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Life is Short, Travel Now | Jared Kamrowski | TEDxFargo
Over half of Americans don’t use their vacation days. Many of us are missing out on the experiences, memories, and moments that define us. This talk provides practical travel tips and makes the case that there should be no such thing as a once in a lifetime trip. Jared Kamrowski is the founder of Thrifty Traveler, the leading source for flight deals, cheap travel tips, and maximizing travel rewards. Jared honed his travel skills by traveling over 100 nights a year while working as a Federal bank examiner. He left his job in 2017 and now runs Thrifty Traveler full time flying over 100,000 miles per year. You can catch…
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Keep Teaveling, Keep Creating. ～To be a traveling creator～ | Whiplus Wang | TEDxKeioUHiyoshi
He introduces the method on how to create a life-changing journey, to better face the challenges and embrace the opportunities from the near future. A traveling creator who focuses on fixing the inefficiency of traditional classrooms and offices, by bringing journey-like experience into the redesign of learning and working environments. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Life Lessons from the Youngest Person to Travel to Every Country | Lexie Alford | TEDxKlagenfurt
Do you know how many countries there are in the world? 21-year-old Lexie does because she took on the adventure to visit them all. She broke the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to travel to every country in the world. To give this achievement some context, more people have been to space than have traveled to all 196 sovereign nations and approximately less than 20 of those people are women. In this TEDx talk, Lexie shares her stories from around the world to inspire others, especially young women, to follow their dreams, to get out of their comfort zone and to stimulate personal growth. Lexie Alford was born…
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Is Time Travel, Especially Into the Past Possible? | Matt Szydagis | TEDxSchenectady
Matt describes the possibility of time travel through our knowledge of physics, what the limitations are (at least currently) and what technology might allow us to actually make time travel a reality. Physics professor This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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The real reason I traveled to 196 countries | Cassie De Pecol | TEDxMileHigh
In 2017, 27-year-old Cassie De Pecol set two Guinness World Records for the fastest travel around the world to every sovereign country. Join Cassie for an in depth look at how she did it, what it was like, and for the first time publicly, the real reason why she started the expedition. Cassie De Pecol is a world traveler, keynote speaker, brand ambassador, triathlete, activist, and entrepreneur. Born in 1989, she was raised and homeschooled in rural Connecticut. She enjoyed “out of the box” educational and multicultural experiences at various universities before deciding to begin her solo travels to 25 countries at the age of 21. In 2015, she started…
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Travel More & Buy Less. | Luis Vargas | TEDxPortland
We live in a world of consumption. Before you buy your next item for your “man cave” or “she shed,” think again. Adventure and exploration is the best way to learn and expand your horizons. The idea here is simple and enlightening, that one should have a passport full of stamps rather than a house full of stuff. Travel more. Buy less. #GO With special thanks to the UNIVERSITY OF OREGON for presenting partnership, a world class stage design provided by HENRY V, an incredible legacy bound book provided by PREMIER and to the creative digital craft provided by ENJOY THE WEATHER. All of our Partners and event history can…
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Traveling with absolutely no money, what I have learned | Edouard Jacqmin | TEDxUCLouvain
Most of us dream about traveling. But many of us believe we can’t because of lack of money. Edouard, 24, has traveled in Eastern Europe for 21 days without spending a single cent. One day he just emptied his wallet and hit the road. Crossing 5 different countries, he learned during this incredible adventure 4 lessons we can all apply in our daily lives. Edouard, 24, is a composer, a songwriter and a producer from Belgium. He graduated from the Middlesex University of London in music composition in 2015 and over the past year and a half he has been releasing music and gigging. In June 2016 he took his…
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Traveling with no money | Edouard Jacqmin | TEDxZaragoza
Traveling with no money can teach you what you have to give instead of what you’d like to get from people you meet along the way. Being independent of money during 21 days makes you dependent on people and you can learn how to turn your fear of approaching strangers as well as you fear of being rejected in your favor. Edouard, 24, is a composer, a songwriter and a producer from Belgium. He graduated from the Middlesex University of London in music composition in 2015 and over the past year and a half he has been releasing music and gigging. In June 2016 he took his guitar on his…
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How to travel the world with almost no money | Tomislav Perko | TEDxTUHH
Many people daydream about traveling the world, but all of them have the same excuse – lack of money. Tomislav, after traveling the world for years with almost no money, shows how it is possible for everyone to do the same, if they really want to. Tomislav Perko, 29, is a travel writer from Croatia. After a career of a stockbroker, broke because of the financial crisis, he hits the road and turns it into his home. He uses alternative ways of traveling – hitchhiking, couchsurfing, working/volunteering, and manages to wander around the world with just a little bit of money in his pocket, meeting the most amazing people on…
