by Erik | Aug 31, 2016 | Podcast |
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The Globe-Trotting Smiths-
12 Months ago this family left from Scotland for a year+ long trip around the world, planning to see as much as they can!
The Smiths had always planned for something cool. Some sort of travel. So when the opportunity arrived a while back they jumped at the chance! They sold her business while he would continue to work a bit of IT jobs during the trip. And off they went!!
While they are using the Around the World airline ticket, so far they’ve gotten to see the States, Australia, Asia, Africa and are currently in S. America. Some of the highlights so far include: Sand dunes, Safaris, Ruins in S. Asia and more! The Smiths have offered to answer any questions other may have about their journey and trip so far!! Check out their website below.
Show notes:
Follow along on their trip and get in touch with them through their WEBSITE
The website filled with all kinds of Train info: www.seat61.com
They also used Air B&B, hostels and hotels for places to stay while relying on TripAdvisor.com for reviews on places/ areas to stay.
Family Travel Reminder:
There is no right or wrong way to do family travel. If you are passionate about taking a trip with your family, the best thing is to DO IT! Listen to that little voice inside your head telling you this is the right thing. Make it happen! Listen to this podcast and start building your plan today!
Thanks!
If you like the show, or are inspired, there are a couple of ways we’d LOVE to have your help!! It’s virtually painless!
- Tell your friends! It will make you seem less crazy since there are TONS of families who are ‘out there’ living and traveling in amazing ways. See? You’re normal!!
- Leave us a rating or review on iTunes! It’s super easy, takes a second, and helps this show in huge ways! Our goal is to inspire as many families as possible, and your help gets the show in front of a larger audience.
Thanks for your support!
by Erik | Aug 24, 2016 | Podcast |
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South Asia Adventure-
This episode if very exciting for us….We had our first guest doing a SECOND interview! Trina Shultz, who took a trip with her kids to Costa Rica back in Episode 36, just got back from a huge trip for 3 months over to SouthEast Asia!
Trina shares so much about their travels throughout Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Traveling with only their backpacks full of gear, they rode lots of local transportation to get around which made for some exciting experiences! Between long train rides, border crossings and an elephant sanctuary, this trip turned out to have plenty of adventure along the way.
3/4 of them are vegetarians, so finding food without meat was a must but proved to be pretty challenging! I guess it added to the whole adventure. Though they had many ups and downs, the lessons they learned while traveling, she says, only got them more prepared for the next trip!
Can’t wait to see where they visit next and hear about it on their next podcast episode :)
Family Travel Reminder:
There is no right or wrong way to do family travel. If you are passionate about taking a trip with your family, the best thing is to DO IT! Listen to that little voice inside your head telling you this is the right thing. Make it happen! Listen to this podcast and start building your plan today!
Thanks!
If you like the show, or are inspired, there are a couple of ways we’d LOVE to have your help!! It’s virtually painless!
- Tell your friends! It will make you seem less crazy since there are TONS of families who are ‘out there’ living and traveling in amazing ways. See? You’re normal!!
- Leave us a rating or review on iTunes! It’s super easy, takes a second, and helps this show in huge ways! Our goal is to inspire as many families as possible, and your help gets the show in front of a larger audience.
Thanks for your support!
by Erik | Aug 17, 2016 | Podcast |
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The Life Enhancers –
The Manuel Family are on a mission to embrace living life differently and enhance lives along the way.
Realizing that time is something they couldn’t get more of, they took a hard look at their finances and decided to work with what income was constant. And travel how they could with those finances! So they traded in the “traditional” life, left their jobs, gave away most of their stuff and decided to pack up the SUV and head out on a roadtrip!
They said the key to getting the kids on board with the idea of travel was this: Dreaming together over the years, talking about it, finding out what the kids wanted to do and see. This made the kids feel like they were a huge part of it.
How awesome would it be to just Roadtrip and see where it takes you!? Dai will have speaking engagements events that they attend but other than that it’s simply stopping here and there and seeing the best of the States and Canada with plans of heading onto Asia in the near future!
Show Notes:
Website Here. Check it out to see where they’ve been and where they’re headed next! They have an awesome video about them on their welcome page!
Dai’s site for The Whole Life Manifesto HERE
Get the book here: BOOK from AMAZON
Follow them on Social Media too:
Dai: @daimanuel – Instagram, facebook, twitter, blog, etc and SNAPCHAT
Christie: @mom_ontherun – facebook, instagram, twitter, blog and SNAPCHAT & YOUTUBE
Family Travel Reminder:
There is no right or wrong way to do family travel. If you are passionate about taking a trip with your family, the best thing is to DO IT! Listen to that little voice inside your head telling you this is the right thing. Make it happen! Listen to this podcast and start building your plan today!
Thanks!
If you like the show, or are inspired, there are a couple of ways we’d LOVE to have your help!! It’s virtually painless!
- Tell your friends! It will make you seem less crazy since there are TONS of families who are ‘out there’ living and traveling in amazing ways. See? You’re normal!!
- Leave us a rating or review on iTunes! It’s super easy, takes a second, and helps this show in huge ways! Our goal is to inspire as many families as possible, and your help gets the show in front of a larger audience.
