Best Beers – 2018 in Review

Extra Pack of Peanuts 350: Best Beers 2018 in Review

We return with Part 5 of 7 in our Year in Review Series

Check out Part 1: Travel Stats

Check out Part 2: Superlatives

Check out Part 3: Best Meals

Check out Part 4: Best Coffee & Wine

2018 was a great year for beer!

Listen to hear our best Beer experiences of 2018, Trav has cheated by having 8 while Heather has 7! Including a few that happened during the Old Bess adventures.

What were your best beer experiences in 2018? Where do we absolutely need to go? Let us know @ExtraPackofPeanuts!

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In This Episode

 

  • 06:40 Honorable Mentions
  • 10:57 The list begins
  • 25:13 Oversea Winners
  • 47:35 Number 1’s

Links

Colorado

Montana

Wyoming

Florida

Minnesota

Virginia

Iowa

Pennslyvania

Vancouver

British Columbia

Budapest, Hungary

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Best Coffee & Wine – 2018 in Review

Extra Pack of Peanuts 349: Best Coffee & Wine 2018 in Review

We return with Part 4 of 7 in our Year in Review Series

Check out Part 1: Travel Stats

Check out Part 2: Superlatives

Check out Part 3: Best Meals

Heather’s favorite activities mean she’s in charge today!

While she didn’t drink a lot of wine in 2018, there are still a couple of awesome spots to mention, and there were quite a few coffee shops visited along the last 12 months!

Join us today as Heather shares her top 4 wine experiences and top 10 coffee shops of 2018

What has been your favorite wine and/or coffee? Let us know @ExtraPackofPeanuts!

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In This Episode

  • 06:05 Top 4 Wine Experiences
  • 15:10 Honorable Mentions For Coffee
  • 17:55 Top Ten Coffee Experiences

 

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Wines:

British Columbia

Majorca

  • Annabelle Wine Bar
  • Azabache Tempranillo

Budapest

 

Coffee:

Denver

Chicago

Iowa

Vancouver, B.C.

Austin

Nashville

Budapest

 

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Best Meals: 2018 In Review

Best Meals: 2018 in Review

We return with Part 3 of 7 in our Year in Review Series

Check out Part 1: Travel Stats

Check out Part 2: Superlatives

If you know anything about us, it’s that we love to eat. And boy did we eat a lot in 2018!

Today Heather and I are going to go through our top 10 meals of the year (each) for a total of 20 awesome places around the world that you should definitely check out if you’re going to be in the neighborhood!

From Budapest and Vancouver to Philadelphia and Austin, we truly span the globe with today’s episode!

What were your favorite meals of 2018? If you get to hit up any of the places we list then please let us know @ExtraPackofPeanuts!

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In This Episode

  • 07:06 Honorable Mentions
  • 11:26 The List Begins
  • 15:25 Brunch Is A Weird Thing For Trav
  • 16:55 The Obscure One & The #1 Sandwich
  • 19:43 Tacos…Of Course!
  • 21:57 Love For Philly
  • 23:36 Best Burger In Trav’s Life
  • 25:32 More Philly Love
  • 29:00 Florida Representing
  • 31:00 Don’t Be A Jerk..Or Maybe It’s A Good Thing
  • 33:00 Making It On Both Lists
  • 36:35 All By Myself With A Latin Flair
  • 38:33 Brunch + Budapest
  • 42:40 Hungry For Hungary
  • 45:26 Best Restaurant In Philly
  • 49:47 #LoveNapkins
  • 53:43 The Top Meals

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Austin

 

British Columbia

 

Budapest

 

Denver

 

Florida

 

Majorca – Port of Alcudia

 

Montana

 

Ohio

 

Philly

 

Phoenixville

 

Vancouver

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Superlatives: 2018 in Review

Superlatives: 2018 In Review


We return with Part 2 of 7 in our Year in Review Series

Check out Part 1: Travel Stats

In this episode, we go into the Superlatives of our 2018 travel year. Best of, worst of, best value, and a host of other things.

We’ll be covering flights, drives, accommodations, and some experiences, but food and drink have their own episodes coming later this month.

