Staying Adventurous With Craig Zabransky

Come along with Craig Zabransky of StayAdventurous.com as he heads out west once again—this time exploring another American treasure: Yellowstone. Craig is joined by renowned photographer Tom Murphy, whose work includes capturing the iconic bison featured on a recent U.S. postage stamp and the one used for the episode art. Together, they dive into the beauty, wildlife, and timeless appeal of our nation's first national park. You'll also find the fan-favorite segments—Top 3 Travel Tips, the Staying Adventurous Mindset Moment, and more. Much more.  Get ready for a deeper look inside Yellowstone—and a little inspiration to take and make adventure in your own life. For full details on this episode and more, visit the podcast show notes.

Happy Holidays! Every year, host Craig Zabransky shares the latest products he's discovered—and a few he's created—in his annual Holiday Gift Guide episode. For the 2025 edition, Craig once again curates meaningful gift ideas, including his 13th annual Stay Adventurous Travel Calendar for 2026 – The Best Of, his adventure-inspired book Gifts from the Road, and the Stay Luxurious Wine Journeys experience, featuring a new virtual tasting event. Craig also highlights a fresh list of recommended books to inspire along with several new fun finds for great gift ideas for the adventurous on your list. He also shares his Top Travel Tips for planning a 2026 Adventure and closes with a mindset moment designed to help us chart our course for the season, 2026, and beyond. This podcast is crafted to spark gift ideas for everyone on your list. Check the podcast show notes for all featured products and also search the  roundup of destinations explored on the show. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year—see you in 2026!

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com  as heads out west for an adventurous return to the Grand Canyon after 30 years and visits to other American West treasures.  To assist, Craig also interviews fellow author, Kevin Fedarko and NY Times Best seller  about his book on an epic adventure through the Grand Canyon,  "A Walk in the Park."  You will also find the usual segments including the Top 3 Travel Tips, a Sunset segment, the "Mercer Minute" (as Craig traveled with his son), the Staiyng Adventuorus  Mindset Moment and more. Much more.  Get ready for a Grand Adventure at this American treasure and beyond.  For all the details on this episode or any of the episodes created  to ispire you to take and make adventure in your life, please visit the podcast shownotes page. 

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com  as he discusses his adventures through the Blue Ridge Mountains on the East Coast of the United States. To assist, Craig also interviews a fellow author, Paula Whyman about her new book on becoming a "Bad Naturalist" in these very mountains.  You will also find our usual segments including the Top 3 Travel Tips, the Mindset Moment and more. Much more.  Let's explore the Blue Ridge Mountains.  For all the details on this episode or any of the episodes created  to ispire you to take and make adventure in your life, please visit the podcast shownotes page. 

Happy Holidays! Every year host Craig Zabransky loves to recommend the new products he discovers and others he creates in his holiday gift guide episode.  For the 2024 version, our host curated and created multiple gift ideas once again with his 12th annual Stay Adventurous Travel Calendar for 2025 - A Return to Sunsets, Gifts from the Road his mindset adventure travel book, and his Stay Luxurious Wine Journeys, a virtual tasting event on Dec 27th with a revisit to Spain.  Craig  also details a list books he recommends for the season and new year to inspire and many of his fun finds too. For interviews, he has the honor to interview the 14th and current editor for the 2025 Old Farmer's Almanc. He shares a mindset moment to prepare us to mark the calendar for 2025 and more.  This podcast is desgined to provide you with great gift ideas for everyone on your list this holiday season.  Check the podcast shownotes for all the products mentioned and also for a list of all the other destinations traveled here . Happ

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com  as he continues his mission to inspire you to take and make adventure in your life. In this episode he interviews an American in Bordeaux and tastes Frech Blue Wine.  After working in wine living California, Stephanie Rivin, eventally makes her way to Bordeaux to be the winemaker for French Blue Wine. We learn her story and taste this easy to understand French wines from Bordeaux. So prepare to travel the world in wine once again as we visit Bordeaux in this episode.  Also my top 3 travel tips, become wine tasting tips, while we still showcase the Staying Advenutorus Mindset Moment and more. Much more.  To visit the episode's show notes find the complete podcast page > here. And also make sure to "subscribe" to his quest to allow Craig to be your travel guide to an adventurous life.  

