Callum and I set off for Sofia with our Ryanair tickets in hand along with our desire for pure adventure and our plan of not having a plan. Ripe and ready for absolutely anything after graduating in Dublin together, what unfolded in September/October of 2022 was nothing short of magical, but extremely enriching. 

We had a lot of fun, but we were in search of the difficult moments. The moments that build character, hit our egos and humble us a little. 

Reflect along with us as we unravel our time in Bulgaria and Turkey together and find out what these moments were, the many transitions one goes through after finishing college, seeking (and finding) kindness, what it takes to get along with someone while traveling for a long period of time and the mental highs and lows one can go through after consecutive peak experiences.

And I couldn’t forget… We’ll also get a couple of Callum’s daily reflections he wrote while we were on the road.

Hope this is somewhat educational! If not, we still had an absolute ball going back in time to this exciting period. Can’t wait for our next adventures dude.

Some references from the episode:

Zhivko's amazing art:

https://mutafchiev.art/

Books:

The Gulag Archipelago - Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual - Jocko Willink

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Podcast episodes:

The Foundations of Physical and Mental Performance - Tim Ferriss & Dr. Andrew Huberman

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