The Top 14 Winter Destinations of 2017


Have you planned your winter vacation yet?

If you’re like us, the answer is no, but odds are, you’re not like us, and it’s time to start thinking about some winter trips.

So today, Heather and I go through our list of top winter destinations. While we don’t HAVE to have been there before, we’ve been to several of these places and could go back to any of them.

It’s time to imagine some snow or get away from the cold with a wonderful beach, and plan that winter trip!

Where do you plan to spend the winter weather? Expand my travel list @ExtraPackofPeanuts!!

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In This Episode

  • 08:00 The honorable mentions
  • 14:00 The #7’s
  • 17:00 The Christmas Markets
  • 19:00 Actually, it’s summer
  • 22:00 It’s time for some skiing
  • 32:00 You knew this was going to be on the list. It’s on all the lists
  • 40:02 The destination Bang Bang
  • 44:00 The same #2, including the same cheating
  • 48:07 It’s time for our top picks!

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The Fun, Funny, and Fantastic from 2 Months in Europe

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If you’ve been following our adventures, you’ve probably seen some awesome pictures from our 2 month trip around Europe.

Heather and I both picked one location we really wanted to go and put together an, admittedly weird, itinerary.

We went to:

Norway
Georgia (the country!)
Greece
England
Scotland

We ran the gamut of weather, prices, and foods on our travels and today we’re here to talk about our top 5 foods, accommodations, and experiences from our trip. Including how many pounds we’ve collectively gained!

Tag us on Instagram @ExtraPackofPeanuts and let us know what country you’re the most excited to visit after listening to our travels!

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In This Episode

  • 05:00 The nerdy stats
  • 13:00 Food & how much weight we gained!
  • 30:30 The best coffee & beer
  • 39:50 Our favorite accommodations
  • 44:08 The best experiences
  • 55:57 The most beautiful place
  • 59:05 Ranking the countries

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Eat & Drink

Best Coffee, Beer, and Breweries!

Places to Stay

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Destination Diary – Georgia (the country!)

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The next time we do a Top 10 country episode, Georgia is going to be mentioned. Spoiler Alert.

This place is amazing.

From the food to the amazing scenery and the people who really are just that nice, it’s captured my heart.

Today Heather and I go through our trip, the cities we visited, the places we stayed, and some of the amazing food we ate.

If you’ve never really thought about Georgia before, I encourage you to change your mind, because this place should be on everyone’s wishlist!

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Links

Tbilisi

Eat & Drink

Places to Stay

Signaghi & Khaketi

Places to Stay

Things to Do

Neparioli

Omalo & Tusheti Region

Kazbegi Region

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Pre-Trip Planning: How Much Research Should You Really Do?

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What is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions?

Travel.

To help any of you who may have “More Travel” written on that list of things you’d like to accomplish in 2015, we’ve decided to help you plan your trip.

Heather joins me as we chat about our planning process – the more fun, research-based side, for the more practical aspects of travel planning check out our Pre-Travel Checklist.

We discuss how we decide where to go, researching things to do at your destination, accommodations, tours, and how to conduct on the ground research.

What are your travel plans for 2015?

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In This Episode:

  • 05:19 – Picking a destination
  • 08:45 – Google Flights Explorer
  • 10:48 – The differing costs of cities
  • 15:16 – Researching your destination
  • 20:00 – Planning your itinerary
  • 30:29 – Booking accommodations and tours
  • 34:51 – On the ground research
  • and much more!

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The Best Winter Destinations in Europe

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Today we talk about experiences that had us shivering in our boots…

because it was winter!

Nick joins me again today so that we can layout our top 10 (or if you use Nick as an example, 13) European cities to visit during winter.

Not only do several airlines run off-peak promotions for award bookings to Europe during the winter (most notably, American Airlines) but you can save a ton on accommodation as well because it’s the low season!

We chat about everything from London to Istanbul with tons of locations in between, with a ton of funny stories to go with each. Where do you suggest we travel to in Europe during the winter? What did we miss? Let us know so we can plan next year’s trip!

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In This Episode:

  • Why traveling in the winter saves you airline miles.
  • Cities we wouldn’t recommend in Winter.
  • Creepy experiences at Auschwitz.
  • New Year celebrations in other countries.
  • How being dressed appropriately can change your opinion of a place.
  • A love/hate relationship with Paris.
  • The birthplaces of Santa Clause.
  • When Germany becomes scarier than India.
  • The time Nick tried to make 3 completely unrelated towns related.
  • and much more!

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