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Adventure Mindset by Jits into the Sunset
Adventure Mindset by Jits into the Sunset

Adventure Mindset by Jits into the Sunset

Welcome! We're Tania and Adam, travel filmmakers living in our campervan, Jits, or out of our backpacks. We host in-depth conversations with inspirational people who have chosen an alternative lifestyle. Beyond travel, adventure and roadtrips, we discuss courage, personal growth, mental health and mindset. Expect thought-provoking conversations that encourage and empower you to follow your own adventure, whatever adventure means to you. New Episodes every Sunday! Instagram.com/adventuremindsetpodcast www.adventuremindsetpodcast.com Check out our travel films: YouTube.com/jitsintothesunset

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Hello from beautiful Ireland! We've parked our rolling podcast studio on wheels on the edge of some dramatic cliffs (hence the picture!)

Today we are reflecting on our first year of podcasting and annouce the end of Season 1! We are contiuing to work on Season 2 in the background to bring you the best conversations! Make sure to subscribe to the show so you know when it goes live and as always, a huge THANK YOU for being here!! You support means the world.


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Other ways to support us:

Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adventuremindsetpodcast⁠⁠⁠

Jits Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jits.into.the.sunset⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: Subscribe to our channel to watch our Travel Films ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/jitsintothesunset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jits Newsletter: Subscribe to our (free) Newsletter for exclusive content & updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jitsintothesunset.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Athletic Greens: Nab yourself a year's supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs of AG1 and help support the show by using our link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athleticgreens.com/adventure⁠

A couple of months ago, Adam and I visited one of our bucket list destinations; The Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan. A country most people haven’t heard of but if you have, it’s probably because it’s coined the ‘Happiest Country’, which famously prioritises its citizens happiness over national wealth (GDP). Bhutan is also known for being the first and only carbon-negative country in the world! 


Join us as Adam and I recount our firsthand experience from a 7-day road trip around the country. We answer questions from our Instagram community and interweave a conversation that we had with former Prime Minister, Ushering Tobgay, covering all things adventure, culture, tradition & sustainability. 


Watch our Bhutan Travel Film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/abF9tO-H5lU

Book your Bhutan Tour with our friend, Pelden: Peldendorji97@gmail.com


📚This Week’s Book Recommendation: 

Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela: https://amzn.to/43XBFyT


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Other ways to support us:

Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adventuremindsetpodcast⁠⁠⁠

Jits Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jits.into.the.sunset⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: Subscribe to our channel to watch our Travel Films ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/jitsintothesunset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jits Newsletter: Subscribe to our (free) Newsletter for exclusive content & updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jitsintothesunset.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Athletic Greens: Nab yourself a year's supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs of AG1 and help support the show by using our link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athleticgreens.com/adventure⁠

This week Adam sits down with one of his best friends, Sam. Sam is Adam’s most unlikely friend to take on Adventure since he loves his home comforts & relaxing on the couch. However, this all changed when Sam decided to challenge himself and walk the length of the Jurassic Coast - 186km in 6 days.

This episode highlights how you can hold onto your steady job and not have to go off to live in a Van or a boat to find adventure. It can be something you weave into your day-to-day. 


Connect with Sam on Instagram @walklikethewind

Sam walked to raise money for Cancer Research here and Dorset Mind here


📚 This week's book recommendation

'The Salt Path' by Raynor Winn https://amzn.to/47ftSPJ


💛 BECOME A PATRONS TO SUPPORT OUR PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jitsintothesunset ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other ways to support us:

Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adventuremindsetpodcast⁠⁠

Jits Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jits.into.the.sunset⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: Subscribe to our channel to watch our Travel Films ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/jitsintothesunset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jits Newsletter: Subscribe to our (free) Newsletter for exclusive content & updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jitsintothesunset.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Athletic Greens: Nab yourself a year's supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs of AG1 and help support the show by using our link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athleticgreens.com/adventure⁠

Imagine getting a knock on your door after dusk. It’s a woman in her 80s holding two hiking poles and carrying a backpack. She asks if she can pitch her tent in your garden for the night. She explains that she is a long-distance hiker and she’s known as ‘the Old Lady on the Trail’. And yes, she is alone and no, she is not afraid. 

