http://travelstories.thepodcastnetwork.com Each week travelstories takes you to a different part of the world Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:07:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We all do it - our signature pose or prop when we take a picture while backpacking across the globe. Matt Harding has taken it one step further, capturing on video his unique dance in front of some spot that for him, symbolizes that country. Matt's then taken ... http://travelstories.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/03/01/travel-stories-episode-5-where-the-hell-is-matt/ When we dream of India, our mind wanders to the winding streets of overcrowded, harried cities like Bombay and Calcutta, to illustrious palaces erected in the deserts of Rajasthan, down the river Ganges as we pass by the holy Hindu city of Varanasi as bodies are cremated on the ghats ... http://travelstories.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/travel-stories-episode-4-sanchi-india/ [audio:http://travelstories.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_travelstories_20060809_003.mp3] download and save the podcast  In my last podcast I took you to one of the last "untouched" travel spots on the globe, Liberia. Now I'm going to take you to a well traversed locale, the Western United States. It's the classic challenge, how do you seek out the ... http://travelstories.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/08/11/travel-stories-episode-3-motorcycling-across-the-western-us/ It's the holy grail of all backpackers - finding that untouched country before it gets flooded with tourists from all over the world. It's the stuff of legends - hearing about beaches with nary a person in sight, hidden towns that have not seen a Westerner in years. I've always ... http://travelstories.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/06/15/travel-stories-episode-2-liberia/ [audio:http://travelstories.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_travelstories_20050515_001.mp3] download the show here (mp3 - 9.6mb - 27min) Travel for me has always been initiated by stories. I can't grab my passport fast enough after a buddy just recounts his latest travel stories filling me with images of foreign destinations. Pictures can sometimes do it but usually your friend's photos ... http://travelstories.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/05/15/travel-stories-episode-1-madrid-spain/