Show Notes for Episode 24, August, 2026

Mexico 2006-2026

These are stories from the Sendero Blog plus new content from Gena and Santiago about our home in Bucerias Mexico. It is many people from past trips I think of when reflecting on these stories plus our new neighbors who have been so welcoming. It is always fun to see how our blindness fits into the navigation and logistics of life and travel.

The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit.

Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends.

http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/

For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out,

https://www.blindtravel.org/

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Show Notes for Episode 22, Maine, June 2026

These are the Sendero WayFun 2005 stories written by five students followed by their audio reflections 21 years later as grown-ups with successful careers. Hear from Stacy Cervenka, Adam Rodenbeck, Denna Lampert, Brian Quintana, and Jamie Dean, about their adventures using GPS while hiking the streets and pathways of Portland and Bar Harbor Maine. They all ended up with very successful careers along with several others from that group.

The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit.

Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends.

http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/

For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out,

https://www.blindtravel.org/

Show Notes for Episode 21, May 2026

This episode draws from Mike May’s posts in the Sendero blog about New Zealand and Australia and the origins of accessible GPS. There are featured recordings of Jonathan Mosen and Stevie Wonder. Both Mike and Jonathan pay tribute to one of the founders of access technology, Russell Smith. There are snippets of audio from Mike with a friend in Australia in 1985. This episode expands the concept of “The People Make the Places” to “The people who make the technology.”

The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit.

Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends.

http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/

For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out,

https://www.blindtravel.org/

Episode 20 covers multiple trips to Costa Rica over 22 years, from the city, to the beach, to the rain forest, and the people who made the country special, from the beach to the rain forest, traveling with family and friends.

The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit.

Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends.

http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/

For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out,

https://www.blindtravel.org/

In Episode 19 of the People Make the Places, Mike May and Friends, we hear stories of the Consumer Electronics Show since 1984 beginning with the revolutionary Laser Turntable from Finial Technology and the people who make CES memorable to me like my late son, Carson May, friend since high school, Rob Reis and Stevie Wonder. These stories are interspersed with 2026 product interviews by my wife, Gena Harper.

The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit.

Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends.

http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/

For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out,

https://www.blindtravel.org/

Episode 18 is a compilation of the presentations from blind travelers and industry professionals at the November 2025 Blind Travel Summit in Austin Texas. There are 40 voices telling travel stories and sharing travel tips and tricks. The cover photo is of ax throwing, a fun demonstration of unique travel activities, with or without sight.

The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit.

Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends.

http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/

For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out,

https://www.blindtravel.org/

In Episode 17, my wife, Gena, her daughter Sarena and I explore in Europe with some side work stops for me. My work colleagues and friends were the highlights on this trip including Mike Busboom in Vienna who I hadn’t seen for 20 years.

The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit.

Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends.

http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/

For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out,

https://www.blindtravel.org/