J-McLaughlin

Hey guys! Hello from Vancouver :) I made this account just for this AMA... I guess I am going to sound like a broken record here, but first I have to say that I LOVE Departures and that it changed my life, and I'm a big fan. I like Descending too but something about Departures really struck me and now travel has gone from being something I don't even think about to being a big dream of mine. In particular my top bucket list items include PNG (if I could only go to one other country in my life, it would be there), Greenland, the South Pacific and Scotland/Ireland. Also Andre you are a creative genius, and Scott you are my hero! Seeing all the stuff you've accomplished in my life inspires me to go out and chase my dreams :)

It's so amazing to hear you are working on getting another series on the air!!! I saw the Departures Ustream with Justin a while back and it kind of gave me a taste of what a new season/series might be like. Aside from great ideas, the format/editing/music/filming of the show is second-to-none, and one of the reasons I started watching in the first place. :)

A few questions (that may not have definitive answers, but I thought I'd try anyways): -What did you guys do (if anything special) in order to save up $$ before you started traveling? -Are there any places you went where you could say for sure that bringing a camera along made it easier/harder or allowed you more privileges/limited what you were able to see? Are there any situations/places that come to mind that are more suited for solo travel, or any that are better with a group?

-I know it's hard to maybe come up with something, but is there any advice you could offer to someone who is a) female, and b) vegan/vegetarian, about travelling?.....Should I even consider travelling solo to Saudi Arabia? Aside from the obvious India/Buddhist countries of the world, are there any countries where there was a lot of vegetarian cuisine to choose from?

Even if you don't answer my questions, but do read my message, I just want to say thanks! Thanks for getting travel on airwaves, thanks for choosing off-the-beaten-path locales, and thanks for being so available to fans online!!!!!! Love you guys!!!

Wow! Thank you for replying!!!! Thanks for the answers - I definitely trust your wisdom and experience because of your statuses as seasoned travel vets. Good point about Mongolia. :P Thanks!!! Looking forward to hopefully seeing more of you on my TV in the future!