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The EPOP Travel Podcast is hosted by Travis Sherry, a serial entrepreneur & world traveler. Known as "Rick Steves for the new generation", this podcast will teach you everything you need to know to travel more & spend less. From interviews with some of the world's most famous travel names, like Chris Guillebeau, Bruce Poon Tip, AJ Jacobs & others to specific travel advice on how to use frequent flyer miles, score cheap hotels, pack like a pro, & travel on a budget, this show does it all.
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Joining me today is someone who used to sing 60’s covers in a psychedelic rock bar in Costa Rica, whose hometown is roughly 8,000 miles from where she now lives, and who is the only Uruguay guidebook author who actually lives there, Karen Higgs from guruguay.com.
Is Uruguay now on your travel bucket list? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
In This Episode
- 05:50 Pronunciation & Mistaken Identities
- 13:15 History & Culture of Uruguay
- 20:00 How Did You End Up In Uruguay?
- 24:20 Falling In Love With Uruguay
- 28:30 The Reactions To Uruguay From Abroad
- 31:50 What Is Uruguay Known For?
- 35:35 Itineraries (Including Beaches & Wine Country), When To Go, & When To Book
- 50:00 The City, The Food, The Music Scene, & The Carnivals
- 57:00 Temperatures You Can Expect
- 58:30 The Costs & What To Budget
- 01:06:50 Biggest Travel Mishaps
Important Links
- FREE Guide To Karen's Favorite Places To Eat, Drink, & Visit In Uruguay
- Grab Karen's Uruguay Guide Books
- The Guru'Guay Guide to Montevideo on Audible.com
- Find Karen over at Guru'Guay
- Follow Karen on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube
- Discover Uruguay Facebook Group
- Location Indie
- Want to follow our adventures? Check out our Instagram's @ExtraPackOfPeanuts, @HeatherSherry, and @TravelingWhitMyles
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Joining me today is someone who has hitchhiked across oceans, who started off on a 5 year around the world journey with only $50 in his pocket and came home with a wife, and who is a fellow twin, Christopher Schacht, author of Around the World on $50 Bucks.
This episode was recorded pre-COVID-19.
Check out all the links discussed on the show notes page!
How long do you think you could make it on $50? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
In This Episode
- 02:20 Twin Talk
- 05:30 The Time Frame To Go Around The World Without Air Travel
- 08:50 Deciding On The Places To See & Learning To Use The Time
- 17:10 The Places Christopher Stayed The Longest
- 19:45 How Long Did That $50 Last
- 24:50 From Party Angel To Mining Gold: The Crazy Jobs Along The Way
- 31:50 Languages Learned Before & On The Road
- 34:45 Hitchhiking Across The Oceans
- 44:15 The Love Story & The Unusual Way He Met His Wife
- 50:35 Why Did The Traveling Stop? Do You Want To Travel Again?
- 57:15 Biggest Travel Mishaps
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Joining me today is someone who since 2005 has hitchhiked across 95 countries, including Afghanistan and Iraq, to document hospitality and fight stereotypes and who has written a book about it called Hitchhiking in the Axis of Evil, Juan Villarino from JuanVillarino.com.
Have you ever hitchhiked? Where is your dream hitchhiking location? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
Check out the full show notes with all the links here!
In This Episode
- 02:30 Hitchhiking In Modern Times
- 10:35 Home Basing To Write A Book
- 12:40 Easiest & Hardest Places To Hitchhike
- 18:15 Building Authentic Connections Through Hitchhiking
- 23:10 The Rules Of Hitchhiking & Being A Good Hitchhiker
- 33:15 Solo vs With A Friend
- 36:15 Hitchhiking in the States
- 47:45 The Real Hospitality Of The People In The "Axis of Evil"
- 01:01:45 Biggest Travel Mishap
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Joining me today are two guys who started the #1 hostel in Nicaragua, who have participated in the Mongol Rally, who have traveled through China, Colombia, and Peru sourcing fabrics and whose motto is to “Fight Against Boring”, Sean Kolina and Jeff Anderlite from BajaLlama.com. This episode was recorded pre-COVID-19.
How do you fight against boring? Do you want to participate in the Mongol Rally? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
Don't forget to check out the full show notes to grab all the links discussed!
In This Episode
- 02:30 What is BajaLlama & Throwing The Darts On The Board
- 06:20 Deciding On & Running A Clothing Business
- 11:00 Supporting Local Artists & The Designing Process
- 20:50 What Is The Naked Tiger?
- 25:40 How Travel Has Impacted Them & How Has It Changed
- 33:00 The Crazy Mongol Rally & The Fight Against Boring
- 39:15 What Is The Mongol Rally & Where Do You Go?
- 42:00 Strategies & Marketing for BajaLlama
- 50:10 Biggest Travel Mishap
- 56:45 What Is Coming Next & In The Future
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Joining me today is someone who is a founder through and through - he’s founded a coworking space in Bansko, Bulgaria, a Nomad Sailing Retreat, and who has just started another project called “Wild Nomad Safari”, Uwe Allgauer from Wildnomadsafari.com. We are diving into what it's like to have multiple businesses running at one time, the importance of having a community of like-minded people, & why you need to have time to connect and time to disconnect. (This was recorded pre-COVID-19 so dates discussed have changed)
Today's podcast is sponsored by Oregon State University ECampus.
