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Last week, we talked about some of our favorite fall foods from around the world. Go check it out if you haven’t already. But enough about the past, this week…
Meet Us in Paris Posts
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Last week, we chatted about some of the best College towns. We found them everywhere in the US all the way from California, Texas, Ohio, and others. And while they…
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This week we’re visiting the best colleges towns that we’ve been to. We’ll leave the definition of what “best” means to the presenter, it could be things to do, night…
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Last week, we talked about the most fabulous places we’ve stayed at. Some cheap, some historic and some just downright nice. Kristin offered up the Czech Inn (LOL!) a super chill hostel…
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No matter where you go, you always need somewhere to stay. On today’s podcast we list our favorite domiciles from around the world. They include: A culinary resort in Vietnam,…
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Today we’ve a special guest, Laura Morelli! Laura is a USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction who’s works include “The Gondola Maker”, an IPPY Award and Benjamin Franklin Award winner, “The Painter’s…
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Today we have a new segment, and we’re calling it one-three-three. One-three-three is where we pick a topic, choose (1) favorite worldwide location that meets that criteria to us, (3)…
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Whenever we’re not on a trip, we’re planning for the next one. Emily threw out the great idea that we should discuss what technologies (hardware and software) we are using…
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When you think of international travel, the destination that immediately comes to mind is “Paris” the city of lights. The sights, adventure, romance and foods all embody what we think…
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So last week we talked about places you should skip, that ironically included Disneyland and maybe not so surprisingly things like wax museums. This week, we return to the more…
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So last week we talked all of the crazy museums we’ve visited and want to visit like the National Mustard Museum and International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago. One…
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Last week we chatted about all of the unusual places we’ve visited like the Icelandic Phallological Museum, the Cryptozoology Museum and the Kite museum and had quite a blast. What…
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So, one of the things we really enjoy about travel is all of the random encounters. These things are interesting, and reflective of the place that we’re visiting, but sometimes…
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Well it seems like we jumped the gun a little and international travel floodgate haven’t opened like we were hoping. But that’s okay! The United States is still open to…
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Last week we did a “tip show” in the form of “questions” where we gave out random travel tips and information to make your travel’s easier. It was based off…
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It’s been a while since we’ve all taken a trip, so we thought it would be a good time to have a travel refresher and offer up some travel tips..…
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Leonardo Da Vinci was born just outside of this city; the story of Pinocchio was written there and David the giant slayer resides there. Of course, we are talking about…
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On May 18th, U.S. News released their Best Vacations spots for 2021! Their compiled list reflects the general mood of travelers after our one-year covid stay at home and many…
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On May 14th a little over 50% of American’s have at least one vaccination and the CDC has given guidance that individuals who are fully vaccinated don’t have to wear a…
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Today, we wanted to have a little fun, and found a funny quiz to take. If you’re interested in taking it with us, you can find the quiz on Buzzfeed…
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Wikipedia defines a tourist trap as an establishment (or group of establishments) that has been created or re-purposed with the aim of attracting tourists and their money. Based off of that description, a movie is a…
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On our sister podcast Mains Street UCI, we often talk about the things we’re watching on TV, and streaming, to give our listeners some ideas of what to watch, that…
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So, in California, we’re pretty lucky. Our Covid cases are going down and vaccinations are going up. And if you haven’t paid attention to our last few podcasts, that makes…
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Today we’ve special podcast. With Disneyland in California opening up in the next few weeks, we were daydreaming about which of the parks we’d like to visit. On the other…
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This week we were inspired by Reddit’s Ask Me Anything, where you can ask an “expert” question. The quotes around expert were on purpose, especially in our case. But since we…
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Travelling with friends? Want to know them better? Need to pass some time? Well here’s a bunch of fun questions you can ask them to pass the time on your…
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WE CAN’T WAIT TO TAKE A TRIP! Did we mention that? Maybe? So, as you can imagine, the last few weeks we’ve been discussing some potential travel destinations in the US…
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Hey guys, we couldn’t record this week. But we know you crave new content, so we found an unused recording from earlier this year on international desserts that we think…
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With coronavirus’ spread being controlled and vaccines being distributed we may be able to travel soon! However, when we say travel, we mean domestically. Now in the past, we’ve many…
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So if you haven’t heard, with the release of the covid vaccines, if we’re lucky, a certain amount of normalcy may occur this Summer. And that even means domestic travel. So…
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We miss travel so much because of Covid restrictions that we’ve stooped down to belittling travel because it’s out of our reach. If this was stages of grief, we’re sorry…
