Trav and Heather give their gut reaction for the “best of's” in Cape Town, including best meal, experience, activity, and even biggest surprise - all without any planning or preparation - to ensure maximum spontaneity and hilarity! This is part of our special podcast series called The Quarantine Diaries, which are short(er) form, unedited, off the cuff shows designed to give you even more travel content and love during a time when we are all stuck at home. You can also watch these on our @extrap...
Apr 29, 2020•28 min
Trav and Heather give their gut reaction for the “best of's” in Georgia, including best meal, experience, activity, and even biggest surprise - all without any planning or preparation - to ensure maximum spontaneity and hilarity! This is part of our special podcast series called The Quarantine Diaries, which are short(er) form, unedited, off the cuff shows designed to give you even more travel content and love during a time when we are all stuck at home. You can also watch these on our @extrapac...
Apr 27, 2020•23 min
Trav and Heather give their gut reaction for the “best of's” in Slovenia, including best meal, experience, activity, and even biggest surprise - all without any planning or preparation - to ensure maximum spontaneity and hilarity! This is part of our special podcast series called The Quarantine Diaries, which are short(er) form, unedited, off the cuff shows designed to give you even more travel content and love during a time when we are all stuck at home. You can also watch these on our @extrapa...
Apr 22, 2020•29 min
Trav and Heather give their gut reaction for the “best of's” in Italy, including best meal, experience, activity, and even biggest surprise - all without any planning or preparation - to ensure maximum spontaneity and hilarity! This is part of our special podcast series called The Quarantine Diaries, which are short(er) form, unedited, off the cuff shows designed to give you even more travel content and love during a time when we are all stuck at home. You can also watch these on our @extrapacko...
Apr 20, 2020•28 min
Trav and Heather give their gut reaction for the “best of's” in British Columbia, including best meal, experience, activity, and even biggest surprise - all without any planning or preparation - to ensure maximum spontaneity and hilarity! This is part of our special podcast series called The Quarantine Diaries, which are short(er) form, unedited, off the cuff shows designed to give you even more travel content and love during a time when we are all stuck at home. You can also watch these on our ...
Apr 17, 2020•26 min
Trav and Heather give their gut reaction for the “best of's” in Bali, including best meal, experience, activity, and even biggest surprise - all without any planning or preparation - to ensure maximum spontaneity and hilarity! This is part of our special podcast series called The Quarantine Diaries, which are short(er) form, unedited, off the cuff shows designed to give you even more travel content and love during a time when we are all stuck at home. You can also watch these on our @extrapackof...
Apr 15, 2020•18 min
Joining me today is someone who spent many years covering the NBA, attended Justin Beiber’s 21st birthday party, and who left it all behind in 2016 to travel the world and has been on a whirlwind tour since then, Jon Santiago freelance writer and publisher of original content at Santiagos.space . What does your dream life look like? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts. Get the full show notes with all the links discussed here!...
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 420
Trav and Heather give their gut reaction for the “best of's” in Thailand, including best meal, experience, activity, and even biggest surprise - all without any planning or preparation - to ensure maximum spontaneity and hilarity! This is part of our special podcast series called The Quarantine Diaries, which are short(er) form, unedited, off the cuff shows designed to give you even more travel content and love during a time when we are all stuck at home. You can also watch these on our @extrapa...
Apr 13, 2020•27 min
Trav and Heather give their gut reaction for the “best of's” in Greece, including best meal, experience, activity, and even biggest surprise - all without any planning or preparation - to ensure maximum spontaneity and hilarity! This is part of our special podcast series called The Quarantine Diaries, which are short(er) form, unedited, off the cuff shows designed to give you even more travel content and love during a time when we are all stuck at home. You can also watch these on our @extrapack...