Today’s guest is 82-year-old, Mary E Davison. She is a grandmother of 10, an author, a pastor & trekker with an impressive resume. Mary took up long-distance hiking at 60 and has since achieved The Triple Crown, walking the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail (totalling 12,520km). All in all, Mary has traversed the most scenic, demanding & diverse trails in North America. 


In this conversation, we talk to Mary about what it’s like to defy the stereotype of what an old lady can achieve. She shares stories from 60 years ago, when she was in the Peace Corps & found herself travelling alone in her 20s in Egypt - an experience that taught her to be courageous all throughout her life. 


This conversation is so much more than an elderly woman doing an extraordinary thing. It is also about how you can learn to leave fear behind in pursuit of your own adventure.


As always, you can support the show by leaving us a rating, review or supporting us on Patreon (all links below)


📚 CHECK OUT MARYS BOOKS (purchasing through our links supports the show!)

‘Old Lady on the Trail’: https://amzn.to/44zI84b

‘Aren’t You Afraid’https://amzn.to/46SH8JU


💛 BECOME A PATRONS TO SUPPORT OUR PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jitsintothesunset ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other ways to support us:

Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adventuremindsetpodcast⁠

Jits Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jits.into.the.sunset⁠⁠

YouTube: Subscribe to our channel to watch our Travel Films ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/jitsintothesunset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jits Newsletter: Subscribe to our (free) Newsletter for exclusive content & updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jitsintothesunset.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Athletic Greens: Nab yourself a year's supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs of AG1 and help support the show by using our link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athleticgreens.com/adventure⁠

We had the pleasure to sit down & speak with Christopher Venter - an Adventurer, Author & Speaker, who at the age of 40 lost his sight completely.


But instead of letting blindness stop him from leading a full life, it’s been the opposite. Almost a decade on since losing his sight, Chris climbs mountains, kayaks, drives unlikely vehicles & had even built his own house!


In this conversation you’ll hear his backstory, his motivations, mindset, and the challenges he faces and how he experiences the world as a blind adventurer.


Thank you for being here, thank you for listening. Please subscribe to the show, spread the word of our podcast, so we can continue to grow this community and help inspire more people!


📚BUY CHRIS’ ADVENTURE BOOKS:

'How I Became The Blind Scooter Guy' by Christopher Venter: https://amzn.to/3pU4LRC

'Sightless From Sicily to Southern France: A blind man's journey by any means' by Christopher Venter: https://amzn.to/3Dgkuxu


💛 BECOME A PATRONS TO SUPPORT OUR PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jitsintothesunset ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other ways to support us:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adventuremindsetpodcast

YouTube: Subscribe to our channel to watch our Travel Films ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/jitsintothesunset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jits Newsletter: Subscribe to our (free) Newsletter for exclusive content & updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jitsintothesunset.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Athletic Greens: Nab yourself a year's supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs of AG1 and help support the show by using our link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athleticgreens.com/adventure⁠

What if you want to do van life with your best friends but your best friends happen to be cats? In this episode, we share tips and tricks from on doing van life with cats; a previously unreleased snippet from our conversation with 'Mali Mish' - Episode 28!


Dan & Marlene aka ‘Mali Mish’ who have been travelling full-time for the last 14 years with their 3 children & 2 cats. Now in their 15th year with no sign of them stopping their adventures! 

During this time they have lived in many different vans, including 7 years in an airstream, all of which has enabled them to travel to 41 countries across 4 continents. Listen to Epsiode 28 for the full conversation.


💛 BECOME A PATRONS TO SUPPORT OUR PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jitsintothesunset ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other ways to support us:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jits.into.the.sunset/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: Subscribe to our channel to watch our Travel Films ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/jitsintothesunset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jits Newsletter: Subscribe to our (free) Newsletter for exclusive content & updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jitsintothesunset.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Athletic Greens: Nab yourself a year's supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs of AG1 and help support the show by using our link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athleticgreens.com/adventure⁠

Yay! We’re back to full-time van life after 4 months of backpacking in Indonesia, Bhutan, Nepal & Iceland. In this conversation, Adam and I sit down to chat about some of the experiences from our backpacking trip, have changed our mindset. And the lessons that we hope can inspire you in your everyday life.


