Zero To Travel Podcast

✈️ The Zero To Travel Podcast has been downloaded 12+ million times and named a "Best Travel Podcast" by The Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, The Telegraph, and Forbes.

Packed with life-changing perspectives, inspiration, and practical advice for everyone from travel newbies to nomads, this podcast will give you everything you need to travel the world on your terms, regardless of your situation or experience. Welcome to our amazing global listening community!

Since 2013, "Travel Ambassador" Jason Moore from zerototravel.com has been picking the brains of adventurous people living an unconventional life on the road so you can discover new ways to travel endlessly.

Along the way, you'll get actionable advice and key resources that will improve your life AND help you travel more as we get down and dirty on topics like; starting and running an online business from anywhere, the best off-the-beaten-path destinations to visit, travel and work opportunities, gutsy budget travel strategies, surprising ways to earn free travel, the digital nomad life, unconventional travel based lifestyles, fun travel jobs, how to plan epic adventures, backpacking, remote work, how to take a gap year or a career break, 4-hour work week inspired topics, ex-pat life, slow travel, travel hacking, sustainable travel, human-powered adventures, trips worth planning, and everything in between.

Host Bio: Jason wandered the planet as a nomad for over a decade and spent 15+ years on the road as a tour manager in events/music, a seasonal adventure travel tour guide, and a digital nomad. Originally from the USA, he is now a dual citizen (Norway/USA) based in Oslo. He is obsessed with helping YOU explore our planet on your terms.

