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Halloween Special 2021: Spooky Stories and Camping in Thailand

In this Attempt Adventure Halloween Special, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers share some spooky stories that they've experienced on their own adventures.
Have you experienced something spooky, scary, unexplained, or just weird while on an adventure? Even though Halloween is past, we would love to hear your stories, and we just might read them on an upcoming episode of the show. Write in!
For the second half of the show, the hosts talk about camping in Thailand, and Michael shares his experiences in the country's beautiful national parks.
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michael has discovered an article all about using boredom to inspire adventure.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200408-how-boredom-can-inspire-adventure 
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You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you! 

Texas Adventures, Oklahoma City, and the Country That Doesn‘t Exist

In this episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast, host Michael Desrosiers shares his summer adventures, and discusses with cohost James Barrett about how to find adventures even where you don't expect to find them.
Michael spent the summer visiting his family in the US. His adventures took him through the Texas outdoors, up to Oklahoma City, and to the United States' only traditional Vietnamese rice liquor distillery.
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, James has discovered an article all about visiting a country that technically doesn't exist.
https://adventure.com/transnistria-a-country-that-doesnt-exist/ 
This month's challenge is to go camping. Feel free to interpret that however you want! You can pitch a tent in your living room or backyard, or even just toast a few marshmallows. Send a photo of your entry to the challenge to us at our email hello@attemptadventure.com with the subject line "challenge".
Find us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com, where you can also find links, pictures, and detailed show notes from this episode!
You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you! 

Moving to Colorado and Finding Home

In this episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast, host James Barrett shares all about his big move to Boulder, Colorado, and discusses with cohost Michael Desrosiers about the meaning of "home" and the importance of finding one's place in the world.
What motivates us to move to a new place? What motivates us to take risks? How do we find "home" in this big, beautiful world of ours? Write in! We'd love to hear from you.
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michael has found two articles about rock climbing:
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2021/09/gary_gibson_climbs_his_5000th_first_ascent-72866 
https://mymodernmet.com/luke-rasmussen-long-exposure-climbing-photos/  
This month's challenge is to go camping. Feel free to interpret that however you want! You can pitch a tent in your living room or backyard, or even just toast a few marshmallows. Send a photo of your entry to the challenge to us at our email hello@attemptadventure.com with the subject line "challenge".
We are also looking for your spooky travel and adventure stories to use in our upcoming Halloween special! Send your entries to us via email with the subject line "Halloween"!
https://www.attemptadventure.com/blog-/halloween-stories-2021 
Find us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com, where you can also find links, pictures, and detailed show notes from this episode!
You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you! 

World‘s Greatest Adventures, Local Food, and Travel in Texas part II

In this episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers continue their conversation about traveling in their home state of Texas, USA! This week is part II in our Texas series, covering the central Hill Country and the southern Gulf/Barrier Islands regions of Texas. We talk about the incredibly diverse nature and culture in the state, as well as about some of the amazing food that you can't miss when visiting Texas. Don't forget to listen to part I, where we talked about north, east, and west Texas.
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michael has found a list of the 12 greatest adventure travel experiences around the world, and the hosts discuss each and every one of them.
https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/12-best-adventure-travel-experiences?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=SocialFlow 
This month's challenge is to go camping. Feel free to interpret that however you want! You can pitch a tent in your living room or backyard, or even just toast a few marshmallows. Send a photo of your entry to the challenge to us at our email hello@attemptadventure.com with the subject line "challenge".
Find us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com, where you can also find links, pictures, and detailed show notes from this episode!
You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you! 

Summer of Adventure 2021

Hey everyone! This week, we've got a short special episode for you all! We took the month of August off for our various adventures, but we are coming back in September with tons of new content!
In this episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast: James samples and reviews cheeseburger potato chips, Michael is weirded out by America's spooky new contactless immigration system, and both hosts catch up over a beer for the first time since July. James has been busy moving to Colorado, Michael has been busy getting married, and both hosts have been using the last few weeks of summer to catch up on some adventures before the Autumn arrives.
In upcoming episodes, James will be sharing his experiences moving across the country to Colorado, as well as some of his adventures in Boulder, Golden, and the Rocky Mountains. Michael will be sharing his outdoor adventures in the Texas Hill Country as well as his short, last-minute vacation to the surprisingly interesting Oklahoma City. Stay tuned!
We will be back in September with regular episodes. Until then, keep adventuring!
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Have you got something you want to chat with us about? Have you been on a cool adventure? We’d love to hear from you! You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com.

International Potato Chips, Imaginary Adventures, and Travel in Texas part I

In this episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers talk about traveling in their home state of Texas, USA! This week is part I in our Texas series, covering East Texas, North Texas and the Panhandle Region, and West Texas. We talk about cowboy culture, national parks, deserts, forest, swamps, camping, hiking, steak, and more! Come back next week for part 2, when we will talk about the Central Texas Hill Country and the Southern Gulf / Barrier Islands Region!
We also chat about Thai potato chip flavors and how different snacks are abroad.
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, James shares an article about a guy going on pretend adventures from the comfort of his own home. Check it out! It's a super cool way to keep up with adventuring in spite of a lockdown.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/ben-fogle-coronavirus-adventure-travel-home-quarantine-explorer-lockdown-a9437896.html 
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".
Find us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com, where you can also find links, pictures, and detailed show notes from this episode!
You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you! 

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!
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michael 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.
https://www.audubon.org/news/1158-bird-species-7500-miles-1000-cups-coffee-and-counting-meet-couple-doing 
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".
Find us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com, where you can also find links, pictures, and detailed show notes from this episode!
You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you! 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!

9 Temples in Bangkok: Cultural Adventures at a Buddhist Temple

In this episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers discuss their nine favorite Buddhist temples in Bangkok, Thailand. Having a cultural adventure can be difficult, and sometimes even scary. It can be even more challenging when the adventure involves visiting a place of worship for a religion other than your own.
In this episode, Michael, a long-term expat in Bangkok, Thailand lists his nine favorite Buddhist temples in the Thai capital. Nine is a lucky number in Thai culture, and visiting nine temples in one day is a sort of pilgrimage, or act of good karma. James, who has visited Michael in the city several times, adds his comments and commentary to Michael's list.
The hosts also discuss what to do and what not to do at a Thai temple, and chat about how generally to have a cultural adventure when traveling in a culture that is vastly different from your own.
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, James has an announcement about how the world-famous Inca Trail is opening for reservations for the very first time since the COVID-19 Pandemic began, and the hosts get off on a tangent about which vaccinations they have had in their lives. 
https://www.inca-trail.com.pe/covid
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".
Find us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com, where you can also find links, pictures, and detailed show notes from this episode!
You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you!