If you were stranded on a remote island in the south pacific, what one luxury item would you want to have?Plus, have you ever had that escape fantasy?Well, today's guest will tell you what it is really like to drop everything and move to a remote island.
The Zero To Travel Podcast welcomes Alex Sheshunoff- the author of the new hilarious book, 'A Beginner's Guide to Paradise: 9 Steps to Giving Up Everything, So You Too Can: Move to a South Pacific Island, Wear a Loincloth, Read a Hundred Books, Diaper a Baby Monkey, Build a Bungalow, And Maybe, Just Maybe, Fall in Love!*'
* Individual results may vary. Baby Monkey not included.
Alex gives you the scoop on:
Island travel
Getting off the beaten path
Leaving a job to pursue a completely new direction in life
And what it takes to write a book about finding paradise
Listen, Laugh, and Learn:
What it is like to face a quarter-life crisis
The hardest part of deciding to move to a remote island
How to create structure for a trip when the true reason is unclear (think mission)
The best way to learn from the mistakes of others
How to get out of your own personal Bermuda triangle
The first life rule for taking any trip
Is paradise a place you can find or just an idea?
What island life is really like (thatch huts, no electricity)
How to get in good with the island chiefs
True definition of island fever
And much more!
Resources mentioned:
Alex Sheshunoff
Location Indie
A Beginner's Guide to Paradise: 9 Steps to Giving Up Everything
Robert Louis Stevenson
Swimming to Cambodia by Spalding Gray
William Wordsworth
The Art of Travel by Alain De Botton
The Hedgehog and the Fox by Isaiah Berlin
The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams
Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance
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