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Travel Tales with Mike Siegel
Comedian and TV host Mike Siegel sits down for a lighthearted chat with his friends: comedians, actors, writers producers, and travel professionals, about the joys and and nightmares of travel.
Episodes
- Travel Tales with Mike Siegel
Mike Siegel - Shanghai, Okinawa, Palau, and typhoons - a bucket list trip
Ahoy friends! Travel Tales host Mike Siegel here, and I'm back with a recap of my latest adventures in the Far East! I was sent over the Pacific to perform…
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Travel Your Best with Andrew and Melody - An Adventuring Couple Tours The World And Inspires Others
It's like a movie script. Andrew Infantino was taking a holiday to the Dominican Republic from chilly Montreal in early 2020, where he met the lovely Melody…
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Jeff Capri- Comedian Entertaining from Ship to Shore
There are many ways people find their way into show business. Comedian Jeff Capri seemed to be destined for the footlights. As the son of legendary Catskills…
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Ian Beresford - Life on the Scotland Border`
From Day One, Ian Beresford knew that borders were meant to cross. Ian hails from Berwick-Upon-Tweed, the northernmost city in England, just across the…
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Chloe Kelly - Traveling as a Transition To A New Life
Never underestimate the power of travel as a force for personal change. Change is something that Chloe Kelly finds quite familiar. Growing up in England, Chloe…
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Nicolas Poravas - A Young Man's European Tour
It's long been a rite of passage for young people to take their first trip abroad without their parents. While Nicolas Poravas had visited Italy before with…
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Mathew Prior -CEO of Trusted Housesitters
Mathew Prior is the CEO of Trusted Housesitters, a home share website for people who need someone to watch over their pets and homes when on the road. Mathew…
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Ryando Smithman - Colorado Tree Trimmer Turned Photographer
Colorado resident Ryan Smithman makes his living at high altitude trimming trees, but moonlights as a photographer around the world. Check out all of our other…
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Mike Siegel - Five weeks Cruising Europe - A Recap
Travel Tales host Mike Siegel recounts his recent 5-week journey across the Atlantic and around Europe working on cruise ships. Ports of call include…
- Travel Tales with Mike Siegel
Ian Harris - A New Life In Ireland
Comedian/Film Producer Ian Harris left Hollywood with his wife and daughter to start a new life in Cobh, Ireland. Check out all of our other travel podcasts…
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Alex Starr - Early Digital Nomad
Alex Starr tried to take the straight and narrow path as a teacher in her native Manchester, UK, but a solo trip through South America improved her physical…
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Dennis Hoerter - Traveling through Retirement
Kentucky native Dennis Hoerter took a windy road through the turbulent 60's, finally ending up with a career in Hollywood. He now enjoys retirement by seeing…
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Antoinette Hannan Leon - COO of Passport/Visa Company
Antoinette Hannan Leon is the COO and Senior Vice President of Itseasy.com- a passport and visa service company. Check out all of our other travel podcasts…
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David Razowsky - Teaching Improv Across Borders
Actor and Second City veteran David Razowski travels the world teaching the art of Improvisation. Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the…
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Barton Brooks - Spreading Good Around The World
In the early 2000s, Barton Brooks decided he was going to travel the world doing good deeds wherever he stayed to try to make the world better than he found…
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Dorie Klissas - Former TV news producer covered the world
Dorie Klissas now runs her own media marketing company, but she earned her chops working over 20 years for TV network news and sports. She traveled the world…
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Harry Mitsidis - The World's Most Traveled Man
Harry Mitsidis is widely regarded as the world’s most traveled person, having visited nearly every region on Earth - and one of only a handful of people to…
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Leo Flowers - Comedy is his passport
Chicago native and college athlete Leo Flowers struck out for Hollywood with nothing but a dream. That dream led him to stand-up and nearly every continent…
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Kaitlyn Rosati - The NoMan Nomad travel influencer talks Italy, NYC, and solo travel
New Yorker Kaitlyn Rosati's journey includes a music career, working for the UN, bartending, and ultimately, being a successful travel blogger and creator of…
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Mike Schibel - Travel With Meaning host and knodel expert
Mike Schibel, host of the Travel With Meaning podcast and travel site, rejoins us since his first visit in 2017. A lot has happened since, to say the least!…
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Lance Ringnald- former US Olympian talks about the nomad life of an athlete
Lance Ringnald was one of the youngest members ever of a USA Mens Gymnastics Olympic team when he competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics as an 18-year-old. Check…
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Clint Palmer - Hollywood cameraman dodges danger in Mexico and Africa
Retired Hollywood cameraman Clint Palmer (Die Hard, Predator, Empire Strikes Back) shares crazy work Tales of dodging gunfire in a Nairobi hotel, being stalked…
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Teresa Stevens- Mexican who emigrated to Canada digs deep into the immigrant experience.
Dr. Teresa Stevens grew up in Mexico and has made her home in Calgary for the last 20-plus years. She's recently written a book on the immigrant experience and…
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Angie Orth - travel influencer shares nightmare Tale of being stranded in Africa during Iran invasion.
Travel blogger/podcaster Angie Orth from Angieaway.com stops by to share her crazy Tale of trying to return home to Florida from the Maldives as the Iran…
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Ronan O'Connell - Aussie photographer/journalist and his life abroad in Asia and Ireland.
Journalist and photographer Ronan O'Connell joins in from Perth, Australia to talk about his new coffee table book, Hidden in Plain Sight. Check out all of our…
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Janice Martin - high-flying entertainer and military veteran on her life playing for international audiences.
Janice Martin is a multi-talented singer, instrumentalist and aerialist who served in the US army and performed all around the world. Check out all of our…
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Lisa Pattenden -guide to the Northern Lights
Lisa Pattenden is a US Air Force veteran who's lived and worked in Qatar and has made her home in the UK for the past two decades. She now lives in the…
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Kyle Lamont - rocking around the planet one venue at a time
Maine native Kyle Lamont's love of music brought her around the world following her favorite bands and eventually led her to Hollywood. Check out all of our…
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Joe Miragliotta - lifestyle blogger settles in an unlikely place when not cruising the seas
OG lifestyle blogger Joe Miragliotta of JoesDaily.com returns to the show after a decade to update us on his move to southern Illinois, his latest travels, and…
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Marin May - new empty nester spreads her wings to Europe
Marin May just returned transformed from her first trip to Portugal, and looks forward to traveling more now that her son is off to college! Check out all of…
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Maria Kamau - Kenyan travel coach inspiring women to explore
A trip to Germany as a teenager inspired Kenyan Maria Kamau to want to travel the world. Nearly a hundred countries later, she now runs her own Nairobi-based…
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Bob Gillespie - Chicago transplant shares Tales of his new life in Costa Rica
My old comedy pal from Chicago is now an expat living in Costa Rica. Time to check in to see how it is living La Pura Vida.
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Bryan Lewis - Tenon Tours founder specializes in European travel
Boston-based Bryan Lewis is the founder of Tenon Tours, a bespoke travel agency specializing in Europe.
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Graham Elwood - comedian's new life in Thailand
Back for a 3rd appearance on Travel Tales, comedian Graham Elwood shares his experiences of living in Thailand for the past year.
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Gavin Solomon - Our favorite Aussie gives the scoop from Down Under
G'day, mates! We head Down Under to check in with our Aussie pal Gavin Solomon, a Sydney native who now makes his home in his nation's capital of Canberra.
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Jack Rathmell - from Amish Country to South Africa and London
Jack Rathmell grew up in Pennsylvania Amish country and after only a year in college, decamped to South Africa, first as a volunteer and later as a student and…
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Sarah Dandashy -From concierge to media maven
It's been nearly a full decade since we chatted with Sarah Dandashy of AskAConcierge.tv and she's been busy: leaving her day job, appearing on TV, creating…
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J. Keith van Straaten - Honeymoon in Europe and Africa
Podcast/game show host extraordinaire J. Keith van Straaten just returned from whirlwind honeymoon to Europe and Africa and has plenty of Tales to tell.
