The Divergent Path with Rollie Peterkin

In this episode I speak with Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, who is the author of Ernest's Way, a travel biography about her great-grandfather, Ernest Hemingway. The book traces Hemingway’s world travels and life abroad. Each chapter is dedicated to a different place like Key West, Paris, or Venice. And she takes you through all his favorite haunts, where he lived, where he ate, and of course, where he drank. It's part travel guide and part biography. Christen holds an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. She has a JD and an Ocean & Coastal Law Certificate from University of Oregon School of Law. She is a writer at EcoWatch and a passionate advocate for environmental issues.  Cristen is the author of a short story collection called The Smallest of Entryways. And she’s working on another book with stories about her travels around the US and Europe.

Mark Cirino has written and edited many books about Ernest Hemingway, including Reading Hemingway's Across the River and Into the Trees, One True Sentence: Writers and Readers on Hemingway's Art, Ernest Hemingway and the Geography of Memory, Hemingway's  Spain, and Ernest Hemingway: Thought in Action. He's the editor for Kent State University Press Reading Hemingway series. He's also the author of two novels, Name the Baby and Arizona Blues. And my favorite, he hosts a podcast called One True Podcast. One of my favorite podcasts out there.

In this episode I speak with my friend Nancy Da Campo. She has some of the most amazing travels around the world and shares her great perspective on travel. Nancy just recently returned from 3 months in Iran. Then she traveled to Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Nancy shares what her experience was like as a solo female traveler around the Middle East. She also has an amazing Instagram with her architectural photography, make sure to follow her: @_nancy_dc

Madison Tuff is an amazing human being. Born and raised in Canada, but truly a citizen of the world. In my travels I have met many adventrous travelers, but she takes it to another level. In this episode, she explains how she became interested in traveling to off the beaten path places and fell in love with experiencing new cultures. She visited North Korea, Afghanistan, Sudan, and many other places that most of us would never dream of. And she recently returned from volunteering on the front lines of Bakhmut, Ukraine with an organization that was helping evacuate citizens from the brutal warzone that is the current situation. It was so inspirational speaking with Madison and this is one you don't wanna miss!

In this episode I finally get the chance to chat with Nathan Pettijohn who has a really crazy story. He left LA, where he was firmly established for years, and packed his stuff in his car, along with his dog Rafa, and drove south through Mexico and Central America and into South America.