{"id":3827,"date":"2018-09-07T04:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T04:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erictrules.com\/?p=3827"},"modified":"2018-09-05T16:19:48","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T16:19:48","slug":"behind-the-scenes-with-travel-writer-linda-ballou-episode-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/behind-the-scenes-with-travel-writer-linda-ballou-episode-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Scenes with Travel Writer, Linda Ballou &#8211; Episode 41"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><div class=\"reviews_view\"><ul class=\"reviews_view\" style=\"slideshow\" current=\"0\"><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Brilliant!<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 15, 2018 by <b>thebigtravelpodcast<\/b> from United Kingdom<\/div><p>I'm a fellow travel podcaster and journalist (The Big Travel Podcast) and came across this podcast when reviewing other travel podcasts for an article I'm writing. Eric has such a lovely way of telling a story and a brilliant voice. Love it.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Amazing travel podcast!<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>September 26, 2018 by <b>Great Historic Show!<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>This is exactly what I've been looking for and sounds amazing. Can't stress how great this show sounds enough. Great show + great host = Home Run Podcast. Subscribed!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Chuck Jonkey<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>May 21, 2018 by <b>susanshane<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Fascinating! Love indigenous music and listening to Chuck\u2019s vivid descriptions were as close to being there as possible. I am so intrigued with these off the beaten path places and this podcast offers a glimpse into realities otherwise unknown. He really captures the \u201cspirit\u201d and Eric, your podcast connects us to that world. Wonderful!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Mark Eagle<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>February 4, 2018 by <b>Tallmarkone<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>e-travels with e. trules is a very informative and entertaining podcast about Mr. Trules travels across our planet over the past many years. But it's more than just that. It's also about his life beginning in New York and how he created a life for himself, his wife and now their adopted son in the Echo Park section of Los Angeles. \n\nWhat's especially enjoyable about his accounts of his life is not just what's going on in the present but also the historical knowledge he imparts with a sense of humor. \n\nHe probably remembers Gene Shepard from many many years ago on WOR A.M. Radio in New York City and I as a young child back then would listen to him on the equivalent of podcasts back then. Younger people may recall the movie \"A Christmas Story\" and the famous saying about not getting a Bebe gun because he will shoot his eye out. Well that was written by and voice overhead by Gene Shepard. \n\nMr. Trules has a similar ability to tell a good story and to do so in such a way as to bring you right there. \n\nI only recently discovered podcasts and this has got to be one of the best ones out there!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Great show, if you love travel, you will love this<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>July 5, 2017 by <b>Young free and coupled<\/b> from United Kingdom<\/div><p>Well worth a sub, DO IT NOW, i did!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>A mind-expanding guide of the world<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>June 30, 2017 by <b>Keltonboy1755<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Listen to this podcast and the man who makes it. He will rekindle your desire for adventure, knowledge, and just maybe teach you how to catch a ride on the train of opportunity.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>A truly unique travel podcast<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>May 27, 2017 by <b>fevkalade11<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>I love travel and foreign cultures, and it was great to find a podcast that adds an entertaining, offbeat angle to a genre that can quickly become stale. Highly recommended.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Amazing!<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>May 9, 2017 by <b>Karileed<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>If you love travel you will certainly love this podcast! Eric is an amazing story teller and he will transport you to another world every time. I definitely recommend this podcast to all travel lovers.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Impressive and addicting!<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>February 14, 2017 by <b>JenniferRendel12<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>This podcast transports me evey episode to a entertaining adventure that lets me leave my current reality and allows me to see this crazy world as told by the euthusiastic, talented, and engaging storyteller, Eric Trules. I find his travel stories enlightening and very relaxing to sit back and listen to. Besides Trules mastery of telling his stories, the podcast is well-produced with excellent audio and sounds that help in making this such an addictive listen. Can't wait for more!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Love and the Devil's Nose<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>February 10, 2017 by <b>Angelesgirl<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>This was a delightful and entertaining narrative. I tuned in thinking it was a podcast about one of Eric's wild travels only to find out that this was a piece about marriage, and a damned good one at that.