Africa – LN Lurie:

Pictures! (finally)

Posted on 2018-03-25

Ok. I’ve been absent for a really long time. Haven’t even really been on the bookface, either. So- here are some pictures. MYANMAR […]

Wildebeest Killing

Posted on 2017-02-19

This is my second time to the “dark continent” of Africa. (It’s called that, I’m convinced, because of its lack of cell towers/internet speeds). Favorite […]

Ep29. Zen vs Technology

Posted on 2016-02-14

https://lnlurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Zen_transport_mixdownD.mp3 Once upon a time, I was a normal person…. I had the “American Life” – the thing that is supposed to make you happy, […]

ep28. (remix) Local Bar Story – Impalila Island, Namibia

Posted on 2016-01-31

Hey guys! few things: I’m in S.E.Asia soaking up vitamin D- so I didn’t have time to create a new podcast for you. So I […]

Ep16. Hospitals

Posted on 2015-05-17

Hospitals are scary…. But why? I’m scared of the cost- but what are OTHER people scared of? We investigate other countries (Australia, Canada, South Africa, […]

Working While Traveling

Posted on 2015-02-22

I’ve worked in several places while I travel. Sometimes because I had to, sometimes because I want to feel useful/have an excuse to get out […]

My budget- 30 months worth (34$ a day)

Posted on 2015-01-18

“How did you afford all this travel?” It’s not really that expensive. About 1000$ a month-give or take. Since not a lot of people post their […]

I would do anything for love…

Posted on 2014-11-23

I decided to go back to Cape Town for a boy. This is something I haven’t done since… uh…. Highschool? I guess you could say […]

ep8. Kilimanjaro part 2: The Climb!

Posted on 2014-11-20

https://lnlurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/THE-CLIMB_mixdownA.mp3 A continuation of part 1 – this podcast talks about the actual climb up Kilimanjaro. Thanks to Mattea Fleischner, Shannon Jacobs, Bonnie Louie, Adi […]

Marcus

Posted on 2014-11-16

As I said before, I work in a backpackers in Cape Town. One morning I got a weird call from a woman named Shamise. She said “I’m […]

Hostel (Hostile?) Living

Posted on 2014-11-09

I’ve been working in a hostel for 3 weeks. Most backpackers/travelers go to hostels, stay a night, party, sometimes sleep, and leave the next day… […]

iMiss

Posted on 2014-11-02

Every 90 days or so I get homesick. Today marks the 90th day I’ve been away from home- so I wasn’t really THAT surprised when […]

I love you, man!

Posted on 2014-10-26

I’m recently met a German girl named Chris who overheard me praising our cook: “I loooooove collard-greens, Peter! Thank you!” She called me out: “You’re […]

ep7. Kilimanjaro- part 1: Before the Climb

Posted on 2014-10-24

https://lnlurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Kili-BeforeClimb_mixdownA.mp3 Man! What an adventure! This episode is : LN’s adventure of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. Part 1- “Before the Climb”. All sorts of anxiety, how […]

Epiphany

Posted on 2014-10-19

When I first started traveling, I set out seeking for something. Hoping that some country, some person, some place would give me this epiphany and […]

“Occupation”

Posted on 2014-10-05

On every custom form they ask for your occupation. I never know what to answer on this because A) I’ve been freelancing for over 2 […]

100 passport stamps

Posted on 2014-09-21

I love looking through my passport. It’s a guilty pleasure of mine- seeing the stamps and visas that I’ve collected, remembering all the boarder crossings […]

“Trust me! I’m an Engineer!”

Posted on 2014-09-14

Location: Jo’burg, South Africa I had a few hours to kill before dinner and my brother was taking a nap, so I decided to […]

That was unexpected!

Posted on 2014-09-07

Location: Cairo, Egypt On my family’s tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza, our tour guide took us to the “papyrus institute”- a place […]

The mugging incident

Posted on 2014-08-30

I feel like enough time has gone by for me to finally talk about this. People always seem to ask “what’s the worst thing that […]

ep05. Diving with Great White Sharks

Posted on 2014-08-27

Most people are terrified by the thought of getting close to Great White Sharks. (Not to mention PAYING to get close to them) But why??? Movies […]

Ek hou van Kaapstad (I like Cape Town)

Posted on 2014-08-22

Ah, Cape Town. I feel like I have lived, died, got reborn, and lived again here. Between love and fear, the past 2 weeks have […]

ep04. A local bar story on Impalila Island, Namibia

Posted on 2014-08-20

https://lnlurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bar-reduex.wav A tiny island, the size of manhattan, is home to 4,000 villagers. I wanted to go to the local drinking hole. Glad I didn’t. […]