TRIPOLOGY Podcast: Travel, Backpacking, Digital Nomadism & Expat Life

Mar 07 2025 118 ep. 35 mins 5
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Welcome to TRIPOLOGY! A weekly travel podcast hosted by two best friends, Adam and Alun. Broadcasting from across the globe, these seasoned backpackers set out in search of adventure! Is it possible to achieve a sustainable, nomadic lifestyle? You bet it is! Loaded with extraordinary travel stories, inspirational guests, backpacking tips and travel advice, this podcast invites you to join the global community. Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/tripologypodcast Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@tripologypodcast Music: 'Silence Can Say So Much' by Elephant Stone

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Budapest, Hungary: The Lost Treasure

Mar 07 2025 40 mins  
Adam's love affair with bath houses continues as he visits the city of Budapest, Hungary's vibrant capital. Unfortunately, whilst at the renowned Széchenyi thermal baths, he loses his cherished silver necklace and pendant, both of which were gifts from his Grandmothers.Hoping for the best and preparing for the worst, the search begins to recover his family treasure. Tune i

Does a Brazilian Shit in the Woods?

Feb 28 2025 36 mins  
Get your exclusive 15% discount on a Saily eSim: https://saily.com/tripologyIt's turtlenecks and heads this week, as Alun gets caught short in the Brazilian rainforest! After feeling a 'rumble in the jungle', he makes a snap decision that leaves him 'at one with nature'. Even the most experienced traveller would never guess this plot twist!Alun also imparts his travel wisdom, after

São Paulo & Santos: The Brazilian Wedding

Feb 22 2025 30 mins  
Get your exclusive 15% discount on a Saily eSim: ⁠https://saily.com/tripology⁠It's party time! Alun's suited and booted in Brazil, fresh from the wedding of his best mate and friend of the show, Wagner. Making the journey all the way from Scotland to São Paulo, and then onto Santos for the wedding, this is one celebration Alun wouldn't miss for the world.Adam &

How to Cycle Japan & How NOT to Enter China!

Feb 15 2025 30 mins  
Adam's East Asia trip reaches its grand finale with an incredible 650km cycle ride around the Seto Inland Sea, including Japan's most famous cycle route: the Shimanami Kaido. Highlights include the historically important city of Hiroshima, eating the world's best beef in Kobe, and a drunken night in Marugame involving a lot of free wine and whisky!It's not all fun a

Unpacked: What's in our Backpacks?

Feb 08 2025 32 mins  
This week's special guest is Alun's loyal backpack 'Lucky'. Alun's heading to Brazil for a friend's wedding and, as 'Lucky' would have it, his departure coincides with us receiving an email from a listener enquiring about the contents of our backpacks.We take the opportunity to rummage through Alun's backpack in fine detail, discussing which pack

The Naked Traveller: Public Baths & Breakups

Feb 01 2025 35 mins  
Adam reveals all, as his South Korean adventure continues but with far less clothes than before! The South Korean capital Seoul has many public baths (known as a 'Jjimjilbang' in Korean) which include traditional saunas, steam rooms, heated pools, restaurants, and even amusement arcades. Public Baths form part of East Asian culture and visiting one is a popular pastime. Ada

North Korea: Trouble at the DMZ

Jan 25 2025 40 mins  
It's a little tense this week, as Adam describes life on the North Korean border. Popular as a tourist attraction, visiting the DMZ isn't as dangerous as it may sound, unless you have someone in your tour group who insists on taking photographs! The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a heavily militarized area that runs between North and South Korea, dividing the peninsula in hal

Homeward Bound via Greece & Italy

Jan 18 2025 31 mins  
Alun made it home for Christmas but not before squeezing Greece & Italy into his already packed itinerary! Tune in to hear all about his escapades in the ancient city of Athens, and the chic fashion mecca Milan. The trip might not have made sense but at least it was expensive. Highlights include the charming ancient ruins of Athens, a brilliant free walking tour of Milan, almos

The Ancient Mysteries of Turkey

Jan 11 2025 41 mins  
Reunited, once again, for an episode filled with ancient mysteries! Alun's in his element, reliving his travels in Turkey, in particular the neolithic archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe. Created between 9600 and 8200 BCE, along with neighbouring Karahan Tepe, Göbekli Tepe is one of the oldest permanent human settlements ever discovered, resulting in the megalithic structures bei

Georgia Continued: Wine, Caves & Joseph Stalin

Jan 04 2025 35 mins  
Alun relives his two months spent in the increasingly popular Georgia. After visiting Sesikeli Winery and getting drunk the ancient way, he describes the staggering 8000 year-old winemaking techniques and gives Adam a run for his money! Alun also explored the town of Gori, located in central Georgia. Infamous for being the birthplace of the locally celebrated Joseph Stalin, the exp