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Crafted with a love of travel<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>February 6, 2017 by <b>jinki1<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Love the story telling aspect of the early episodes: the score, the performance. It's really engaging. As a podcaster, I love the behind the scenes episodes as well. Looking forward to where this show will go!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>An auditory treat<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>January 30, 2017 by <b>phillytonicaragua<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Trules' voice and the sound design make E-travels with E-trules a lovely soundtrack when working. His stories will transport you to another world while you tap away at your cubicle. I hope he post more and more often! Highly recommend.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Truley Great<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>January 19, 2017 by <b>Rain17<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Love the interplay between discovering new places in the world that are ancient and making new personal discoveries. Yes, he's crazy to be taking some of these trips, but what else is new? He's being truly Trules. His inner clown is always smiling.\nThanks a bunch.\nMark Berger and Rain Worthington<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>An aural E-venture<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>January 8, 2017 by <b>Soulfulwon<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>A great listen. Transported me. Looking forward to more!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>This show rocks!<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>January 2, 2017 by <b>craigcbrown<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>I love it! 5+<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>The Voice<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 20, 2016 by <b>TravelwithGrace<\/b> from United Kingdom<\/div><p>I was lucky enough to be in Echo Park, Los Angeles this November and heard some of Eric's podcasts before they were even available on itunes. He has the perfect pitch and tone of the seasoned traveller and raconteur, I slipped comfortably away and was lost in distant lands and times.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Storytelling at its finest<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 20, 2016 by <b>i save a lot<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>A real treat to hear Eric's voice among hoards of podcasts out there. His point-of-view, cadence, and energy makes for trascendent listening. LOVE it!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Got Me Yearning to Backpack Again<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 15, 2016 by <b>Speaking247<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Trules has such a great radio voice. Truly enjoyed the podcast, as it got me yearning to backpack again. Really high-quality production, with great music (and I dig the whistling at the end).<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Wonderful storytelling from an incredible, iconoclastic, ramblin professor.<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 12, 2016 by <b>Trevor M Davis<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Eric Trules is a natural born storyteller. He also happens to be an ever-searching, wonderfully curious, thoughtful and profound individual, with a unique perspective on the wide world -- a world which he's circumnavigated far more than I could even imagine. Though, after listening to his podcast, it's inspiring me to attempt to catch up someday and ramp up the timeline on my exploration of this mysterious, beautiful world.\n\nAs much as the travel adventures are wonderful to hear on their own though, the real treasure here comes in his thoughtful reflection on humanity in its many garments and idiosyncracies. He certainly could have been a cultural anthropologist if he didn't become a theatre professor...but I'm glad he went toward the stage; now we get the benefits of his runminations on humanity through the vessel of a uniquely gifted, entertaining storyteller.\n\nI've seen him perform many times, but this podcast is a great reminder of how much character and warmth his voice carries with every phrase as a trained performer. Trules is a cultural treasure, and I can't wait to hear more installments of this powerful travelogue.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Tules trancends travel triumphantly<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 12, 2016 by <b>gijjiu<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>The podcast is a delightful medley of travel, history, and Trules! His voice over the music and sound makes it easy to picture the fantastic stories.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Deeply Immersing<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 9, 2016 by <b>Billyhc<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>The storytelling is as hypnotic as the music.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>If you love traveling, this is your jam!<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 6, 2016 by <b>MMMMM12345MMMMM<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>For those who love traveling but don't get to do so as often as you wish, this is the go-to podcast!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Great Podcast!<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 5, 2016 by <b>SirScottMullin<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Eric creates a sense of place like no one else. I felt like I was right there alongside him on all these amazing journeys. What an experience!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Love it<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 5, 2016 by <b>PouxDawg<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Love, love, LOVE this! Inspires me to keep exploring the world with our new little family addition. Great first episode.