From An Office To An Adventure w/ Otto Ecroyd

Extra Pack of Peanuts podcast From An Office To An Adventure w/ Otto Ecroyd

Joining me today is someone who once tried to sail from Norway to France and failed, who decided to ride a bike 5,000 miles from Alaska to Mexico but didn’t know how to change a tire, and who has gotten lost, stuck, and confused in more countries than he can count, Otto Ecroyd, author of Northbound and Down

What long-distance adventure are you wanting to conquer? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.

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In This Episode

  • 03:00 Learning On The Go
  • 04:05 Leveling Up & Where It All Started
  • 09:45 Wanting To Do It To Actually Doing it
  • 15:30 Alaska Adventure
  • 19:30 Falling Forward & Planning At The Same Time
  • 23:20 Am I Gonna Quit?
  • 27:55 Being So Remote 
  • 30:35 Differences & Similarities Between All The Locations
  • 35:55 Gear Used & Tossed Along The Way
  • 40:40 Timeframe & End Date
  • 44:25 The Longest Stretches
  • 46:30 Biggest Lessons Learned
  • 48:50 Post Trip Life
  • 55:50 No Rules Needed
  • 56:30 Learning About Writing & Publishing A Book
  • 59:30 Unexpected Highlights & Biggest Mishap

 

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Where To Go & When w/ Sherry Ott

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast Where To Go & When w/ Sherry Ott

  In her 11 years of living nomadically, she’s circled the globe multiple times visiting all 7 continents. She lived in Vietnam, hiked the Annapurna Circuit with her father, finished the 10,000-mile Mongol Rally, walked the Camino de Santiago, kayaked in Antarctica, herded reindeer in the Arctic, and drove an auto-rickshaw across India.

While quarantining in her home in Denver – she used her time to work on a new Ebook, Where to Go, and When. The book provides inspirational ideas of where to travel each month (for when we can travel again). For each month she chose 3 destinations to satisfy different travel styles (epic adventure, domestic trip, and an international trip or festival) with a short overview of the interesting, cool and quirky things to do there. The destinations were chosen based on trips Sherry has actually done over her 14 years as a travel blogger. My good friend and incredible writer and photographer – one of the OG’s of travel blogging – Sherry Ott from Ottsworld.com.

What is your favorite place to go in a specific month? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.

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In This Episode

  • 05:20 Homebasing After Being Nomadic For 11 Years
  • 12:00 How Fast Was She Moving As A Digital Nomad
  • 17:25 Do You Still Want The New Places Or The Comforts Of Places You’ve Been
  • 19:15 How The Pandemic Has Affected Sherry’s Life & The Positives Of It All
  • 25:45 Exploring The West Via Road Trips
  • 33:30 Flirting & Planning For Future Travels
  • 36:30 Where To Go & When Travel Book
  • 38:50 Travel By Month
  • 42:00 Destinations That Are Surprising & Fun
  • 50:30 Lesser-Known Options & Trusting Advice From People Who Have Been There
  • 57:30 Save & Splurge: What Do You Save On & What Do You Splurge On
  • 01:05:30 Biggest Travel Mishap

 

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20 Questions About Our New Beach House – Answered!

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast 20 Questions About Our New Beach House - Answered!

 

Heather and I have had a lot of questions about our new beach house in North Carolina and today they are getting answered. The questions are broken down into 3 categories which include general, logistics, and rental opportunities, and let’s get started!

Do you want to live on the beach? Would you like to rent Trav & Heather’s beach house? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.

Today’s podcast is sponsored by Oregon State University ECampus.

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In This Episode

  • 07:30 How Long Do You Plan To Spend At The Beach House?
  • 12:00 Did You Sell The Philly House? Are You Renting The Philly House?
  • 14:15 How Did We Decided On The Location?
  • 19:20 Why Did You Decided To Buy Something So Far From Philly?
  • 21:15 Why The Carolina’s And Not Abroad?
  • 22:20 Where Do You See Yourselves Buying Next?
  • 24:00 Where Did We Get Those Chairs?!
  • 24:45 How Did We Find This Property?
  • 27:20 How Did We Find A Realtor In North Carolina?
  • 33:00 What Was The House Buying Process Like For You?
  • 38:45 Is Flood & Hurricane Insurance Expensive?
  • 42:10 Do We Have Concerns About An Investment This Large During A Pandemic?
  • 45:55 Any Tips On Budgeting For Someone Who Wants To Buy A Place
  • 53:35 Are We Hiring A Property Manager For The Rental Of This House?
  • 55:25 Was The Beach House Previously A Vacation Rental?
  • 57:55 How Do We Home Renovate With 2 Little Ones?
  • 59:30 Has It Turned Out How We Thought It Would?

 

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European Road Tripping In 1975 w/ Marshall & Debbie Hockett

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast European Road Tripping In 1975 w/ Marshall & Debbie Hockett

Today is all about #vanlife but we are going back in time to 1975 to see how much it has changed over the years. I am happy to welcome Marshall & Debbie Hockett from Tripping1975.com, who, in 1975, hopped on a plane to Europe, grabbed a VW van named Banana, spent a year exploring the continent…and then, wrote a book about it 45 years later!

How much has traveled changed for you over the years? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.

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In This Episode

  • 03:00 Getting The Book Written
  • 05:40 Decision To Getting The Book Out
  • 07:00 Biggest Differences In Travel From The ’70s to Now
  • 09:00 Highlights From The Trip
  • 12:25 Planning The Trip & The Route They Took in 1975
  • 19:15 Places That Exceeded Expectations
  • 21:00 Only One Argument In A Year
  • 25:00 Biggest Changes In Your Travel Style & Getting Back To Europe
  • 29:30 Biggest Travel Mishap
  • 36:00 Getting Engaged On The Road

 

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Around The World In 3 Years & Counting w/ Mon & T

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast Around The World In 3 Years & Counting w: Mon & T  

Joining me today are two people I’ve spent uncountable nights singing karaoke with, who graciously played host when Heather and I got to experience a New Year’s Eve in Sydney, and who I’ve been living vicariously through the last year as they travel around on their 3-year Round the World Trip, my favorite kiwis in the whole world, Mon and T from GetHappy.today.

What locations would be on your big trip list? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.

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In This Episode

  • 04:30 The Hidden Gem
  • 09:45 Planning The Big Trip & The Spreadsheet
  • 17:50 The Deciding Factor Of When To Leave
  • 22:05 Taking Things With Ease & Lessons From Travel
  • 25:40 Get Happy Today: Begin Your Journey To Happiness
  • 27:30 The Parallel Between Two Seemingly Different Things
  • 36:05 Budgeting For A Long Extended Trip
  • 48:45 Traveling During COVID
  • 55:00 Being “Stuck” In Barbados
  • 58:35 The Future Of Their Travels During COVID
  • 01:03:15 What’s It Like To Be Turned Away From A Country
  • 01:11:05 Trying To Get Into Slovenia
  • 01:14:30 Trying To Avoid Anymore Border Drama
  • 01:18:15 The Pillars Of The Travel Plan & What Will They Miss
  • 01:21:30 What Happens After The Trip?
  • 01:24:35 The Places They Want To Possibly Live
  • 01:33:40 The Vietnam Jeep Story

 

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