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An army travels on its stomach, but that’s not all, world traveler’s do too! In the past, we’ve talked about alcohol, deserts, terrible food and amazing food that we’ve encountered,…
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Austin, Austin, Austin. Why the heck to we keep hearing about Austin, everybody’s talking about it. You’ve got questions, we’ve the answers! Austin the capitol of Texas is one of…
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So, we won’t get into the discussion on how we came to today’s topic because it’s kind of Las Vegasy, but the topic is libations around the world, or alcohol.…
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You live your life one quarter of the globe at a time. Wait a minute, that’s a “Fast and Furious” reference, not a “Gone in 60 Seconds” reference. Darn it…
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When travelling round the world, we look for three things. Museums, entertainment and food. And continuing on the latter, we try to see if we can find a local food…
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After our last podcast I (Zen) asked Leigh about some of her experiences in Taiwan and we had a lot of fun comparing notes, when I brought up some really…
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Amelia Earhart once said “A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. It’s the butterfly effect, where once…
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One of the things we love about travelling is the unexpected, or the unknown. This can be something as simple as seeing hearing a local song of the radio, a…
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This week we bring to you, “Wouldcha?!?”, or “would you” game. This home brewed “designed here” travel quiz is where we pose a question, offer two options and one has to…
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Sorry we’re so late with our podcast, we’ve had some technical issues with our server. So, as you can imagine, we’ve had a lot of time at home the last…
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We’ve all made them. Travel mistakes. And unlike a run-of-the-mill mistake, nothing magnifies a problem than being in a foreign country, miles away from home. But like with all things…
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So, this week we’re talking Chi Town. For some of you who have never been, you may be thinking, Chicago? Really? Well we’re here to tell you thatChicago has everything…
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There’re so many things to do in Los Angeles California that people often forget that it’s also a movie lover’s haven. Not only is it the home to Hollywood, thousands…
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On our podcast we often concentrate on a single location that we’ve been to, and we often forget the real reason of why we travel in the first place. It’s about the experiences that…
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As you can imagine, we do a lot of research before we decide on our next destination. This brings us to a variety of websites including, Yelp, Travelocity and Expedia…
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We had so much fun scaring the dickens out of each other last week with American urban legends that we’ve decided to do it again with a little twist. Today…
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So today is a semi special episode. Apparently, this is our one hundred and first podcast! That’s right, we’ve hit the big 101! Anyways, we’re coming up on October (can you believe…
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There’s an old saying, “Who doesn’t like a good party”? Well the idea holds true when travelling. Where ever you go in the world, people love to celebrate! Some events are…
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So, the other week, we were chatting online about topics for our water cooler talk and Leigh offered to tell us about her adventures of about traveling up and down…
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So, today, we’d like to try something different. Instead of the normal, regimented format, we thought it would be fun to have a free form conversation about travel. You know…
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Today, we’re going to be talking about some of the challenges of being a women traveler with an all-woman podcast, offer up some female specific suggestions and maybe a few…
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For some of us, it’s been five months since we’ve been able to leave the house, much less travel the world. What’s an avid traveler to do to ease our…
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So, Emily and I also co-host another podcast that highlights all things Disney called “Main Street UCI” and this week we talked about how comic-con went virtual and we talked…
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So today, we’re going to address the elephant in our virtual recording studio, Covid and what’s the future of travel. And to give some firsthand perspective, our co-host Leigh just came back…
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Every once in a while, a movie stands out to us when it’s set in another country, mostly because we recognize the location. But, every once in a while, the…
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Hog Town, how we love you! You check off so many of our travel destination checklist needs. International? Check. Cosmopolitan? Check. Museums, great food, artisans, theater and outdoor activities? Check,…
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During our trip planning, we often come across quizzes to determine what our next destination should be. Naturally we were intrigued by a quiz that we found on the travel…
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We’ve had 50+ podcasts to learn about our co-hosts Kristin and Zen. But what do we know about Emily and Leigh other than that they love to travel? Well on…
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This week we were fantasizing about travel. Needless to say, we started researching and came across this gem of a review on Vatican City. “Didn’t see the pope. Lost my favorite pen…
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A few weeks ago, we did a little thing here called, “Battle of the Best” where we compared two cities that a traveler may consider similar as a vacation destination…
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When we recorded this, we were entering 9th week of stay-at-home, where we can’t go out to local stores, much less travel to another country. Our inability to travel is causing…
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Today’s destination is best known for its baked beans, Fenway Park, a marathon, the location for the TV show Cheers, and why we as Americans drink coffee instead of tea like most of the…
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Two weeks ago, we did a podcast on the Battle of the Best and we totally had a ton of fun doing it, so since we are a benevolent dictatorship…
