Hello and welcome to today's episode of Stop Having A Boring Life.
Every once in a while, when I run across another traveler who also makes YouTube videos, I'm
going to pick their brains in front of the camera for all of us to enjoy.
So it is December 2014 right now.
2015 is right around the corner.
There is a holidays pit stop in the middle for those of us who are interested but after
that straight into 2015.
My idea is what are the best places to travel in 2015.
So Sam.
Oh, by the way, this is Sam he's from Nomadic Samuel and Sam and Audrey two popular YouTube
channels.
And how about you tell us a little bit about yourself Sam?
Absolutely, man.
So, I met my wife Audrey when I was teaching English in Korea.
We hit it off and decided to hit the road together and we've been making YouTube videos
ever since.
Loving it!
Absolutely loving it.
Cool and so where would you say is one of the best spots to go in 2015?
And why?
You know, I'm going with Korea.
Korea?!
Not just because I've been there.
It has a really underrated culture, it has amazing street food and there is a lot more
to do in the country than just go to Seoul.
There is awesome beaches, there is places where you can mountain hiking, there is all
kinds of things you can do and one of the best things that people don't know is that
it is actually quite affordable.
Really cheap transportation.
You can get almost anywhere in the country in less than five hours on train.
And that is like going from say Seoul to Busan.
Those are mega cities.
Then on top of that you've got all of the bus options.
It's fantastic.
And the street food, if you like spicy food, you won't find a country that offers it up
better than Korea.
Okay, and what time of year would people go there?
You know what, you can go anytime of year.
It is a country that has four distinct seasons.
You've got winter, spring, summer and fall.
I'm going to recommend spring and fall because it is not too hot.
And especially in fall you get the awesome change of colors.
You get the leaves.
That is the best time to go hiking.
Okay, for me.
So we're going to stick right now with.
You're going summer?
I'm going to give you guys a winter idea because we're moving into winter.
I think for winter, a good place to go this year is Central America.
Central America has been getting more and more busy every year and more popular.
And in particular I think you should be going to Nicaragua.
I've been going there for the last three years.
Every year it gets better.
Here is the deal.
Panama had the canal, it is very expensive and a long time ago it had this special Visa
where people who were wanting to retire could come down and get a house and bring everything
down.
Now that really made a boom in the economy and it also made it a little more expensive.
Now about 20 years ago, Costa Rica did the same thing.
So Costa Rica used to be a very inexpensive cool and undiscovered location.
Costa Rica will always be popular because it has like wonderful rainforests, it has
got surf, it has wildlife, it has got volcanoes, it has got basically got it all.
It has the whole Pura Vida like mantra which basically means pure life.
And a lot of people literally do live it there whether they're in the tourism industry or
not.
I spent a long time there and it is really great.
But moving up Nicaragua's time to shine is happening now.
And supposedly they're building the canal, so it is really interesting times.
You can go to Caribbean coast and get to Corn Islands where I live.
Beautiful and it is a different world or you can go on the Pacific side and you can do
surfing or you can stay in the middle and go to the mountains.
It is just really endless and I haven't been there yet but I want to go on my list even
further up is Honduras which I heard is starting to develop.
It has got a beautiful bay islands.
So now that I've covered that I want to hear a winter spot from you.
Dude, before I even go to that, I've got to say you've got me excited.
I've never been anywhere in that region.
I'm totally sold man.
I go back every year and there is nowhere else I want to spend.
You know what, I'd love to spend some more time in Asia because I really love it but
I love central America.
It is a cool place to hang.
Yeah, for sure.
Winning spot for me.
You know what, we only got a little bit of a taste of Bulgaria last year.
We were hanging out in Istanbul, Turkey and man oh man do they ever have an awesome food
scene.
And you know what is also cool about there when you go to Sofia is that you can't find
a place that is more well connected.
Yep.
You can get online and you get fast connections.
So for people who do what we do it is a goldmine.
I heard that capital of Romania.
Oh my God, what is the name of this place.
I've been there.
I should know this.
But I'm drawing a complete blank.
We can cut this part out.
No, this is important stuff.
What the heck is the name of the capital?
Bucharest, right?
Bucharest, yes!
There we go.
Supposedly, Bucharest or Bucharesti, or however you pronounce it, has some of the fastest
internet in the world and Bulgaria has fast internet as well.
For me summer locations I've got a few.
Number one, if you want something that is completely out of box, where probably no one
else you've ever met has been.
It is basically still untouched.
Absolutely, to do die for vegetation and views, great food, affordable prices but an expensive
plane ticket go to the Azores.
Nine volcanic islands.
They belong to continental Portugal but they are about 1300 kilometers from the east coast
of Canada.
1900 kilometers from Portugal or the opposite.
Whatever.
But they're far in the middle of the Atlantic.
Highly recommend them and other than that I'm going to go with Albania.
I just came from Albania like two months ago and I was there near the end of the year,
it wasn't even high season, and I went swimming at the end of October and it was brilliant.
Incredibly affordable with very nice people and just listen to me on this one key point.
Croatia and Montenegro are blowing up.
The Greek Islands have always been one of the most popular summer destinations for people
in Europe.
Where is Albania?
It is right in between them, so it is in the same mix and it is very undiscovered.
Incredibly affordable and I guarantee you'll have a good time.
I would like to return as well.
Super value, huh?
Super value!
And it is beautiful though, so the value plays secondary to the fact you're going to a very
beautiful place.
But the fact that it is a value play is just like the cherry on the top.
That is what I feel too.
That is the ultimate enhancement.
You don't go there for the value, you go there for the place.
But when it offers value - man that is winning.
When at the end of your vacation you look at your wallet or your bank account and you're
like 'wow' that didn't cost much, that is a win.
Because you can go to other places that are like popular summer destinations and just
bleed money the whole time you are there.
You'll still have a good time but once the word gets out the price goes up.
That's how it works.
That is just the way it works.
So, do you have anything to add?
No man, I think we covered it pretty good.
I think that is it for today's episode.
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