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Emerging show!<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 5, 2016 by <b>SF1994yes<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Trules has a natural knack for storytelling, and exploration. Looking forward to the new show!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Well-produced, personal insights about the world<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 2, 2016 by <b>S. Wedeking<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>The widely traveled Trules is also a gifted writer, performer and teacher \u2014 and this podcast benefits from all those talents<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>He tells it \"Trully...\"<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 2, 2016 by <b>MoondogMulv<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Trulles is a unique, funny, and intelligent guide in the world of travel, life, and love.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Rich and Textured Storytelling<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>December 1, 2016 by <b>Irma Gerd<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Between the music, sound design, and pleasant low rumble of Trules' voice, this is a podcast that will satisfy that craving for a story that lets you live by your mind's eye. In the introduction of the podcast, Trules begins laying down the different stories and inspirations that he has quilted together over his life. From his natural curiosity in history to his appreciation for the unforeseen, you get the sense that Trules has a narrative that bridges his personal discoveries with the shifts the world has undergone throughout his life. \nI'm looking forward to seeing how these stories flesh out. I can tell that we're in for a treat.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Great Podcast<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>November 30, 2016 by <b>Tucci1776<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Really great and entertaining podcast. Hooks you from the first episode.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Great Travel Podcast<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>November 30, 2016 by <b>PodcastJunkies.com<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>I'm very impressed with the content in this first episode and can't wait to hear more of Eric's stories.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Travel for All!<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>November 30, 2016 by <b>deanesullivan18<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>I am thrilled that I came upon this podcast. Trules has a wonderful quality for engaging his listeners, and will transcend you from your living room couches to vast corners of the world. The podcast's professional quality, coupled with Trules' creativity and natural skill for storytelling, will keep you coming back for more. It's a must - can't wait for more!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Impressive and Entertaining!<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>November 29, 2016 by <b>SpeedwayCJ<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Based on the promo episode of this show, I've subscribed and am definitely looking forward to more! This podcast is extremely well-produced, with audio that excites and amuses. I love the concept of unique, personal and engaging travel stories from the host's real-life experiences, combined with audio scapes that bring listeners directly into the story. I have a feeling this show will be one to keep an eye on, as it holds a great deal of promise for future success. Can't wait to hear the many places Eric Trules will take us!<\/p><\/li><li style=\"list-style:none !important\"><strong>Amazing voice amazing podcast!!!<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-podcast-press\/icons\/rating_stars\/5star.png\"><div>October 4, 2024 by <b>Tangana Wellness<\/b> from United States<\/div><p>Ooooookaeeeeeeeeey! Amazing podcast. It\u2019s so great to hear travel stories and really unique histoires from Eric Trules life.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3828\" src=\"https:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ET.Linda-Ballou.Crop_-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ET.Linda-Ballou.Crop_-300x291.jpg 300w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ET.Linda-Ballou.Crop_.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Welcome \u201cBehind the Scenes\u201d\u00a0with\u00a0Travel Writer, Linda Ballou<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Listen Now<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"player_container player-3827\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b> <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-3827\" class=\"sm2-3827 playercontent sm2-bar-ui compact flat full-width full-width-player\"><div class=\"bd sm2-main-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"background: transparent url(http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/podcast_channel_artwork-150x150.png) repeat scroll 0% 0% \/ cover ;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"spp-player-background\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#play\" class=\"sm2-inline-button play-pause\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eq\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bar bar-1\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bar bar-2\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bar bar-3\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bar bar-4\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-inline-status