Apr 10, 2020•22 min
Joining me today is someone who is the co-founder and CEO of Trip Scout, who traveled back and forth to Europe by himself as a 9-year-old, who was called “the modern-day Marco Polo” by Forbes and who now, like myself, is traveling with two little ones, Konrad Waliszewski from Trip Scout. Do you use TripScout for your travels? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts. Grab all the links discussed in the show notes here! In This Episode 02:50 Life Between the US &...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 419
Joining me today is someone who moved to Italy on the advice of a stranger on the internet, who can see France from her bedroom window (even though she lives in England), and who got Italian citizenship in 2 months, Sarah Mikutel from PostcardAcademy.co and the Postcard Academy Podcast . Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Chase. Check out one of our favorite travel credit cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, by going to CreditCards.com/EPOP We are also being sponsored by ...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 418
Today's Throwdown Showdown we are focusing on two places that we both truly adore, Croatia &. Slovenia. Which do you want to visit more the pearl of the Adriatic or the nation of caves? Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Chase. Check out one of our favorite travel credit cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, by going to CreditCards.com/EPOP We are also being sponsored by the amazing guys over at Tortuga Backpacks! . Who is the winner in your opinion, Croatia or Sloveni...
Mar 24, 2020•33 min•Ep. 417
Today's Throwdown Showdown we are focusing on two of the greenest landscaped countries with views to die for, Ireland vs. Scotland. Does your heart lie with the Emerald Isle or the land of whiskey and bagpipes? Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Chase. Check out one of our favorite travel credit cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, by going to CreditCards.com/EPOP We are also being sponsored by the amazing guys over at Tortuga Backpacks! . Who is the winner in your opinio...
Mar 17, 2020•36 min•Ep. 416
You asked we listened and we will have a lot more 'Throwdown Showdown' shows coming to you! Today the great debate is Austin vs. Nashville. Which location is your favorite? Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Chase. Check out one of our favorite travel credit cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, by going to CreditCards.com/EPOP We are also being sponsored by the amazing guys over at Tortuga Backpacks! . Who is the winner in your opinion, Austin or Nashville? Let us know by...
Mar 10, 2020•37 min•Ep. 415
Joining me today is someone who met her husband at a music festival (although the bag of wine means she doesn’t remember it that well), who has lived in China, Indonesia, and Mexico, and who is always one of my favorite people to talk to, Rachel Story from GratefulGypsies.com . Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Chase. Check out one of our favorite travel credit cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, by going to CreditCards.com/EPOP We are also being sponsored by the amazin...
Mar 03, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 414
Joining me today is the winner of the 1989 Human Race, where he traveled 40,000 miles in 17 days, someone who was named “The World’s Greatest Traveler” by National Geographic Traveler in 2002, and who is the founder and Ringmaster of The Global Scavenger Hunt, Bill Chalmers from GlobalScavengerHunt.com Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Chase. Check out one of our favorite travel credit cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, by going to CreditCards.com/EPOP . Would you want...
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 413
Joining me today is someone who has been traveling and working from the road for over 2900 days and who has visited 573 cities and 73 countries, Mike Swigunski from GlobalCareerBook.com . Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Chase. Check out one of our favorite travel credit cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, by going to CreditCards.com/EPOP . Get the full show notes with all the links here! In This Episode 03:45 Counting Countries & Cities 07:10 The City Of Spires: P...
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 412
Each year there are always a handful of days that stand out. Some of those perfect travel days that you couldn't have planned in a million years, but that really stick with you, months later. Today, Heather and I go through our top 10 experiences of 2019 spanning the globe from the Good Ole USA to Canada to the warmth of sunny Florida and gorgeous Croatia. What were your favorite experiences of 2019? If you get to hit up any of the places we list then please let us know @ExtraPackofPeanuts and s...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 411
We love desserts, anything from ice cream to pastries, key lime bars to doughnuts...it all tastes amazing. Today Heather and I go through our top 8 desserts (16 total + 1 honorable mention) from 2019, from hometown to widely available to cities around the world, if it's delicious, it's on the list! What was your favorite dessert of 2019? If you get to hit up any of the places we list then please let us know @ExtraPackofPeanuts and snap a pic and hashtag it #EPOPSentUs! Get the full show notes wi...
Feb 04, 2020•41 min•Ep. 410
2019 was a great year for beer! Listen to hear our best beer experiences of 2019 and since Heather was pregnant for most of the year, Trav had to really step up and carry the "burden" of beer drinking for 2019. You can only imagine how distraught this made him (queue sarcasm). What was your favorite beer or brewery of 2019? If you get to hit up any of the places we list then please let us know @ExtraPackofPeanuts and snap a pic and hashtag it #EPOPSentUs! Check out the show notes with links to e...
