Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

TwoBuck Howie asks, In all your travels, have you ever come across fellow explorers like Albert Lin or Josh Gates?

First, just because someone is on TV doesn’t make them great explorers. I know a LOT of people who are far better traveled than most TV personalities.

That being said….

We had Josh Gates as a guest on my old podcast, This Week in Travel, but I wasn’t on the show that week because of scheduling.

I once met the Australian photographer Peter Lik at the Camuy Caves in Puerto Rico. He was there filming a show for the Weather Channel.

I also stayed at the same hotel as Anthony Bourdain in Lafayette, Louisiana, during Mardi Gras in 2018, just months before he died. Every morning, I’d see him outside the front doors of the lobby smoking a cigarette, texting as his crew got their equipment ready for the day.

I also know a fair number of online travel influencers that I’ve met during my travels around the world. However, I’ve lost touch with many of them as I’ve shifted to podcasting.