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com  as he continues his mission to inspire you to take and make adventure in your life. In this episode he reviews a way to Follow the Sun for a year with family.  After taking a few travel sabbaticals of his own, he was excited to interview author (and now expert traveler) Margaret Bensfield Sullivan to discuss her recent book - Following the Sun, Tales (And Fails) From A Year Around the World With Our Kids.  Inside she shares her story of preparing for such a life changing trip and then we discuss highlights of their family adventures across six continents and 29 countries on a year long adventure. We uncover many of her tales of adventures, travel tips and advice, and lessons learned from "the trip."  Also my top 3 takeaways from the book, the Staying Advenutorus Mindset Moment and even some of my travel sabbatical or gap year lessons sprinkled in too. Enjoy.  To visit the episode's show notes find the complete podcast page > here. And also make sure to

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com  as he shares the adventures that await to those who visit 2 of the 5 Blue Zones with travels to Ikaria, Greece and Nicoya, Costa Rica.  We dscuss Blue Zone travels and hear driectly from two individuals who share details from each of the blue zones through our interviews. You will also find our usual segments including the Top 3 Travel Tips, the Mindset Moment  and more. Much more.  For all the details on this episode or any of the episodes created  to inspire you to take and make adventure in your life, please visit the podcast shownotes page. 

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com  as he completes his travel quest to visit 50 states in 50 years as he heads off to Oahu.  In this episode he explores the Hawaiian Island while he circles the island in a jeep taking in the sights through multiple stops across his 8 day / 7 night journey. Inside he details the culture he discovers, the adventures he takes, the cuisine he tastes and how it was surfing on the famous North Shore.  To help share this details of this bucket list Hawaiin adventure he interviews his travel companions, his family, to highlight their exepreinces too.  You will also find our usual segments including the Top 3 Travel Tips, the Mindset Moment and the return of the Mercer minute, the sunset segment, and culture through cuisine and more. Much more.  Let's explore Oahu.  For all the details on this episode or any of the episodes created  to ispire you to take and make adventure in your life, please visit the podcast shownotes page. 

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com  as he returns to one of his favorite countires - Mexico to explore its Sierra Norte in Oaxaca.   To help share this details about this community focused travel adventure destinaiton he will interview a local guide from Expediciones Sierra Norte and a fellow adventure seeker who traveled with him on the 4 days through the "Pueblos Mancomunados." You can also a few of our usual segments including the Top 3 Travel Tips, the Mindset Moment and more. Much more.  Let's explore the Sierra Norte.  To visit the episode's show notes find the complete podcast page > here. And also make sure to "subscribe" to his quest to allow Craig to be your travel guide through our world and continue to inspire you to take and make adventure in your life.   

Happy Holidays! Every year host Craig Zabransky loves to recommend the new products he discovers and others he creates in his holiday gift guide episode.  For the 9th annual guide, our host curated and created multiple gift ideas; the 11th annual Stay Adventurous Travel Calendar for 2024 - America the Beautiful , Gifts from the Road his mindset adventure travel book, and his Stay Luxurious Wine Journeys, a virtual tasting event on Dec 29th for French Favorites and his Journey to Spain for June 2024.  Craig  also details a list of stocking stuffer recommendaitons from his product reviews and even crosss over to mention items from his Stay Luxurious Holiday List too. He shares a mindset moment about the holidays and offers wine tips and advice for his travel tips while also interviewing a director from the Wine Institue.  This podcast is desgined to provide you with great gift ideas for everyone on your list this holiday season.  Check the podcast shownotes and also a list of all the other destinations traveled

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com  as he continues his mission to inspire you to take and make adventure in your life with the "Travel Quest." As many of you know, he completed visiting his 50th state in 50 years, with a recent trip to Oahu, but beofre he discusses his Hawaiin adventure  he decided to celebrate the travel quest by showcasing others.  In this epsidoe you will hear from Shari Leid from an imperfectly perfect life about her quest to meet a stranger from every state and also Drew Knowles author of the Route 66 Adventure Handbook. Also, expect a staying adventurous mindset moment, travel tips for creating (and completing) a quest and more. Much more.  To visit the episode's show notes find the complete podcast page > here. And also make sure to "subscribe" to his quest to allow Craig to be your travel guide across the planet.     

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com  as he continues his quest to reach all 50 states in 50 years and visits his 49th state - North Dakota and discovers there is far more to Fargo. To help share this details about this "north of normal" destinaiton he interviews the CVB, a local restaurateur, and a hotel manager along with sharing stories from spending a few days in town.  You can also a few of our usual segments including the Top 3 Travel Tips, the Mindset Moment and more. Much more.  To visit the episode's show notes find the complete podcast page > here. And also make sure to "subscribe" to his quest to allow Craig to be your travel guide through our world.   

