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In this episode we take you on a romantic honeymoon cruise along the Danube River. The second longest river in Europe, this cruise passes through Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Krems, Salzburg, and Passau. We did this cruise in December during the European Christmas markets season and had so much fun seeing the Christmas decorations, snacks and […]

December 14, 2021

Danube Winter Cruise Experience & European Itinerary

In this episode we go to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and share where we stayed, all the best things to do in Rio and share a few tips we learned that will make your visit to Rio a success! Highlights of this trip were taking in the views atop Sugarloaf Mountain, riding the cogwheel train […]

November 20, 2024

The Top Things to Do in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Today we’re celebrating Kim’s birthday with a series of hard-hitting and fun questions to get to know her a little bit better! Get to know our other cohosts in their episodes: Jamal’s Q&A and Brittanie’s Q&A Happy Birthday Kim – Episode Transcript 0:35 And get ready to embark on a new adventure with us around […]

November 15, 2024

Happy Birthday to Our Cohost Kim!

We’re helping with your holiday shopping this year with our 4th annual best gifts for travelers list! We have unique lists of affordable gift ideas for every type of traveler in your life. You can view all our favorite Gifts for Travelers on our Amazon Shop! Note: We earn a small commission from links in […]

November 5, 2024

The Best Gifts for Travelers

Today we’re sharing changes Southwest Airlines announces in its recent quarterly investors call and some things we have always, and will still love about Southwest. What we love about Southwest Airline that is staying! What’s changing with Southwest? Pros Neutral Cons Southwest Airlines Changes – Episode Transcript 0:35 And get ready to embark on a new […]

November 1, 2024

Southwest Changes Coming in 2025 & 2026

On this week’s Just the Tip we share a new spa experience. The 40+ sprawling, travel-themed hot springs spa in Dallas just opened and we went to soak, relax, socialize, sip, and report back to you on this iconic new social springs escape. World Springs takes a modern spin on spas while maintaining that quintessential […]

November 1, 2024

World Springs Review – Destination-Themed Springs Social Spa

Today we’re sharing some job inspiration for those who want to travel as a part of work! Whether that’s working in the tourism industry, being travel adjacent or traveling to fulfill your other job duties – we have options if you want to turn your passion for exploration into a career path. This episode is […]

October 29, 2024

10 Jobs in Travel

We’re replaying out feature interview on the Sunshine Travelers Podcast giving you the scoop on how to get the group trip out of the group chat and out into the world. We share stories from our travels together and chat travel with Scott and Melissa. This episode originally appeared on Sunshine Travelers Podcast, we also […]

October 15, 2024

Group Trip Advice – Travel Squad Podcast on Sunshine Travelers Podcast

In this episode we give tips for overcoming anxiety leading up to a trip and the fear of flying. About 40% of Americans have some level of fear of flying! You are not alone and that shouldn’t keep you from see the world’s most amazing places. Check out our other episodes on how to travel […]

September 20, 2024

Tips on How to Overcome Travel Anxiety and the Fear of Flying

Special guests Melissa and Scott from Sunshine Travelers Podcast join the show to talk all things Caribbean – what islands and countries to visit, how to save money on Caribbean travel and which places you can skip. We also talk about their show, traveling as a married couple, and immersing yourself into the local culture […]

September 17, 2024

Tips for Visiting the Caribbean w/ Sunshine Travelers

Today we’re sharing why China, Slovenia, and Ecuador are 3 underrated countries we highly recommend you visit! We absolutely loved these countries! Coincidentally, we did these three trips through Gate 1 Travel Tours – absolutely not sponsored! Whether you travel with Gate 1, with another tour company, or independently, you will be sure to enjoy […]

September 13, 2024

3 Underrated Countries You Should Visit

In this episode we take the train from Barcelona to Madrid to spend another couple days eating, drinking sangria, and taking in the sights. We also take a day trip to the nearby town of Toledo for see another iconic central Spanish place. Make sure to listen to our Barcelona episode that goes along with […]

