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Arti Goes Big In Texas

Season 3, Ep. 3

Listen now to hear about kayaking in Austin, going to Ryan Holiday's book store, watching the Dallas Mavericks, cruising in a Tesla and eating copious amounts of Texan Mexican food.


This is not your regular backpacker travel chat, so we hope you've got your first class tickets ready (not that Arti travelled 1st class).


If you're looking for a slightly more luxurious travel trip then this is the episode for you. For all our rough roaders, you can listen back to Season 1, Episode 3 and Season 2 Episode 2 for different travel perspectives and a range of things to do in the United States.

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