Adventures in Urban Exploration with Greg Abandoned

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel

4.6 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever had the urge to explore the world beyond the boundaries of society? Greg Abandoned shares his passion for urban exploration, including stories of some of his most challenging journeys, most cherished experiences, and all about the URBEX movement. If you have ever wondered what it would be like to visit lost parts of society and want to know more about finding beauty in decay, then you don't want to miss this episode. We discuss how Greg discovered a new perspective on life through urban exploration, what inspired him to adopt this lifestyle, the unwritten rules of URBEX, and how to begin your own journey. Have you ever participated in urban exploration? I'd love to hear about your experience and hope you will share by sending me an audio message. *This is a previously released episode from the archives! Zero To Travel interviews are timeless, offering valuable insight whenever you listen. Tune In To Learn: What happened when Greg was arrested by the Chinese secret police How to follow proper etiquette when doing urban exploration When and why Greg fell in love with urban exploration The video game that inspired Greg to visit Chernobyl and start his journey How to start out on your own urban exploration adventure Why it's important to find a balance between sharing locations and keeping undiscovered places off the map What makes photography an important part of the process for Greg The most challenging urban exploration experiences Greg has ever encountered Why Greg feels that URBEX has given him a new life purpose The hidden meaning behind Chasing Bandos And so much more Resources: Sign up for our FREE newsletter Check out Greg’s Website Listen to the Chasing Bandos Podcast Instagram Want More? How To Get Off The Beaten Track with Gunnar Garfors Getting Off The Beaten Path with Travel Writing Legend Joe Cummings Hidden Paths and Sacred Rides with Mike Brcic Thanks To Our Sponsors Apple Card - Earn 3% back on the Apple products and services you love with Apple Card. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The deal about Airbex is that you go to places that you cannot go.
0:05.6	The public cannot go.
0:06.7	You're not allowed to go.
0:08.9	When it's security, close gates, dogs, those are the type of places I really like to go.
0:17.1	I, on a weekly basis, talk to passionate people who, because of this hobby, have super unique experiences because you meet people along the way.
0:28.6	There's always so many different stories.
0:31.6	We really like to preserve those places. I must say this took everything I had. And when I woke up there,
0:43.9	I was crying when I saw them because this felt like the sense of achievement to do this was
0:52.6	simply insane.
0:57.1	Those are clips from my interview today with Greg abandoned.
1:03.5	No, that's not his real name because he is part of a subculture that you heard briefly about called Irbex or Urban Exploring.
1:06.8	And this is a community of people that travel to explore abandoned places that are sometimes extremely difficult to find all over the world.
1:15.8	And this conversation has so many different levels to it.
1:20.7	You're going to hear, of course, about Irbex.
1:24.1	Get a little 101 on that.
1:25.8	The styles of Irbex like rooftoping, tips for finding interesting
1:29.6	abandoned places when they aren't publicized, some of the secrecy and the code of conduct in the
1:35.4	Irbex community. And we also get into some of the philosophical stuff around abandoned places,
1:41.8	that beauty you see in the decay. Others might see it a little bit
1:46.6	differently. And you can see a lot of that in the photos. If you want a visual guide to go along
1:51.0	with this, I encourage you to check out greggabandon.com. Check out some of the photos there that
1:55.6	he's taken of these places. And in this interview, we get to, you know, kind of live vicariously through some of his
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