The Lost & Found Podcast

Your twenties are weird, beautiful, confusing, electric, exhausting. Lost & Found is a podcast for anyone stumbling their way through this decade, one lesson (and existential crisis) at a time.

Hosted by writer and wanderer Karmen Wiid, this space is all about solo travel, self-growth, relationships, creativity, and the messy magic of becoming who you’re meant to be. From digital nomad life to heartbreak, identity shifts to spontaneous reinventions — we talk about it all, honestly and unfiltered.

Whether you’re chasing a fresh start, healing your heart, or just trying to feel a little less alone in the world, you’re in the right place.

New episodes every Wednesday.

Come as you are.

Latest Episodes

The Unlikely True Story of How I Ended Up Living on a Sailboat Lost & Found with Karmen Wiid

A few weeks ago, I got on a boat with a stranger from the internet and somehow ended up living on a sailboat in one of the most remote parts of Indonesia. There were storms, there was a diabetic captain, a near-emergency evacuation, and a stretch of days where we were completely alone on the ocean with no fresh water and no working toilet. Naturally, I wrote about it. What started as a simple Substack post turned into a 10,000-word, three-part story that I couldn’t stop writing. And instead of trying to summarise it, I decided to do something different for this episode… I’m reading it to you. Settle in, this one's a wild ride.  ______________________________ ✨ Let’s Stay Connected: Read my Substack 📹 Watch The Lost & Found video episodes on YouTube 📕 Buy my book — Untethered: A Beginner’s Guide To Solo Travel  🌴 Join my Thailand wellness retreat June 2026 📝 Read my blog  📸 Follow along on Instagram  💌 For collabs email: karmen@krause.co.za
  1. The Unlikely True Story of How I Ended Up Living on a Sailboat
  2. How to Heal Your Relationship with Yourself After a Breakup
  3. How To Be Healthier (And Stick To It)
  4. What Actually Is the Meaning of Life? Different Philosophers Try to Answer
  5. From Hitchhiking Afghanistan to Couchsurfing With Saudi Royals: Leon Harant on Travelling Differently

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I’m Karmen

Writer, wanderer, podcast host, and full-time digital nomad originally from South Africa.

With an Honours degree in English Literature and Philosophy from Stellenbosch University, I’ve built a life around the things I love most: words, movement, and meaning.

I’m the host of Lost & Found, a top-ranking podcast about creativity, growth, solo travel, and figuring out your twenties in real time. I’m also the author of Untethered: A Beginner’s Guide to Solo Travel, a book for anyone craving freedom, connection, and a life that doesn’t fit the template.

Here, I share reflections on solo travel, creative living, and what it means to build a life with intention, even when you’re still figuring it out as you go.

Welcome. I hope these stories inspire you to wander a little further and dream a little bigger.

Stay awhile.

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