Thanks for your support!
by Erik | Aug 10, 2016 | Podcast |
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An Epic Education!
This week we are joined by Jason Jenkins from ‘Epic Education Radio’ who is currently living with his family in Spain after lots of travel throughout SE Asia. He shares about some of the adventures he’s taken in the last 15 years with his family. From living full-time in Tokyo to a year off while living in Spain, Jason shares about his desire for wanting to get out of the “rat-race” and move to a place where you could be pushed out of your comfort zone!
Coming from a background of teaching, he talks about how they use combo of travel and technology as teachers. They’ve tried it all, from “traditional” homeschooling to UnSchooling to having the kids put in a local school in Spain. Through it all their main goal is for the kids to become resourceful. Not necessarily know all the answers but know how to find them. What a great concept! :)
Something tells me after the year is up in Spain this family will be onto to another equally epic adventure!
Show Notes:
You can follow along their Website here & Facebook here.
Also be sure to follow ‘Epic Education Radio’ where Jason interviews other traveling families that share their experiences! You can find it linked to their Website as well.
Family Travel Reminder:
There is no right or wrong way to do family travel. If you are passionate about taking a trip with your family, the best thing is to DO IT! Listen to that little voice inside your head telling you this is the right thing. Make it happen! Listen to this podcast and start building your plan today!
Thanks!
If you like the show, or are inspired, there are a couple of ways we’d LOVE to have your help!! It’s virtually painless!
- Tell your friends! It will make you seem less crazy since there are TONS of families who are ‘out there’ living and traveling in amazing ways. See? You’re normal!!
- Leave us a rating or review on iTunes! It’s super easy, takes a second, and helps this show in huge ways! Our goal is to inspire as many families as possible, and your help gets the show in front of a larger audience.
Thanks for your support!
by Erik | Aug 3, 2016 | Podcast |
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Gillis Family RV Adventure!
This week we are joined by some great friends for our first ever LIVE interview! All of us in the same room! It was great connecting with the Gillis family as they recently sold all their possessions, and left the comforts of home and into a 37′ RV trailer and an open ended adventure.
We were in Colorado Springs visiting Maggie and Josh, when our friends Jared and Kris happened to be wandering through Colorado just starting out their RV trip. They were kind enough to even help us with some house projects and we had a chance to sit down and record their story.
They had some stories and great advice on how to start the process of moving from Suburban life to the open road!
Show notes:
Follow the Gillis’ on Facebook, and Instagram. They also have some pretty incredible videos of their journey which you can follow at: You Tube!.
Also, we discussed: BoonDockers Welcome, and Passport America, which is a great way to travel and save money!
Family Travel Reminder:
There is no right or wrong way to do family travel. If you are passionate about taking a trip with your family, the best thing is to DO IT! Listen to that little voice inside your head telling you this is the right thing. Make it happen! Listen to this podcast and start building your plan today!
Thanks!
If you like the show, or are inspired, there are a couple of ways we’d LOVE to have your help!! It’s virtually painless!
- Tell your friends! It will make you seem less crazy since there are TONS of families who are ‘out there’ living and traveling in amazing ways. See? You’re normal!!
- Leave us a rating or review on iTunes! It’s super easy, takes a second, and helps this show in huge ways! Our goal is to inspire as many families as possible, and your help gets the show in front of a larger audience.
Thanks for your support!
by Erik | Jul 13, 2016 | Podcast |
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Dreams into Goals!
That’s the message you need to take from this week’s episode: no excuses!
Here’s a family who didn’t wait for years off, the best equipment, the best timing, or the most experience. They just saw an opportunity, and took it.
Listen as Mariana tells us about her bike adventures of 400 miles across Canada to visit family and how her and husband took 3 kids, ages: 2,4, & 6 along for the ride.
She dives into how they prepared (less than you think!) and some great lessons learned from “under-preparing” It’s full of fantastic stories! What a boost of confidence for these kids as they’ve already tackled something huge!
A big takeaway from the interview was the valuable resource of opportunities, and the importance of not having regrets.
Show Notes:
We also chatted about:
Couch Surfing; A site for travelers and for travelers. A great way to meet people and keep travel dreams alive!
Warm Showers – Another great site set up specifically for bike travelers for free camping accommodations, and awesome connections.
Mariana’s Facebook Group: “Out-of-the-box Families” A resource for families doing anything unusual.
Mariana’s Website: Mariana McDougall More photos of this trip and plans for the next one :)
Family Travel Reminder:
There is no right or wrong way to do family travel. If you are passionate about taking a trip with your family, the best thing is to DO IT! Listen to that little voice inside your head telling you this is the right thing. Make it happen! Listen to this podcast and start building your plan today!
Thanks!
If you like the show, or are inspired, there are a couple of ways we’d LOVE to have your help!! It’s virtually painless!
- Tell your friends! It will make you seem less crazy since there are TONS of families who are ‘out there’ living and traveling in amazing ways. See? You’re normal!!
- Leave us a rating or review on iTunes! It’s super easy, takes a second, and helps this show in huge ways! Our goal is to inspire as many families as possible, and your help gets the show in front of a larger audience.
Thanks for your support!
