Choose Travel NOW! Lessons from the World’s Longest Honeymoon with National Geographic Authors Mike and Anne Howard of HoneyTrek

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel, Business, Society & Culture

4.5 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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What would it take to create a life of adventure, connection, and meaningful experiences? Mike and Anne Howard of HoneyTrek are on the world’s longest honeymoon—13 years and counting! They share how they’ve built a lifestyle centered on slow travel, sustainability, and their love for glamping, inspiring others to rethink what’s possible in life and travel. Mike and Anne Howard are award-winning authors, seasoned travelers, and the visionary duo behind HoneyTrek. Known for their books Comfortably Wild and Ultimate Journeys for Two, they’ve inspired thousands of people to embrace meaningful, unique adventures through slow travel and sustainable living. Mike and Anne share their experiences of turning an epic honeymoon into a lifestyle, offering practical advice on sustainable travel, avoiding burnout, and embracing spontaneity. You’ll also discover how glamping can provide immersive, eco-friendly adventures and hear their tips for building a life aligned with your passions and priorities. What’s one way you’d make your travels more meaningful or sustainable? I'd love to hear your thoughts, and I hope you’ll share by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Get ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and access to all episodes for only $3/month. Subscribe now! Tune In To Learn: How Mike and Anne turned a honeymoon into a 13-year global journey Their approach to slow travel and why it creates richer experiences Tips for managing burnout and staying inspired during long-term travel How they’ve avoided single-use plastics in 79 countries Practical advice for eating vegan or plant-based, even in the most meat-heavy countries The surprising ways glamping offers sustainable and impactful adventures Their top glamping recommendations for outdoor adventures, creativity, and quiet reflection Their philosophy on balancing simplicity, expenses, and purpose in life and travel The importance of unplanned adventures and embracing the unexpected Practical advice for couples who travel and work together And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Sign up for our FREE newsletter Visit the Honeytrek website Follow Honeytrek on Instagram Ultimate Journeys for Two Comfortably Wild HappyCow app Want More? The World's Longest Honeymoon with Mike and Anne from Honeytrek Getting Comfortably Wild w/ Mike & Anne From HoneyTrek Following Inspiration Towards A Life Of Travel with Mark and Steffi (The World’s Only Chapman Stick Duo) Thanks To Our Sponsors Defender - Explore the full lineup at landroverusa.com Fruition - Use code TRAVEL20 for 20% off your first three months and visualize your full financial picture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.3	should put on their life plan to do at least a two or a three month trip somewhere as soon as you can. There will always be work.
1:13.6	Your company will hire you back. Another company will hire when you come back from this trip.
1:18.0	But put a plan in motion. Get a little saving going. Start researching it. Thinking about a long trip,
1:23.6	solo with your partner, with your kids. Put it on your books. Don't put it off because that
1:30.2	style of travel, the way you will meet people and see a destination is unlike any trip. I don't
1:36.9	care how beautiful your previous trips have been. It will be a different style of travel that
1:42.1	you will become addicted to you. And you will, even if you only do it once for two months, you will be such different style of travel that you will become addicted to you and you will even if you
1:45.1	only do it once for two months you will be such a better person for seeing the world slowly the joy
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