The Art of Bikepacking w/ Xavier Himma

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast 396 The Art Of Bikepacking w/ Xavier Himma

Joining me today is someone who solo bicycled from Canada all the way down to Patagonia, Argentina, Xavier Himma from FollowTheHumOfTheEarth.com and Hum of The Earth on YouTube.

Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!

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In This Episode

  • 03:40 Why Do It, Why On A Bike & How Long
  • 14:00 Path Taken
  • 19:00 Fears & Sleeping Accommodations
  • 22:10 Budget & Journey
  • 32:30 Unforeseen Places
  • 37:30 Hardships & The Kindness Of Firefighters
  • 43:45 What Was Learned
  • 45:10 Fond Memories & Difficult Spots
  • 51:20 Mishaps
  • 55:30 What Was The End Like?
  • 58:30 What’s Next, Timeline

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Freelancing Your Way To Non-Stop Affordable Travel w/ Anna Mazurek

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast 395 Freelancing Your Way To Non-Stop Affordable Travel w_ Anna Mazurek

Joining me today is someone whose freelance work has been featured in AFAR, Travel and Leisures and Rolling Stone, who has been to 51 countries on 6 continents and whose book “Good With Money:  A guide to prioritizing spending, maximizing savings and traveling more” shows how she has been able to travel nonstop for 10 years on an average income of $30,000, Anna Mazurek from TravelLikeAnna.com

Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Sauv’s & Tortuga Backpacks!

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In This Episode

  • 05:33 Travel Is My Life
  • 10:55 Making Freelancing & Travel Work
  • 16:25 Freelancing, Money & Hustling
  • 24:10 Budget Breakdown For Full Time Travel
  • 28:25 Scale Of Travel
  • 31:10 Batching Work vs. Work/Travel Balance
  • 33:40 What Did You “Give Up” For This Life
  • 36:30 Prioritizing & Changed Ways
  • 40:50 Saving Money Tips & Tricks
  • 50:50 Favorite Places
  • 53:10 Travel Mishaps
  • 57:50 What’s Next in Travel & Work

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Philly: Best Things To Do

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast 394 Philly: Best Things To Do

 

This is the last episode of our updated Philly Destination Diary (cue sad music) but we are ending it with the best of all…Activites! Yep, we are giving you the must-see sites for adults, kids and everyone in between in this gorgeous city of ours. We hope you have enjoyed the new format for this destination diary and that we have inspired you to come visit the city of brotherly love real soon.

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In This Episode

  • 03:50 West To East
  • 07:00 For The Kiddies
  • 11:40 Medical Oddities
  • 13:20 Time For A Visit To The Markets
  • 16:40 History In A Nutshell
  • 21:55 Wandering The Old City
  • 24:10 Concerts
  • 26:10 Sports

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Philly: Best Places To Drink

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast 393 Philly: Best Places To Drink

By now you are well-versed in the neighborhoods you need to stay in, the best places to eat and the best places to start your day (aka breakfast & coffee) but today is all about getting your drink on. Yes, we are diving into the best places in Philly to drink with a focus on beer and cocktails plus we even sorted most of them by neighborhoods to make it easier for you to find them. If you weren’t wanting a cold beer before this episode you may by the end!

Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!

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In This Episode

  • 05:30 Let’s Begin with Beer in Spring Garden Area
  • 09:40 Beer in South Philly Area
  • 14:40 Beer in Fishtown Area
  • 25:55 Cocktails
  • 28:10 Distilleries

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Distilleries

 

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Philly: Neighborhoods and Where to Stay

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast 390 Philly: Neighborhoods and Where to Stay

Do you love Philadelphia or has it been on your to-go list for way too long? In this series, we will be breaking down everything that is Philly from neighborhoods to eating & drinking to things to do in 5 mini-episodes. You can binge them all in one sitting or listen to the first three today and the last 2 next Tuesday but either way you will be getting some serious jonesing for a trip to Philadephia (cue the Fresh Prince theme song). Yep, now you have that in your head!

Bonus points if you say the word “water” the Philly way!

Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Sauv’s & Tortuga Backpacks!

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In This Episode

  • 09:45 Getting To Philadelphia
  • 14:35 Fishtown / Northern Liberties
  • 20:15 Passyunk Square
  • 22:45 Old City
  • 24:50 Center City/Washington Square West

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Philly Neighborhoods

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