Disney for the Holidays With Krystin Turner from Dreams Unlimited Travel
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What happens when you take the magic of Disney and the magic of Christmas and combine them? You get Disney for the holidays. Our friend and Disney travel expert Krystin Turner is here today to talk about some of the cool things that are available from Disney during the holiday and Christmas season. She has stayed at all of the resorts and has extensive knowledge about Disneyland, Disney World, and Disney Cruises. We were lucky enough to have Krystin as our guest on season one of the podcast when we talked a
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Health and Wellness While Traveling
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We are joined by Jamie and Skylar from Explorcation on this episode of the podcast. They have a fantastic blog and vlog on YouTube. They share a ton of advice for staying healthy and well when you are traveling.
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Get to Know Chris
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It is finally time to get to know our other host better. Today we are going to dig deeper and get to know more about Chris and his travel adventures. He waits until the very end of the episode to share his special story about his favorite childhood travel experience and adds some special guests in on the discussion.
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Africa with Ashley
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Award-winning travel agent, Ashley Morris from Alpaca Your Bags, will be joining us to talk about AFRICA! Ashley joined us in Season 1 to tell us all the tips and tricks to planning an amazing destination wedding or vow renewal. Ashley is back and fresh off of a trip she recently took to East Africa. She is going to share all of the details of this once-in-a-lifetime experience. She shares how she was lucky enough to get to go on a safari and preparation including visas and vaccinations.
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Italy Quick Tips
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Hey, fly listeners, thanks for joining us for this quick tip Thursday. If you haven't checked out episode 41, be sure to do so. In that episode, Tanya Shelburne of the Traveling Tanya blog took us through all of the ins and outs of planning a trip to Italy. If you're thinking of taking a tip to this amazing company you will want all of that info. Today, Tanya gives us some top tips for how to make the most out of your Italian vacation. Some of the things we talk about include when to go to Italy.
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Italy with Traveling Tanya
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Tanya Shelburne, author of the Traveling Tanya blog is here with us. Tanya is on a mission to inspire busy people like you to make travel a priority by sharing her vacation adventures and travel tips. Like us, she has two teenagers and loves to travel the world. Today, Tanya is going to take us to Italy. Tanya shares all kinds of insights about going to Italy. She even shares a great tool for trip planning and creating your own itinerary. This episode will have you dreaming about visiting Italy and will giv
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Affording Travel with Danielle Desir (The Thought Card)
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Having the right mindset is a popular topic no matter what you’re trying to accomplish. When it comes to travel, the two main mindset issues people often have are lack of time and lack of money. Our guest today has developed strategies to make travel a priority. She talks about her techniques for intentional budgeting and saving for travel. We also talk about how to find the best flights and deals, the difference between a trip and a vacation, and why travel can be so rewarding.
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Budget Friendly National Parks with Michelle (The Wandering Queen)
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National parks are a great way to explore natural beauty close to home and in other countries. Today, we chat with Michelle Stelly who fell in love with hiking, backpacking, and camping. She runs the The Wandering Queen blog, where she talks about her adventures and shares tips and tricks for beginner and experienced hikers and campers. Michelle’s enthusiasm and love of nature is contagious as she talks about how she began, where she’s been, and her favorite places to go.
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What is Your Post-Quarantine Travel Destination?
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Hey Fly listeners, we are thrilled to have you with us today. We are your hosts Chris and Di, and if you are anything like us, you are ready to get out of the house and go somewhere, anywhere, as long as you can get the heck out of dodge and see something besides your four walls.
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How to Budget for Travel with Nikki Rue
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Our friend Nikki Rue from She Saves She Travels is back. Regular listeners may remember her tips on How to Book the Cheapest Flight Possible from episode 23. Nikki runs a travel and finance blog that specializes in helping people work with the income they have to go on the trips they want. Her blog is a wealth of tips and resources to save money, budget, and find the best travel deals. We loved all of her tips for finding cheap flights, and today we take it a step further by talking about how to plan and
info_outlineWe are so excited to be back and kicking off Season 2 of Fly with Chris and Di. We appreciate you joining us. For those of you who are new, we are here to share tips on how to love your trips. In this Season 2 opener, we are going to share what we’ve been up to in the off-season. Hint: It has to do with Football and local Nashville culture. We are also going to give a little preview of what you can expect in this upcoming season.
We all love vacation, but sometimes we’re so busy with work and life that vacation time creeps up on us, and we have to scramble to find the best place to visit. If this sounds like you, we can help. We are going to answer the dreaded question of "where should we go for vacation?" We are going to do all of the research and leg work, so you can focus on the fun stuff. We are going to interview experts and find the best ways to save money, best places to visit, where to stay, and learn with you about exotic travel destinations.
Show Notes:
[01:13] We've been gone for awhile. We ended our season and then went into work mode.
[01:40] We've been busy, working and traveling for work and some family travel.
[02:00] This was a great NFL season for Titans fans. This was a busy football season. We saw the Georgia Bulldogs in Tennessee.
[03:15] We also saw the Chiefs in their last loss to the Titans and ate at Biscuit Love.
[03:51] If you follow us on social media you probably saw a lot of pictures posted. We even got to see Patrick Mahomes.
[04:19] We spent some time in Georgia over Thanksgiving.
[04:30] We have an upcoming jam packed season. We are going to focus on the dreaded question of, "where should we go for vacation?"
[04:43] If you're anything like us, you love to travel but don't always have time to do the research.
[05:24] One of the things that we did was take our daughter to see Hamilton. It was amazing. The whole show is delightful. The first song gave us goosebumps.
[06:27] We moved to Nashville a year and a half ago. We have really been exploring the city. We saw Hamilton and went to the symphony. We also did the Hop-on Hop-off Bus. Now Chris knows all of the historical facts about the city.
[06:58] We also did a three part series on things we are learning about Nashville.
[07:16] In Season 1, we talked about things that we know and that we've done. In Season 2, we'll be learning with you about locations all over the world such as Africa, Europe, and Fiji.
[08:08] We're going to have an expert on glamorous camping and we'll learn all about glamping.
[08:23] We'll explore how to save money and even find some low cost vacations. We are going to have something for everybody.
[08:56] We'll be here every Monday with an exciting new episode.
[09:20] We truly appreciate our listeners and would love to connect and interact on any of the social media platforms. Tell us what you want to know and we'll try to fit it in.
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