Episodes

  • WANDEROUS: 🇫🇷 The Best Vegan Pastry Ever & Farewell to Marseille
    Jan 11 2025

    A wide-ranging, breakneck finale to the Marseille chapter of my adventure.

    Show Notes

    • Can anyone figure out the reoccurring motif that shows up again and again in Marseille street art?

    • A YouTube short I made of my OhFaon experience

    • OhFaon’s official website

    • The amazing latticework on the roof of the MUCEM museum video that I shot.

    • Travel Tip: In this episode, I share how I slept in a loud, traffic-y environment

    • Here’s a link to Amazon of the noise-cancelling headphones I (still!) use

    • Patreon supporters will want to tune in on Wednesday for 22 gorgeous photos of hidden bits of Marseille, as well as the pastry I mentioned

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    29 mins
  • WANDEROUS: 🇫🇷 Exploring the Oldest District in Marseille: Le Panier!
    Jan 4 2025

    We expected culture. We found tons, plus a “Miaou” Box.

    Show Notes

    • Here’s a google maps link to the Calanque bay that we visited

    • Check out Couchsurfing.com travel exchange site if you haven’t already

    • A bit about the history of Vichy France in WW2

    • The webpage I mention that outlines why Le Panier

    • The delicious little plant-based cafe we ate at: Flower Burger!

    • Patreon supporters will want to tune in on Wednesday for 2 dozen gorgeous photos of Le Panier

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    23 mins
  • WANDEROUS: 🇫🇷 Finding the legendary Fontaine de Voire (A Magnificent Hike & View)
    Dec 28 2024

    The time I stumbled upon an ancient fountain in the South of France and then climbed Massif de Marseilleveyre, somehow not falling in the process.

    Show Notes

    • The very silly video I shot at Fontaine de Voire (YouTube)

    • More about the The Legend of Fontaine de Voire here.

    • A Google Maps link to the Voire Fountain (again, I recommend Terrain view)

    • Patreon supporters will want to tune in on Wednesday for the gorgeous photos of this area!

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    23 mins
  • WANDEROUS: 🇺🇸 The Dissolution of The Fellowship of the Van
    Dec 21 2024

    We almost made it to Portland. Almost. But JJ made a big mistake.

    Show Notes

    • Travel Tip: Don’t switch license plates with another vehicle. 🤦‍♂️

    • Another example of how a Couchsurfing.com member saved my butt

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    23 mins
  • WANDEROUS: 🇺🇸 Taking pics of Credit Cards in Boise? An iPod Story
    Dec 14 2024

    In which I share the most bizarre thing a policeman has ever said to me.

    Show Notes

    • Travel Tip: Craigslist can be a good way to find people to carpool with, but trust your gut, too

    • I’m 95% sure this is the same website I used, all those years ago, to find the cheapest gasoline.

    • Tune in next time for an even-more-entertaining travel story

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    24 mins
  • WANDEROUS: 🇫🇷 Risking Being Marooned in Cassis & Pretty Port-Miou
    Dec 7 2024

    Barely made it there. But it was worth it.

    Show Notes

    • Travel Tip: When in Marseille, get the 7-day unlimited pass. The bus to Cassis, there and back, is included.

    • Patreon supporters will want to tune in on Wednesday for the gorgeous photos of this area!

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    25 mins
  • WANDEROUS: 🇫🇷 Palais Fountains & A Movie at “The Wasteland”
    Nov 30 2024

    Did you know you can find stalactites in downtown Marseille? It’s true, at Palais Longchamp. That, and then an inspiring visit and night movie at La Friche, “The Wasteland.” 😆 Is it a wasteland? You decide.

    Show Notes

    • Travel Tip: Join Meetup.com for free to find great local events

    • Some screenshots of Portal 2, which La Friche vaguely reminds me of

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    27 mins
  • WANDEROUS: 🇫🇷 Notre-Dame de la Garde Panorama & Live Music near La Plaine
    Nov 23 2024

    The tale of my first and only visit to Notre-Dame De la Garde at the highest point on Marseille, and the fun performance I went to afterward.

    Show Notes

    • One example of a Esther Hicks channeling that I mention

    • Pardon me if my example was confusing. I know the elephant man was a real person. But Robinson Crusoe wasn’t. lol

    • La Plaine, the market space I mention (google maps link)

    • Oh Faon is the dairy-free bakery that I mention, my favorite food experience in Marseille (google maps link)

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    27 mins