Jan 28, 2020•33 min•Ep. 409
We return with Part 5 of 8 in our Year in Review Series! It is the bonus episode all about wine! Instead of grouping coffee and wine together, Heather thought it deserved its own episode and she was right (like normal). Join us today as Heather shares her top 6 wines from around the world in 2019. Check out Part 1: Superlatives Check out Part 2: Travel Stats Check out Part 3: Best Meals Check out Part 4: Best Coffee What was your favorite wine of 2019? If you get to hit up any of the places we l...
Jan 21, 2020•25 min•Ep. 408
We return with Part 4 of 8 in our Year in Review Series. Check out Part 1: Superlatives Check out Part 2: Travel Stats Check out Part 3: Best Meals We've decided to split up...coffee and wine into their own episodes. So this year in review will be an 8 part series instead of the normal 7. Join us today as Heather shares her top 9 coffee spots from around the world of 2019. What were your favorite coffee spots of 2019? If you get to hit up any of the places we list then please let us know @ExtraP...
Jan 21, 2020•33 min•Ep. 407
We return with Part 3 of 7 in our Year in Review Series Check out Part 1: Superlatives Check out Part 2: Travel Stats If you know anything about us, it's that we love to eat. And boy did we eat a lot in 2019! Today Heather and I are going to go through our top 12 meals of the year (each) for a total of 24 awesome places around the world that you should definitely check out if you're going to be in the neighborhood! From Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina to Philadelphia and Maine, we truly spa...
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 406
In this episode, we cover the nerdy statistics of 2019. We'll figure out about how many miles we traveled, how many different places we slept in, and how many new countries we visited plus much, much more! We'll be covering flights, drives, accommodations, and some experiences, but food and drink have their own episodes coming later this month. So if you're into the numbers, or would like to compare your stats with ours have a listen! And then definitely reach out to @ExtraPackofPeanuts and let ...
Jan 08, 2020•38 min•Ep. 405
Every year that we break down all our travel stats, best meals, best travel superlatives, best drinks, etc and we hear a ton of feedback from you all. Apparently, these are some of your favorite episodes. We'll be running a 7 part series (!!!) that covers our superlatives, the stats, best meals, best coffee/wine, best beer, best desserts, and best experiences in our year in review. In this episode, we go into the Superlatives of our 2019 travel year. Best of, worst of, the best value, and a host...
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 404
Every year we like to make a list of our dream destinations for the upcoming year. Sometimes we get around to a couple of them, sometimes we don't and they live on to the following year's list, but either way, it's a great way to start off! We didn't even look back at our 2019 Travel Wishlist because we didn't want to be swayed so we simply asked ourselves 'Where do I want to go' without overthinking it or putting any restrictions on the dreaming of travel for 2020 just pure wanderlust. Heather ...
Dec 24, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 403
Today I have the amazing Chase Boehringer from The Bucketlist LIfestyle on the show and he has had the honor to be on the Price Is Right, he has spontaneously walked into an airport and bought a ticket, and has currently crossed off 80 out of 100 bucket list items. This is a very fun conversation that will probably get you the motivation to start attacking your bucket list! Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Sauv's ! Do you have a bucket list? How many items have you been able ...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 402
I am so excited to talk with my guest, Queen Michele, on today's episode because she is all about getting others to move abroad just like she did. Queen retired at the age of 52 and moved to Mexico as a single, middle-aged retiree, and began her journey of self-discovery with no end in sight. She now wakes up with a smile on her face and joy in her heart every single day! Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Sauv's ! In This Episode 03:30 A Multi-Layered Lady 05:30 Planning To Mo...
Dec 12, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 401
We have made it to our 400th episode and today we welcome the entire EPOP team to join us in giving our top 40 (plus) travel tips. Today we have on the show Vanessa, Mackenzie, Ransom, Lily, Kaycee, and of course, my wonderful wife and constant travel companion Heather and we are diving into the travel tips and tricks we have all accumulated over our decades of travel experience. Like always it started at 40 (for our 400th episode) but who knows what number it actually ended up with. Sit back, r...
Dec 05, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 400
It’s great to practice thankfulness all year long but it’s definitely in overdrive during this season and we couldn’t be happier. So to continue in the celebrations, Heather and I look back at the past year and reveal the 8 people & things we are most thankful for in 2019. Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Suavs & the amazing guys over at Tortuga Backpacks! Important Links Camp Indie Suavs Tortuga Backpacks Bluffworks Jetto App - Referral Code: EPOP Want to follow our ...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 399