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2,000 KM on Foot From Oslo to the North Cape (W...
Ingrid Alm and her family (husband, son, and dog) embarked on a human-powered adventure right from their doorstep in Oslo, Norway, to Nordkapp, Europe's northernmost accessible point by car. Their 2,000+ KM journey included walking, skiing, cycling, rowing, and even paddle boarding!
68 min
102
Greatest Hits: Conscious Travel Mindset With Ro...
ravel undoubtedly makes us better people and, in turn, the world a better place. But does that good outweigh the negative environmental impacts?
61 min
103
Travel Trends, Tools, and Tips (April 2024)
Kick back and get ready to hear about four trends I recently came across and some important food for thought about travel, life, and creating a growth mindset.
31 min
104
Greatest Hits: Everest Excellence With Ellen Mi...
Ellen Miller has a list of incredible athletic achievements. She's the first American woman to summit Everest from both sides (north and south), the first American woman to climb the Himalayan Triple Crown, has summited every 14,000+ foot mountain peak in Colorado (there are 53 of them!), and was named Colorado Woman of the Year in 2002.
50 min
105
Travel TV Legend Samantha Brown: Pursuing Dream...
Samantha Brown has been inspiring people to get out and explore the world for over two decades as a travel television host. She was the host of Travel Channel’s “Great Hotels” and currently hosts PBS’s two-time Emmy-winning series, “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love.”
68 min
106
Greatest Hits: 3 Years Alone on Foot With Sarah...
Sarah traveled 10,000 miles on foot from Siberia to Australia—alone. It was an epic walk that lasted three years, during which she survived the mafia, drug dealers, thieves on horseback, temperatures from subzero to scorching, dangerous wildlife, and many other life-threatening occurrences.
49 min
107
The First Disabled Person To Visit Every Countr...
On a mission to see as much of the world as possible before her sight completely deteriorates, Hayley recently became the first known disabled person to visit all 193 United Nations member states (and more).
59 min
108
Greatest Hits: Around America and Beyond With R...
Renata Chlumska is a Swedish and Czech adventurer with a long and impressive list of expeditions, including bicycling from Nepal to Sweden, climbing Mt. Everest and completing the Seven Summits, and traveling 11,300 miles by kayak and bike across the United States.
68 min
109
Trapped at Sea: Surviving a Shipwreck, Spending...
What happens when one person’s dream adventure is forced onto their family? Today’s episode is, in many ways, a cautionary tale to remind us of the importance of considering your travel companions' needs, especially when they’re children.
83 min
110
Greatest Hits: Reviving History’s Forgotten Fem...
Elise Wortley shares about her epic adventures walking in the path of great female explorers, using only what was available during their time period.
69 min
111
7 Bike Rides of a Lifetime With National Geogra...
Roff Smith joins me to share his top seven favorite bike routes from his National Geographic book 100 Bike Rides of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Cycling Experiences.
78 min
112
Greatest Hits: Cruise Ship Jobs 101
65 min
113
How a Quest Can Improve Your Life (And Travels)...
Derek Loudermilk completed an 8-year quest to learn 100+ metaphysical, spiritual, esoteric, and healing techniques while traveling all over the globe. Derek shares his experimental approach and why a quest can significantly improve your life and travel experiences. We also have a bigger conversation around the importance of curiosity and letting go of limiting beliefs to become more connected to yourself and the world around you. 
95 min
114
Greatest Hits: How To Find Seasonal Jobs In Gre...
Learn how to build your travels around seasonal work and advice for landing the job with Matt Moore and Kelcey Fowler, the owners of CoolWorks - a website to help you find seasonal jobs in great places.
72 min
115
Top 7 Grand European Journeys With Lucas Peters
Lucas Peters is the author of the new Moon guidebook, Grand European Journeys: 40 Unforgettable Trips by Road, Rail, Sea & More. As an award-winning writer and travel expert, Lucas shares his top seven routes (plus a few bonus destinations!) to help you plan your ultimate European journey.
67 min
116
Greatest Hits: The Au Pair Experience + Do You ...
Caroline Harkins has been living in Norway for nearly two years as an au pair. But what exactly does an au pair do, and how does it allow you to travel? Today, you'll learn why being an au pair is more than just taking care of kids. You'll hear about what led her to become an au pair, insight into finding jobs, and creating a life in a new country.
58 min
117
Travel Trends, Tools, and Tips (February 2024)
Tune in for my top five trends, tools, and tips for February 2024. Plus, I’m sharing a recent epiphany that will exponentially improve my year - and it could help you, too!
30 min
118
Greatest Hits: Alaska Fishing Jobs
Would you want to spend a season on a fishing boat? Hold on and get your sea legs ready! Today, you're getting an inside look into the Alaskan fishing industry from longtime fisherman Patrick.
64 min
119
Why Black Americans Are Moving Abroad With Chri...
Chrishan Wright is a leader at the forefront of the Blaxit movement and the founder of Blaxit Global. Chrishan unpacks why Black American are moving abroad. As an expat living in Portugal, we also get into her #1 strategy for setting yourself up for happiness with a move abroad, advice for living abroad as an introvert, and some of the best destinations to move to.
69 min
120
Get Paid To See the World (This Might Change Yo...
Want to build a life of travel but not sure where to begin? Find a job that requires you to travel! Today, I’m sharing a quick story about how I got started in travel and highlighting three myths about travel jobs that will help open your mind to what’s possible. If you want to learn even more about different travel job opportunities, tune in every Thursday this month as we reshare some epic past episodes.
10 min
121
Why Flying Is Miserable (And How To Fix It) Wit...
From economic turbulence and overworked employees to the issues that affect everyday travelers, like delays, cancellations, lost luggage, and reduced routes – it's safe to say the airport experience has gotten pretty rough!
81 min
122
Transition to Travel: Single Mom + 3 Kids Move ...
Do you think you could sell your house, quit your job, and move to a new country? Tune in to learn how my new friend Jenita Lawal did just that, with her three kids too!
99 min
123
Walking Europe’s GR5, Mindful Self-Compassion, ...
Kathy Elkind shares her experience of walking Europe's Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) for over three months with her husband. This episode is packed with practical advice on how to plan a long distance journey, overcome the challenges of traveling with a partner, and how to be more compassionate towards yourself.
60 min
124
Transition to Travel: From 9-5 to Biking the US...
What one thing can help you travel more and lead to a whole new travel adventure? Transition to travel can be difficult, scary, and even intimidating. Making that leap is a HUGE decision, one that Joe Ferarra didn't take lightly when he left his job and completely changed his life around to bike around the USA.
71 min
125
Getting off the Beaten Path With Travel Writing...
How often do you find yourself getting off the beaten path, and how have those experiences shaped you? Today, I have travel writing legend Joe Cummings as my guest, who wrote the very first Lonely Planet Guide book to Thailand back in the early '80s. We dive into what that was like, talk about what guidebooks have done to travel (the good, the bad, and the ugly), and the benefits of getting off the beaten path. He shares tons of stories that encompass his entire travel writing career, including one with Mick Jagger!
76 min