{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Extraordinary Travel Festival III Update V\u2013 Keith Van \u2013 seats.aero &amp; Ahmed Abdulrazzaq \u2013 Aknaf Al Sawary","description":" \u2708\ufe0f ETF III Update #5: Bangkok 2026  Hey now! I am your host Ric Gazarian. And I am here with the fifth update for the Extraordinary Travel Festival for October 22-25, 2026 in Bangkok.  We have 4 amazing days of community, content, and exploration of Bangkok and beyond. Over 150 people have committed to joining ETF III.   \ud83d\udcb0 Price Increase Coming July 1  On July 1, the price of tickets will be increasing. The code BANGKOK will still be valid with a $100 discount. So if you want to lock in the lower price, do so now, and check out the website!   \ud83c\udf89 Community, Content &amp;amp; Exploration  We will have amazing community and networking \u2014 lunches, coffees, a dinner, a party, a meetup, and the NomadMania Awards.  We have amazing content, screening travel documentaries on Thursday with Thor Pedersen and Johnny Ward, 30+ amazing speakers from DPRK defector Eunhee Park to motorcycle explorer Maral Yazarloo to Michelle Cabrera, a 22-year-old adventurist.  And exploration \u2014 whether you join us on our four trips to Bhutan, our post trip to Bangladesh with NomadMania, or our many bespoke day trips like our walking tour of Klong Toei (the slums of Bangkok), a speakeasy cocktail tour, or a unique day train experience.   \ud83e\udd1d New Partner: seats.aero  Today, we are happy to announce a new partner of ETF, seats.aero. Keith Van will be representing them in Bangkok and also be speaking on the Travel Tech Panel.   \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf6 Ahmed from Aknaf Al Sawary Joins In Person  And also happy to share that Ahmed Abdulrazzaq from Aknaf Al Sawary will be transitioning from a virtual sponsor in 2024, to joining us in person this year. I was lucky to travel with Ahmed from Baghdad to Basra, and have placed it on my list for return trips.  Aknaf offers monthly fixed date trips which cover all of Iraq \u2014 Baghdad, the Marshes, and up to Erbil. With ETF you get a discount of $200 on your trip!  Check out the overview here ","author_name":"Counting Countries","author_url":"https:\/\/globalgaz.com\/counting-countries\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41644160\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41644160"}