August 20, 2024

Exploring Madrid & Taking a Day Trip to Toledo

In this episode we’re taking a two day trip to Barcelona to explore Guell architecture, Spanish cathedrals, shop at local markets, drink sangria at the coolest rooftop spots and enjoy the Spanish tapas this country is best known for. Make sure to listen to our Madrid & Toledo episode that goes along with this trip. […]

August 6, 2024

Two Days in Barcelona Spain

We are sharing our experience at the Sky Lagoon Spa in Iceland! Sky Lagoon is a geothermal spa experience that sits along Iceland’s rugged coastline of Iceland. Its serene retreat is the seven-step ritual designed to rejuvenate the body and soul. We loved the experience and take you along every step on the way in […]

August 2, 2024

The 7-Step Ritual Experience at Sky Lagoon in Iceland

Taking you to Iceland on a week-long trip exploring Southern Iceland. This was an absolutely amazing trip venturing through the natural landscapes, waterfalls, animals and hikes that were all so incredible. Download the Southern Coast Iceland Itinerary to take this exact same trip! Iceland – Episode Itinerary 0:35 And get ready to embark on a […]

July 30, 2024

Iceland in the Summer: GoldenCircle & Southern Coast

Episode 140 is taking you inside the good, the great, the bad and ugly of bathrooms around the world. You know we can’t do an episode without talking about the bathroom experience so we dedicated a whole episode to it. Just try to listen without laughing! We take it country by country telling stories from […]

July 9, 2024

Bathrooms Around the World

This week we are sharing 5 quick tips to save money on flights, the sneaky way! Check out our other travel tips and money saving hacks! Tips to Save Money on Flights – Episode Transcript 0:35 Travel Squad podcast is back with Just the tip, our new Friday mini episode series where we give you […]

June 28, 2024

5 Sneaky Ways to Save Money on Flights

We went to Rome, Italy and we’re sharing the must-see highlights and attractions! We share all the attractions, what is worth the entrance fee, and how to see and do it all with just a few days. If you want to take this exact trip, you can download our Rome Itinerary, or book the same […]

May 21, 2024

The Perfect 1 Week Rome Trip

Get to know the hosts behind the podcasts! Way back in our podcast archive we have an episode introducing ourselves, sharing how we all met, what inspired us to start traveling, and giving you other bits of backstory on us to help you all get to know us. Since then we have had so much […]

May 10, 2024

Get to Know the Travel Squad Podcast

We spent a full week exploring the best cenotes in Tulum, walking ancient Mayan ruins in Tulum, eating endless tacos, lounging on the beach, and exploring nearby Bacalar. On this trip to Tulum Mexico we explored four different cenotes and three different ruin cites including the famous Chichen Itza. After spending a good amount of […]

April 30, 2024

The Best Cenotes, Ruins, and Things to Do on a Tulum Vacation

We’re sharing the best U.S., international, and national park destinations that are perfect for April travel. National Park: Pinnacles National Park  Domestic: State of Florida  International: Spain  Future destination we want to visit: Guatemala  Places to Visit in April – Episode Transcript 0:02 Welcome to the Travel Squad podcast where adventure meets inspiration. Travel Squad […]

April 19, 2024

Best Places to Visit in April

In this week’s mini episode we each share our #1 favorite destination. It’s hard to pick just one, but we managed to pick 3 hot spots around the country we love! Kim’s favorite destination: Greece Brittanie’s favorite destination: Uganda Jamal’s favorite destination: Japan 3 Best Countries – Episode Transcript 0:35 Hey, squaddies. We’re introducing a […]

April 5, 2024

The Squad’s Top 3 Favorite Destinations

We’re diving into the stunning landscapes and rich history of Berchtesgaden and Salzburg Germany. We continued on to Berchtesgaden after our time in Munich celebrating Oktoberfest to enjoy the stunning Bavarian Alps. Join us as we recount our adventures hiking through the national park, cruising on the crystal-clear waters of Konigssee Lake, exploring the iconic […]

March 27, 2024

Exploring Berchtesgaden, Germany Views and History

We’re sharing our experience at Oktoberfest for the very first time! We break down the tents, the outfits, the food, the giant beers, how to get into the event and how to survive it. Plus some nearby experiences in Munich to see more of Germany when you come for this epic event. For this trip […]