- Travel Tales with Mike Siegel
Rael Zieve - Zimbabwe native promotes African travel
Rael Zieve is a native of Zimbabwe now making his home in England. He is the founder of the Keep Travelling Africa website and podcast.
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2025 Year in Travel - a solo Mike recap
Happy Holidays! Mike here. As the year ends, thought I'd take an episode to recount a crazy year of highs and lows. Let's all look ahead to a better 2026 shall…
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Johnny Cardinale - comedian entertains troops and cruises
Comedian Johnny Cardinale spends the bulk of the year on the road, and his jokes have brought him to nearly every corner of the world.
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Steve Mazan - Navy vet-turned- comedian on finding laughs in a war zone
Comedian and Navy veteran Steve Mazan just returned from two weeks in Poland entertaining the troops.
- Travel Tales with Mike Siegel
Mark Phipps - Longtime nomad has your passport covered
Mark Phipps left his native England at 19 and never looked back. After stints living in Australia, New Zealand, and the US, he now makes his home in Koh…
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Azdean Elmoustaquim - Morocco native and travel expert
Azdean Elmoustaquim emigrated from Morocco to Houston 30 years ago, but has since turned his passion and expertise for his homeland into his travel business…
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Scott Neeson - Saving Cambodian children - encore episode
This week is an encore repeat from 2021, with Scott Neeson, former Hollywood exec who left it all to help starving children in Cambodia. Truly inspiring.
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Cathy Ladman - comedy veteran returns from Europe
Cathy Ladman is a longtime comedian who recently returned from a whirlwind trip to Europe.
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Krishna Shivdasani - Indian entrepreneur creates a new travel app
Krishna Shivdasani is an entrepreneur who co-created a new travel app, Now You Know.
- Travel Tales with Mike Siegel
Mark Parton - first impressions of Japan
Mike welcomes back his old high school friend Mark Parton, who recently returned from his first ever trip to Japan.
- Travel Tales with Mike Siegel
Craig D. Forrest- longtime filmmaker and TV producer has covered the world
Craig D. Forrest is a 40-year veteran filmmaker and TV producer who has visited 161 countries and covered war zones, famines, religious cults, and everything…
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Melissa Rodway - Canadian world traveler turns emails into travel memoir
Toronto native Melissa Rodway took a 4-month trip through Southeast Asia back in 2010, writing lengthy, detailed emails along the way. She's compiled those…
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Jennifer Johnson - US couple become permanent expats
Jennifer Johnson is one half of Jenn N Scott Adventures, a site following the exploits of an American couple living full-time around the world.
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Kenny Dunn
Kenny Dunn is a Philly native and founder of Eating Europe, which provides food tours and recommendations in the Continent's top cities.
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George Jerjian
George Jerjian had a cancer scare in his early 50's that forced him into retirement. He soon earned he needed more than just golf to keep him fulfilled, and…
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Carrie Dow
Freelance writer Carrie Dow created the blog, "What's Pawsitive", showcasing animal welfare experiences around the world.
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Evlyn Mondo
Quebec native Evlyn Mondo had a dream to retire to a warm tropical island. She made it come true when she and her husband purchased a luxury villa in Barbados.
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Oli France
English adventurer Oli France shares Tales of his treks to go from the lowest to highest points on each continent by human power alone.
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Eryn Gordon
A year teaching English in South Korea inspired Eryn Gordon to create her own travel blog/guide, EarthToEditorial.com.
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Melissa Curtin
Melissa Curtin returns to Travel Tales 12 years after her first appearance, to fill us in on what's happening with her longtime travel/lifestyle site…
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Jordan Giberson
Jordan Giberson is a Texan who fell in love with London at first sight and moved there in 2019. She now has a website and podcast encouraging others who are…
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Justin Walter
After nine years, travel TV host and influencer Justin Walter returns as Your Bucket List Guide, inspiring people to not wait to see their dream travel…