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From An Office To An Adventure w/ Otto Ecroyd
From An Office To An Adventure w/ Otto Ecroyd
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Length:
75 minutes
Released:
Nov 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Joining me today is someone who once tried to sail from Norway to France and failed, who decided to ride a bike 5,000 miles from Alaska to Mexico but didn’t know how to change a tire, and who has gotten lost, stuck, and confused in more countries than he can count, Otto Ecroyd, author of Northbound and Down.
What long-distance adventure are you wanting to conquer? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
In This Episode
03:00 Learning On The Go
04:05 Leveling Up & Where It All Started
09:45 Wanting To Do It To Actually Doing it
15:30 Alaska Adventure
19:30 Falling Forward & Planning At The Same Time
23:20 Am I Gonna Quit?
27:55 Being So Remote
30:35 Differences & Similarities Between All The Locations
35:55 Gear Used & Tossed Along The Way
40:40 Timeframe & End Date
44:25 The Longest Stretches
46:30 Biggest Lessons Learned
48:50 Post Trip Life
55:50 No Rules Needed
56:30 Learning About Writing & Publishing A Book
59:30 Unexpected Highlights & Biggest Mishap
Important Links
Find Otto's book Northbound & Down
Location Indie
Want to follow our adventures? Check out our Instagram's @ExtraPackOfPeanuts, @HeatherSherry, and @TravelingWhitMyles
Want More?
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Where To Go & When w/ Sherry Ott
What long-distance adventure are you wanting to conquer? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
In This Episode
03:00 Learning On The Go
04:05 Leveling Up & Where It All Started
09:45 Wanting To Do It To Actually Doing it
15:30 Alaska Adventure
19:30 Falling Forward & Planning At The Same Time
23:20 Am I Gonna Quit?
27:55 Being So Remote
30:35 Differences & Similarities Between All The Locations
35:55 Gear Used & Tossed Along The Way
40:40 Timeframe & End Date
44:25 The Longest Stretches
46:30 Biggest Lessons Learned
48:50 Post Trip Life
55:50 No Rules Needed
56:30 Learning About Writing & Publishing A Book
59:30 Unexpected Highlights & Biggest Mishap
Important Links
Find Otto's book Northbound & Down
Location Indie
Want to follow our adventures? Check out our Instagram's @ExtraPackOfPeanuts, @HeatherSherry, and @TravelingWhitMyles
Want More?
Epic Trips & Micro-Adventures w/ Alastair Humphreys
Adventures Big & Small w/ Alastair Humphreys
Where To Go & When w/ Sherry Ott
Released:
Nov 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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Introducing the Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast: In the inaugural episode, Trav discusses why he started Extra Pack of Peanuts, where the site name came from, and why he has decided to start a podcast. by Extra Pack of Peanuts Travel Podcast