10: Epic Backpacking with Julian Varela

Today’s Backpacking episode:

Julian was born Reno, NV raised by a Colombian family who planted the seed of his love for travel, athletics, and culture. He currently lives in Miami, FL.  where he studied sports medicine at FIU and is an athletic trainer.  From this episode you will hear about his love to rock climb and travel and now married to Wilney Arias for 2 years.  Julian is still in search of a life mission and has a passion for helping the environment in some way, to leave Earth better before he dies.  

This is. PART ONE of a 3-hour recording going through his Epic Backpacking Adventure! 

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Backpacking Tips to Listen for:

Part 1 – The spark, the plan, the prep

  • How Julian and I were raised that got us into travel
  • Reminiscing on a few of our favorite memories
  • Julians athleticism, career, and travels leading up to his epic backpacking adventure
  • How Julian got into rock climbing and readings that sparked his planning 
  • He begins planning his trip around his baseball off seasons
  • Packing and preparation tips from the pros
  • The next step: buying the ticket, getting over procrastinating because of the uncertainty
  • Exploring the deeper meaning of the trip he was planning and embarking
  • Beginning the first part of his backpacking trip and people he met from the start
  • His take on hostels on meeting new people
  • One of the website we mention WOOF
  • Part 2 will pickup from how he discovered how to get to Macchu Picchu and the beginning of his stories through Colombia, Patagonia, and more!

Part 2

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Part 3

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