Explorer & Author 'Greg Abandoned' on his visits to Chernobyl & Soviet Spaceships in the Desert

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The Inquisitive Tourist

Nate Ralph

28 episodes

9 months ago

DO YOU love travelling to new places and submersing yourself into local culture? Do you enjoy listening to others who have done so? Listen to residents firsthand as they describe what their country is REALLY like. Interviewed are a diversified group including backpackers & full time travellers, teachers, travelling DJs & photographers, medical doctors, working professionals, business owners plus everyday people we can all relate to! A buffet on society & culture with a travel based twist when possible. My guests are from over 30 countries. Listen & experience personal growth! You will love the journals & storytelling you hear.

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Your host, Nate Ralph.

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We now have listeners in 83 countries and over 1,100 cities! If you love it, spread the word. ❤️

Your host, Nate Ralph.

For all enquiries, or if you’d like to appear on the show or know someone who’d be a great guest, please email the show at: theinquisitivetourist@gmail.com

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Explorer & Author 'Greg Abandoned' on his visits to Chernobyl & Soviet Spaceships in the Desert - just listen until the end!

The Inquisitive Tourist

3 hours 12 minutes 44 seconds

3 years ago

Explorer & Author 'Greg Abandoned' on his visits to Chernobyl & Soviet Spaceships in the Desert - just listen until the end!

An explorer who goes by the name 'Greg Abandoned', is a Polish man who moved to the U.K. and who is now living in Beijing China.
He simply loves what he does - Urbex exploration, and yet his day job is as a Math teacher. His stories will leave you shocked, speechless and asking 'is that even possible?' - and absolutely make sure you listen right to the end! It will be worth it...

Welcome, Greg Abandoned.

Episode highlights:

[00:01] - [15:00] Dayjob, background, divorce, regular life, meeting his neighbour, certain events led him into his new passion of Urbex.
[15:01] - [30:00] - Theme of abandonment, divorce and family situation, post apocalyptic world, his move to england felt like home. Visit to Chernobyl with his neighbour made him feel like home, he knew this was what he wanted to do. Comparison of feeling at home, Visiting Chernobyl vs. Moving to England.
[30:01] - [45:00] Feels lucky that he found his passion. Compares old buildings to modern, and lack of character these days. Craftsmanship is lost. The Kid inside. Flying half way across the world to take a picture..explorer with a camera, not a photographer.
[45:01] - [01:00:00] Speaks about legalities, trespassing, getting caught..and leaving a date to explore on a whim.
[01:00:01] - [01:15:00] Hotel in renovation, and being caught. His job as a teacher, and keeping his urban life separate. Explaining to his boss what he does. Risk/Reward analysis of a trip. Solo vs with someone.
[01:15:01] - [01:30:00] Different styles of explorers pictures discussed. Speaks about dangerous situations he's faced. Guard dog story in Bulgaria.
[01:30:01] - [01:45:00] If no instagram would he still do this? Absolutely! Also speaks about use of tripod among explorers, and his choice not to use one.
[01:45:01] - [02:00:00] He dances when he reaches his destination. Holy grail experience to come..speaks about abandoned space shuttle. Remotely controlled spaceship.
[02:00:01] - [02:15:00] Meeting a taxi driver who agreed to take him to middle of a highway in Afghanistan. Speaks about velvet skies in the Afghan desert. Speaks about size of the shuttles. Hanger is size of a football field. Started crying with senses of achievement, speaks about best day of his life.
[02:15:01] - [02:30:00] also found rocket in China. Speaks about international driving license needed for Japan expo. Just 8 hours at the airport! Journey back from the Hangers... 8 hours vs 14 going...he came back alone..
[02:30:01] - [03:05:20] goes into extreme detail of journey back from the hangers. Some great storytelling in this part...
[03:05:21] - [03:12:44] Great sign off from Greg Abandoned, speaks about his current projects, book, and what's next for him..absolutely fascinating conversation!

Find and follow his work:

w: gregabandoned.com
w: linktr.ee/gregabandoned
IG: @gregabandoned

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