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Bungee Jumping When We Travel

Podcast Subject:Episode 2 – Bungee Jumping When We Travel Interviewees: Prime from Haiti/USA, Jen & Kolin from Canada, Becks from England & Dee from the USA Release Date:August, 2020 Runtime:39:35 ~EPISODE 2-SUMMARY~ Why we actually do things like bungee jumping and why we are MORE likely to bungee jump when we travel 01:29 The 2 different types of people there are when it comes to bungee jumping. What type are you? 3:25 Claire’s 3 reasons to why we even contemplate bungee jumping in the first place 4:47 4 very different, but very real stories of experiencing bungee jumping 09:03, 17:33, 22:40, 28:56 Would we push ourselves to do more if we didn’t know what we were getting ourselves into? 13:52 Conquering your fear of heights 4:47 & 19:19 Tandem Bungee’s – What is that like? 19:34 & 23:20 What if you can’t jump? ‘I wanted to do it so bad but i couldn’t’ 23:14 Comparing bungee jumping to sky diving – Which should you do first? 32:00 ~ SHOW NOTES ~ PRIME [https://travelstorieswithtravelfriends.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/prime-bungee.jpg]Prime’s missing the views of the great barrier reef and instead falling 50 metres/164 ft ! Completing the only bungee in Australia. Cairns, Queensland, Australia Ever wondered what it felt like to willingly step off a ledge secured only by your feet? Well today you can find out! I am lucky enough to be joined by 4 lots of my travel friends telling their stories and different experiences of bungee jumping when they were travelling. Is Bungee Jumping on your bucket list? Yes? Then listen in to find out what you’re getting yourself into! No? Well maybe my guests will change your mind, or maybe they will put you off for life!🤣 [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/72x72/1f923.png] Bungee jumping can be experienced in most places across the world these days. The bungee jumps today’s guests discuss take place in Australia, Zimbabwe, Thailand and New Zealand. DEE [https://travelstorieswithtravelfriends.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dee1.jpg]Dee throwing herself 134 metres/439 ft south, experiencing the highest bungee in Australasia Nevis Bungee, Queenstown, New Zealand Why do we even want to bungee jump? I have come up with and reveal the 3 reasons why I believe most of us even contemplate experiencing something as extreme as bungee jumping. Why we are more likely to take the plunge when we travel? Find out in today’s episode as I talk about why I believe we are more likely to experience adventure sports, like bungee jumping, when we travel. Fancy a laugh today? Laugh along with us as this episode humorously shows the range of opinions and experiences we all have, even when it comes to something like bungee jumping. Which category will you FALL into? You all fall (excuse the pun) into a different category when deciding if bungee jumping or other adventurous activities are going to be on your bucket list. Which category will you fall into? JEN & KOLIN [https://travelstorieswithtravelfriends.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/109921148_304857387330801_7029475160309603982_n-2-1024x422.jpg]Jen & Kolin conquering fears and tandem bungee jumping 111 meters, 364 ft down the border crossing point between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Victoria Falls above  Zambezi River, Zimbabwe~INTERVIEWEE DETAILS~ #1 – Follow Prime through her Instagram’s https://www.instagram.com/primestravel/ [https://www.instagram.com/primestravel/] and https://www.instagram.com/primesamrealestate/ [https://www.instagram.com/primesamrealestate/] [https://www.instagram.com/primesamrealestate/] #2 – Kolin & Jen – Check out their blog from their 1 year around the world adventure: https://hangingwithorangs.wordpress.com [https://hangingwithorangs.wordpress.com] Jen’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_wanderful_life/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_wanderful_life/] Kolin’s photography Instagram: and https://www.instagram.com/kolinfriske_photography/ [https://www.instagram.com/kolinfriske_photography/] #3 – Follow Becks through her personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becksdunn/ [https://www.instagram.com/becksdunn/] ~RESOURCES~ INFORMATION OF THE BUNGEE’S DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE Prime’s Bungee – AJ Hackett Cairns, Queensland, Australia – https://www.ajhackett.com/cairns/ [https://www.ajhackett.com/cairns/] Currently the ONLY bungee tower in Australia (written August 2020) (50 metre, 164 ft Bungee) Kolin & Jen’s Bungee – Shearwater Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – Bungee, Bridge Tours – https://www.shearwatervictoriafalls.com/experience/victoria-falls-bridge-adventures/ [https://www.shearwatervictoriafalls.com/experience/victoria-falls-bridge-adventures/] (111 meters, 364 ft Bungee) Beck’s Bungee – Phuket, Thailand – http://phuketbungy.com/ [http://phuketbungy.com/] (50 metres, 164 ft Bungee) Dee’s Bungee – Nevis Bungee, Queenstown, New Zealand – https://www.bungy.co.nz/queenstown/nevis/nevis-bungy/ [https://www.bungy.co.nz/queenstown/nevis/nevis-bungy/] The highest Bungee in Australasia (written August 2020) (134 metres, 439 ft Bungee) Volcano Bungee – MTV stunt turned available activity to the public – If you think bungee jumping isn’t that scary at all (and you are rich) maybe you could add bungee jumping over an active volcano to your bucket list – Pucon, Chile – https://bungee.com/bzapp/volcano/index.html [https://bungee.com/bzapp/volcano/index.html] NOOOOOOOO THANK YOU 😱 [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/72x72/1f631.png] ~EPISODE BREAK DOWN~ WANT TO FIND SOMETHING SPECIFIC IN THE EPISODE? SEE BELOW FOR TIMES 01:29 – Why we actually do things like bungee jumping and why we are MORE likely to bungee jump when we travel. 3:25– Claire discusses the 2 different types of people there are when it comes to bungee jumping. What type are you? 4:47 – Claire’s 3 reasons to why we even contemplate bungee jumping 7:33 – Prime’s introduction and bungee info 9:03 – Prime’s story 10:17 – ‘I just want to do something today, sign me up’ 11:06 – ‘I went on You Tube and was like ohhhhh, that’s what bungee jumping is’ 13:29 – ‘It felt like an ab workout in my stomach area’ 14:39 – ‘There was a bunch of people behind me and I’m not going to make them wait’ 14:47 -‘I’m just falling asleep on my face’ 15:44 – Claire’s overview from Prime’s story 16:25 – Kolin & Jen’s introduction and bungee info 17:33 – Kolin & Jen’s story 18:15 – ‘We should go and jump off a bridge’ 18:25 -‘Kolin is terrified of heights’ 18:54 – ‘We were like on this platform with our toes hanging over looking down into the river below’ 19:19 – ‘You never know until you try’ Kolin talking about conquering his fear of heights 19:28 – ‘My mentality was if we go at least we go together’ 20:55 – Claire’s overview from Kolin & Jen’s story 21:39 – Becks’s introduction and bungee info 22:40 – Becks’s story 22:58 – ‘I just looked over and went I can’t do it’ 24:12 – ‘There’s no way I’m having vomit on me’ 25:08 – ‘I want to do it because I want to say I’ve done it’ 25:17 – ‘They are not legally allowed to push you so it’s not gonna happen’ 25:40 – ‘Arms open and fly’ 25:51 – Claire’s overview from Becks’s story 27:18 – Dee’s introduction and bungee info 28:56 – Dee’s story 28:57 – ‘I felt like all of the excitement was in the build up’ 29:40 – ‘I have a high threshold for adrenaline’ 30:07 – ‘I get very very nervous and do this like weird nervous giggle’ 31:58 – ‘Would I pay that much money to do it again? Hell no’ 33:01 -‘I would of appreciated the bungee jump more if I’d done it first before skydiving’ 33:22 –  Claire’s overview from Dee’s story and episode conclusion 35:40 – Claire Talks about the volcano bungee 38:15 – ‘Because everyone has a story to tell’ clip

Leaving Home For That First Big Trip

Podcast Subject:Episode 1 – Leaving home for that first big trip Interviewees: Helena from the UK, Nikita from NZ and Tiff from Malaysia Release Date:July, 2020 Runtime:38:53 EPISODE 1 ~ SHOW NOTES [https://travelstorieswithtravelfriends.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/me-airport-1.jpg]Here’s me at the airport before leaving for my first big trip [https://travelstorieswithtravelfriends.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/107096898_276380840261125_5455234306469887612_n-1024x768.jpg]Here’s Helena on her first big trip enjoying the views in Magnetic Island, Australia Ever wondered what it felt like to be leaving home and board a plane into the unknown? Well today you can find out!I am lucky enough to be joined by 3 of my lovely travel friends all from different continents (Today’s guests are from the United Kingdom, New Zealand & Malaysia). They join me to talk to me about their experiences when leaving home to travel on their first big trip! Why do we leave home to travel? How do we prepare and plan, or not, in some cases? How are we feeling when the day has arrived to say goodbye to loved ones and board that flight? All of this and more is covered in this episode Interviewee details: Follow Nikita on Instagram and be inspired by her travel pics and her journey to all things environmentally friendly https://www.instagram.com/nikitacoubrough/ [https://www.instagram.com/nikitacoubrough/] [https://travelstorieswithtravelfriends.