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Vegan Budget Travel with Calen Otto | 200th Episode 🎉
Episode 200
🎉 This is our 200th episode of The World Vegan Travel Podcast—and we’re so excited to celebrate it with a truly inspiring guest!
In today’s episode, we’re talking with Calen Otto, the creator of Unruly Travel and host of the Unruly Podcast. Calen is a vegan writer, activist, and adventurer who has traveled to over 30 countries—often on an incredibly tight budget—all while centering compassion, sustainability, and community in everything they do.
They’ll be sharing creative tips for making travel more affordable—like scoring free flights with credit card points, using local rideshare platforms, CouchSurfing, and house-sitting. Calen also talks about how their travels are deeply rooted in activism and alternative living, including queer-friendly volunteer trips, immersive cultural experiences, and staying off-grid in places like ecovillages and sanctuaries.
You’ll hear about their first big adventure—biking across the US at just 19 with only $300 in their pocket—as well as how they now help others plan meaningful, ethical, and budget-friendly trips around the world.
💚 If you’ve ever dreamed of traveling more but thought it wasn’t possible financially, this episode is for you.
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