Marie in Motion

<p>I had never set foot in Asia. The culture felt too foreign, the distance too great, the risk of getting it wrong too real. But I went anyway, first to northern Thailand, where I traded the beaches everyone else was...

<p>I went to New Zealand when I was ten years old… and for years, I thought I barely remembered it.</p><p>In this episode, I revisit that trip through a conversation with my dad. What started as a few blurry childhood...

<p>My first time in Latin America didn’t go as expected. </p><p>From a controversial train cutting through the jungle to ancient Maya ruins, vibrant mountain towns, and a church where Coca-Cola is part of sacred...

<p>Since traveling more and living abroad, distances that once felt huge now feel almost normal. A five-hour train ride doesn’t seem that long anymore, and places that once felt far away suddenly feel within...

<p>This week, I’m telling you about the month I spent trekking in Nepal. I share what long days of walking really feel like, the toughest mountain passes, being hosted by locals, and the strange feeling of reaching a...

<p>After two months away, I’m finally back !This episode is a little life update, a comeback story, and a celebration: one year of the podcast, 24 episodes, 12 guests, and 10 months of consistency.</p><p>In the...

<p>For three days, four friends set out to hike along the coast of Normandy, from Granville to the Mont Saint Michel. What started as a simple idea for a weekend adventure quickly turned into a test of endurance...

<p>After a first episode about his 9-month bike trip, Yonas came back to tell us about the most impactful part of his journey: India and Nepal. For three months, he explored, two months in India and one in Nepal, part...

<p>For 56 days, Max ran and walked 1,400 kilometers around Belgium to support refugees through the association BelRefugees. Each night, he was hosted by strangers who opened their homes, offering him meals, stories, and...

<p>In this episode, we travel back to 2022, when Sarah spent several weeks volunteering in a wildlife sanctuary in Namibia. She shares what first sparked her desire to volunteer abroad, how she prepared for the trip...

<p>Wells Tad Jones has lived many lives — from pararescueman to actor, writer, and producer — but through it all, he has been searching for one thing: purpose. In this episode, he shares the wisdom his mother gave him...

<p>After 8 months of adventure in Asia, I came back to Belgium to start my first corporate job; and suddenly faced reverse culture shock, the transition from student life to adulthood, and the reality of office culture...

<p>What does it mean to live abroad when your identity makes you stand out everywhere you go? In this episode, Emma shares her experience as a Black woman who lived two years in Vietnam. She opens up about daily...

<p>What was supposed to be a simple errand, buying glasses while traveling in China, quickly turned into one of my most stressful travel adventures. From wandering through the world’s biggest glasses mall to sneaking...

<p>In this episode, I sit down with Yonas, who completed an incredible journey biking from Brussels all the way to Singapore. We barely scratched the surface of his adventure, but we covered the essentials: the general...