progressbar\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"playerpitch0\" style=\"display:none;\">0.75x<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"playerpitch1\">1x<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"playerpitch2\" style=\"display:none;\">1.25x<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"playerpitch3\" style=\"display:none;\">1.5x<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"playerpitch4\" style=\"display:none;\">2x<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"secrewind\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-playlist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-playlist-target\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-progress\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-progress-bd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-progress-track\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-progress-bar1\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-progress-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-progress-ball\"><div class=\"icon-overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-row timestamp timetext\" style=\"display:none;\"><div class=\"sm2-inline-time timestamp\">0:00<\/div><div class=\"sm2-inline-duration timestamp\">...<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element sm2-volume\" style=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"sm2-button-bd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sm2-inline-button sm2-volume-control volume-shade\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#volume\" class=\"sm2-inline-button sm2-volume-control\" style=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bd sm2-playlist-drawer sm2-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-playlist-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"sm2-playlist-bd\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/etravelswithetrules\/ET041-Behind-the-Scenes-with-Travel-Writer-Linda-Ballou.mp3\">Behind the Scenes with Travel Writer, Linda Ballou &#8211; Episode 41<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 26px;\">Who\u2019s the Who?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today I&#8217;ll be talking with <strong>Linda Ballou<\/strong>, an accomplished travel and adventure writer who challenges her readers to self-actualize and make their own dreams come true. <strong>And this will be my last &#8220;Behind the Scenes&#8221; interview of Season 2.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Linda is a rugged individualist who knows that she needs tall mountains and shady glens to stay in balance.\u00a0She enjoys reading travel narratives and historical archives about a place before visiting it\u2026 because she doesn\u2019t want to go to a destination until she has a sense of what\u2019s going on behind the gorgeous scenery\u2026 which she tries to see with wonder and a sense of humor.\u00a0She aims to get to as many beautiful places in the world that she can &#8211; before they are no more.<\/p>\n<p>Like her travel writing hero, <strong>Tim Cahill<\/strong>, she tries not to take herself too seriously. Her historical novel, <strong>\u201cWai-nani: A Voice from Old Hawaii\u201d<\/strong>, lets us see the traditional island society as it existed when Captain James Cook arrived at Kealakekua Bay in 1779. Linda spent 20 years researching and writing the book, immersing herself in historical Hawaiian culture, but shortly before she published it, she was told by protective locals that she would have 200 years bad luck if she did so. Linda bravely persevered and fortunately, that wasn&#8217;t the case!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3831\" src=\"https:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Wai-na-ni-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Wai-na-ni-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Wai-na-ni-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Wai-na-ni.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>\u201cThe Cowgirl Jumped Over the Moon\u201d<\/strong>, Linda takes her readers on a wild ride that begins in the horse, show jumping world and then wanders into the high Sierras.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3830\" src=\"https:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Cowgirl-Jumped-Over-the-Moon-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Cowgirl-Jumped-Over-the-Moon-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Cowgirl-Jumped-Over-the-Moon.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once again, I met my guest for the first time in the studio thanks to an enthusiastic introduction by <strong>Jim Dorsey<\/strong>, my adventurer-explorer guest from <a href=\"https:\/\/erictrules.com\/episode31\">Episode 31<\/a> &#8211; which you can find in the library.\u00a0Jim writes about one of Linda\u2019s books:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u201c<u>Lost Angel Walkabout\u201d<\/u> by Linda Ballou takes the reader out of their armchair and into the vast world as few travel writers can. Her eye for detail combined with intimate knowledge of her surroundings &#8211; sets Ms. Ballou &#8211; heads above most of the travel writing pack. In this age when everyone with a back pack proclaims him or herself a travel writer, it takes a book like this one &#8211; to re-define the genre. The stories are personal and inviting, giving the reader not only a feeling of participation, but also leaving them with a memory of where they have just visited. This is just plain, great, travel writing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3834\" src=\"https:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lost-Angel-Walkabout-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lost-Angel-Walkabout-300x273.jpg 300w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lost-Angel-Walkabout-768x698.jpg 768w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lost-Angel-Walkabout-1024x931.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lost-Angel-Walkabout-1080x982.jpg 1080w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lost-Angel-Walkabout.