What's Next for You?

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"I just keep doing what I'm doing. That's something that is definitely going to happen," he says. "My whole concept of travel literature is to try to change people's views and have and affect the decisions they take in life." He hopes his books will be made available in the US or UK, as those are places where important decisions are being made. 'Oscar Wilde said that the only way not to not to get old was to continue repeating the same mistakes'

Travel writer Juan Pablo Villarino had visited 90 countries before making the trek to exotic Arlington, Virginia for this chat with Tyler. Amazingly enough, this recording marked his first trip to the mainland United States, which is now the 91st country in an ever-expanding list.

The world's best hitchhiker talks with Tyler about the joys of connecting with people, why it's so hard to avoid stereotypes (including of hitchhikers), how stamp collecting guides his trips, the darkest secrets of people he's gotten rides from, traveling and writing books with his wife, the cause of violence in the Americas, finding the emotional heart of a journey, where he's going next, and more.

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Recorded May 4th, 2018 Other ways to connect

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