In this episode of the Overland Journal Podcast, Scott Brady hosts special guests Doug and Stephanie Hackney, who share their incredible journey from high-powered careers to full-time explorers. They dive into their motivations behind choosing travel over material comforts, the challenges and rewards of overland adventures, and the importance of adaptability. The conversation also touches on the couple’s experience building the legendary Fuso overland truck and their memorable travels across Africa, the Middle East, and South America. Through heartfelt anecdotes and invaluable travel insights, Doug and Stephanie offer listeners a compelling narrative about love, resilience, and pursuing dreams.
Overland Journal Podcast Episode 237
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Guest Bio
Doug and Stephanie Hackney
Douglas and Stephanie Hackney have explored 44 countries on six continents and counting. They have traveled via large and small airplanes, helicopters, ships, sailboats, powerboats, dugout canoes, motorcycles, scooters, expedition vehicles, light trucks, automobiles, trains, subways, light rail, and foot. They prefer small villages over big cities. They enjoy spending extended time with regular people living regular lives far off the tourist trail. They typically spend months to years on their journeys. They measure success by how much they have learned about how others live their lives. hackneystravel.com
Host Bio
Scott Brady
Scott Brady is an adventure traveler, photographer, and publisher. He is the CEO of Overland International, the parent company of Overland Journal magazine and expeditionportal.com, the world’s largest and most visited vehicle-dependent expedition community, and overlanding editorial resource. Because of the large audiences of these outlets (over 1 million visitors monthly), Scott is often credited for popularizing overland travel in North America. As an overlander, Scott has crossed all seven continents and circumnavigated the planet three times by a combination of 4WD vehicle and adventure motorcycle. He was the expedition leader of the Expeditions 7 project (in partnership with Greg Miller), a three-year global adventure that took the same Toyota Land Cruiser to all seven continents (completed in 2014). His driving and expedition skills have been employed by Top Gear, Toyota, Jeep, Mobil1, and others. @scott.a.brady
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