Watch our Mt Rinjani film (the hardest & most beautiful trek in Indonesia): https://youtu.be/5dDXuUJI3nI


Living on an Island & Learning to Scuba Dive in Indonesia: https://youtu.be/pNy14OOfdp8


💛 BECOME A PATRONS TO SUPPORT OUR PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jitsintothesunset ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other ways to support us:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jits.into.the.sunset/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: Subscribe to our channel to watch our Travel Films ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/jitsintothesunset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jits Newsletter: Subscribe to our (free) Newsletter for exclusive content & updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jitsintothesunset.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Athletic Greens: Nab yourself a year's supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs of AG1 and help support the show by using our link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athleticgreens.com/adventure⁠

If you love van life and love Italy, then this is the episode for you! This week we are sharing the conversation we have with Katy, on her travel podcast 'Untold Italy' where we shared our experience, highlights and tips, following our two month campervan road trip from the Dolomites to the Amalfi Coast. We hope you enjoy it! And a big thank you again for Katy for having us!

Follow our new Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adventuremindset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


💛 BECOME A PATRONS TO SUPPORT OUR PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jitsintothesunset ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other ways to support us:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jits.into.the.sunset/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: Subscribe to our channel to watch our Travel Films ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/jitsintothesunset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jits Newsletter: Subscribe to our (free) Newsletter for exclusive content & updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jitsintothesunset.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Athletic Greens: Nab yourself a year's supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs of AG1 and help support the show by using our link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athleticgreens.com/adventure⁠

Welcome back! This week, Adam and I sit down to answer a few of your questions that you asked us on Instagram. We record this episode from our small rental campervan here in Iceland, so of course we kick things off by answering a couple of your Iceland questions. But we also cover;


- How did Adam get on with his first solo trek?

- What solo adventures we are brewing up for 2024

- Practical Advice for Filmmakers/YouTubers

- Our approach to YouTube to ensure it's something we continue enjoying

- Are we earning enough to sustain our travel lifestyle?


Be sure to subscribe to the show so you know when Part 2 is released! Thank you for being here!


💛 BECOME A PATRONS TO SUPPORT OUR PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jitsintothesunset ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other ways to support us:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jits.into.the.sunset/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: Subscribe to our channel to watch our Travel Films ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/jitsintothesunset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jits Newsletter: Subscribe to our (free) Newsletter for exclusive content & updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jitsintothesunset.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Athletic Greens: Nab yourself a year's supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs of AG1 and help support the show by using our link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athleticgreens.com/adventure⁠

This week we have a good old fashion van life conversation for you with no other than Seb Santabarbara, the author of ‘Van Life for Dummies’. He shares some of his lessons from over 5 years of van life, as well as funny stories about the best & worst of van life. In the conversation, we cover: 

  • Tips for Starting Van Life 
  • Lessons and tips for building a van including common pitfalls
  • Glamourised van life vs reality of van life (and our personal stories)
  • Things Seb that can’t live without in a van
  • Sebs struggles with mental health and his breakdown that led to temporary paralysis and he shares coping advice and wisdom around anxiety


Although this episode is about van life, there are so much wisdom and analogies that make for great life advice. Seb joined us from the UK whilst we were in Nepal & it felt so good to chat about one of our all-time favourite topics. Be sure to share with a friend, if you enjoy it!


Connect with Seb on Instagram (& send him the secret code emoji!): @sebsantabarbara

Seb's website: https://www.sebsantabarbara.com/https://www.sebsantabarbara.com/


📚 BOOKS RECOMMENDED

Van Life For Dummies by Sebastian Santabarbara - https://amzn.to/3ClYSzh

Beyond The Deepwoods by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell - https://amzn.to/3J6P6oH


💛 BECOME A PATRONS TO SUPPORT OUR PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jitsintothesunset ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other ways to support us:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jits.into.the.sunset/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: Subscribe to our channel to watch our Travel Films ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/jitsintothesunset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jits Newsletter: Subscribe to our (free) Newsletter for exclusive content & updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jitsintothesunset.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Athletic Greens: Nab yourself a year's supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs of AG1 and help support the show by using our link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athleticgreens.com/adventure⁠