March 12, 2024

Tips for Your First Time at Oktoberfest and Exploring Munich

Come with us on a week trip to Greece exploring ancient ruins in Athens, beach clubs and nightlife in Mykonos, and the luxurious experiences Santorini has to offer. We share Greece travel tips, the route to take, the things to do in Greece you have to experience on your trip and share why Greece is […]

February 13, 2024

Best Places to Visit in Greece for Your 1st Trip

We’re sharing a step-by-step guide on how to plane an international vacation. This episode will help ease the minds of newbie to international travelers with tips to make the planning process easier, how to navigate a new country, and tips for safety, saving money, and booking. If you have not yet traveled out of the […]

January 30, 2024

How to Plan Your 1st International Trip

We’re taking you to some of the most special places on earth and some of the most sought after tourist attractions around the globe. These UNESCO World Heritage sites are all amazing. This list takes you to Latin American, Asia, Africa, and Europe to see some of the most amazing historical and beautiful sites this […]

January 23, 2024

UNESCO World Heritage Sites You Must Visit

We’re sharing how to save money on flights in this week’s interview with Jared, the CEO of Thrifty Traveler. Jared shared how to use Thrifty Traveler Premium to save money on international flights and domestic flights, utilize credit card points to get free economy, business, and first-class flights, and inspire you to travel more with […]

January 10, 2024

How to Save Money on Flights w/ Jared, CEO of Thrifty Traveler

We’re recapping our year of travel and sharing the many trips and projects for the podcast that we already have planned for 2024! Best Places to Visit in 2024 – Episode Transcript 2 (44s):Welcome to this week’s episode of the Travel Squad Podcast. In today’s episode, we are giving you our annual travel year recap. […]

December 19, 2023

Where We Went in 2023 Travel & The Best Places to Visit in 2024

We welcome Brett, the creator of the Takon Life head prop neck pillow to the show to share how he came up with the most comfortable travel pillow on earth and how it’s helping fulfill kids’ dreams of travel and sports. Brett shares his memories of traveling and partaking in outdoor activities and how that’s […]

November 14, 2023

Interview with the Creator of the Takon Travel Pillow

We’re sharing 14 of the coolest and most unique UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United States! We’ve been to every one of these interesting sites and can personally vouch for how awesome they are! On the list we have sites that have major cultural or historic significance in the USA as well as many […]

November 7, 2023

14 of the Best U.S. UNESCO World Heritage Sites

We are sharing the best things to do in Guanajuato travel in this episode! Guanajuato is an artsy, colorful town in Mexico. There are so many fun things to do in Guanajuato Mexico that make for the perfect weekend getaway. Not to mention all the things to see in Guanajuato! Just walking around and looking […]

October 17, 2023

The Best Things to Do in Guanajuato, Mexico

We interview Matt Mitzel from Makin Moves with Matt on what it’s like to backpack and travel the world and teach English abroad. Matt has been to 42 countries and has worked in a few of those teaching English to locals. This career choice is ideal for Americans looking to live semi-permanently in another country […]

October 10, 2023

Backpacking the World & Teaching English Abroad FT. Making Moves with Matt

If you’ve been curious about the spookiest city in America, take this episode as your sign to take a trip to Savannah, GA.  We absolutely loved this city and were pleasantly surprised by how fun it is! You don’t need a lot of time in this town to really see it all. It’s rather small […]

September 12, 2023

Things to See and Do on a Trip to Savannah

Ricky Zhang, CEO of Prince of Travel joins the Travel Squad Podcast to share the best travel hacking tips and reveal travel credit card industry’s best-kept secrets. What is travel hacking you ask? Simply, it’s the strategy of using points to pay for flights and hotels. It’s a bit more complex in that you strategically […]

August 22, 2023

Ultimate Guide to Travel Hacking ft. Ricky Zhang, CEO of Prince of Travel

On this week’s episode we celebrate our four year podcast anniversary by sharing where the show has been, where it’s going + our best travel tips, products, and destination recommendations. We’re also celebrating with a giveaway! Four lucky winners will take home some awesome prizes so be sure to listen to the episode and enter […]

August 15, 2023

Travel Squad Podcast Celebrate 4 Years!

