53. Bored Between Mountains with Pashmina Binwani

In this episode of Before We Get There, host Nicholas Braman interviews Pashmina Binwani, the Malaysian creator and writer behind The Gone Goat. She didn’t learn to cycle or hike until her late 20s. Then she quit her corporate job with 10,000 ringgit in the bank and spent three months alone in the Himalayas.

Almost 10 years later, she’s traveled overland from Iran to Europe, cycled Kyrgyzstan for 45 days and built a career on stories from the places most people pass through. They talk about being called brave when it doesn’t feel that way to her, doing work people still treat as a hobby, and what happens when every mountain starts to look the same. Between trips, she goes home to be bored for a few months. Lately, she’s started picturing a future with less travel in it.

Pashmina's links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegonegoat/

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00:00 Quitting Predictability03:37 Leaving Corporate Behind06:49 Blogging Becomes Work08:48 Why Brave Feels Wrong12:34 Reset Buttons and Burnout19:12 Authenticity Over Algorithm24:05 Identity and Representation29:36 Status Money and Freedom34:05 Less Travel Next Chapter40:50 Planning the Next Leap44:09 Where to Follow