254: Wandering Across Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Lessons from 23 Years of World Travel with Derek Baron

<p class="MsoNormal">Learn what it’s like in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Central Asia & how you can participate in one of Derek’s sustainable tours.</p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal">____________________________<strong><br /> SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: GALACTIC FED</strong><br /> I use Galactic Fed for SEO and CRO on The Maverick Show website, but they are an end-to-end digital marketing agency that also offers social media, website design, paid media and more. Get Your Free Marketing Plan at <a href= "http://www.galacticfed.com/">www.GalacticFed.com</a> and mention "Maverick" for 10% off your first month of services.<br /> ___________________________</p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">In this episode Derek Baron talks about his experience traveling through Iraq, Syria and Yemen, including the incredibly unique island of Socotra.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He explains why he loves the Middle East and talks about the small group tours he runs to Iraq, based on his personal local contacts on the ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Derek also talks about his love for Central Asia, and the tours he runs to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He explains how he designs all of his tours sustainably to have a maximum positive impact on the local people and places.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Derek reflects on the trends of over-tourism, digital nomad gentrification, and offers some suggestions for how we can make thoughtful travel decisions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He also talks about stability anchors in an itinerant lifestyle, and pillars for sustaining the lifestyle longterm. Derek opens