This week I have a very exciting guest who I first connected with back over the holidays.

Melissa Rodway grew up in Ontario Canada and is a lover of adventure, travel and experiences. This passion found its start when she was just 6 years old and her father participated in a teacher exchange taking the family over to Australia for a year to live in a small town outside of Perth. The experience of a new culture and different norms half a world away from her home ignited a lifetime of taking off on new adventures.

As an adult Melissa has traveled to dozens of countries engaging in active travel experience from hiking to cycling and everything in between. Melissa is a firm believer that the people you meet along your travels have a deep impact on the experiences and memories you carry forward and has recently published a book all about the people she met along the way during a four-month trip around Southeast Asia that she took in her mid-thirties.

Melissa and I talk all about her book, developing her travel rhythm, some of her favorite and most challenging travel experiences and how travel ego can hurt more than help the adventure. We get into the details talking about how to fine healthy balance while traveling, how to avoid travel fatigue, and how to get the most out of each experience.

If you are interested in getting a copy of Melissa’s book or learning more about her travels check out the links below:

The People you Meet – Luxury, Leaches, Love, and Lao-Lao With a Host of Interesting Characters in Southeast Asia, By Melissa Rodway

Instagram: @fly_travel_media

Website” flyrodway.com

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