Makin Moves with Matt Podcast

• Season 3 Episode 17: Makin Moves with Ruck

  Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it!In Season 3 Episode 16, I am joined by Ruck aka Ruck Travels. Ruck is a 28-year-old traveler from the UK who has spent the past eight years exploring the world—three of those years as a full-time digital nomad and content creator. His journey began at the age of 20 with a trip to South America, inspired by a long-held desire to visit Peru. Despite facing personal challenges back home during that first adventure, the experience ignited a passion for travel that has shaped the course of his life ever since.His love for exploring the world was sparked early on by his parents, who took him on unforgettable childhood trips to places like Egypt and the USA. In recent years, Ruck landed a remote sales job that gave him the freedom to work from anywhere, and more recently, he's found growing success on social media, leading to collaborations with international brands. Now, he’s focused on building his content creation into a sustainable business—determined to avoid settling into a conventional lifestyle.In this week's episode we dive into Ruck's recent journey to Turkmenistan—one of the world’s most isolated and least-visited countries. From navigating strict visa processes to experiencing surreal landscapes like the Darvaza Gas Crater and the white-marble capital of Ashgabat, Ruck shares what it’s really like to explore a place shrouded in mystery and misconception. Through his firsthand account, the show aims to shed light on the beauty, challenges, and cultural richness of this little-known nation. Tune in today!To follow Ruck's moves:InstagramWebsiteYouTubeFollow the Makin Moves with Matt Podcast on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with your Host on Social MediaMatt:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Makin Moves with Matt:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Makin Moves with Matt: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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• Season 3 Episode 16: Makin Moves for a Month in Japan featuring Perlie, again!

  Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it!In Season 3 Episode 16, I am joined once again by the lovely Perlie Yang-my travel partner and roommate. As you may have seen, we are currently in the midst of a world backpacking adventure where we spend each month in a different country. We are a little backlogged but hey, sometimes life happens or makin moves for that matter. We are here to discuss the fascinating country of Japan- a country where we spent a whole month. We are excited to give an insight into our experiences of this interesting country filled with culture, great food and of course beautiful places. Tune in today and get ready for more episodes highlighting the countries where we have spent time on this adventure. To follow our moves on social media:Perlie's Instagram Our joint InstagramFollow the Makin Moves with Matt Podcast on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with your Host on Social MediaMatt:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Makin Moves with Matt:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Makin Moves with Matt: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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• Season 3 Episode 15: Makin Moves with Brad

  Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it!In Season 3 Episode 15, I am joined by Brad- an American English teacher and content creator from Indiana with a lifelong passion for travel and culture. His connection with Spain began at 17 during a two-month exchange program, which inspired him to study Spanish at university and eventually move abroad. In 2021, he came to Spain to teach during the pandemic but returned home at the end of the year due to COVID. Back in the U.S., he spent a year working odd jobs—from waiting tables to doing fieldwork in ecology and archaeology—but felt a strong pull to return to life abroad. Since 2022, he’s been living in Spain—first in Almería, then Galicia for the past two years—where the experience has been deeply transformative. Living abroad has helped him find himself and create a life that feels 100% his own, even through its challenges. He’s traveled to France, Portugal, the UK, Morocco, Canada, and across the U.S., and hopes to explore South America and Asia in the coming years. His love for travel runs deep—he even wrote a book in first grade called “I Want to Go to Greece” (still on the bucket list). Through his journey, Bradley shares a story of curiosity, resilience, and building a meaningful life through movement, culture, and personal growth. Tune in today!To follow Brad's moves on social media:InstagramWebsiteFollow the Makin Moves with Matt Podcast on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with your Host on Social MediaMatt:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Makin Moves with Matt:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Makin Moves with Matt: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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• Season 3 Episode 14: Makin Moves with Katie

  Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it!In Season 3 Episode 14, I am joined by Katie who turns out to live not too far from me back in the US. Additionally, when we recorded the episode, we actually happened to be a 14 minute walk apart from each other in Medellín, Colombia....small world indeed. Anyways, Katie is a 23-year-old full-time traveler from Pennsylvania who’s been chasing adventure ever since studying abroad in Madrid, Spain. During those five unforgettable months, she explored France, Italy, Portugal, and England—and that’s when the travel bug officially bit. Katie knew then and there that she wanted to find a way to travel full-time after graduation.That opportunity came sooner than expected when she decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail—a 2,200-mile journey from Mexico to Canada. Despite having only camped once and zero backpacking experience, Katie dove in headfirst. Over five months, she walked the entire trail, sometimes covering more than 30 miles a day.Now, Katie funds her travels with savings from her work as an EMT—a job she picked up during school while planning to apply to PA programs. Though her path changed, the job turned out to be the perfect fit, allowing her to work just seven weeks a year and travel for the other nine.At the moment, Katie is solo-traveling through South America until June. After that, she’s headed back to Europe for three months to host a group trip in Portugal and hike the Camino de Santiago in Spain—just another chapter in her ever-growing adventure. Tune in today!To follow Katie's moves on social media:InstagramUpcoming Group Trip to PortugalWhatsApp GroupTikTokFollow the Makin Moves with Matt Podcast on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with your Host on Social MediaMatt:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Makin Moves with Matt:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Makin Moves with Matt: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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• Season 3 Episode 13: Makin Moves with Jin

  Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let's get it!In Season 3 Episode 13, I am joined by another world traveler- Jin from Malaysia. Jin's journey into long-term travel began unexpectedly. What was supposed to be a simple family trip turned into a turning point—when the vacation ended, Jin decided not to go home. Growing up in the small coastal town of Mersing, Malaysia, before moving to Singapore for school at eight years old, Jin followed the conventional path: study, graduate, and work a stable corporate job for seven years. But something always felt off. The idea of settling down in one place, following the script laid out for him, felt more like a cage than security. What started as an impulsive decision became a lifestyle. To sustain his travels, Jin volunteers in hostels through platforms like Worldpackers, exchanging work for accommodation. This slow-travel approach allows him to go beyond just visiting places—he immerses himself in local cultures, builds connections with strangers, and experiences the world in a way that isn’t possible through quick vacations. From backpacking through Europe to living in Latin America, each destination has been a chapter in an ongoing story of self-discovery.Now, Jin is sharing that journey online on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Telling stories of his learnings and personal reflections. Whether it’s uncovering hidden cultural ties between Malaysia and Mexico, capturing the energy of Brazil’s Carnaval, or reflecting on fleeting romances, Jin hopes his content resonates with people who dream of something more. As he works toward making content creation a sustainable career, Jin hopes to keep traveling, keep creating, and keep proving that there’s no single right way to live a life. Tune in today!To follow Jins's moves on social media:InstagramTikTokYouTubeFollow the Makin Moves with Matt Podcast on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with your Host on Social MediaMatt:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Makin Moves with Matt:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Makin Moves with Matt: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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