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com as he dives into summer thru swimming.  As an avid swimmer this episode explores the benefits of swimming for all ages and experience levels and highlights a local Fllorida Keys open water swim - Save Alligator Lighthouse. Listen to interviews with PhD Alex Hutchison author of The Swim Prescription and also Rob Dixon on the board of Friends of the Pool who swims to Alligator Light solo every year.  Also you can expect the Staying Adventurous Mindset Moment, some swimming travel tips, and more. Much more.  To visit the episode's show notes find the complete podcast page > here. And also make sure to "subscribe" to his quest to allow Craig to be your travel guide across our planet. 

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com  as he returns Mexico and the state of Yucatan to further explore and appreciate its magical and mystical cenotes. From its ancient maya origins to its modern day pleasures a visit to Yucatan (the Mexican state) for its centoes and other activities is a must for any and all adventure seekers. Hear interviews from fellow travel writer Jonathan Soroff  and Nat Geo Explorer and Mayan archaeologist Guillermo de Anda to deepen our knowledge of the cenotes and the joys we can have visiting them. Also, expect hear my take and oue usual segments; Top 3 Travel Tips, Culture thru Cuisine, the Mindset Moment and more. Much more.  To visit the episode's show notes find the complete podcast page > here. And also make sure to "subscribe" to his quest to allow Craig to be your travel guide across the globe. 

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com on a Race to Alaska via an interview with Karl Kruger an adventurer who paddled his way through 750 miles of challenging seas.  Listen in as he shares his memories, challenges and even highlights his next quest to paddle to the North Pole. Also, expect the Staying Adventurous Mindset Moment, a special new years well wishes with a check in on resolutions for 2023, and more. Much more.  To visit the episode's show notes find the complete podcast page > here. And also make sure to "subscribe" to his quest to allow Craig to be your travel guide across the globe. 

Happy Holidays! Every year host Craig Zabransky loves to recommend the new products he discovers and others he creates in his holiday gift guide episode.  For the 8th annual guide, our host curated and created multiple gift ideas; the 10th annual Stay Adventurous Travel Calendar for 2023 - the World of Wine, , Gifts from the Road his mindset adventure travel book, and his Stay Luxurious Wine Journeys, a virtual tasting event.  Craig  also details 7 products to consider for those on your nice and naughty lists who appreciate adventure. From the recently published book, Are You Ready to Love Your Job, to Smoke 'Ems for BBQ, to many more natural products to conside for everyone this holiday season.  This podcast is desgined to provide you with great gift ideas for everyone on your list this holiday season.  Check the podcast shownotes and also a list of all the other destinations traveled here . Happy Holidays! 

Come along with Craig Zabransky of  StayAdventurous.com as he travels to the wine region of Paso Robles on the central coast of California.  Hear all about the Paso wines and the Paso difference from a PasoWine.com representative and also fellow wine enthusiasts who recommended I visit the region.   Also, expect the normal segments such as the Staying Adventurous Mindset Moment, my Top 3 Travel Tips, personal travel stories, the Mercer Minute and more. Much more.  To visit the episode's show notes find the complete podcast page > here. And also make sure to "subscribe" to his quest to allow Craig to be your travel guide across the globe. 

Come along with Craig Zabransky of StayAdventurous.com as he travels to Colonial Virginia to visit Williamsburg, Yorktown and more. Hear from experts from both Colonial Williamsburg and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown and my own travel thoughts. Also, expect the normal segments such as the Staying Adventurous Mindset Moment, my Top 3 Travel Tips plus prepare for a new segment - the Mercer Minute, the place from the eyes of a 5th grader.  To visit the episode's show notes find the complete podcast page > here. And also make sure to "subscribe" to his quest to allow Craig to be your travel guide across the globe. 

Come along with Craig Zabransky of StayAdventurous.com as he discusses caving in Mexico, and interviews caving expert Kasia Biernacka as part of the National Geographic Explorer - the Deepest Cave expedition to Cheve in Oaxaca, Mexico. Learn more about the adventures that await those who enter caves and what it is like to search for the deepest cave with expert Bill Stone on this multi-year project.  To visit the episode's show notes find the complete podcast page > here. And also make sure to "subscribe" to his quest to allow Craig to be your travel guide.