The Earth Ink Travelcast
I’m Andrea, putting pins in my map and sending postcards from obscure and well-travelled places around the world under the handle, TheEarthInk. Join me on the journey as I tell some of my thoughtful, fun, and challenging travel stories.
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Episodes

Sep 28, 2026
Sep 28, 2026
7 min
Join an expedition to meet the Mundari People – a traditional agrarian group of people who live with their Ankole-Watusi cattle.
Original blog post here: https://www.theearthink.com/post/tensility-of-change-in-south-sudan
© 2024-2026. The Earth Ink. All rights reserved.

Dec 25, 2025
Dec 25, 2025
16 min
For my annual Christmas greeting this year, I was inspired by a children's song: Jesus love the little children.
Original blog here: https://www.theearthink.com/post/all-the-children-of-the-world
© 2024-2025 The Earth Ink. All rights reserved.

Oct 31, 2025
Oct 31, 2025
12 min
“Remember that life is short and full of surprises. If you wait too long, opportunities fade like setting sun.” Deborah Rodriguez acknowledged that Afghanistan is one of those places where you visit when you have the opportunity.
Original blog here: https://www.theearthink.com/post/hospitality-found-in-afghan-tea
© 2024-2025 The Earth Ink

Aug 26, 2025
Aug 26, 2025
11 min
What do Antarctica, camels, Covid, travel, and velvet pear salad have to teach us about human connection and building community?
Original blog here: https://www.theearthink.com/post/life-in-community
© 2024-2025 The Earth Ink

Jul 25, 2025
Jul 25, 2025
19 min
Generous hospitality, unheard of cultural experiences, and less crazy tourist crowds await travelers who journey to countries that endure travel warnings – or are rising out of conflict – like this journey across northwestern Libya.
Original blog here: https://www.theearthink.com/post/uncovering-libyas-golden-cultural-travel-opportunities
© 2024-2025 The Earth Ink

Nov 30, 2023
Nov 30, 2023
13 min
A cavalier travel booking took me to Mauritania to speed across sand dunes and catapult myself into a hopper car on the Mauritania Railway.
Original blog here: https://www.theearthink.com/post/adventure-seeking-on-the-mauritania-railway
© 2020-2023 The Earth Ink

May 3, 2023
May 3, 2023
8 min
Learn about grounding oneself by discharging urban energy and recharging from nature in Algeria's Sahara Desert.
Prefer to read the story? Find my original blog here.
© 2019-2023 The Earth Ink.

Nov 22, 2022
Nov 22, 2022
7 min
Traveling to Bangladesh, I witnessed hard work and hospitality.
Prefer to read the story? Find my original blog here.
© 2019-2022 The Earth Ink.

Jun 20, 2022
Jun 20, 2022
3 min
I found a human connection across the Tajikistan and Afghanistan border. Listen in to our physical communication in the borderlands on the Panj River.
Prefer to read the story? Find my original blog here.
© 2019-2022 The Earth Ink.

Jun 20, 2022
Jun 20, 2022
11 min
Two interactions with people and my camera in Yemen and Djibouti transcended the modern selfie movement. Join me on a journey to new countries and villages where I practiced seeing others and found the value of being seen.
Original blog here.
© 2019-2022 The Earth Ink.