Do you surround yourself with like-minded communities? How has it benefited you? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
In This Episode
- 04:05 Why So Many Projects & Being A Multipotentialite
- 10:45 The Backstory: Start of the Digital Nomad Life
- 16:15 Defining The Terms To Live The Life
- 23:30 Surrounding Yourself With Like-Minded People
- 30:05 Building & Running Co-Working Bankso
- 41:50 Beautiful Bulgaria & Business Perks
- 47:45 Wild Nomad Safari
- 52:30 How Does It Work & The Total Experience
- 01:01:00 Nomad Sailing Retreats
- 01:07:00 Biggest Travel Mishap
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
You are really digging our "countdown" style podcasts lately so we are giving you another one but this time we are diving into the 16 best places to live for at least 3 years. We aren't talking about vacations or short-haul stays but living day to day life like a local, embracing the culture fully, & truly settling into the places we discuss in today's podcast.
This one is a little more high stakes because Trav has a love of buying real estate and so at any point one of these places could become a reality so I (Heather) had to think long and hard about the possible future commitment this episode could be making for me.
We each picked 7-8 places (hello, honorable mentions) where we could live for 3 years and you'll have to listen to see if we had any places make both lists. Can anyone say moving possibilities?!
Today's podcast is sponsored by Oregon State University ECampus.
What places made your list? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
In This Episode
- 05:00 The Ground Rules
- 08:10 Honorable Mentions
- 10:10 Let's Get Started
- 41:10 Drumroll Please...Number One's
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Today is all about Heather & I's top 5 favorite states we have been to and that means it is time for some good-hearted disagreements and maybe a mention or two of a few states that we still want to visit. This is another episode idea straight from our "Ask Us Anything" call-out on Instagram but we knew this would definitely need its own full episode. Of course, this wouldn't be a "Top List" without some honorable mentions so who do you think had the most of those?
Today's podcast is sponsored by Oregon State University ECampus.
Which states made it to your top 5 favorites list? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
In This Episode
- 05:40 The States We Want To Visit
- 10:30 Honorable Mentions
- 13:20 Let's Get Started
- 29:35 Drumroll Please...Number One's
- 41:25 If This Was a State, It Would Be My # 1
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Joining me today is someone who is known as “a nomad attorney”, who in the last two years has ventured through Pakistan and Iraq, driven from LA to Alaska, and maybe most impressively, took the Trans-Siberian railroad in winter, and who just published his third novel, He Who Fights with Monsters (wow, I’m tired just writing all of that out!), Marc Weitz.
Today's podcast is sponsored by Oregon State University ECampus.
Can your job be done on the road? What is your biggest hurdle to getting to a nomadic lifestyle? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
Grab all the show notes including the links here!
In This Episode
- 04:15 Being A Nomad Attorney & Getting Started
- 12:05 Biggest Roadblocks
- 17:10 Tips For Beginner Nomads (Especially If Your Job Is Not Normally Nomadic)
- 22:50 Making Travel A Lifestyle
- 29:15 Living in Paris
- 35:20 Volunteering During Your Trips
- 37:45 Pakistan & Iraq Safety & Surprises
- 44:00 Accommodations & Getting Around
- 48:15 Exploring Eastern Europe & Transnistria The Breakaway Republic
- 51:30 Amount Of Time Spent Away
- 52:30 Tales From The Trans-Siberian Railroad In The Winter
- 57:45 Top Of The List Places
- 01:02:10 Biggest Travel Mishaps
- 01:05:20 Writing Novels & The Love of Writing
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Have you always wanted to learn a new language? How about 20 of them? Joining me today is someone who retired ex-diplomat, who has 50 years of travel under his belt, and who speaks 20 languages, Steve Kaufmann from lingq.com.
What language(s) do you want to learn? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
In This Episode
- 02:10 The Language Learning Beginnings
- 05:45 How To Make Your Brain More Flexible
- 08:15 Best Ways To Learn A Language
- 15:40 Lingq Language Learning
- 19:20 Is Isolated Vocab Necessary?
- 21:40 Comprehension & Tenses
- 24:40 How Long Does It Take To Learn A Language
- 28:45 How Important Is Immersion
- 32:35 How To Decide Which Languages To Learn
- 34:15 Which Languages Did He Give Up On
- 36:30 Learning Multiple Languages At Once & Losing What You've Learned
- 40:50 The Extensive Travel Life
- 42:55 Top of List Destinations
- 43:40 Diplomat Life & Living Anywhere
- 47:50 Travel Stories & Mishaps
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Today we are answering one of our listener's questions that we received through our Instagram and we thought it was so good that it deserved its own podcast episode. We all know how much Travis loves his lists and he agonized over it up until this recording (TBH it was during the recording as well) while Heather was able to put her's together in less than 5 minutes but that is not to say that there wasn't a ton of pros and cons to navigate. The question is (drumroll please...) if you could only go back to one country for the rest of your life, where would you choose?
And of course, Trav has his ground rules for this question & is the flip flop master which you will hear when you check out this episode.
Today's podcast is sponsored by Oregon State University ECampus.
If you could only go back to one country for the rest of your life, where would you choose? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
Get the full show notes with links here!
In This Episode
- 04:30 The Question
- 05:30 Trav's Ground Rules
- 07:45 Heather & Trav's Reasoning & Honorable Mentions
- 14:15 Let The Lists Begin
- 31:10 Number One's
- 40:00 What Is Your Top 5?