Cultural Chameleon Travel Podcast with Rod Desch – Details, episodes & analysis

A brief Rodcast summarizing season 1 of the Cultural Chameleon. Please get in touch with me with your ideas for locations and topics for future episodes!

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Travel Podcast | Cultural Chameleon With Rod Desch (lifeofaculturalchameleon.com)

Part of travelling the world includes air travel. Rod interviews a seasoned Flight Attendant Dawn Rishard, in this conversation they discuss the culture within the airline industry from Dawn's perspective, which is extensive, with 32 years in the air. She is also a counselor/therapist, a skillset that she also practices when in flight and on the ground.

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Rod invites Dr. Lola Day a Pediatric Physician living in Orlando to discuss food, travel tips and suggestions on taking a trip to the African City of Lagos, Nigeria. Dr Lola is also an adult ADHD coach and the co-creator of the Podcast "The Promise of Africa". You'll hear more about this bustling city full of diversity and find that Lagos rivals the Silicon Valley of the United States and carries the title as the high tech center of Africa, not to mention it is one of the fast growing cities in the World. Don't travel like a tourist, travel like a Chameleon!

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In this episode, Rod speaks with an island resident, Carlos Gil Rivera who is deeply rooted in Vieques, Puerto Rico, he believes this small island in the Caribbean, which is part of Puerto Rico, to be the next center for the arts. You'll find his art all over the island, on abandoned buildings, in restaurants, and in a plaza that showcases his works in the town of Isabel Segunda. They discuss past and present trouble in paradise and in contrast, all the beauty that makes it worthwhile to visit and reside in a place like Vieques. They review some of the best places to see on a visit to the island. Come listen like a local and learn about Vieques, Puerto Rico.

According To DiscoverPuertoRico.com: The stunning island of Vieques, just six miles off the coast, is home to a pristine wildlife refuge and the world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

As the biggest of the islands sometimes referred to as the Spanish Virgin Islands, Vieques lies six miles southeast of the Puerto Rico mainland. The Puerto Rican poet Luis Llorens Torres dubbed it la Isla Nena (“Little Girl Island”), alluding to its perception as Puerto Rico’s little sister.

Vieques offers breathtaking scenery, unparalleled beauty, unexplored spaces, and laid-back experiences. The trade winds that blow directly over the island also provide a perfectly tropical marine climate with minimal temperature fluctuations.

Reaching Vieques can be done by air or sea. The fastest way is to catch a small plane departing from either SJU or Isla Grande airports (tickets range from $60–$90 per trip), and there is also a ferry that departs from the town of Ceiba (for $3-$5 and about 40 minutes from SJU airport).

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This episode highlights locations and topics across Pennsylvania, primarily in rural areas.   Pennsylvania is the most rural state in the U.S.A. and offers interesting and fun travel destinations.  Learn more about rural Pennsylvania in this episode from A to Z.  The host Rod Desch, primarily places a focus on hiking and outdoor activities, we can change the world, our health and the lives of others through education and tourism that involves nature.  Some places we discover within this episode include:

Pennsylvania Amish

The Reading Pagoda

Elk County

Hershey, PA

Dutch Springs 

Punxsutawney Phil Predictions 

In this Episode Rod and his guest Julie Lokun help listeners discover the best of Door County, Wisconsin.  This unknown stretch of land is a nature lovers dream, with small vibrant fishing villages dotting the landscape.  This Peninsula offers up endless choices of cheese, unique dining locations, culinary treats, and maritime fun.   Whether you arrive in the heart of summer when the lavender fields are in bloom or in the blustery days of winter when the lake entirely freezes over, this gem offers you the space to relax and unwind from the hustle of daily life.  

Julie spent all of her summers in this rural Wisconsin landmass surrounded by Lake Michigan.  Julie is a Health and Wellness Life Coach, Founder of Media Queens publishing,  and co-founder of a new Podcast community Femcasters, which offers education and insight so that each Woman's (and Man's) voice can be heard.  https://www.femcasters.com.  

Places Mentioned in Episode: 

Al Johnsons- Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant, Butik & Stabbur (aljohnsons.com)

Wilsons Ice Cream Shop: Wilson's Restaurant & Ice Cream – Door County | Historic restaurant and ice cream parlor in beautiful Ephraim, Door County, Wisconsin. (wilsonsicecream.com)

Bearded Heart Cafe: Bearded Heart Coffee

Peninsula State Park: Peninsula State Park | Wisconsin DNR

Whitefish Dunes State Park: Whitefish Dunes State Park (doorcounty.com)

Turbulence Forecast: Turbulence Forecast

Experience Door County: Destination Door County | Door County, Wisconsin

This episode's guest, Andrés Montoya (Pipe) explains the best of his region of Colombia, Antioquia (Medellín) also called "The Land of Eternal Spring".  What does this region of mountainous Columbia have to offer? Listen to this episode to learn about festivals, food and fun.  Travel like a Cultural Chameleon with the host, Rod Desch and his guests! 

This episode helps listeners discover more about Mexico's capital city.  Guest Gloria Becceril, a native who is currently studying abroad in Venice Italy, helps us discover this great city by providing travel tips on where to go and what to do on your next visit.  Can't travel... Then sit back and take the journey from home.  

In this episode Rod invites guest Larry McDonald, a West Virginia native who moved to Costa Rica 4 years ago.   They discuss travel to Costa Rica and cover details on the Playa Carrillo/Samara area within the Guanacaste Province of Eastern Costa Rica.   

Do you desire to go beyond the typical vacation??? Do you feel that personal growth comes from learning cultures outside of your own?  I do, so  join the host Rod Desch, for episodes weekly that will help you to develop your cultural chameleon skills.