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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.
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Thursday Oct 03, 2013
Thursday Oct 03, 2013
Finding, and eating, new foods is one of the best parts of traveling. And no one does it better than Jodi Ettenberg, author of The Food Traveler’s Handbook and expert on finding delicious food all over the world. But delicious food is no fun if it makes you sick, so Jodi also discusses the best ways to avoid to fight against it while still enjoying food the world over. And since food always tastes better when it’s cheap, Jodi gives us plenty of tips on how to pay bottom dollar and still get great food.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2013
Tuesday Sep 24, 2013
Sometimes, an idea is just crazy enough that it works. Sean Aiken had such an idea when he graduated college and found himself asking “Now what?”. Instead of finding a job the traditional way, he decided to hire himself out to anyone anywhere in Northern America.No matter what the job! He’d work for 1 week, donate the money he made to charity, and then move on to the next job. 52 weeks, 52 jobs.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2013
Tuesday Sep 17, 2013
Some people are made to be storytellers, and Tom Allen is one of them. And what a story he has to tell! Ever wonder what it would feel like to head out on a bike one day, figuring you’ll pedal around the world? What it would be like to pedal, day after day, through foreign cultures and lands…don't worry, Tom has filmed his entire adventure and put it together in an amazing feature length film entitled Janapar.
Thursday Sep 05, 2013
Thursday Sep 05, 2013
Fact: Technology can be incredibly frustrating when traveling. In this episode, tech wizard and world traveler Anil Polat of Foxnomad.com sits down to discuss how to use technology to enhance, not hinder, your travels and how to do so without spending a fortune. Anil talks about how you can use your cellphone abroad, what small cheap gadgets you should always pack, how to turn your iPhone in to a world class camera, and much, much more.
Wednesday Jul 31, 2013
Wednesday Jul 31, 2013
For the first time on the Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast, I’m joined by TWO people on the other side, Dave and Deb of the wildly popular travel blog, ThePlanetD.com. Billed as “Canada’s Adventure Couple”, Dave and Deb discuss what adventure travel really is, and how two normal people like themselves are able to do some pretty abnormal travel quests (and all along, I thought I was interviewing super athletes)!
Wednesday Jul 24, 2013
Wednesday Jul 24, 2013
Today, Steve Kamb of NerdFitness sits down to discuss how he was able to stay in shape while on a 8 month long around-the-world trip and gives some amazing, instantly implementable tips on how fellow travelers can do the same, no matter what destination they are in.
Tuesday Jul 16, 2013
Tuesday Jul 16, 2013
In this rollicking interview, Sean Keener, founder of Bootsnall, one of the webs’s very first communities for travelers, sits down to discuss a myriad of topics including how to book Round-the-World (RTW) tickets, the value of “indie” travel, and how the internet has changed the travel landscape (for better and worse).
Wednesday Jul 03, 2013
Wednesday Jul 03, 2013
In this episode of the Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast, Jay Hoffman, founder and CEO of Rocketmiles, sits down to discuss how savvy travelers can earn thousands of frequent flyer miles per hotel stay as opposed to just a few hundred.
Tuesday Jun 25, 2013
Tuesday Jun 25, 2013
Today, Dalene Heck of HeckticTravels.com joins the show to talk about how she and her husband Pete have lived in some amazing houses around the world, from the Caribbean island of Roatan to a penthouse in Manhattan…FOR FREE!
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
In this episode, Benny Lewis from Fluent In 3 Months sits down and reveals all the best ways to learn a foreign language. And wow, does he know what he’s talking about! In the past 10 years, Benny has gone from only speaking English to now being conversational or better in 12 different languages, and his website has also helped tens of thousands of people do what their high school selves once thought was impossible.