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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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
Heather and I love sweets, and not just for dessert!
Today we recount our search of the globe for the world’s best sweet treats. From Thailand to Philadelphia we’ll give you some places to visit just for the sweets!!
Our loves range from ice cream and creme brulee to fruit tarts and peanuts (we did get an extra pack of them after all….)
Today Heather and I return to finish off our list of the 20 most beautiful buildings in the world (that we’ve seen, of course).
We return to some of our mentions in Part 1 as they make the list a second time and devote more time to discussing the beauty of each of these amazing locations.
There’s no end to the wanderlust inspired by today’s episode (even for us!) so be sure to listen to start dreaming of all the beautiful locations you’ll be visiting soon!
While exploring Yangon in Myanmar we stumbled across an amazing array of buildings left over from the country’s time as a British colony. Some were falling to ruins, but others had been restored to some of the most beautiful buildings we’d seen during our travels.
So that gave us an idea.
What WERE some of the best buildings we’d seen on our travels? The best examples of architecture? Both ancient and new?
So here we are, Heather and I, each laying out our top 10 feats of architecture. From the coastlines of Portugal to the peninsulas of Japan, we span the globe detailing our favorite buildings around the world.
In Part 1 we detail our honorable mentions and the first 5 off each of our lists. Check back on Thursday for part 2, where we discuss even more places that are going to get you yearning for travel once again!
Paris is THE most expensive city in the world to visit.
But knowing me, you know we had to find a way to do it cheaper.
Today, Heather joins me to chat about some of the ways that we saved money during our time in the city of love. From picnics in the park and bike rides around town to amazing fire shows in front of Notre Dame and scary climbs up the Eiffel tower, we had an amazing (and affordable) time in Paris!
We break down expenses in Paris down to the main categories, accommodation, food, drink, activities, and transportation.
Is Paris really that expensive? Find out in today’s episode!
What are your money-saving tips for this famous French city?
