Far East Travels Podcast

Retired CNN/ABC News/Reuters photojournalist Stephan Patterson shares stories from his career spent in the Middle East, including his meeting with Yasser Arafat, The Bosnian War, and his recent trip to Vietnam. Stephan shares his thoughts from the ground on how Vietnam has been coping with the COVID-19 pandemic compared with his experience returning to the United States. I'm very honored to have Stephan as a guest on the podcast and hearing some of his legendary stories for the first time including his meeting with the former Chairman of the PLO Yasser Arafat, and his close encounter with Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, who was later found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide by The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Stephan recently visited Vietnam just as quarantining, health declarations, and eventually social distancing had been excelerated. Stephan shares his thoughts on his personal experience being tested for COVID-19, travel within the country, and his eventual return to the United States. Thanks so much for listening. I would love to connect with you either on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. All links can be found on my website:https://fareasttravels.com. Email is great too! [email protected]
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Finding a doctor for a specific ailment isn't always easy when you're traveling abroad. In this episode I share a recent personal experience and a couple of handy tips that can help with your search in a strange city for a doctor. I also give a quick update on COVID-19 traveler news in the region-Southeast Asia.
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Sharing what's happening in East Asia and Southeast Asia as travel restrictions become more tight, flights out almost non-existent and support scarce. This information and stories are hopefully comforting that you are not the only one going through a challenging and stressful time. I would like to hear from you if you're interested in sharing your experience or story. It may be some time before we can move freely again between the East and the West and even throughout the region. Thanks again for listening. Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram or email me at [email protected].
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My apologies to those who are currently stranded the information in this podcast is more to inform others as to the current situation in the region. Of course you are already aware of the limitations and options if you are stranded somewhere, my thoughts are with you and I hope that you can resolve your situtation as quickly and safely as possible. This is an unprecedented and totally unexpected challenge we all face currently. Whether you're living abroad and temporarily out of work with a visa running out or you're stranded in what was supposed to be one of your yearly getaways it can be an immensely stressful situation. Please let me know if you'd like to share your story with us. You can contact me either at [email protected]. or on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/FarEastAdventureTravel/?ref=bookmarks
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In this episode I share how lately I've opened up my imagination to travel through watching Indian cinema and looking back at my last extensive trip to Mumbai and South India.
I've chatted with a few of you about when we'll be able to travel again and helped some of you with thinking about your travel plans for 2021. Personally I have also been finding it difficult to visualize travel with the current situation with no answers to when we'll be able to travel internationally again. Recently I started watching Indian movies and not only has it helped me think back on previous trips to India but it's opened up my mind to visualizing when I can travel again and where I would like to go. If you're having a hard time imagining where to travel next we all know we can go to YouTube for travel ideas and insights, but cinema is also a wonderful way to be inspired, not only by images but by stories and cultural differences that are reflected in movies. Almost every country in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and of course South Asia has it's own movie industry. Some like India are huge, others are modest but still insightful and inspirational. Start dreaming again and check out some movies from some future destinations you'd like to visit. Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing some of my favorite movies from Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and other places in hopes they will help with your future travel plans.
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