Attempt Adventure
Attempt Adventure is a podcast all about world travel, finding adventure every day, and seeking out adventurous ways to make life more interesting. Hosted by adventurers Michael Desrosiers and Kyndra Johnson, this is a show all about inspiring you to become an adventurer. In our show, we talk to real-life adventurers and everyday people who go out of their way to seek out adventure and excitement in their own lives. Every month, we will be issuing public challenges that can help you get out to adventure and explore in your own area, and along the way, you can follow our not always successful attempts at becoming adventurers ourselves So, if you want to learn from real-life adventurers and add some excitement into your own life, subscribe to the Attempt Adventure Podcast Join us as we discuss a topic in travel and adventure with the occasional guest interview by both professional and amateur adventurers.
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Episodes
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
In this episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers are joined by special guest, travel blogger Adam Ryan from asadamgoes.com to talk about road tripping in Ireland! We discuss how to explore and discover our home countries when international travel is difficult or impossible, as well as practicalities for road tripping in Ireland, tips, advice, and recommendations for planning the best Irish road trip!
Adam's blog, asadamgoes.com:
https://asadamgoes.com/
Connect with Adam on Social Media:
https://www.instagram.com/asadamgoes/
https://www.facebook.com/asadamgoes
https://twitter.com/asadamgoes
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michael shares an announcement about the US Department of the Interior's ten brand-new National Recreation Trails!
https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/soi-designates-10-new-recreation-trails-2021.htm
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!
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
In this episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers discuss cooking outdoors while on an adventure. Each host shares their favorite campfire recipes as well as tips and practicalities for cooking while on a camping trip. Learn how to make "trail burgers", perfect campfire cobbler, the best camping breakfast burrito, and more!
We also received a wonderful email from a listener sharing her difficult yet inspiring COVID-19 travel and adventure experiences, and discuss "tourist Thailand" and some of the amazing must-see sights in Thailand.
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, James has discovered the world's most dangerous and remote tea house. Is it worth it?
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/china-mount-hua-huashan-most-dangerous-hike-in-the-world-2018-8
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!
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
In this episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast, we are joined by returning guest Kyle Desrosiers, a Fulbright scholar, adventurer, and world traveler currently living and studying in Tel Aviv, Israel. Kyle joins us to talk about a disastrous trek and camping trip at the Sea of Galilee, spending Easter with some nuns at a French Benedictine abbey, and living in Israel during some of the country's most somber and important remembrance days.
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michael shares the big announcement that the ancient Thai capital has been announced as the newest city for the Thailand Michelin Guide!
https://guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/news-and-views/the-michelin-guide-thailand-is-coming-to-ayutthaya
This month's challenge is to practice your nature photography and take a picture of a bird - any bird, any place, any camera! Just get outside and explore. You can send your bird pictures 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!
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
In this episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers discuss the realities of adventuring during the COVID-19 pandemic, the future of travel and adventure in the post-pandemic world, and how they have tried to recapture their adventure spirits during the pandemic and as it is slowly coming to an end.
How have your adventure plans changed due to the pandemic? Has your style of adventure changed? What do you think travel and adventure will look like in the next year or two as the world enters the new post-pandemic world? We would love to hear your thoughts! Send us an email at hello@attemptadventure.com!
Michael received a recommendation from a listener to check out the infrared photography of Sir Simon Marsden, and it's too cool not to share! Check it out here:
marsdenarchive.com/
In this week's Adventures in the News Segment, James found an article about the world's newest ocean, and the hosts discuss the history of the famed Seven Seas.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/theres-a-new-ocean-now-can-you-name-all-five-southern-ocean
This month's challenge is to practice your nature photography and take a picture of a bird - any bird, any place, any camera! Just get outside and explore. You can send your bird pictures 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!
You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
In this episode, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers discuss their essential camping gear and the silly, maybe frivolous camping gear and gadgets that they would buy if they had a little more spending money.
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michael shares an article about a Mongolian adventurer who is trekking across the world with her camel - from the steppes of Mongolia all the way to London!
You can follow Baigalmaa Norjmaa's adventure on Instagram @steppestothewest
https://www.montsame.mn/en/read/131396#:~:text='Steppes%20to%20the%20West'%20is,heart%20of%20Mongolia%2C%20to%20Europe.
This month's challenge is to practice your nature photography and take a picture of a bird - any bird, any place, any camera! Just get outside and explore. You can send your bird pictures 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!
You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
In this week's episode, Michael sits down for a conversation with fellow Bangkok expat and podcast host Greg Jorgensen from the Bangkok Podcast to talk about exploring the city by bicycle and to nerd out about the city that they both love.
They discuss some practical tips for exploring Bangkok and its surroundings (or any major city, really) by bicycle, and discuss the importance of having a creative project to help you experience your city in a different way.
You can listen to the Bangkok Podcast here: https://www.bangkokpodcast.com/
You can also find Greg on Instagram and Twitter @BKKGreg.
Greg's Bangkok Doorways project can be found on Instagram @bangkokdoorways. Check it out, it's super cool!
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, James shares an article about an incredible adventure as a team of climbers and mountaineers from Nepal tackle the world's most challenging peak in winter!
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55684149
This month's challenge is to practice your wildlife photography and take a picture of a bird! Share your results to us at hello@attemptadventure.com with the subject line "challenge" for the chance to win exclusive Attempt Adventure stickers. Your submissions are due at the end of June.
Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!
You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
In the first in a brand-new series on how to get started in adventuring, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers talk about how to plan your first camping trip, where to go, when to go, what you'll need, and a few pieces of advice for a fun and safe night camping.
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michael shares an article about a Nepalese Sherpa who has set the world record for the most times summitting Mount Everest!
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/record-breaking-sherpa-says-mountain-goddess-warned-him-26th-everest-ascent-2021-05-25/#:~:text=Kami%20Rita%20Sherpa%2C%2051%2C%20scaled,Sherpas%20consider%20the%20peak%20holy.
This month's challenge is to take a picture of your favorite local spot and send it to us via email or share it with the hashtag #attemptadventure. At the end of the month, our three favorite entries will get a cool Attempt Adventure sticker! It's the final week to get your entries in, so get on it, folks!
Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!
You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
In this episode of the Attempt Adventure podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers talk about their bucket list adventure - their huge, lifelong dreams which they hope to achieve, and what it will take to make them a reality.
Do you have a huge bucket list adventure? Write in to us! We would love to hear about it.
In this week's Adventures in the News segment, James shares an article about how to go to space.
This month's challenge is to take a picture of your favorite local spot and send it to us via email or share it with the hashtag #attemptadventure. At the end of the month, our three favorite entries will get a cool Attempt Adventure sticker! It's the final week to get your entries in, so get on it, folks!
Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!
You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you!