“Let me start by asking you a question, what does it mean to “explore” in a world where everything’s been “found”?
That question was posed to Brett by Bassam Tarazi in a conversation they had about a week before their interview. And it sort shaped the conversation that you’ll hear in this week’s episode of Where There’s Smoke.
We’re going to go on a winding road from a conversation with Bassam talking about his experience with The Mongol Rally (“the greatest motoring adventure on the planet”) to a dream.. that Brett had.. about a website..
Just stick with us. We promise it’ll be worth it.
How about we all just agree to explore together? And the thing about an Exploration is that you never really know where you’re going to end up. That’s what exploring is all about, right? It is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery. And if you knew beforehand what you’d find, well, it wouldn’t really be an exploration.
A big thanks to Bassam Tarazi for joining in on the fun, and being a great friend to Brett and the show over the years. In this episode, we didn’t get into the nitty gritty of Bassam’s incredible journey to complete the Mongol Rally in 2014, but his new book definitely does. It is called BORDERS, BANDITS, AND BABY WIPES and it is now available wherever you purchase books (or, you know, most places).
Bassam Tarazi has been featured in Backpacker, Forbes, Young Entrepreneur, Life Reimagined and many other outlets. He's the author of: The Accountability Effect, In 5 Years You'll Be Wrong, and Borders, Bandits, And Baby Wipes. He's spoken at numerous universities around the country. An explora-preneur at heart, he's also traveled to 72 countries and all 7 continents; having had such absurd experiences as getting to Everest Base Camp and the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, driving from London to Mongolia in a 42 HP car, living on an Alaskan glacier for 8 days, and being hunted by a pig-tailed macaque in the jungles of Borneo (Long stories. You’ll need some Scotch for those.)
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