One of the greatest tools you have for keeping yourself safe is your own common sense. And that’s true regardless of whether you’re in downtown LA or downtown Beijing or downtown Kabul. It’s one of the key ideas Bob always imparts on the prod

Safeguarding Your Health - Part 3 - Safety on the Ground

Mar 5th, 2024 24m 19s

So you’ve taken steps to plan for medical safety before your trip, but sometimes the destination of your dreams might throw a nightmare or two your way. From braving extreme temperatures to understanding cultural variations in hospitals, there’

Safe Guarding Your Health - Part 2 - Food and Drink

Feb 27th, 2024 15m 28s

The adventure of global travel often begins with it a curious palate. But if you’re not careful, that culinary curiosity can often lead to more time spent in your hotel room than out exploring. In part 2 of our 3-part series on medical safety w

Safeguarding Your Health - Part 1 - What to Know Before You Go

Feb 20th, 2024 17m 17s

With all you’ve learned about safety, security, and risk you’ll hopefully never need to put into practice the knowledge Bob is going to impart over the next 3 episodes. But, sometimes the world throws you a curveball - and sometimes that comes

Risk

Feb 13th, 2024 28m 7s

Risk. The truth is, anytime you go out into the world you’re taking on some amount of risk. But there are many different kinds of risks - and not all of them are equal.In this episode, Bob helps us understand real risk vs apparent risk and, jus

Safety

Feb 6th, 2024 23m 40s

In our first two episodes, Bob has talked a little about Safety and Security and where those two concepts overlap. In this episode, he gives you some very practical ways to think about safety while traveling.Some of Bob’s tips you might expect,

The Briefing

Jan 30th, 2024 28m 30s

As different as they can be, The Amazing Race and the other big traveling, worldwide, television shows all share one thing in common. Before the cameras start rolling, before heading out on the road, the producers, crew, and contestants are put

An Introduction to Adventuring Smart with Bob Parr

Jan 23rd, 2024 29m 35s

We know who you are. You want to push the envelope when you travel. Get out of your comfort zone and into the farthest reaches of the world. But you’re not reckless, you want to be safe. You want to be smart.We got you. Meet Dr. Bob Parr, (Amaz

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Introducing Adventure Smart with Bob Parr

Jan 17th, 2024 1m 48s

Some of Cerca’s founders - veterans of shows like Survivor and the Amazing Race - are adventurers who’ve been tossed by the waves of the Pacific in small rubber boats, cut through the jungles of South America with machetes, and dangled off the

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