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/106555589_1937740023200090_3288049539185610608_n-1-614x1024.jpg]Here’s Nikita on her first big trip checking out Stonehenge, England[https://travelstorieswithtravelfriends.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/86243777_10157800583348445_8079792867800776704_o-1-298x300.jpg]Here’s Tiff during her first big trip exploring Fox Glacier, New Zealand ~EPISODE SUMMARY~ ~WITH EXAMPLES OF QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE ON THAT SUBJECT~ * Our situations before leaving home to travel eg. ‘So I was about to buy a house’ [18:25] * Why we decided to leave home & why we chose that destination eg. ‘I think because it was really far away‘ [11:22] * Saying goodbye before leaving eg. ‘It’s hideous isn’t it?’ [07:17] * Saving, planning & preparing for our trips eg. ‘I was working like 7 days a week for like a year’ [11:48] * Solo travel- those first few days after arriving eg. ‘It really dawned on me that I was on my own’ [14:05] * Fears, upsets & regret eg. ‘I was in tears’ [22:15] * Working holiday visas eg. ‘There is only like 1000 something visa for Malaysian’s’ [26:28] ~RESOURCES~ New Zealand’s government web site lists the countries that can apply for their working holiday ‘scheme’. The length of stay and age restrictions vary for each nationality. Check it out >>> https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/options/work/thinking-about-coming-to-new-zealand-to-work/working-holiday-visa [https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/options/work/thinking-about-coming-to-new-zealand-to-work/working-holiday-visa] Australia’s government web site shows 2 different working holiday visa options under their WHM- (Working holiday maker) program depending on your nationality. They have different requirements for each. Check them out>>>https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/whm-program/overview# [https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/whm-program/overview#] United Kingdom’s government web site has so many visa types and no easy way to access which nationalities can apply for a working holiday specifically as the visas all have different names and requirements. Use this link to ‘start’ and select your nationality and it generates visa types for that nationality. Check out and see what’s available for you>>>https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa [https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa] ~EPISODE BREAK DOWN~ WANT TO FIND SOMETHING SPECIFIC IN THE EPISODE? SEE BELOW FOR TIMES 02:52 – Claire’s Story of her first big trip from the UK to Sri Lanka 07:17 – ‘It’s just weird, everyone’s ignoring the fact that you’ve got to say goodbye and then you actually have to say goodbye 10:16 – Helena’s story of her first big trip from the UK to Australia 13:04 – Discussing booking with a travel agency, ‘ They’re quite reliable but I did think they rip you off a bit’ 14:05 – ‘When I first got there it really dawned on me that I was on my own’ 15:33 –Claire’s overview and tips from Helena’s story 18:07 – Nikita’s story of her first big trip from New Zealand to the UK 19:37 – ‘Most people in New Zealand have this weird urge to go to the UK’ 21:38 – ‘I left my job on the Friday, I moved on the Saturday and I flew out on the Sunday 22:15 – Nikita explains why she was in tears on the way to the airport 23:54 – Claire’s overview and tips from Nikita’s story 25:55 – Tiff’s story of her first big trip from Malaysia to New Zealand 26:28 – ‘There is only like 1000 something visa’s for Malaysian’s’ 26:52 – ‘Singapore is a big and busy city and the life there, to me, is just work and home’ 28:00 – ‘A lot of people back home don’t really understand why I make that kind of decision because I have a good job there’ 32:10 – ‘I just want to relax and not use my brain for a few months’ 33:00 – Claire’s overview and tips from Tiff’s story 35:00 – Claire chats about working holiday visa’s 38:35 – ‘Because everyone has a story to tell’ clip