Mike Brcic, the founder of Sacred Rides, never imagined he’d have the world’s #1 mountain bike tour company in the world.
All he really wanted to do was get paid to take people on awesome trails around British Columbia.
That was 21 years ago, and since, he’s not only grown his business to great heights, but he’s also been able to take people mountain biking all over the world (yes, including Greenland)!
Mike talks about how they pick destinations, where they find the guides, and what a trip entails and also discusses why anyone, even someone who has never ridden a mountain bike before, can go on a trip…and why they should.
Plus, Mike discusses the charity he has set up and of course, tells us his biggest travel mishap (which happened very far from Greenland!)
Where would you want to go mountain biking? Share with us at @ExtraPackofPeanuts!!
When I first met Scott Brills four years ago his business card listed him as a “Man of Leisure”.
Since then I still haven’t quite figured out what it is that Scott ACTUALLY does, other than it’s quite a bit of everything.
Until today.
Scott joins me today to finally shed some light on what it is he actually does as the co-owner of a Safari company, Japanese Tour operator, and web designer (plus a bunch of other random things).
He regales us with stories from Japan, Tanzania, Mongolia, and the Shoe-barus. It’s quite the journey!
Join us today to learn more about starting a business abroad, how to go about running a marathon with no training, and to hear some great travel tips for Japan! We’re almost as varied as Scott’s professional life!
Do you think you could run a marathon with no training? Share with us at @ExtraPackofPeanuts!!
To celebrate 4.5 years and 300 episodes (!!!), Trav and Heather decide to have a little fun and grill one another by putting each other on the hot seat and answering 15 travel questions apiece.
The person on the hot seat has no idea what questions will be asked and has to give the first answer that comes into their head for questions ranging from “what’s your favorite accommodation ever” to “when were you the most frustrated with me while traveling” and everything in between.
Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!
Sometimes, we take frequent flyer miles for granted because we’ve been using them for so long.
So last night I sat down, opened up a spreadsheet, and figured out EXACTLY how much money frequent flyer miles saved us in 2017.
To find out what that number is, plus learn why Heather thinks that’s not the “real” number and whether or not she’d pay out of pocket for a business class ticket, check out today’s podcast!
If you want to start saving thousands (maybe even tens of thousands) of dollars a year by travel hacking, check out our brand new Frequent Flyer Bootcamp, the #1 travel hacking course in the world!
Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!
Of course, many of these are “the basics”. Family, friends, food. And while we don’t want to overlook those things, they don’t exactly make for a thrilling podcast episode.
So instead, Heather and I look back at the past year and reveal the 11 most unexpected things to happen to us that we are thankful for in 2017.
Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!
