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Episode 124: Simon Siggs – Two-Wheeled Traveling Mad Hatter – The Fedora Lifestyle

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The Fedora Lifestyle

Episode 124

The Fedora Lifestyle

Hop aboard for a trip with Simon Siggs. Simon’s a Brit who’s never met a stranger. He shares his love of the peoples and places he’s seen. Simon worked the mail room, rode a bike from the tippy top to the bottom of the Americas and ran a food truck on the English Coast. He shoots photos, makes coffees and wears hats. He’ll opine on teddy bears, foods named after colors and when the travel bug bit him right in the arse.

In this episode, Simon talks of working his way into the hat industry at the market in London.

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Episode 123: Simon Siggs – Two-Wheeled Traveling Mad Hatter – Photos, Faces and the Monkey

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Photos, Faces and the Monkey

Episode 123

Photos, Faces and the Monkey

Hop aboard for a trip with Simon Siggs. Simon’s a Brit who’s never met a stranger. He shares his love of the peoples and places he’s seen. Simon worked the mail room, rode a bike from the tippy top to the bottom of the Americas and ran a food truck on the English Coast. He shoots photos, makes coffees and wears hats. He’ll opine on teddy bears, foods named after colors and when the travel bug bit him right in the arse.

In this episode, Simon talks of his passion for photography and the Monkey at the Isle of Man TT. 

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Episode 122: Simon Siggs – Two-Wheeled Traveling Mad Hatter – Prudhoe to Panama

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Prudhoe to Panama

Episode 122

Prudhoe to Panama

Hop aboard for a trip with Simon Siggs. Simon’s a Brit who’s never met a stranger. He shares his love of the peoples and places he’s seen. Simon worked the mail room, rode a bike from the tippy top to the bottom of the Americas and ran a food truck on the English Coast. He shoots photos, makes coffees and wears hats. He’ll opine on teddy bears, foods named after colors and when the travel bug bit him right in the arse.

In this episode, Simon talks of riding a motorcycle solo from Prudhoe Bay to Panama, and crossing the Darien Gap. 

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Episode 119: Nancy Broen – Traveler in the Moment – From Sideways to Handsome

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From Sideways to Handsome

Episode 119

From Sideways to Handsome

Meet Nancy Broen. She shares advice on marriage, earning degrees (she has three), and pushing through fear. Along the way we learn about crashing cars, accidentally and on purpose, the importance of an inch and memorable job interviews.

Nancy talks of a couple of trips that went sideways and traveling with a plethora of handsome men. 

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Episode 118: Nancy Broen – Traveler in the Moment – Africa to Wood Chipper

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Africa to Wood Chipper

Episode 118

Africa to Wood Chipper

Meet Nancy Broen. She shares advice on marriage, earning degrees (she has three), and pushing through fear. Along the way we learn about crashing cars, accidentally and on purpose, the importance of an inch and memorable job interviews.

Nancy talks about it upcoming trips to the East Coast and Africa and also a wood chipper.

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Episode 117: Nancy Broen – Traveler in the Moment – The Art of a Woman-Specific Motorcycle

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The Art of a Woman-Specific Motorcycle

Episode 117

The Art of a Woman-Specific Motorcycle

Meet Nancy Broen. She shares advice on marriage, earning degrees (she has three), and pushing through fear. Along the way we learn about crashing cars, accidentally and on purpose, the importance of an inch and memorable job interviews.

Nancy talks about developing a woman-specific Harley-Davidson motorcycle and traveling a month in Baja.

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Episode 116: Nancy Broen – Traveler in the Moment – Bartender to Engineer

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Bartender to Engineer

Episode 116

Bartender to Engineer

Meet Nancy Broen. She shares advice on marriage, earning degrees (she has three), and pushing through fear. Along the way we learn about crashing cars, accidentally and on purpose, the importance of an inch and memorable job interviews.

Nancy talks of somehow starting as a bartender and becoming a crash test blackbelt.

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Episode 114: Nancy Broen – Traveler in the Moment – An Evolution to Two Wheeled Travel

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An Evolution to Two Wheeled Travel

Episode 114

An Evolution to Two Wheeled Travel

Meet Nancy Broen. She shares advice on marriage, earning degrees (she has three), and pushing through fear. Along the way we learn about crashing cars, accidentally and on purpose, the importance of an inch and memorable job interviews.

Nancy talks of traveling to Alaska for the first time, and how she evolved into traveling by motorcycle. 

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Episode 104: Larry Daniels – Sails and Spirit

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Sails and Spirit

Episode 104

Sails and Spirit

Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.

Larry wraps up this interview with thoughts about sailing, the Alaska Spirit, and one last good ‘ol days Girdwood anecdote. 

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Episode 103: Larry Daniels – The Bum of the Ski

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The Bum of the Ski

Episode 103

The Bum of the Ski

Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.

In this episode, Larry talks of ski bumming, traveling to ski, and advice to the potential ski bum. 

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