Evolved idiots #23: Francis Tapon
Manage episode 281663581 series 2850973
Evolved idiots welcomes Francis Tapon, the author of Hike Your Own Hike and The Hidden Europe. He has traveled to 120 countries. He has walked across America 4 times, Spain twice, and Madagascar once. From 2013-2018, he traveled overland nonstop to all 54 African countries. In 2019, he was inducted into the California Outdoors Hall of Fame.
0:00 - Opening
1:42 - How Travel Changes You
8:15 - Travel Preparation
10:52 - The Study of Religion
17:09 - How 2020 May Affect the Future of Travel
20:13 - Obtaining Visas
22:00 - Choosing a Nontraditional Path
24:22 - Overcoming Challenges
28:47 - Hiking with Essentials Only
31:30 - Developing Humility Through Struggle
35:44 - Living Your Passion
37:44 - Mind Expansion with Psychedelics
53:28 - Travel Tolerances
55:40 - Dangerous Travel
1:00:49 - Montenegro
1:02:13 - Are We Alone in the Universe?
1:10:20 - Life Advice
1:12:10 - Closing
72 episode