Postcards From The Road

Blue Sky Kingdom | Bruce Kirkby

Liz Hill — Tue, 04 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Traversing Iceland by foot, Mongolia by horseback, Arabia by camel and the Blue Nile Gorge by raft; Bruce Kirby’s journeys span 80 countries around the world. In his new book “Blue Sky Kingdom,” we follow Kirkby and his family as they hop on a freighter and make a remarkable three-month journey from Canada to the Himalayas. We asked the writer, photographer, and now author what prompted his adventure halfway around the globe.

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The Iron(WO)man | Ru Remennikova

Liz Hill — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:00:19 +0000

The Ironman Triathlon is considered by many, to be the world’s most challenging endurance event. Multiple events take place each year around the globe. In 2017 Virginia native Ru Remennikova traveled to Australia to compete. She also competed in Lake Placid in 2018. The Ironman consists of 2.4 mi of swimming, followed by 112 mi […]

No Refuge | Serena Parekh

Liz Hill — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:00:52 +0000

Postcards From The Road strives to bring you stories from all walks of life, but what we rarely cover is what some would call “forced travel.” Serena Parekh is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Northeastern University in Boston, and the author of No Refuge: Ethics and the Global Refugee Crisis. Having written […]

America The Beautiful | Susan Goldberg

Liz Hill — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 10:00:34 +0000

Over the past two centuries, the United States has evolved in ways we could have never imagined, from its natural views to its unmatched history. National Geographic has released a new collection highlighting its legendary photo archives, delivering an up-close-and-personal view of the country. Susan Goldberg is the Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic and the Editorial […]

Signs Of Life | Dr. Stephen Fabes

Liz Hill — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 10:00:10 +0000

When Stephen Fabes left his job as an E.R. doctor and set out to cycle around the world, frontline medicine quickly faded from his mind. The daily challenges of life on the road stack up as he navigates deserts, mountains, freezing weather, and the overwhelming solitude of cycling solo. Fabes recounts his journey across six […]

Amazon Woman | Darcy Gaechter

Liz Hill — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:00:23 +0000

Setting out with two fellow kayakers, Darcy Gaechter celebrated her 35th birthday on a 148-day kayaking journey paddling the Amazon River. Her book, Amazon Woman: Facing Fears, Chasing Dreams, and a Quest to Kayak the Largest River from Source to Sea, recounts her heart-pounding adventure. Gaechter now leads expeditions in the continental U.S., Alaska, Ecuador, […]

Tea For All | Sarah Scarborough

Liz Hill — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:00:58 +0000

Traveling to gardens across the globe Sarah Scarborough, 44, has devoted the past 20 years of her life to learning the history and culture of tea. Fulfilling her dreams to source her own ethically grown tea someday, Scarborough launched Firepot Nomadic Teas in 2001. Since, the company has flourished, as a member of One Percent […]

Journal Of A Maybe Missionary | Chelsea Greenwood

Liz Hill — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 06:40:44 +0000

At 23 years old, recent Vassar College graduate Chelsea Greenwood joined 41 other North Americans on a journey around the world. In January 2014 upon searching for a pathway that allowed her to practice her Christian faith and travel, Chelsea stumbled upon The World Race, an interdenominational mission trip that visits 11 countries, in 11 months. […]

Escapism Cooking | Mandy Lee

Liz Hill — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 05:00:24 +0000

When Mandy Lee, moved from New York City to Beijing in 2010, she experienced “soul-crushing” depression. Finding solace in warm spices and sticky sauces, Lee found she was able to focus and cope with difficulties in her kitchen. In 2019 Lee, 39, released her new cookbook entitled The Art Of Escapism Cooking, which is filled […]

Sovietistan | Erika Fatland

Liz Hill — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 05:00:32 +0000

Fueled by curiosity Norwegian Author and Journalist Erika Fatland, 36, traveled through Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. She chronicles the 2013 journey in her first book translated into English, Sovietistan. Leading readers around the former frontier of the Soviet Union, Fatland provides historical context as well as political and socioeconomic analysis. There was a […]

More Good | Mary Latham

Liz Hill — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:00:44 +0000

Mary Latham, 32, has been traveling around The United States searching for More Good. The Long Island, New York native set out three years ago to visit all 50 states. She has stayed in the homes of over 150 strangers, and when our host Elizabeth Hill spoke to her on October 23rd she had collected […]

One Man, 46 Peaks | Rick Reed

Liz Hill — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 05:00:47 +0000

Rick Reed, 63, is a retired postmaster and hiking enthusiast. Born and raised in New York’s North Country he grew up around the Adirondack high peaks and in 1980 he completed his first peak: Mt. Marcy. However, it wasn’t until he became postmaster in West Stockholm 17 years later that Reed decided to become an […]

