Hiking the Camino De Santiago, Painting Your Travels, Letting Curiosity Rule, and Tiny House Living with Kari Gale

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel

4.6 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Have you ever experienced a trip that changed your perspective on life? Today, I'm joined by Kari Gale to learn about her experience hiking 500 miles from the French border into Spain on the Camino De Santiago and the unique way she journals her travels. Kari is an artist specializing in capturing the narratives of journey, food, and travel through pen, ink, and watercolor. From her tiny house in Portland, Oregon, she works as an author, illustrator, and creative mentor to others who want to document their stories through journal art. Kari's perspective on life and travel provides valuable insight for any journey, big or small. Kari shares her experience hiking the Camino De Santiago, the profound effects of documenting your travels with a paintbrush, the importance of staying curious, her commitment to minimalism, and so much more. What have you carried home from your travels? I'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you will share them by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a bonus episode every month (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click Here To Try Premium Passport For Only $1 Tune in to Learn: The struggle of working as an artist and balancing business with creativity The story of Kari's pilgrimage and how her illustrated books came to be Finding the harmony between passion projects and making a living How drawing enhances your travels and the importance of being present Kari's thoughts on having intention behind a trip Valuing curiosity over expectation and processing trauma What being a pilgrim means to Kari and forming a bond with others The spiritual experience of a pilgrimage Kari's perspective on minimalism, deciding to live in a tiny home, and her advice on downsizing How Kari overcame impostor syndrome as an art teacher And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Today's Sponsor, Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card Learn more about Kari and her artwork Follow Kari on Instagram @karimgale Take a tour of Kari's Tiny House Want More? How a Pilgrimage can Transform Your Life w/ Paul Barach How to Overcome Personal Struggles Through Travel w/ Michael Lavers 7 Lessons from the Tiny House Movement that will Help You Travel the World Thanks to our Sponsors This episode is sponsored by US Bank's Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card, with the ability to earn up to 5x the points on travel-related expenses like hotels, and rental cars, this card will get you the most return on your next trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Historically, most of the people who undertook a pilgrimage, like the famous Camino de Santiago
0:05.7	in Spain, did it for reasons of faith, but many modern day travelers, regardless of their
0:11.5	beliefs, began tackling them because it's a unique way to discover a destination. At the same
0:16.8	time, pilgrimages can also act as a journey of self-discovery, but is having that intention
0:23.1	a good thing? I think sometimes having an intention, like a very specific intention, can be
0:29.2	overwhelming and having that expectation can feel weighty. That was today's guest, Kari Gale,
0:34.7	sharing a bit about her experience, hiking 500 miles from the French border
0:38.6	into Spain on the Camino de Santiago, which is a big topic we hit on in this episode. And many
0:44.3	of the perspectives she shares, I believe, can be helpful and healthy ways to think about any type
0:50.3	of trip. In any sort of travel, having a sense of curiosity over expectation is a really
0:56.3	great place to be. And curiosity can, of course, lead us down new rabbit holes we may not have
1:02.9	considered before. And perhaps today's episode offers a new one for you. If you've been
1:08.7	documenting your travels through journaling, that's a pretty
1:12.2	common way to do it. But have you ever considered painting? It's not something I've ever
1:17.7	considered before, but it's something that Kari teaches. She captures her time on the road with a
1:22.3	paintbrush and shares some tips around this style of journaling as well as some of the
1:26.9	benefits that go along with it.
1:29.3	Don't get me wrong.
1:30.0	I love a good travel photo just as much as the next person,
1:32.5	but when you draw something, you are cementing that memory in your brain,
1:37.3	and it is, it's wonderful.
1:39.9	All of that and much more coming your way in the interview segment of today's episode.
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