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_outlineIt 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.
We also discuss Chris’s top 3 places to go, where he would like to go, and great family adventures. We talk about restaurants, excursions, and more. We hope you enjoy this little peek into Chris’s travel history and his most memorable traveling adventures.
Show Notes:
[03:02] Chris has a special story about his favorite childhood travel experience that he is going to share at the end of the episode.
[04:23] Chris was first introduced to travel on road trips to Nashville. He was typically the navigator.
[05:09] Chris grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, which is 210 miles from Nashville.
[06:18] Chris shares about being in a handbell choir at church as a child with his siblings and cousins.
[08:45] New York City at that young age was very memorable. The handbell choir traveled to New York City to perform
[10:08] Later in life Chris moved to New York and lived an hour and a half from New York City.
[11:26] Chris shares his top three destinations that he has visited in his whole life.
[12:19] He enjoyed learning about Roman history and Pompeii in Italy and visiting the colosseum.
[14:55] Their advice is to not fill up on the first course because in Italy there are many courses.
[15:02] Chris shares about their experience in Scotland including St. Andrews and the countryside.
[17:11] His number three destination is Las Vegas because there is so much to do.
[19:15] Go cars are a great excursion. They are little cars that provide GPS that talks to you about different historical sites and where to go.
[20:20] Chris’s favorite family trip is the RV trip, but the kids’ favorite trip is to Los Angeles.
[20:59] His favorite destination with their extended family was the Dominican Republic. They went with 20 people at two different times. It was an all-inclusive resort and there was a lot to do.
[23:26] The all-inclusive resorts are perfect with kids, especially older kids. The kids were able to make their own choices and do fun things with safety.
[25:01] Two places that Chris has not yet been to are Hawaii and Africa.
[26:34] The third place that Chris still wants to go to is Dubai because it seems so luxurious.
[28:49] Chris shares about their experience staying at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas.
[31:02] They were moved to a very luxurious room at the Cosmopolitan Hotel when the room they reserved wasn’t available.
[33:14] They upgraded to first class on a trip and they brought them cocktails and warm nuts.
[35:20] Chris’s favorite pancakes are Cracker Barrel's pancakes.
[36:02] His favorite steak house is Ruth’s Chris. They really enjoyed their visit to Ruth’s Chris in Keystone at the Crossing in Indianapolis.
[37:03] If you ever fly through Minneapolis airport, in the main concourse check out pizza at Black Sheep.
[38:29] Chris’s favorite excursion was their open-air helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon. He would love to do it again on a nice day.
[40:15] Chris’s earliest childhood experience was their family trip to Orlando. He calls his Aunt Deborah, and two cousins to share what they remember about their trip.
[42:35] Chris’s Aunt Deborah shares the facts of this favorite childhood experience to Orlando.
[44:16] They had their trip outlined with AAA and they stayed in Kissimmee.
[47:15] Brian remembers them packing up in their yellow Cadillac (“The Canary”) and driving all night.
[48:15] Brandy remembers leaving at night time with 3 adults and five children packed in one Cadillac. They all kept asking, “Are we there yet?”
[50:51] Everyone got along on the trip and didn’t fight, but there was one instance of a spilled Coke on the floor.
[52:44] They used a paper map for directions, but they also had a CB radio.
[53:27] Brian remembers their first stop being to a little waterpark on the side of the road.
[55:42] They went to Disneyland and Wet and Wild.
[57:11] The day after they arrived they went to Disney World. They also went to Sea World.
[58:39] They enjoyed going to the pool every day.
[60:22] They remember staying at Disney all day and seeing fireworks and the parade at the end of the day.
[61:12] Aunt Deborah’s favorite memory from the Orlando trip was all of them packing into the car. They brought lots of activities and snacks for the car ride.
[63:48] This trip is so memorable for Brandy because it was their first time going to Disney and it was all of them went together.
[64:48] This trip is so memorable for Brian because it was a long trip and they were in hot and sunny Florida.
Links and Resources:
Episode 15 - Our Trip to London, Paris, and Scotland
Episode 7 - Vegas Off the Strip
Episode 19 - 4 Days in Los Angeles
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