The Cuban Polaroid | Hannah Joseph

Liz Hill — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 04:00:25 +0000

This past June Hannah Joseph, 28, a high school Spanish teacher with Hoover City Schools in Hoover, Alabama ventured to Cuba for an eight day excursion with travelers from around America, myself included. With the hope of bringing school supplies to a once very mysterious land, she credited her career as to what made her […]

The Book Of A Former Mormon | Jessica Holmes

Liz Hill — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 04:00:59 +0000

Jessica Holmes, 46, is a comedian and mental health advocate. I spoke with Holmes on WAMC’s 51% about her new memoir Depression The Comedy, a comedic conversation starter about depression. However, this episode of Postcards focuses on her mission work in Venezuela with The Mormon Church in the early 90’s. Holmes said her upbringing with […]

Peruvian Roadtrip | Matt Plummer

Liz Hill — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 04:00:20 +0000

Matt Plummer graduated college in 2013 with a bachelors in history and the looming question of what’s next? Post college, the 23 year old started landscaping on Martha’s Vineyard when the realization came to him, he had never traveled outside of the U.S. Plummer decided it was time to go. Giving himself one month to […]

The Goddess Project | Holli Rae

Liz Hill — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:30:30 +0000

In April 2012 then 22-year-old producer and director Holli Rae set out on a 6 month, 10,000 mile journey across The United States on the adventure of a lifetime. Rae and her co-producer Sara Landas begin what would become a 4 year journey determined to empower the feminine voice. They packed their lives into a […]

The West African Beat | Jordan Taylor Hill

Liz Hill — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:02:28 +0000

In early 2019 Jordan Taylor Hill traveled to Senegal and Guinea to expand his musical background as an artist. Hill says his passion for drumming and his previous visits to West Africa sparked his trip back. Audio from this episode was provided by Jordan Taylor Hill. To learn more about Hill’s journey, upcoming drum workshops […]

The Iranian Experience | Henry Zhu

Liz Hill — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 04:00:02 +0000

Iran is a county steeped in history, culture and nature. In April 2018 29-year-old, Boston native, Henry Zhu ventured to the Middle East for 9 days to experience what the county has to offer. I asked Zhu why he wanted to go to Iran with the current political climate and most mass media outlets discouraging […]

Polar Plunge | Julie Deadrick

Liz Hill — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 18:43:26 +0000

Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest continent in the world. In 2014, Julie Deadrick, a Molecular Microbiologist from Virginia, set her sights on a trip there. Deadrick says she wanted to go to Antarctica because she wanted a unique travel experience to a desolate, remote area that not many people have seen and she […]

Mush | Ken Hamm

Liz Hill — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 05:00:05 +0000

On Saturday March 2, 2019 the 47th Iditarod will kick off. The dog mushing race covers over 1000 miles of the roughest terrain from Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western coast of the Bering Sea. The harsh conditions include: jagged mountain ranges, thick forest, barren tundra and miles of windswept coast, […]

Tea Time | Kevin Borowsky

Liz Hill — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:34:23 +0000

Last week we dived into the world of coffee, this week we are all about tea. The history of tea encompasses multiple cultures and spans thousands of years. Kevin Borowsky is the co-owner of The Whistling Kettle, which is a tea shop and restaurant with locations in Troy and Ballston Spa, New York. Borowsky and […]

Coffeelands | Dean Cycon

Liz Hill — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 05:00:23 +0000

Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company, located in Massachusetts, was founded by Dean Cycon in 1993. The Company works to provide quality specialty coffee as a vehicle for positive social, economic and environmental change throughout Asia, Africa and the Americas. Cycon realized his mission in the 80’s and now travels the world to obtain fair trade […]

Soy For All | Renée St. Jacques

Liz Hill — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:46:53 +0000

Renée St. Jacques serves as the Assistant of Public Policy at the New York Farm Bureau. On the season finale St. Jacques discusses her time as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon, where she helped farmers learn the fundamentals of growing soy. Renée St. Jacques currently serves as president of the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers […]

Power Of Language | Kim Andersen

Liz Hill — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:18:12 +0000

Teacher and businesswoman Kim Andersen speaks about her time teaching abroad in Paraguay and the power of language while traveling.

Radioactivity | Kristin Amico

Liz Hill — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:00:47 +0000

On this week’s episode we talk with Kristin Amico, a freelance writer, about her visit to Chernobyl.