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We’ve seen some awful tourist traps in our travels, you know the ones to get you to buy stuff, inane statues and the like. That got us to wondering about…
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In life, there are so many choices. Coffee or tea? Lamborghini or Ferrari, or ice cream or Gelato? Travel destinations are a lot like these choices. There are so many…
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So, if you are like us, you may be getting a little stir-crazy staying at home. And when we say stir crazy, we mean crazy. Last week we talked about…
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We imagine that you’re still stuck at home like us, so this week, to help you get over your no-travel blues, we’re taking a quiz to find out where we…
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On our podcast for today, we visit the Santiago, Chile region, with a special guest, Zen’s wife Vanessa! Vanessa’s family is from Santiago and she has been visiting Chile for…
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According to google, there are over 2500 virtual tours that are available from museums and galleries around the world. That’s a lot to sort through, so we thought we would…
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Well if you haven’t heard, Vidcon has been canceled. What? You haven’t heard of Vidcon? Well, step right up my friend. Vidcon is the hottest convention that isn’t comic related,…
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Whenever we’re not on a trip, we’re planning for the next one. Emily threw out the great idea that we should discuss what technologies (hardware and software) we are using…
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On today’s show we bring the flavors of the world to you. Not unlike like our food podcast from a few months back (you did listen to it right?), but instead…
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In California we’re in our first week of lockdown, and our government has advised strongly, not to travel abroad. What’s a traveler supposed to do? Practice their foreign language skills…
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So, today’s topic is: Abandoned Places. If you search YouTube, you’ll see that there’s more than a few individuals who make a living, visiting and documenting abandoned structures and locations.…
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Cuba is a small country that is located about 90 miles south of Florida and was an infamous playground for both celebrities and mobsters alike. They hung out in places like…
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We have a new destination today! This country national animal is the Unicorn, Nessy hangs out in the local waters and is the birth home of a few notable entertainers like…
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To define dumb travel stuff, we need to define smart travel stuff. Smart travel stuff is things that we bring along with us on a trip that makes our lives…
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No one want to go on vacation with a cold. Even more so, no one wants to go on vacation and GET a cold. So, on our current podcast, we’re going…
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Never been on a cruise and are wondering, what should I bring? How much money do I need? What clothes should I pack? And most importantly, how do I get…
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What would we do without alcohol on occasion, it’s the world’s best social lubricant, and the catalyst of a million stories. Last week, while we were bumping around the office,…
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With the Oscars coming up, we wanted to have an award ceremony of our own. So, for this week’s podcast, we will be honoring our favorite museums from around the…
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It’s New Year already? Wow. Time flies when you are having fun! In the last year, we’ve said goodbye to our host Michelle, and introduced two new ones, Kristen and…
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Today we visit the location which hosted the 1962 World’s fair, home to Microsoft and of modern coffee culture in the US, Starbucks. It’s a city, but set against the…
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So, to us, snow is kind of a mystical substance in Southern California and we don’t take it for granted. Because of that, we seek it out whenever we can…
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So, if you travel internationally, one of the givens is airports. And like the Tom Hanks movie, “The Terminal”, we all know that some strange, some bad and wonderful things…
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When you think Colombia, you think of the stunning cities like Bogotá, Medellín, Cali or Cartagena. Or you may visualize the colorful Barranquilla Carnival or the natural beauty of the Sierra…
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We’re very lucky to have Robin today as she is the author of 100 Things to Do in Orange County Before You Die that was just published in August of this year…
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In this week’s podcast we continue on the path of self-discovery. This week we answer the question: If we had one month to live, pick three places you would travel…
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If you have been following us for a while, you know that each of our co-hosts have very different ways of travelling. While we know it, we’ve had a difficult…
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Not all vacations are about the destination as they are about the journey. So, on today’s podcast we thought that it would be a lot of fun to talk about…
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When we travel, we like to make our stay as comfortable as possible. Here’s ten of our favorite hotel hacks that we’ve picked up over the years, that will make…
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Warning! We tell a story about a plane crash survivor in this podcast, so if you have little ones, who you like to listen to our podcast with, this may…
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If you are a Gen-Xer, you know that the Go-Go’s never sang about staycation. https://bit.ly/1xBRw6g . Well this week, we’re going to change your stodgy impression of staycation being, “not having enough…
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“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments…
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In the past, we’ve talked about some of our travel horror stories, but we’ve never done one on the wonderful things that we’ve randomly encountered, all which make us want…
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The funny thing about travel is, it’s expensive. But what if we told you there was a way to travel and someone would pay you to do it? This week…