So if you’re into the numbers, or would like to compare your stats with ours have a listen! And then definitely reach out to @ExtraPackofPeanuts and let us know some of your stats like craziest thing you did or bought, the most unexpected thing in a good way that happened to you &/or your biggest travel mishap in 2018!

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In This Episode

  • 05:27 Most Expensive Accommodations
  • 09:27 Cheapest Accommodations
  • 11:15 The Best Value
  • 16:20 The Worst Value
  • 22:05 Favorite Accommodations
  • 25:27 Least Favorite Accommodations
  • 30:20 Best/Worst Flights
  • 35:40 The Craziest Thing
  • 40:23 Best Thing We Bought
  • 44:25 Biggest Travel Change
  • 45:47 Most Unexpected Good Thing
  • 49.50 Most Unexpected Bad Thing
  • 52:43 Most Underwhelming Thing
  • 56:37 Neatest Person We Met
  • 01:00:40 Biggest Travel Mishap

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Travel Stats: 2018 In Review

Every year that we break down all our travel stats, best meals, best travel superlatives, best drinks, etc and we hear a ton of feedback from you all.

Apparently, these are some of your favorite episodes.

We’ll be running a 7 part series (!!!) that covers our stats, the superlatives, best meals, best coffee/wine, best beer, best desserts, and best experiences in our year in review.

In this episode, we cover the nerdy statistics of 2018. We’ll figure out about how many miles we traveled, how many different places we slept in, and how many new countries we visited plus much, much more!

So if you’re into the numbers, or would like to compare your stats with ours have a listen! And then definitely reach out to @ExtraPackofPeanuts and let us know some of your stats, especially if you beat us for places stayed!

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In This Episode

  • 08:50 Beds We Slept In & The Controversy
  • 11:22 Comparing The Last 4 Years
  • 12:13 The Breakdown of Nights
  • 19:10 Location Independent vs Nomadic
  • 19:40 Flights
  • 22:30 Overland Miles
  • 24:03 Total Miles
  • 24:57 Number of Countries
  • 26:09 Number of States
  • 26:35 RVing Plans
  • 30:20 Final Thoughts & What’s Next

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France Via A Little Red Scooter w/ Oliver Gee

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast 345: France Via A Little Red Scooter w/ Oliver Gee

Oliver Gee, a former Australian journalist, can teach you fake french in 1:07 seconds, give you the most amazing insights into local life in Paris, and he just completed an 8-week, 2500 mile trip around France on a little red scooter, going 30 miles per hour (max) with his new wife on the back and somehow found the time to join us on today’s episode. He is the man behind TheEarfulTower.com, The Earful Tower Podcast, and he makes tons of videos all highlighting the beauty and mysteries of Paris while constantly striving to discover more about his adopted hometown.

Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks & the amazing guys over at Bluffworks!

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What has been your favorite destination in France or the location you most want to visit in France? Let us know @ExtraPackofPeanuts!

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In This Episode

  • 04:30 Why Do You Love Travel?
  • 06:10 Differences Between Aussies & Americans In Travel
  • 12:34 Why France & Why Then?
  • 14:50 Connection To Europe
  • 17:00 Loving The Parisian Charm
  • 19:58 Tips On Living & Visiting Inexpensively In Paris
  • 25:20 Do As The Locals Do (Flâneur)
  • 28:15 Tips On Where To Go In Paris
  • 32:00 Where To Stay In Paris
  • 34:45 Biking vs Scooting Around Town
  • 36:15 Alternative Top 10’s
  • 39:15 Basketball Courts In Paris
  • 41:50 Seeing France Not Just Paris
  • 48:00 8-Weeks Exploring France
  • 54:45 Highlights Of The Trip
  • 57:50 Positives & Negatives Of Taking A Scooter
  • 01:04:30 What Did You Bring?
  • 01:06:40 Mishaps On The Road
  • 01:09:50 How Far Was It?
  • 01:11:25 Post Trip
  • 01:13:30 Favorite Destinations Outside Of France
  • 01:14:45 Accents
  • 01:18:00 Best Time To Visit Paris
  • 01:20:19 Travel Mishaps
  • 01:25:35 What’s Next?

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