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.

Episodes

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.

Sep 28, 2026

7 min

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.

Dec 25, 2025

16 min

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

Oct 31, 2025

12 min

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

Aug 26, 2025

11 min

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

Jul 25, 2025

19 min

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

Nov 30, 2023

13 min

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.

May 3, 2023

8 min

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.

Nov 22, 2022

7 min

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

3 min

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.

Jun 20, 2022

11 min

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