee shops
Moving to New York City
Award winning LGBT travel
Safety when travelling as a gay man
Gay rights around the world
Hipster City Guides
Israel
Palestine
Falling foul of travel scams
Following the rules when abroad
Argentina in shorts
Unexpected weather
What inspires him about travel
Being a social butterfly
Meeting the locals
But not avoiding the non-locals
His love of Big Citiies
Berlin
Madrid
Barcelona
Falling for nature
Being a big fan of deserts
Jordan
Egypt
Camping with Bedouins
The serenity of the desert at night
The pressure of being on social media
Removing yourself from the digital world
Returning to favourite beaches in India
How India has changed
Being off-grid
Developing countries
LGBT rights in India
Backpacking South East Asian
Living with locals in Vietnam
His Vietnamese Aunt
Eating half-fertilised eggs
Giving up vegetarianism
Eating the whole animal
Eating everything in Japan
Japan in the Autumn
The Big Travel Podcast’s wonderful American listeners (hello!)
Love of America
Growing up in Texas
Howdy to everyone in Texas!
Travels as a child with his family
Living in Boston
The ‘Trump Slump’ in tourism
Going back home to the US
People refusing to go to America
Travel boycotts
The importance of travel and tourism
Plans to live in Brooklyn
Plans for the most hipster
New York being a dream
The culture shock of going home
His love of festivals
Dreams of Glastonbury
Plans for South America
Working with tourism brands
Working with destination offices
Visit Britain and LGBT travel promotion
His love of the UK
Manchester
Brighton’s gay history
How other people can earn money from travel
Tourism’s importance to an economy
Creating content for social media
His first big trip to Australia
Following your passion