Choose Your Happy Place

Dec 09 2024 92 ep. 34 mins
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Your go-to travel guide for exploring cities around the world. Each week I will focus on a different destination and give my best food recommendations, activities with kids, kid-friendly hikes, best beaches for surfing or snorkeling, or must see places. Whether you are a solo traveller or trying to figure out how to navigate traveling with kids, this is the podcast for you.

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Travel to Malaysia with Hannah Woodhams

Dec 09 2024 33 mins  
Hannah Woodhams is sharing today all about Malaysia. As a mother of two, with a passion for adventure and exploring, has lived around the world. Originally from Northampton, UK, Hannah has traveled the world as an international teacher. Her family has lived in Shanghai, Malaysia (Penang), UK, and Malaysia again. Living in Malaysia gave her family an incredible access point for trav

Travel to Guam with Alicia Mendiola

Dec 02 2024 49 mins  
In this episode we dive into learning all about Guam from Alicia Mendiola. Born and raised in Guam, Alicia shares her story about growing up on the little and beautiful island of Guam. There she met her husband and after serving in the Army, the Mendiolas ended up in Georgia. In this episode we will be covering: Best time of year to visit Guam Food to try in Guam Hiking in Guam Ide

Humanitarian Work with Ben Higgins

Nov 24 2024 49 mins  
Ben Higgins, a veteran of ABC’s hit series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, won over the hearts of loyal viewers with his refreshing vulnerability and willingness to share himself fully. Following his appearances across franchises, Higgins has embarked on numerous ventures, entrepreneurial and otherwise, grounded in faith, a sense of hope for humanity, and a mission to help org

Travel to Roatan Honduras with Cassi Silveus

Nov 18 2024 36 mins  
In this episode we will be covering everything you need to plan a trip to Roatan Honduras. I was joined this week by a new friend I made while visiting Honduras for a humanitarian trip. Cassi had taken her family to the humanitarian trip with Humanity and hope united. We were instant friends. Both in similar family situations and era of life. My husband and I visited Roatan before

Travel to Zion National Park with Miriam Gersdorf

Nov 11 2024 34 mins  
Miriam Gersdorf is a Utah-based hiker, outdoor adventurer, and content creator behind the social media account @explore.hike.teach. Her passion is exploring Utah and inspiring others to get outdoors and discover their next favorite adventure. She has been adventuring around Utah for 30 years, exploring the national parks and off-the-beaten-path locations. She advocates for respons

Humanity and Hope with Riley Fuller

Oct 27 2024 55 mins  
Riley Fuller is the President and Co-founder of Humanity and Hope United, a non-profit organization that inspires hope in communities in Honduras. Anyone who meets him immediately feels welcomed into his life and his purpose. He wants to help people break free from poverty, and to be able to make their dreams come true regardless of where they were born, what they look like, or who

Travel to Anchorage Alaska with Deborah Raarup

Oct 20 2024 29 mins  
Deborah Raarup from raarupadventures is a lodging photographer and travel blogger that loves to live life adventurously. After her and her husband got married, they sold most of their things and moved to Alaska. After visiting their 50th state together in January 2023, they embarked on a year long world trip with the goal to travel the world for an entire year on less than $100/day

A Traveler's Mindset with Kat Medina

Oct 06 2024 36 mins  
Entrepreneur, adventurer, world traveler, and public speaker, Kat Medina has traveled to more than 35 countries, and lived in Ecuador, Argentina, France and Spain. She draws upon her passion for travel to inspire joy in others, teaching people how to show up and live fully by embodying a traveler's mindset in daily life. In this episode Kat shares all about her book, The Joys of J

Summer 2024 Travel Recap

Sep 30 2024 16 mins  
Summer 2024 Recap. I wanted to focus one episode on sharing about the ups and downs of our travel. We had a rough beginning to summer but ended with a bang. Summer is a time that I truly treasure with my family but decided to take a podcast break. In this episode I will be sharing about some of the highlights of our summer and recommendations for traveling to Boise and California.

Travel to French Polynesia with Eleanor and Dave Brooks

Sep 22 2024 48 mins  
Since they were kids, Eleanor and Dave dreamed of traveling around the world and in 2014 they finally took the leap! They spent 18 months on the road and that time changed them to the core; there was no going back... although they had to. They returned to work, started a family, bought a house, and focused on micro adventures but it didn't feel like "the good life." It just felt to