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Episode 182 - Mont-Saint-Michel: Everything We Wish We Knew Before Visiting
We'd looked at photos of Mont-Saint-Michel for years. They didn't prepare us for what it's actually like to walk toward it. In this episode, we share what it's really like to spend a full day at Mont-Saint-Michel —...
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Episode 181 - Planning an African Safari? What We Learned After Returning Again
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Episode 180 - Walking Through History: Visiting Normandy’s D-Day Beaches and Memorials
There are some places you visit because they have always been on your bucket list. Then there are places that mean something to you long before you ever arrive. Normandy was one of those places for Scott. Both of his...
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Episode 179 - Planning a Multi-Generational Trip to Paris? Here’s What We Learned
Planning a Multi-Generational Trip to Paris? Here’s What We Learned
What started with one question from our granddaughter: "Will you meet us in Paris before we fly home?" turned into a multi-generation trip exploring...
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Episode 178 - Planning a Trip to Italy? Here’s What We’d Tell a Friend
We just spent an amazing month in Italy but there were quite a few things that really surprised us, both good and bad. Join us as we give out Italy Travel Awards for our favorite food destination, where we would...
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Episode 177 - Why Venice is the City We Were Completely Wrong About
Venice had a bad reputation, at least that's what we had heard. For years we'd heard it was overcrowded, overpriced, and honestly not worth the hassle. So when we added it to the end of our month-long Italy trip, it...
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Episode 176 - Is Puglia the Italy You Have Been Searching For?
Whitewashed towns, trulli houses, and incredible food, Puglia delivers on every postcard image you've seen. But after a month exploring this region, we discovered it's so much more than that. From a hidden tiki bar in...
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Episode 175 - The Amalfi Coast Without the Crowds: Why We Stayed in Atrani instead of Positano
Here's the thing nobody tells you before you go to the Amalfi Coast is it requires understanding of what you actually want from the experience before you go. Because the version you've seen on Instagram and the...
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Episode 174 - How We Escaped the Crowds in Florence and Found the City We Were Looking For
There are some cities in the world that instantly pull you in the moment you arrive. Florence wasn’t one of those cities for us. In fact, when we first arrived in Florence, we honestly wondered if we had made a...
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REPLAY - Episode 9 - What You Need to Know When Planning a Trip to St John in the US Virgin Islands
This week we are taking a break to spend some time with our kids and grandkids in Paris before they leave to return home to the US. In the meantime, we invite you to enjoy one of our absolute favorite destinations...
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Episode 173 - How Local Food Experiences Helped Connect us Deeper With Italy and Spain
Have you ever wondered what happens when you stop simply sightseeing and start participating in a destination?
There’s a point on many trips where you realize what you remember aren’t the famous landmarks, museums,...
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Episode 172 - Walking Through Tuscany with Macs Adventure | Self-Guided Italy Travel
Last year, we partnered with Macs Adventure for their Umbria Short Break, a self-guided walking trip through the Italian countryside where we moved from town to town each day while our luggage was transferred ahead...
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