EPoP Success Story: How to Save for a 1 Year Trip

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast EPoP Success Story: How to Save for a 1 Year Trip

There’s always a reason you can’t go.

I don’t have enough money.
I love my career.
I’ve got too much debt.

Long time readers and listeners, Robb Hillman and David McMullin have had all those reasons and more and yet they’ve traveled extensively around the world.

Today, we tackle one idea in particular.

Saving money for your travels.

Robb and David share their strategies for earning more money and spending less in preparation for amazing adventures around the globe.

What are your favorite money-saving tips?

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In This Episode:

  • (7:47) A conversation that changed everything.
  • (13:45) Deciding where to go.
  • (18:12) The culture shock of the return.
  • (21:00) Leaving careers that they loved.
  • (23:56) Going back to the jobs they had left.
  • (30:24) How they became debt-free & saved for their trip at the same time.
  • (38:40) Cutting things out of your budget.
  • (40:22) How planning helps them stay on track.

and much more!

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8 Tips & Tricks for When You’re Sick While Traveling.

When you’re on your vacation, one of the last things you want is to be sick.

But sometimes it happens.

If you do get sick or injured during your travels it can be a challenge to figure out what exactly you should do. Being in a different culture, with different rules, can make us feel even more powerless in the face of our injuries, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

In our travels around the world, we’ve experienced everything from eye infections and the common cold to major knee issues and emergency room visits. Through our various experiences seeking medical assistance in other countries, we’ve come up with 8 tips and tricks if you get sick while traveling.

Have you had an experience seeking medical care in a different country? What tips do you have to share?

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In This Episode:

  • Why we’re qualified to talk about this.
  • Some medicines we always carry.
  • Hospitals in other countries.
  • Don’t be afraid of rest!
  • Finding where to go when you’re feeling ill.
  • Saving money on medications.
  • Comparisons are usually futile.
  • Try to stay calm.

and much more!

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TravPacking- Finding Your Travel Sweet Spot

TravPacking:

The sweet spot between comfort, convenience, and cost.

Everyone has a different travel style, and as you become a more seasoned traveler, that style can change. Today Heather joins me to talk about how our travel style has changed over the last 4 years of travel (much to Heather’s delight).

We share the 6 areas in which we’ve made the biggest changes and we tell you why and how we made those changes.

Travel is different for everyone, the key is to find the sweet spot for you to get the most out of your travel experiences. So come along, and lets TravPack!

Let us know where you make allowances or cutbacks to make your travel style the perfect one for you in the comments below!

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In This Episode:

  • The obsession with being a “true backpacker”
  • Realizing what you need for your mental health.
  • Have a budget, but don’t stick to it.
  • Chris Guillebeau’s $10 rule.
  • You might not always get the best deal ever.
  • Traveling slowly.
  • Weigh time vs money for transportation options.

and much more!

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Is Thailand Really That Cheap?


“How can you guys afford to travel so much?!”

We get it all the time. And it’s really not a big secret.

We spend a lot of our time in cheap destinations like Thailand.

“But come on, Thailand can’t really be that cheap

Oh, but it is.

Today Heather and I lay it all out. How much we’re paying for accommodation, meals, drinks, transportation, and activities during our time in Thailand. You really can eat for a $1, and you really can stay in a nice place for $20 a night. We share all that and much, much more in today’s episode.

If you’re looking to travel, but it’s just “too expensive” have a listen and see how much a vacation in Thailand will really cost you!

Have you been to Thailand? Let us know how much YOU were spending on things like food & activities to give everyone some social proof that Thailand really is that cheap.

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In This Episode:

  • When booking in Thailand, don’t book it all online.
  • During the high season make sure to book ahead.
  • Regardless of where you get it, beer is cheaper than the states.
  • Yes, you can eat dinner for $1.
  • Renting a scooter for a steal.
  • Budget airlines in the region.
  • Always haggle. Always.
  • There’s tons of fun stuff to do for cheap.

and much more!

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Part II: Escaping the Epicenter of the Arab Spring

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast Part II: Escaping the Epicenter of the Arab Spring

Yesterday Alex told us how he ended up in the epicenter of the Arab Spring.

Today he tells us how he escaped it.

From tense moment to tense moment we follow Alex through his lifeline phone call, his escape from the apartment building with a contingent of child guards, through his experiences at the refugee camp, and finally his re-entry into “normal” life and his struggles to cope with everything that had happened.

It’s an amazing story.

This is part two of a two-part interview. Make sure to listen to part one to hear the entirety of Alex’s story.

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In This Episode:

  • The phone call that saved his life.
  • Children turned bodyguards.
  • Fleeing to a refugee camp in Egypt.
  • Being thrown into solitary confinement.
  • Escaping the refugee camp.
  • The decision to go back to basketball.
  • Becoming “normal” again.
  • Writing down his experiences.
  • and much more!

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