We’re answering your questions and diving deep into one of our favorite topics: Guided tours! We have done several prix fixe vacations using guided tour companies like Gate1 Travel, Alpaca Expeditions, and Viking River Cruises. We are BIG fans of guided tours! We have yet to travel with G Adventures, Abercrombie & Fitch, or Here […]

August 12, 2023

What are Guided Tours? And Why You’ll Love Them!

We welcome Gavin McFall to the show this week to talk about his 14-month round-the-world backpacking trip. Gavin visited 19 countries across South America, Australia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. He shares how he saved for the trip, how to plan a round the world trip and how he did it with real […]

August 8, 2023

Gavin Interview

We go international for our 200th episode and share the best places to visit in Puebla, Mexico. On this 5 day birthday extravaganza we spend time shopping, eating, drinking, and enjoying Puebla City, Cholula, and Mexico City. This episode has everything we love about Mexico including play-by-play instructions on how to get to Puebla from […]

August 1, 2023

Best Places to Visit in Puebla Mexico

The squad takes an 8-day trip to Morocco on another amazing adventure with Gate 1 travel. We have been trying to visit Morocco for years, COVID delayed the trip, but we finally made it in January 2022 and are so glad we did! You know we love a guided tour, and this trip did not […]

June 20, 2023

8 Day Trip to Morocco

The squad sits down with Gary Arndt to talk about what it’s like to travel the USA and the world as a travel photographer, pivoting careers into travel adjacent media, and unique facts about some of the most unique corners of the earth. Gary is the host of Everything Everywhere, the world’s most popular daily […]

June 14, 2023

Gary Arndt on Exploring the World and Becoming the #1 Educational Podcast

We’re giving mid-term travel its time to shine in this special guest interview about mid term rentals with Furnished Finder CEO and Founder, Brian Payne. Brian shares how travel and living have merged and the opportunity with mid term rentals. We explore the lifestyle of mid-term travel, whether you’re your own boss, a remote worker, […]

May 30, 2023

Travel and Living Have Merged in Mid Term Rentals, Feature Interview with Furnished Finder

We’re sharing our 8-day guided trip to Ecuador with Gate1 Travel! Postponed due to COVID, we finally made the trip to Ecuador and it was more than amazing! If you’re considering an Ecuador vacation all we can say is do it!! We did not go to the Galapagos Islands on this trip, but Ecuador has […]

May 2, 2023

Why Travel to Ecuador & Why You’ll Love It

We’re bringing you the best places to visit in California to see everything the state has to offer. From beaches to deserts to mountains, and from northern California to southern California – this is the ultimate list of beautiful and unique places to visit in California. We grew up in California and spent years traveling […]

April 4, 2023

10 Amazing Places to Visit in California

This is a  fun one! The squad surprises each other with a Q&A session. Listen live as we hear the questions for the first time, recount hilarious stories, and reveal travel mishaps that have never been revealed before. If you’re looking for a good laugh, this is the episode for you Travel Squad Podcast Q&A […]

March 14, 2023

A Funny Q&A with the Travel Squad

Spring is one of the best seasons to travel in because weather is warming up, tourism is low with most places being in a shoulder season meaning prices are usually cheaper than peak season! We do a lot of travel in May every year and have some great recommendations for the best places to visit […]

March 7, 2023

13 Beautiful Places to Visit in Spring 2023

Friend twosomes and couples traveling together is one of the best ways to explore a new place. With our partner in crime and a full itinerary, a weekend trip or longer international getaway can be so much fun! But as with any kind of group, there can be issues! In this episode we talk about […]

February 7, 2023

Couple Vacation Ideas & Tips to Have a Good Time

We’re giving you the top 10 winter vacation destinations if you want to be a snow bunny and enjoy crispy temperatures or if you want to escape the cold and travel somewhere warmer during winter months. The best winter vacations can be warm or cold depending on what you like and what kind of vacation […]

January 10, 2023

Best Winter Vacations to Escape or Enjoy the Cold

We’re exploring bucket list trips that we really, really want to do! Jamal, Kim, and Brittanie share three international iconic international bucket list trips of a lifetime that are on our list, plus we each share our bucket list trips in the US! We dream big in this episode, if you’ve been to any of […]

January 3, 2023

Travel Bucket List

The best places to visit in 2022 looking back were Uganda, Savannah, Cabo, and finally Breckenridge. We’re recapping all the best trips we took this year and previewing some of the trips we have planned for 2023 and some of the podcast plans we’ll be bringing you in the new year! In 2022 we managed […]

December 20, 2022

The Best Places to Visit in 2022 (Where We Went & What’s to Come in 2023)

We’re bringing you an inside scoop on how to move to another country, and what it’s like to own businesses and property in other countries. We interviewed Kathleen Piddicord and Leif Simon of Live and Invest Overseas in a jam packed hour of travel and expat life inspiration.  The pair met on a guided tour […]

August 30, 2022

How to Move to Another Country, Interview with Expat Business Experts at Live and Invest Overseas

We are giving all our best tips for group whether you are traveling with a group of friends, family, or strangers on a guided tour. At the Travel Squad, we have a lot of experience traveling as a group and have seen the best and worst of it. Why is there always a fight when […]

July 20, 2022

Group Travel Tips to Get Along & Make Amazing Memories

We take you through another Gate1 trip, this time along the Adriatic Coast. We provide tips for exploring this part of Europe, currency exchange while visiting multiple countries, national parks, freakouts, and packing for varying weather throughout the tour. We cover A LOT of ground on this 10 day tour through the Adriatic Coast. You […]

July 12, 2022

Touring the Adriatic Coast in 10 Days

In this episode we’re sharing the very best things to do in Venice, Italy! One of the #1 things to do in Venice is to eat all the amazing Italy food, get lost in the alleys, bridges, and waterways, and take in some of the historic UNESCO World Heritage beauties that make up this waterworld […]

June 14, 2022

Things To Do in Venice, Italy

Cruise vacations are SO much fun! We live for a good 3-7 day cruise on an ocean liner or on an amazing river cruise.  We answer all of your top questions in this episode including, “how much are cruises?” and “which vacation to go on a cruise?” We have had some really fun times on […]

May 31, 2022

How to Have the Best Cruise Vacations 101

A roundup of the 10 best places to visit in Summer if you want to escape the heat and humidity! When you hear the best summer destinations oftentimes you think of beaches, sunshine, and sweat. Not in this episode! Sometimes our definition of the best summer vacation destinations includes places like Glacier National Park which […]

Yellowstone Morning Glory

May 3, 2022

The 10 Best Places to Visit in Summer

Barton Creek in Austin Texas

We’re covering all the fun things to do in Austin! We keep it weird as we travel to Austin Texas with stories and adventures from two separate trips to the capitol of the lone star state. There are so many things to do in Austin that you’ll want to visit again and again! From great […]

April 26, 2022

Things to Do in Austin While Vacationing

This one is for the non-hikers out there with 11 easy national parks to visit – no hiking required! America’s national parks have so much natural beauty to take in, and much of it you can see and enjoy without trekking miles uphill to the summit. These national parks can be enjoyed to the fullest […]

March 8, 2022

Easy National Parks to Visit – No Hiking Required!

We’re bringing you a whole episode dedicated to what to do in London. We visited for the first time on a three-day trip and packaged as much as we could into this trip to London as possible. From afternoon tea and ancient encounters, to English pubs and royal sightings – London was amazing! We’re giving […]

March 1, 2022

What to Do in London, England

We are sharing how to plan a trip and save money along each step of the way, so you can do more within your budget! We give you our best trip planning tips and money saving hacks, and we have a lot of them! We take you step-by-step through our process for researching, booking, and […]

January 1, 2022

How to Plan a Trip & Save Money While You Do It

Reflecting on our travel stories from 2021 and giving a sneak peek at a few plans we have for travel in 2022. Despite the craziness with travel we managed to visit two  2 countries, 15 states, and 8 national parks. Countries: Mexico, Ecuador States: Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Colorado, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Utah, Nevada, […]

December 28, 2021

Travel Stories from 2021

We travel several times a month either on road trips, international vacations, or quick weekend getaways in a nearby state. We’ve learned a few ways to get more bank for your buck and optimize your time there so we’re sharing our best travel hacks. If you want travel life hacks that will ultimately make it […]

December 7, 2021

Travel Hacks from Frequent Travelers

We’re bringing you 13 of the best brunch in San Diego, CA. Our hometown knows how to do brunch right and every weekend you can find a ton of great places to have brunch in San Diego in every neighborhood. With so many unique neighborhoods and so much good food it can be hard to […]

November 9, 2021

The Best Brunch in San Diego

This one is dedicated to our top travel tips to make you a better traveler. We are self-proclaimed ‘expert’ travelers and are giving you our best travel tips, hacks, and advice for better travel planning, booking to save money, packing tips, and little things you can do to be a better traveler and make your […]

October 19, 2021

Top Travel Tips to Help You Be a Better Traveler

We interviewed Lindsay Woychick, an American living in Spain as an expat, on all things Spain to know about traveling to Spain and what it’s like for an American expat in Spain! The Travel Squad has not yet been to Spain so we ask all the hard hitting questions in this episode about what to […]

October 12, 2021

An American Living in Spain Ft. Lindsay W

This is a fun interview with travel business owners Alex and Elise, creators of the young professionals small group travel company: Here and Now Travel on how to start a travel business you love. Alex and Elise had a vision to create a travel company specifically for young, working adults who wanted to travel and […]

September 14, 2021

How to Start a Travel Business FT. Here and Now Travel

Taking you just south of the Southern U.S. border to the best places to visit in Baja California, Mexico. These five cool places are just a few minutes drive from San Diego making it super easy to visit by land. We live in San Diego and love exploring Baja California, from Tijuana to the most […]

September 7, 2021

5 Best Places to Visit in Baja California

In this episode we cover the latest headlines in international travel news and share a few of the best deals to save on your next trip. In this episode we talk about Canada reopening to Americans and the world, NYC requiring vaccinations for all indoor activity, COVID tests still required to fly back into the […]

August 24, 2021

International Travel News Update

We’re celebrating our two year podcast anniversary by giving you all of our very best travel recommendations, tips, and hacks to save money, plan better, see and do all the cool stuff and ultimately travel much more often!  In this episode we each recommend our top choice for international destinations, places to visit in the […]

August 17, 2021

Our Best Travel Recommendations

In this episode we share our experience hiking Rainbow Mountain Peru and give our best tips for hiking at high elevation.  This was such a fun interview the Travel Squad did on the Ashley P Travels Podcast. In this fun episode we share stories from hiking at extremely high altitudes in Peru and the adventures […]

August 3, 2021

Hiking Rainbow Mountain Peru at Extremely High Elevation

This one is for the aspiring traveling families out there. In this episode we interview special guests Mandi and Garrett from Connected Family Travel on their best family travel tips. We talk all about travel hacking to use points and deals to afford family travel, tips for traveling with kids, insight on traveling internationally as […]

June 29, 2021

Family Travel Tips ft. Mandi & Garrett of Connected Family Travel

We’re excited to celebrate the reopening of California! Today we’re bringing you the top headlines in California travel and tempting you to come visit with travel deals you won’t be able to resist. As San Diego locals we’re sharing exactly what it’s like in this vacation destination now that restrictions have been lifted and tourists […]

June 22, 2021

California News/Deals

We’re bringing you the 11 best solo travel for women tips from the expert herself. Zeina spent her early 20s traveling through Europe and living in Lebanon and is bringing you stories from her adventures, solo female travel safety tips, advice on how to make friends while traveling solo, and answer all your questions on […]

April 13, 2021

Solo Travel Tips, Safety Advice, and Stories

We are here to settle the debate one and for all: Is it better to stay in an Airbnb, a hotel, a hostel, or a timeshare? There are so many options and it depends on the place, who you’re going with, what you’ll be doing, and what you budget. If you’re comparing Airbnb vs hotel […]

April 6, 2021

Airbnb vs Hotel vs Timeshare vs Hostel – Pros & Cons of Each

Ashley from Ashley P Travels, guest interviews on the podcast today answering your questions on “what is it like to work on a cruise ship?” Ashley spent several years working on a cruise ship and in this episode she reveals what it’s really like to live a travel life and work on a cruise ship, […]

March 16, 2021

What is it Like to Work on a Cruise Ship? Ashley P Travels Reveals All

We’re going tropical with our ten favorite places in the Caribbean and why we have so much love for Caribbean island vacations. Whether it’s a cruise or you’re going to the Caribbean for a staycation getaway, the islands bring so much different personality. We’ve been to some of the best places to visit in the […]

March 2, 2021

10 Best Places to Visit in the Caribbean & Why We Love Them So Much

Taking you on an energetic weekender in Sedona, Arizona to some of the best hikes in Sedona and best places to visit in Sedona. This majestic mountain town is known for its energy vortexes, gorgeous red rocks, and spiritual and healing vibes. This desert mountain town gets cold in the winter, hot in the summer, […]

February 23, 2021

Weekend Trip to Visit Sedona to Do the Best Hikes

We’re talking about the less glamorous sides of travel – things like travel scams, mishaps, and when things don’t go exactly as planned. Whether it’s being cheap and missing out on once in a lifetime experiences or your phone getting stolen and it threatens the mood of your whole trip, we have to remember to […]

February 9, 2021

Travel Scams, Mishaps, and Mistakes to Avoid

We’re getting romantic with 11 places to visit in the U.S. and worldwide that give off major love vibes. This episode comes just in time for Valentine’s Day. Each place on the list brings its own lovely atmosphere, charming views, and intimate settings that makes for a perfect couples getaway. Whether you’re celebrating the holiday, […]

February 2, 2021

Romantic Places to Visit in the U.S. and Worldwide

Inspiring a year of global travel with our best international destination recommendation for every month of the year. We give you the best place to visit outside of the U.S. for each month of the year including the weather you can expect, sights to see, things to do, and the reason that month is the […]

January 4, 2021

The Best International Travel Destinations for Every Month

This one is all about the trips we took in 2019 and a sneak peak of the trips we already have planned for 2020. Amongst the Travel Squad in 2019, we went on 21 adventures, visited 10 countries and 10 states in the US. The episode talks about how long each of the trips were, […]

December 31, 2020

2019 Travel Recap

Wrapping up a crazy year of travel and looking ahead to better travel days to come. Despite a pandemic we visited three countries, 11 states and 11 national parks and hit some major accomplishments on the podcast thanks to YOU, our listeners. In the second annual “year in travel” wrap up, we recount the trips […]

December 29, 2020

2020 Travels, We Did More Than You Might Think

We’re bringing you a whole episode dedicated to how to stay healthy while traveling. This year we have talked more about health and traveling – or not traveling – than ever before  and we want to keep you doing both! We’re bringing you our best tips to stay healthy while traveling including what to pack […]

December 15, 2020

How to Stay Healthy While Traveling

We’re encouraging you to explore your own backyard with the best day trips from San Diego. We’re sharing 10 amazing places within driving distance of San Diego for a quick day trip out of town to explore Southern California and Baja California, Mexico. These fun day trips from San Diego are within just a few […]

December 8, 2020

10 Best Day Trips from San Diego

This is a fun episode of the top 20 travel questions we have been asked, giving you our very best travel advice! We’re giving our tips and secrets for saving money on travel, advice for traveling smarter and better, and giving travel advice we’ve learned over the years of traveling. Plus a few funny stories […]

September 15, 2020

20 Travel Tips and Our Best Travel Advice

We’re telling you what to see in Francisco whether it’s your first time or you’re looking for more fun things to do. This iconic American city has so much history, personality, and fun stuff to do. We grew up visiting “the city” and have made a lot of great memories here and have lots to […]

September 1, 2020

What to See in San Francisco

In this two-part episode we take you with us to the best places to visit in Japan on a two week trip in winter. The squad, plus or minus a few others, spent 14 days traveling through Japan, eating ramen and sushi, sightseeing, and enjoying all the attractions this amazing country has to offer.  We […]

July 28, 2020

Best Places to Visit in Japan

There are so many benefits of travel on your happiness, growth, gratefulness, quality of life, and creativity. In this episode we talk about all the ways travel has enriched our lives, made us happier, and brought so much joy into our lives. We share experiences that have made us appreciate other cultures, benefited our mental […]

April 21, 2020

The Life Changing Benefits of Travel 

We are taking you with us on a 3 day weekend getaway to Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Located in New Mexico and Texas, these two parks are only an hour apart, although they are in different states, which makes it easy to experience both of them on a weekend trip. Carlsbad Caverns […]

April 14, 2020

Carlsbad Caverns & Guadalupe Mountains

We’re sharing our best advice and recommendations for getting in a workout and staying fit while traveling! This episode gives you our tips and tricks for getting in steps and working up a sweat while on a trip. From the airport to the temple, we show you the world is your gym and that travel […]

March 24, 2020

Tips for Being Active & Staying Fit While Traveling

We tell you how to pack for a trip the smart way, from fitting it all in to packing faster and easier where you can find everything easily. We share our tips for packing a carry on including folding techniques, what to put in your carry on, how to fit alcohol souveniers in your carry […]

March 10, 2020

Our Top Packing Tips for Travel

We took a squad trip to visit Lebanon, see the family, and tour this small, but mighty country. We go to ancient Roman ruins, blizzard mountains, have espresso on the Mediterranean sea, and eat SO much delicious Lebanese food. We actually did a whole episode on middle eastern food, you can listen to it here. […]

February 18, 2020

Visit Lebanon and Fall in Love With This Amazing Place

We’re giving all our best travel tips and advice to that first time traveler. We’re taking everything we learned throughout our extensive local and international travel experiences and sharing all the things we wish we knew when we started traveling. The top tips for first time international travelers and debunking the common excuses people give […]

February 4, 2020

Tips for the First Time Traveler

Our 14-day African adventure was packed with sightseeing, African foods, safaris, nature, animals, and so much more! This was another epic adventure with Gate1 Travel. We talk bathrooms when there is a drought, ordering food in South Africa, the amazing natural scenery, and how moving it is to see rhinos, hippopotamus, lions, and more African […]

January 21, 2020

Two Week South Africa Trip 

This one is all about New York City travel! We’re taking a trip to The Big Apple also known as the The City that never sleeps, New York City!  NYC is a global tourist destination with more things to see and do than you could possibly fit into one, two, or even three or more […]

January 20, 2020

New York City Travel Stories & Tips

This is a HOT episode because we’re exploring the hottest place in the world and bringing you the best things to do in Death Valley National Park. The travel squad goes on a 48-Hour weekend trip to Death Valley National Park from San Diego. We provide tips for visiting Death Valley National Park and things […]

December 24, 2019

Things to Do in Death Valley National Park

We’re sharing the top things to do in San Diego to get the full SD experience. From the north county to just north of the Mexican border, there is SO much to do in America’s Finest City we had trouble narrowing it down to just 13.  If you are a newcomer to San Diego – […]

December 3, 2019

Top Things to Do in San Diego Right Now

We’re sharing how to survive a long haul flight, long haul flight essentials to pack, what to wear on a long-haul flight, and general long haul flight tips to make it just a little more comfortable. We’ve had travel days lasting over 35 hours to get to some destinations and many flights that went 8-18 […]

October 15, 2019

Long Haul Flight Essentials

We share our ‘how we met stories’ and give you a more in depth look at where each of us came from, our journey to becoming travel obsessed, and how we became a travel squad! We also give you advice on how to start traveling because as you can see from this episode, we weren’t […]

September 17, 2019

Our ‘How We Met Stories’ + Tips for How to Start Traveling

Cuba is a wild place with friendly people, classic cars everywhere, and tons of drinks! We share our Cuba travel guide for Americans looking to visit and curious on the best things to do in Cuba and the best places to see in Cuba. This beautiful, cultural country should be on everyone’s bucket list. In […]

September 3, 2019

Cuba Travel Guide for an American