On this initial episode of 'the Nostalgic Vagabond' podcast (series-2) I talk with Ashley Lammle. Ashley hails from Western Australia. He has since moved to Canada for career ambitions, working in heavy industry. Over the years, Ashley has travelled to many fine destinations for work and pleasure and has developed a unique travel philosophy. Ashley strives to become "his" best traveller, one who is proactive in discovering the "local experience".In conversation, we discuss what is the difference between (4:00) a "tourist" and a "traveller". Ashley shares how being proactive and seeking out remote villages in Columbia (7:00) inspired him to begin his own evolution as a traveller. Simply drinking beers in the street with locals, Ashley tells how he discovered his way of exploring beyond the tourist facade in a foreign place (12:00). Similarly, playing sports with local kids in Guinea (17:00) and interacting with people helps you to understand more about this incredible world that we live in. Plus, how friendly people (24:00) are in the Bahamas.We talk about proactive strategies to engage with local people (27:00) from fitness clubs to drinking tea in China. We also discuss travel philosophies (33:00) and the evolutions or the organic creation of an individual's travel philosophy. Travel is never without hiccups and Ashley tells a good one on his first disastrous trip (38:00) to Cuba...

Enjoy.

You can find Ashley on Instagram if curious about his landscape photographs. @ashleylammle

A big thanks to Tom Forfar for creating the title tracks for the podcast series.

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