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Please listen to Episode 41 by clicking the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/episode17\">ARROW<\/a>\u00a0at the top of thi<\/strong><strong>s post \u2013 right below \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Listen Now<\/span>\u201d.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3836\" src=\"https:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Love-Bird-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Love-Bird-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Love-Bird.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 22px;\">What We Covered<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>0:01<\/span> &#8211; Weekly Intro, Theme Music by Amanda Yamate<br \/>\n<span>0:27<\/span> &#8211;\u00a0Trules welcomes listeners to show and introduces Linda Ballou, with a quote about her travel writing by writer-adventurer, Jim Dorsey<br \/>\n<span>4:36<\/span> &#8211; Linda talks about what she did before becoming a travel writer and her first gig, kayaking in Baja, California<br \/>\n<span>6:01<\/span> &#8211; Linda is definitely not a &#8220;soft&#8221; travel adventure writer and talks about danger, trust, and traveling with guides<br \/>\n<span>9:09<\/span> &#8211; Linda on her travel writing mentor and hero, Tim Cahill, godfather of the &#8220;dramatic travel essay&#8221;<br \/>\n<span>10:37<\/span> &#8211; Linda on what she&#8217;s trying to achieve in her travel books by &#8220;delivering a sense of place&#8221; and drawing attention to the environment<br \/>\n<span>11:55<\/span> &#8211; Linda on her book, &#8220;&#8221;Wai-nani, A Voice from Old Hawaii&#8221; and the chance she took writing as a &#8220;howlie&#8221; about historical &amp; traditional Hawaii<br \/>\n<span>16:34<\/span> &#8211; Trules asks about the traditional Hawaiian word &#8220;kapu&#8221;, meaning &#8220;taboo&#8221;, and how it was possible to escape death by escaping to a &#8220;sanctuary&#8221; of priests<br \/>\n<span>19:15<\/span> &#8211; Trules on being on Kauai for New Year&#8217;s Eve of the 2000 Millennium and how hard it was to access the true history of Hawaii<br \/>\n<span>21:28<\/span> &#8211; The two talk about the similarity between Hawaii and Bali and how native people put on a smile for tourists but hide their true identities and cultures<br \/>\n<span>22:22<\/span> &#8211; Linda on &#8220;the 5 places people should go before they die&#8221;<br \/>\n<span>27:23<\/span> &#8211; &#8220;Where do you want to go next and what would next travel book be?<br \/>\n<span>29:08<\/span> &#8211; Linda talks about being a &#8220;Lost Angel&#8221; and living in &#8220;woo-woo&#8221; Topanga Canyon<br \/>\n<span>31:01<\/span> &#8211; Linda names the books from her travel collection, her essays about hikes along the US West Coast, and about Isabella Bird, the 19th century British traveler<br \/>\n<span>34:23<\/span> &#8211; Linda takes &#8220;The Trules Travel Quiz&#8221;, revealing among other things, how she prefers traveling alone, the best way she knows to find solitude and peace<br \/>\n<span>43:52<\/span> &#8211; Trules wraps up the interview with links and &#8211; thanks<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3813\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3813\" class=\"wp-image-3813 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mel-gibson.william-wallace-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mel-gibson.william-wallace-1.jpg 250w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mel-gibson.william-wallace-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Mel Gibson in &#8220;Braveheart&#8221; as William Wallace, unifier of Scotland<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To catch up with all the previous episodes from Season 1, or\u00a0<strong>to listen to my last &#8220;time travelogue&#8221; in Season 2,<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">&#8220;The Ghosts of Edinburgh, Scotland<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/erictrules.com\/episode40\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>&#8211; about one of the great trips of my life &#8212; to the furious and fantastic City of Edinburgh during one of its amazing Fringe Festivals &#8212; where I talk to the ghosts of William Wallace and Sir Robert, the Bruce&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3825\" src=\"https:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ET040-The-Ghosts-of-Edinburgh-Scotland-YouTube-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ET040-The-Ghosts-of-Edinburgh-Scotland-YouTube-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ET040-The-Ghosts-of-Edinburgh-Scotland-YouTube-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ET040-The-Ghosts-of-Edinburgh-Scotland-YouTube-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ET040-The-Ghosts-of-Edinburgh-Scotland-YouTube-1080x608.jpg 1080w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ET040-The-Ghosts-of-Edinburgh-Scotland-YouTube.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;please go to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/podcast\">Library on my home page.\u00a0<\/a>There you can listen to all the musically-scored, sound-immersive travelogues, as well as to the rest the <strong>\u201cBehind the Scenes\u201d<\/strong> interviews with fellow travelers, podcasters, artists, and friends.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3837\" src=\"https:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/boys.maya_.Med_-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/boys.maya_.Med_-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/erictrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/boys.maya_.Med_.jpg 429w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Support the Podcast!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As I mentioned above, <strong>this will be my last &#8220;Behind the Scenes&#8221; 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