Passport Podcast

Episode 10 makes me think of that well-worn Chinese proverb - The journey of 1000 miles begins with the first step. Pilgrim's Tale features a recent conversation with author, travel writer and Pilgrim Brandon Wilson. I first met Brandon through his wife, Cheryl. We shared an office during a stint as producers at Paradise Television on Maui. Sometimes during water cooler conversations, Cheryl would share short stories about some of her travels. But there was never enough time to get the whole adventure. Fast forward several years and Brandon is now the award-winning author of four fantastic books chronicling their journeys as peaceful pilgrims across Tibet, The Alps, from Europe to Jerusalem and across the African continent. The books are excellent and in Episode 10 we get an insightful look at one pilgrim's perspective on things. A champion of deliberative travel, Brandon Wilson tells of how his father filled him with a sense of wanderlust during a six-week-long road trip from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles along