Bikepacking the Erie Canal
Adventure Travel Show
Learn about bikepacking in general, and in particular about biking the Erie Canal Trail : what you'll see, when to go, how many miles per day, where to sleep, and what gear to take. Learn how to plan your epic multi-day biking adventure and more.
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Bikepacking and Bike Touring Adventures
Adventure Travel Show
Today we discuss bike packing and bike touring (and the difference between the two). LEARN about:
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Boondocking : How to Camp for FREE!
Adventure Travel Show
Today we explore the wonderful world of boondocking, aka dry camping or dispersed camping.
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Wilderness First Aid
Adventure Travel Show
Kit speaks with certified Wilderness EMT expert Casey Marcum about things we need to think about BEFORE we head into the wild, and then what to do if something goes wrong, and you or someone else gets sick or injured. Learn important hacks and tips.
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Altitude Training for Adventure Travel and Hiking
Adventure Travel Show
Kit interviews Certified Personal Trainer and Coach, Becki Rupp of Trailblazer Wellness about what we need to know, and how to prepare for our big mountain adventures before and during our high mountain hikes.
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The 'Summer of Kit' continues
Adventure Travel Show
The 'Summer of Kit' road trip in 'Sophie', Kit's new-to-her converted Sprinter camper van concludes, but she forgot about lack of internet access to produce new episodes while she traveled. Today we discuss the new schedule.
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How to Build Resilience and Grit
Adventure Travel Show
Learn twenty strategies to become more resilient and to build grit so you can better handle all the setbacks life throws at you. Building grit and resilience is not just important to adventure travelers, but in all facets of life.
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Camping Sleep Systems: How to Choose the Best Sleeping Bag, Sleeping pad and Sleeping Bag Liner for You
Adventure Travel Show
A Camper’s Guide on How to Choose a Sleeping Bag, a Sleeping Pad and a Sleeping bag Liner! Learn how to maintain your gear to extend its life. Tips on buying camping gear for both car campers, backpackers, bike packers and those going on kayak or canoe tours.
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Foreign Language Learning Tips
Adventure Travel Show
In today’s show I interview Kerstin Cable of the Fluent Company about ways we can improve our language learning skills. We learn what works and what doesn’t in our quest of how to learn a foreign language and why grammar isn't as important as we think.
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Lightning Safety Guide
Adventure Travel Show
Learn what to do when you are threatened by lightning, especially if you're caught exposed outdoors. Learn the proper safety position and what to do if someone gets hit by lightning. You’ll also learn what constitutes a safe shelter during a storm.
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Understanding and Buying Holiday Travel Insurance
Learn the nuances of buying travel insurance so you're actually covered for unforeseen accidents, delays, sickness, theft and more. Many claims are denied because people don't understand their policy. Don't make that mistake and learn what to buy.
Travel Insurance quote: Get a quick quote and compare policies and prices WITHOUT giving them any identifiable information unless you choose to buy.
Why Buy Travel Insurance?
You buy holiday insurance to help mitigate some of the lossesyou face when your holiday doesn’t go as planned, especially through no fault of your own. Without insurance, you can be out a significant amount of cash for bookings you are no longer able to use.
Americans now spend close to $3 billion a year on travel insurance, and that’s up almost 20%! I buy holiday travel insurance for every trip I take.
To me, it’s a small price to pay for piece of mind in case something goes wrong, plus I have 24 hour assistancewhen something does go wrong. It's super important to UNDERSTAND what travel insurance is and the types of things it can cover. It doesn't cover 'stupid' or negligence like being under the influence. And it's only to try to make you 'whole' not compensate you for your loss. So in an approved claim, you in effect, get back the money it cost you had the unfortunate event not taken place. In this podcast episode, I get to better understand travel insurance in my interview with Phil Sylvester ofWorld Nomads Links Mentioned:
Active Travel Adventures podcast
Costa Rica podcast episode
Tanzania safari podcast(Mickey faceplant!)
The Best Travel insurance can cover things:
Before your trip:
- You or an immediate family member gets sick or dies
- Your tour or cruise gets cancelled (in fact this just happened to me after I already bought my expensive plane tickets and some non-refundable Airbnb’s before and after my tour)
- Your flight gets delayed
During Your trip:
- Your bags get lost, damaged or stolen
- You miss your connections due to other delays
- Something you booked gets cancelled
- You get sick or injured (or worse)
- Your destination experiences a natural disaster or terrorist attack
HOW TO FILE A TRAVEL INSURANCE CLAIM
Before you go: Put in the cloud a copy of your travel insurance policy. Make sure you know the 24 hour Assistance Contact number and your policy number.
READ YOUR POLICYduring the grace periodto make sure that it will cover the risks you don't want to assume. Please don't ignore this!
Something happened...What Do I Do?
You will need to call the Assistance Hotline and have this information available:
- Your current contact phone number
- Your policy number
- Be able to describe the problem
- Be able to tell them your location
INSURE MY TRIP is my 'Go To' insurance company when I travel because they let me compare prices and policies quickly from different companies, and I don't have to give them any identifying information unless I choose to buy. As my affiliate, whenever you use IMT, at no additioinal cost to you, you are helping to support the program and keeping it ad free - thanks! Kit