Episode 4

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Published on:

14th Sep 2020

EP 04: VISITING NORTH KOREA, A CAMBODIAN DISH TO DIE FOR, AND SHOOTING KALASHNIKOV’S IN ALBANIA

Special Guest: Vitnija Saldava

Vitnija (pronounced as Whitney) Saldava is a true world citizen, born in the small Eastern European country of Latvia, but now living and working all over the world. She speaks 6 languages and has lived in 6 different countries, now residing in the UK. For the first half of her career she worked as an international news journalist covering news stories all around the world. At the moment, she works as a communications officer at NATO by day, and as a career adviser and a masters student at Harvard University by night.

SHOW NOTES:

Introduction

1:10 Whitney shares her family's history with wanderlust

4:55 Whitney shares her first solo trip to Finland at a really young age

7:30 How Whitney chose to go to North Korea

8:35 Whitney shares her experience sneaking around and getting caught in North Korea.

17:55 Whitney shares her FAVORITE places that she has traveled with a few helpful tips on how to make your way over to these special places.

19:30 Whitney shares her tips on traveling to Cambodia

21:00 Solo Traveling and why

29:05 Whitney shares her experience in Albania shooting Kalashnikovs

36:30 How has Covid affected Whitney

39:00 Feeling connected

41:30 Whitney's favorite item to buy when she travels

www.instagram.com/whitneytheexplorer

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Roaming the Earth with Drea Castro
Welcome to Roaming the Earth - the stories & adventures of people who are jet setters, nomads & explorers - from pilots, journalists, touring musicians and photographers to van-lifers, backpackers, and thru-hikers. Come join me every week as we...
Welcome to Roaming the Earth - the stories & adventures of people who are jet setters, nomads & explorers - from pilots, journalists, touring musicians and photographers to van-lifers, backpackers, and thru-hikers. Come join me every week as we hear tips and tricks from these travel experts from around the world.