Extra Pack of Peanuts Travel Podcast

For 48 hours, I was doing the bedroom to bathroom shuffle…and it taught me this lesson.

One of my new favorite phrases - and how it’ll impact the rest of my life.

I fell down a the viral Christian music rabbit hole of Forrest Frank and not only did I love it - but I learned a few awesome lessons.

These two legends share a lot in common…including something that often gets overlooked but was vital to their success.

How a visit to the dentist on a random Tuesday changed the trajectory of my life.

21 years in to my Facebook experience…and it finally happened. I got scammed. Here’s why I’m smiling about it.

Birthdays are for cake, and ice cream, and pizza, and…fasting????

For a month, I felt rich. And the best part wasn’t cocktails and steak dinners, although that was pretty nice. It was something else.

Somehow, Heather and I ended up on a ski trip in Bulgaria with a bunch of expert skiers. And I was not prepared to go down this crazy steep slope…but they were.

One of the 7 Wonders of the World > Stuffed toucan at a gift shop…or is it?

Time to start tackling buffaloes!

Life Lessons from a $150 Bottle of Wine And why having my bike stolen was one of the best things that ever happened to me!

Why I never miss my son’s kindergarten story time (listen until the end for a secret…shhh)

Why’d I buy the equivalent of a $50 pack of cards in Thailand? Because of this one rule I now live my life by.

You’ve got two options. Choose wisely.

The power of releasing the how.

I got to hang out with the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time). Here’s what I learned.

I’ve gone viral once in my life…and it was awesome. But not for the reasons you’d think.

THE MOST important thing you can do if you want people to buy (and buy into) what you’re doing.

“When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives”.

Sometime you put the effort in and…

To açaí or not to açaí? … that is the question. And there’s only one right answer!

Getting frustrated while shooting videos…so I’m shooting a video about it. How meta!

Chug, chug, chug!

How this lesson lead to the best purchase of my life (Civico Magnifico!) and how it still works for me, all the time!

And all it took was a 60 minutes segment and a dip in a cold ocean.

The Power of PPP (what’s that?). Listen to find out!

Turning down travel…with my best friends…in a cool area? Surprising, but necessary.

A simple way to always be the best at something.

It doesn’t have to be sexy to work!

How you can make sure you are always the most popular person at brunch!

…and it all happened before my eggs even got cold!

…and how it lead to a beach compound in Belize!

One of my first real travel experiences happened when I moved to Switzerland, on the banks of Lake Geneva…a lake I’d get to know very well!

There’s a lot of fish and chips counters in Vancouver. Here’s why one particular one stood out (and it wasn’t the fish…or the chips).

Strawberries are great. Muffins are great. Strawberry muffins? Now that’s a game changer - here’s why (and surprise - it’s not just the taste!)

How a Cambodian tuk tuk Driver won my business, superhero edition!

Why did it take me over a month to record a 3 minute podcast - and what’s this new series all about, anyway?

Horses and dolphins and groups of stingrays (called a fever???)...OH MY! Here are our 20 best experiences, including getting my bike stolen, Whit as a cowboy, dimly lit Bulgarian bowling alleys, and lots and lots of salt!

This episode has it all - a special guest host doing the intro, debates over food truck pizza, "pork bread", and an unanimous #1 that left us with full bellies and full hearts. One of our best shows of all time.

Ohhhh, here we go...gimme that sugar rush! We're talking desserts...everything from a lemon tart that was "the best in the world" even after a day in the refrigerator to Trav finding his new favorite ice cream of all time. Plus...nuts????

Heather drank a lot of coffee...and wine...and cocktails this year (and hey, I had some myself!). In this episode, we break down our favorites, including a speakeasy that's in a flower shop, a speakeasy that's REALLY a speakeasy, and Heather's favorite coffee...not just of the year, but of all time!

Episode 2 of our 6 part Year in Review answers all the burning question, like "what was the craziest thing we did this year?", "what was our worst accommodation" (hint: it had an abandoned building next to it), "is having a golf cart life changing", and "do old Soviet hotels have gun shooting ranges in them?" Stories abound, so hit play and have a listen!

For the 8th straight year - and after a 1 year hiatus - we are back baby with our 6 part Year in Review. And in Episode 1 - Travel Stats, Trav gets to nerd out on all the numbers. How many places did we sleep last year? Where were they? Did one of us spend multiple nights on an airplane? How many miles did we fly? And what new places did we have the good fortune of visiting? All these answers, and more, jam packed in this episode.

In our Campfire Chat series, I sit down with the people you'll get to meet at our adult summer camp and largest event of the year, Camp Indie. In this episode, you'll hear from three of our past campers - Cassidy Scott, an accountant who has been able to build her lifestyle around what she wants (travel, stickers, fun!), Mellissa de Oliveira, who finally got laid off - and was happy about it, and Martie McNabb, whose camper, Brooklyn, was the star of the show at Camp Indie 2021. If you're looking to break free of the 9-5 or are already a digital nomad, traveler, or entrepreneur then join us at the ultimate adult summer camp. Whether you’re just starting out or have been on this path for years, you’ll advance toward the lifestyle you want to lead (while having a blast at summer camp). www.campindie.com

In our Campfire Chat series, I sit down with the people you'll get to meet at our adult summer camp and largest event of the year, Camp Indie. In this episode, you'll hear from three of our amazing speakers this year - Nora Dunn, the OG digital nomad, Christine Lozada, drone queen extraordinaire currently driving around in a skoolie, and Scott Brills, the "most interesting man in the world". If you're looking to break free of the 9-5 or are already a digital nomad, traveler, or entrepreneur then join us at the ultimate adult summer camp. Whether you’re just starting out or have been on this path for years, you’ll advance toward the lifestyle you want to lead (while having a blast at summer camp). www.campindie.com

In our Campfire Chat series, I sit down with the people you'll get to meet at our adult summer camp and largest event of the year, Camp Indie. In this episode, you'll hear from two past camp attendees who loved it so much in 2021 that they are coming back, Jason Robinson and John McKenzie, on how they were both able to quit their jobs and start traveling the world - and use Camp Indie as a launch point. If you're looking to break free of the 9-5 or are already a digital nomad, traveler, or entrepreneur then join us at the ultimate adult summer camp. Whether you’re just starting out or have been on this path for years, you’ll advance toward the lifestyle you want to lead (while having a blast at summer camp). www.campindie.com

In our Campfire Chat series, I sit down with the people you'll get to meet at our adult summer camp and largest event of the year, Camp Indie. In this episode, hear from two of our main speakers, Erica Hackman and John Burnett, on how they've been able to build lifestyles that give them location, time, and financial freedom - and also how a trip to Qatar lead to a mud hut in Zambia and why storms on a remote island are a good thing! If you're looking to break free of the 9-5 or are already a digital nomad, traveler, or entrepreneur then join us at the ultimate adult summer camp. Whether you’re just starting out or have been on this path for years, you’ll advance toward the lifestyle you want to lead (while having a blast at summer camp). www.campindie.com

Sea turtles and dolphins and lions...OH MY! Here are our 24 best experiences of 2022, from airport lounges (really?) to one so incredible it can only be kismet. Enjoy...and listen ALL the way through for a random surprise at the end.

Ohhhh, here we go...gimme that sugar rush! We're talking desserts...everything from "a kind of biscuit cake" to one of our top 5 ice cream places in the world - and it's new! Plus...Trav bakes a pie???