FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home

The story of how we met

Episode Summary

Alasdair and Julie-Roxane reminisce about their travels and how their journeys intertwined when Alasdair asked Julie-Roxane if she was Costa Rican in a chai shop in India.

Episode Notes

Listen to this episode and explore:

• Update: icicles in the caravan?! (3:35)
• Update: cacti party (4:18)
• Trekking in the Himalayas (5:40)
• The story doesn’t start in India (7:05)
• Alasdair’s backstory (9:10)
• Alasdair goes on an impromptu road trip through Romania and ends up at an all-night party at a Bavarian lodge (10:15)
• Alasdair gets rejected (15:00)
• Tips for Americans trying to hit on Europeans (19:30)
• Julie-Roxane’s backstory (23:50)
• How Alasdair got to India (29:40)
• The difference between Nepal and India (34:15)
• The Holi festival (42:58)
• Raj and the Elephant Stables (44:15)
• It’s the morning of Holi (48:40)
• Alasdair’s wild motorcycle ride (52:28)
• The chai shop (55:50)
• Questions from the universe (1:05:00)

Mentioned in this episode:

• FAR OUT episode 2: How did we get here?
• Finite & Infinite Games by James Carse
• Shawna Ristic (Alasdair’s energy healer)
• The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling**

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Credits:
Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)