#367 Gary Arndt - Tales From 200+ Countries & Territories
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🗓️ 12 June 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Gary Arndt is a seasoned traveler who has explored over 200 countries and territories. He shares what inspired him to leave his conventional life behind and pursue full-time travel, recounting some of his most eye-opening and transformative journeys. Zuby and Gary discuss the economics of full-time travel, different cultures, and the contrasting travel philosophies between Americans and Europeans. Gary also shares surprising observations, overlooked destinations, and how travel has shaped his current pursuits and outlook on life.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction and Guest Welcome
(01:32) Gary’s Background and Journey
(03:24) Early Travel Experiences
(04:38) Deciding to Travel Full-Time
(06:25) Traveling to 200+ Countries & Territories
(09:43) Cost of Full-Time Travel
(12:31) Importance of Traveling
(17:27) American vs. European Travel Perspectives
(23:18) Surprising Travel Observations
(27:08) Unique and Fascinating Destinations
(29:12) Fascination with the Stan Countries
(30:27) Traveling in Central Asia
(31:41) Language Barriers in Travel
(33:49) Unvisited Destinations
(35:47) Challenges and Restrictions in Travel
(38:31) Unique Places to Visit
(48:15) Memorable Travel Experiences
(50:51) Lessons from Traveling
(52:50) Current Projects and Future Plans
(54:52) Outro
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| 0:00.0 | It's extremely important if you want to understand what other people and other places are like. |
| 0:06.0 | So I'll often have discussions with Americans and they'll say something about the Middle East or, you know, something that's going on there. |
| 0:12.0 | And my favorite thing is to always then say, when was the last time you were there? |
| 0:17.0 | And the answer is almost always they were never there. It's just stuff you hear in the news. |
| 0:21.5 | And I know firsthand, having been in the middle of several big news events, |
| 0:26.2 | that what I then subsequently read in major media outlets was often wrong or misinterpreted, |
| 0:33.9 | or they were spinning it in such a way to make it sound worse than it was. |
| 0:39.2 | A couple examples. |
| 0:40.7 | I was... |
| 0:43.3 | I am the man, sick with the slang, sick and I'm destined for fame. |
| 0:47.8 | Two for the fan, not for the grand, stunting you're destined for pain. |
| 0:51.1 | I do not frown. |
| 0:51.9 | I do not scam. |
| 0:52.8 | Put some respect on my name. |
| 0:54.8 | Sick like a rain, click and I bang. Y'all pain click and a bang y'all gonna remember the name I'd like to welcome you back to the |
| 1:00.5 | real talk with Zubi podcast on today's episode we have got on a very interesting guest he is one of |
| 1:06.0 | the few people in the world who makes me feel like I have not done much traveling. He makes me feel |
| 1:11.0 | like a very poorly traveled man because he's an extraordinarily well-traveled man. He is a |
| 1:15.7 | photographer, a blogger, and he is the host of the podcast, Everything Everywhere. And this is Gary |
| 1:21.6 | Arndt. Welcome to the show. Thanks for having me. Great to have you on, Gary. I've done a |
| 1:27.2 | brief intro there, but for my listeners who are not familiar with you, please |
| 1:30.8 | introduce yourself. |
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