Eva Zu Beck on Inspiring Ourselves and Others to Travel the World 

Every movie with this girl even an interview takes me out, and when it's over, my room looks weird like I just got back from somewhere. What a positive vibe she has.

It is essential to our happiness to listen to what we want and what can make us happy, even if it is hard, illogical, and uncomfortable. At the age of 54, my wife passed away after a very long illness. I was working in a comfortable state government job only years from retirement. Yet, here was my chance to become a nurse, something I have always wanted to do but didn't or could not. I quit my job, cashed out my pension money and got accepted into nursing school. Fast forward ahead, I got awarded Nurse of the Unit, got my bachelors with a 3.9 GPA, and now I am in Graduate school studying to be a Nurse Practitioner. Although I am in school, I am still a full-time floor nurse at one of the best hospitals in the world, the Mayo Clinic.

Eva is such a great inspiration! I truly enjoy her adventures. What a great interview!

Eva inspires me. She is the very essence of life itself. 💫

Eva is adorable , I follow her about a month ago and I watched every single one of her videos. ❤

Great interview Scott, we learned so much about "Overlander Star" Eva, other than she is presenting to us in her RU-vid channel. Eva is a great person in so many aspects of life that makes all of us, respect and admire her ! Keep on, both of you !

Eva along with Noraly aka Itchy Boots both have amazing travel adventure channels one in a Defender 110 the other on an assortment of motorcycles both basically most of the time solo travellers showing others just how amazing our world actually is and how the majority of people worldwide are really decent and gracious hosts for those of us who wish to explore our wonderful world.

Great interview. Nice to hear about Eva’s grandfather’s travel bug and her early inspiration. Also about being present…in the moment…and not wanting to ever ‘find yourself,’ in order to continue learning, growing and becoming. Cheers from the Netherlands.

Excellent interview. Your questions were fresh and introduced subjects that were very interesting. I am a fan of Eva's and loved how you respected her accomplishments and her travels. She is a jewel.

I follow her on youtube and instagram for some time now. She really is an inspiration and a push for others, not just to travel but to change their life for the better and to do what they want in life. Didn't know her editor for videos is from Slovenia. I'm from Slovenia, so that is awesome. Wish her all the best and safe travels, may she never find herself. 😃

I love Eva! She is so inspirational!

Watching Eva for a few months now, and listening to her thoughts on Self, and the way in which she looks out at the world is incredibly inspiring as I plan the scariest, and most challenging adventure I've ever considered. A 1545km bikepacking ride through Canada's British Columbia Mountains from Alberta to Vancouver to raise funds for Childrens Cancer Research.

A superb interview of a superb inspiring human.

Awesome . Very enjoyable and informative . Thanks for sharing this interview . Cheers from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A. 🌎👍🏼

Great interview. Eva is a strong beautiful and interesting person. A great story teller.

Eva is awesome. I love her travel adventures. She is so sweet and wonderful and a great story teller

Eva very British in attitude clearly Polish I've a friend pavol such a strong person he's a top man , his family went through so much but he's positive lives his life , 2022 October moved back to Poland, he's reliving his heritage love you pavol x

She is so wonderful to watch.

Eva, I've been following your travels and they are awesome - this interview was the cherry on the cake. Such a nice person the listen too. Keep up the good work.

What a great Interview .. thank you Scott and Eva … ❤❤❤ 😊😊😊

Thanks for inspiring me! Keep it coming!

Oh she's great. Brilliant interview

Beautiful interview. \eva is amazing woman, I love her videos, she is a great inspiration

Thanks for giving us another view of Eva! Love her,

Really enjoyable interview! Finding out details of Eva’s travel “ process” was really interesting. Agree with others about the thoughtfulness of the questions and the attentiveness of the interviewer. As an Eva subscriber, I’m happy this popped up in my feed. 😊 Also I was thinking today about something rather profound you said Scott to the effect that we're not our past or our future, we are only ourselves in this very moment. I've heard variations of basically be here/now / be in the present for years, but this was different and kind of nailed it for me. Thank you.

I had so sought what you are seeking and can’t define God. I prayed and sought (not religion) for God to reveal himself and Wow! It was that intangible thing I was seeking. And sure enough the Holy Spirit (God) revealed himself. Seek and he shall find. I am not speaking of the traditions of men but the following of christ. I went new age, all religions and so forth and was lost. May you find him and he reveal his spirit. Christ came to show us how to know the father (personal relationship). I am not here to preach but just sharing. I ran from religion. I so thought with the flesh and it failed me. The Holy Spirit is my teacher. An amazing journey which never ends.

Thank you for making this interview!

Eva's channel is a true gem of YT ! Its a must Eva zu Beck is the best YT has to offer !

Oh, I’m very aware of living in the moment and making decisions to make yourself happy. I was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer (2022) and wasn’t informed of the type of cancer or severity for two weeks. The worse thoughts crossed my mind and I seriously reassess what was important in my life. Things that I thought was important quickly fell to the way-side and I seriously learned to live in the moment in a quick fashion. There is nothing like living in the moment because, your life as you know it, is quickly in question. I had a true Reckoning with, Living in The Moment. The place that I went to regarding, “Living in The Moment” was an amazing and scary place to be. It changed my life as I know it. I cannot unthinking thoughts that I had, nor do I want to, because it changed my life!

