Passport to the World

About Passport to the World

Dig into these real adventures from real travelers. From the temples of Kyoto to the peaks of Patagonia, this podcast brings you immersive travel tales from around the world. Each episode examines one of our most captivating articles on Go World Travel Magazine, bringing unforgettable journeys and unique perspectives to life. Whether you're planning your next trip or just love the thrill of discovery, tune in for a global adventure—one story at a time.

Publisher

Go World Travel Magazine

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 May 2025

Latest episode

27 May 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 May 2026

   The 60-Cent Sandwich That Holds 200 Years of Vietnamese History

   On a sweaty bus break somewhere between Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta, travel writer Rafael Boceanu paid the equivalent of 50 cents for a sandwich — and got an unexpected lesson in Vietnamese history. His article traces how bánh mì went from a French colonial import to a street food beloved around the world, carried by war, migration, and the quiet genius of adaptation. It's a story about what happens when a culture takes something foreign and makes it entirely its own. Read Rafael Boceanu's full article, "Bánh Mì in Vietnam: The Sandwich That Tells a Nation's Story (https://www.goworldtravel.com/banh-mi-vietnam/)," with stunning photos and details at Go World Travel Magazine.

2. 

   20 May 2026

   How the Acropolis Helped One Son Finally Connect With His Dead Father

   He thought he was the first in his family to see the Parthenon. He was wrong. Hidden in an old sea chest was a faded photograph of his father — a young sailor in 1948, standing on the very same ground. Frank Hosek writes about what it feels like to retrace the steps of someone you lost too soon and never got to fully know. Read his full article, "Athens' Parthenon, Then and Now: Walking the Acropolis in My Father's Footsteps (https://www.goworldtravel.com/parthenon-fathers-footsteps/)," with photos and details at Go World Travel Magazine.

3. 

   6 May 2026

   Real Impact: What Meaningful Voluntourism Actually Looks Like

   In a small village in the Guatemalan Highlands, an organization has been quietly changing lives for over thirty years. It started with one woman, a civil war she couldn't look away from, and a belief that real change has to come from within. This is what voluntourism looks like when it actually works. Read Isabella Miller's full article, "Local Hope, Real Impact: Volunteering in the Guatemalan Highlands (https://www.goworldtravel.com/volunteering-guatemala-local-hope/)," with stunning photos and details at Go World Travel Magazine.

Who has been a guest on Passport to the World

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Christine Loomis
• Masayoshi Sakamoto
• Dave McKenna
• Tom Hall
• Isabella Miller

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

158,862

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

0

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