S1E19: Travel as a Couple, Beer, and Birds
In this episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers talk about some of the challenges as well as rewards of traveling with a partner or significant other, and how it differs from travel solo or with a friend. We also tell discuss an upsetting change to a classic Thai beer's branding and chat about birding in Colombia. Buckle up, y'all, because we get a bit off topic in this one!
James and Michael both had to take a penalty last week for not having done anything new or adventurous. James had to try a brand-new cuisine that he’d never had before. He found a delicious local Lebanese Halal restaurant. Michael had to try a street food shop he’d never visited in Bangkok before. He went to check out famous food vlogger Mark Wein’s new extremely spicy pad kaprao (basil pork) restaurant.
Adventures in the News
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michal shares an article about a couple in Colombia undergoing a "Big Year" by seeking to identify and document as many birds as possible in one calendar year.
Monthly Challenge
This month's challenge is to share your favorite local food. We have listeners from all around the world, and we'd love to learn about the cuisine and dishes that you love! Send a photo and / or description of your favorite local dish to us at our email hello@attemptadventure.com with the subject line "challenge".
Get in Touch
Have you been on an adventure with a significant other? What was the experience like? What are the unique challenges and rewards that came from the experience? What did you learn or how did your relationship grow from adventuring and traveling together. Write in and let us know!
Stuff we talked about in the episode
1:46 food vlogger Mark Weins
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA
2:08 Phed Mark - Mark Weins’ spicy basil pork restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand
5:05 Open Sesame Grill, traditional Halal Lebanese food in Dallas, Texas
https://www.opensesamegrill.com/
6:54 local food Monthly Challenge
https://www.attemptadventure.com/blog-/monthly-podcast-challenge-4-local-food
8:11 our episode on traveling solo
https://www.attemptadventure.com/episodes/s1e2-solo-adventure
11:00 our episode on when adventures go wrong
15:20 noodles and beer on Koh Larn
https://www.attemptadventure.com/blog-/thailand-travel-vlogs-1-3
15:47 Cheers Beer
https://untappd.com/b/thai-asia-pacific-brewery-cheers-lager/17465
21:47 Sarkies Bar, Strand Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar (get a classic draught of Dagon Beer)
https://www.hotelthestrand.com/dining/sarkies-bar-the-strand-dining.php
22:28 Saxophone Jazz Pub, Bangkok, Thailand
32:40 What is a “Big Year”?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_year
33:53 The Big Year (Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, Jack Black)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Year
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Pictures from the episode
extremely spicy pad krapao from Phed Mark, Bangkok, Thailand
Phed Mark menu, Bangkok, Thailand
original branding on Cheers Beer (and amazing chicken)
“Cheers Beer Lager Beer Cheers Lager Beer Lager Beer Cheers Beer Lager Beer Lager Beer”
new branding on Cheers Beer
“Original Cheers Lager Beer the Original”
your hosts after spending their last few dollars on beer, Koh Larn Island, Thailand
cool beers and a nice view, Koh Larn Island, Thailand