Have Influencers Ruined the Amalfi Coast?

Episode 268 - Washington Post Travel writer Andrea Sachs recently penned an article titled Influencers Hyped The Amalfi Coast For Years. Now it's a Theme Park. We invited Andrea to discuss the issue of overtourism and to ask the question, 'have influencers ruined the Amalfi coast?" 

Travel the Journey of the Apostles

Episode 267 - Rebecca Carrell discuss a trip she is hosting (via a luxury yacht) that retraces the journey of the apostles in Turkey and Greece. Details on the trip here. 

Visiting all 50 States? What counts as visiting a state?

Episode 266 - Paul Lukas of the Inconspicuous Consumption column (PaulLukas.Substack.com) recently wrote a piece titled "What Counts as Truly Having Been In a U.S. State?" This became a topic of conversation among family and friends who have the goal of visiting all 50 states.  We invited Paul to o…

The Hidden Treasures of Peru

Episode 265 - Machu Picchu is on many people's bucket lists, but as Alvaro Silva tells us, some equally incredible Peruvian sites often go undiscovered by travelers. Today we explore the Hidden Treasures of Peru, including: Qhapaq Nan - The famed Incan Trail  The Sarcophagi of Carajia Cumbemayo …

Early Pioneers - The First World Travelers

Episode 264 - Scott and Tarantino have written an engaging new travel book, Looking for Legends, which discusses the early travel pioneers, often booking passage on cargo ships because there was not any travel infrastructure. They include the first person to climb the Matterhorn, the first person t…

Here Not There - Incredible Overlooked Travel Destinations

Episode 263 - National Geographic writer Andrew Nelson has written a compelling travel book that highlights incredible destinations that equal the splendor of better known sites but don't garner the same attention. Here Not There not only focuses on these "Destination Dupes", I suspect they will ad…

An Endearing Look at Zermatt, Switzerland

Episode 262 - My wife and I just returned from a wonderful trip to Zermatt, Switzerland. Why we love Switzerland so much 

Let's Eat Our Way Across America

Episode 261 - Travel writer Joe Yogerst joins us to discuss unique and delicious dishes he and his team discover while writing the book for NatGeo, 50 States, 1000 Eats

El Camino de Santiago

Episode 260 - Travel writer Lucas Peters joins us to discuss Spain's El Camino De Santiago 

Garvan Rushe on Ireland

Episode 259 - Dublin Tour Guide Garvan Rushe joins us to discuss Ireland's past and ihow to better discover a city like Dublin via a walking tour.