Just commented on your Q&A how I was learning a bit about you. This interview goes even further and it is nice to know much more about you as it makes watching your content more interesting. Keep going Eva, I will be following and enjoying it!

I love Eva, their life philosophy is very humanistic

I loved the part of spending money in a truly local fashion. So many great points about getting the "real" perspective and culture of the regions we travel through.

WHAT A LADY!!!!!

Eva...lep pozdrav iz Slovenije;)

Wow! This interview is so enlightening! Up until now, Eva has seemed so terribly enigmatic! I've watched a great many of her videos and have checked out her Instagram account now and then as well. I've often wondered what makes her tick. This interview helps to explain much of what has puzzled me about her. A DW Travel-based interview with her also helped as well. That does not mean that there aren't other things that still puzzle me about her. For example, it puzzles me that she is now (Jan 2024) so "nuts" about ultramarathons, especially since she endured great self-abuse in the form of physical bruises to finish the last one she entered. (But if that puzzles me, maybe I should also be puzzled why so many other ultramarathon runners are so interested in the sport as well.) It also puzzles me why all her helpers she mentioned for her RU-vid videos are women. That suggests that she is a dyed-in-the-wool feminist and that she feels like she is at a disadvantage in a heterogeneous world that includes men. That and her interest in ultramarathons suggest questions about her attitudes about competition, e.g., male vs. female and otherwise, and what deep down in her psyche or her childhood experiences could be driving those perspectives.

Great video that shines a different, interesting light into the life and mind of Eva Zu Beck.... Bonus! The "CouchConsole" advertisement glorifying couch-potato living, right in the middle of an over-landing, world traveling Zu Beck video is sorta ironic ♫, ♩, ♭, ♮ Don't you think? 🤠

Ya....agree a great interviewer.👍

The best Overlander interview I have watched

Very enjoyable interview...

Eva irradia un entusiasmo bestial. Por algo la sigo. Es una gustazo oírle hablar con esa fuerza por vivir descubriendo lugares y personas. Muchas gracias por esta entrevista. Un saludo.

Very enjoyable. Thanks for the podcast

Thanks for sharing ❤

Very enjoyable to listen to and the interviewer was also excellent, thank you!

Fun and interesting interview. Cool post.

Loved this!!

Came for Eva, stayed for the interviewer! Great interview.

WOW !! Thankyou ! Fabulous ! great interview ! EZB awe inspiring ❤🕊

Great interview❤

Great interview!

Can't believe it took you this long to find Eva. Oh, btw: how about making a list of all books recommended by your guests?

Thank you .w Polsce Evka

@10:09 "We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe we're gliding down the highway when in fact we're slip slidin' away." - Paul Simon

I loved the way she could ski the alps with her Polish family, in the whole wild world. 🏔✨🪔🌹

Eva ❤

In Cambodia the tourists money is to support the rich richer. Eva is correct.>>>>>> 59:40

Check out wind hippie. Eva style travel on a small sail boat. Great job , both of you!

Excellent!

EVA 노래들었습니다 😍🤩

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I like Eva. I believe that with her language skills, she could write good books about what she chooses. I would like to read. I am not so adventurous, but I do have 54 years of experience. I have volunteered and worked for pay for thirty years. Then I wrote books. I am writing my third book. It’s a ghost story. I believe it’s hysterical. Maybe because people don’t believe in ghosts unless they are little children.

three things made eva famous: beautiful face, open minded, smart.

Ewa stałaś się dla mnie inspiracją ze kobieta może sama jeździć terenówką i nie znać się na mechanice !

Me gusto su ultimo comentario hacia los que tenemos planeado viajar y estoy muy de acuerdo, mi idea no es salir a encontrarme ni a perderme es simplemente viajar y conocer el planeta.

History of Eve gradpa sounds just quite like my grandfather Andrzej Strumiłło story :)

You in charge of all😁

Love this 👍😍😍😍

I aspire to be where she is in life.

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Eva try visit our country Philippines w Mikmik a new venture😊

Hi Yes Eva is inspiring and all her adventures on RU-vid are put together in a professional way. My only reservation and criticism is that she appears to have had a privileged background in as much that I don’t see how any working class person who didn’t have the opportunity to have the money to be educated at Oxford University could achieve what she has without connections, money. If you have no money a poor education your stuck in that you work week to week struggling to pay bills. No chance of a life of adventure. I maybe wrong but I’ve never had the opportunity or money in life now I’m 67 never had chance of being able to earn large sums to attempt anything like she has. Perhaps someone can tell me how you do what she does with no money or how to fund projects without backing. Great what she does but from my perspective she’s had the money to get good education to start her life.

hi eva ... r u planning to visit asia ?

Umm miss independent can I enter to your next adventure ha? I,m Hasim in the philippines here in Mindanao Pantukan Davao De Oro brgy: Bongbong

🚙🌄⛵🛫🌅❄🌡🏔☃🪔🌹🀄🐺

She comes from the ultra rich

What would inspire this woman if she didn't have her cameras to live thru? I very much doubt Eva Zu- European Woman would do any of this without the you tube money aspect tied to her every move. Why does she feel compelled to sell the idea of traveling the world? What is so great about having plastic conversation interactions with the ppl she meets along the way/ A single woman traveling the world is a parent's nightmare. Please, Eva, spare us the "Better than thou" preaching

Great interview