What do you do when presented with an opportunity to fly to South East Asia for less than 250 dollars roundtrip?
You go.
Nate Buchanan jumped on a mistake fare last year that ended up taking him and his wife through a whirlwind tour of Europe and Thailand, using points and miles to alleviate most of the costs.
From sleeping on boats off the coast of Thailand to some instances of travel hacking at it’s finest, Nate has some great advice on saving money while you travel and how on earth to decide where you’ll be going next!
This is Part 1 of Nate Buchanan week here on the podcast. Check back on Thursday to hear us talk more about Nate’s entrepreneurial adventures, he’s got some great projects to talk about!
Ever wanted to go on vacation, but didn’t want to spend hours and hours making the decision and planning all the details?
Well, now you don’t have to.
Magical Mystery Tours will provide you with your location, your flight, your transportation, and even your activities if you wish! All you do is fill out a survey, and they’ll handle the rest.
You’ll be completely in the dark until you arrive at the airport to board your flight.
Today one of the founders of Magical Mystery Tours, Denise Chaykun, joins me to talk about how she got into travel, how she started planning mystery tours for her friends, and what exactly one can expect when they book a surprise trip somewhere in the world.
What are your thoughts on showing up at the airport with no knowledge of your destination? Could you handle the suspense?
And one of those bad things is the attachment to our computers. To the internet. This needs to always be connected, to always be ready to solve any and all problems that come up with our businesses.
Yet there’s a solution. Jason Moore, host of the Zero to Travel podcast and often co-host here is BACK.
He’s been out on a one-month digital sabbatical. Today he joins us to chat about his experience, how he managed to arrange such a thing, and what he’s taking away from the experience.
Yesterday Scott shared his experiences traveling with a baby.
Today we talk about the trip itself.
Where have they been? Where did they like? How did they save for the trip? How are they saving money on the road.
Scott from TwelveCountries.com answers all these questions and more while he shares some great advice for anyone planning to travel long term, with, or without, a child.
Below we also have links from the AirBnB’s that Scott and his wife stayed at through their travels that they would recommend to anyone traveling to those countries!
This is part two of a two-part interview with Scott Manning on the logistics of traveling with an infant & the cost of travel. To listen to part one, where we talk more about infant travel, click here.
The last survey went SO well, that we’re doing it again!
Click Here to fill out our survey (it only takes 5 minutes, we promise!) and get entered to win a 50 dollar Amazon Giftcard! The survey will close at the end of November.
Scott Manning and his wife had been planning this trip for quite some time when they found out they were pregnant.
They went anyway.
The new plan: 12 countries in 12 months, with a baby.
Today Scott joins me to talk about some of the changes they made to their trip once they’d had Carter, the ups & downs of traveling with a baby, and how to establish a routine on the road.
We also chat about packing only in carry-on’s when you have an infant (see! It can be done!) and how they’ve dealt with criticisms of their choices so far.
Have you ever traveled with a baby? What are some of your best tips?
This is part one of a two-part interview with Scott Manning on traveling the world for a year with his wife and infant son. Click here to listen to part two!
The last survey went SO well, that we’re doing it again!
Click Here to fill out our survey (it only takes 5 minutes, we promise!) and get entered to win a 50 dollar Amazon Giftcard! The survey will close at the end of November.
