Tips & Tricks: Staying Fit on the Road

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Sticking to your workout routine can be hard when you travel.
Or your diet
Or your work habits (but we’ve already talked about that one…)

With surroundings that are constantly changing and the urge to relax and try all the new dishes that the local cuisine has to offer those routines roll even farther downhill.

Today Jason joins me as we discuss some of our best tips and tricks to keeping to some semblance of an exercise routine on the road.

From doing pushups for each beer you drink to packing snacks for those long travel days, the information here may provide some new strategies for you to try on your next vacation.

We’re far from perfect and are always looking for new tips and tricks – how do you keep exercising and eating healthy while on the road?

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In This Episode:

  • You can workout with whatever is around you.
  • Some vacation rules from Nerd Fitness.
  • Accountability is king.
  • Writing down everything you eat.
  • A little bit of planning goes a long way.
  • Don’t eat two bad meals in a row.
  • It doesn’t have to be a big gesture to count. The small stuff works too.
  • Count the drinks!
  • Enjoy your trip!!

and much more!

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14 Super Touristy Activities That We Love

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“That’s soooooo Touristy!”

Today we throw any, and all, preconceived notions of our “coolness” straight out the window.

Jason joins me as we discuss the ultimate taboo in independent travel.

Being a tourist.

We discuss our love of guided tours, pub crawls, “tourist” transportation and more without shame because sometimes you just have to get your tourist on!

With 14 awesome touristy activities revealed you’ll have to make us feel a little less lame and share some of your favorite tourist activities! If you have pictures of yourself being super touristy, tweet them @PackofPeanuts, we’d love to put together an EpoP/Zero To Travel album of our listeners being tourists!

Because everybody does it.

Right?

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In This Episode:

  • Do we open the show with a bang, or maybe a quack?
  • Tourist activities are sometimes popular for a reason.
  • Finding places to eat on the internet.
  • How many days do you think you could last on a cruise.
  • Tours + Alcohol = Awesome
  • The alternatives to local transportation.
  • A plea to make us not feel so alone.

and much more!

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We just hit our original goal of 100 reviews on iTunes, which means we are the top-rated travel podcast (and which means I’m giving out $100)!

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21 Ways to Save $$ on Accommodation – Part II

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Yesterday you heard some of the more common ways to save money on your accommodations. Today Jason and I finish off our list with some of the more obscure and black hat tips available to you.

We even cease with the cat jokes.

From how to use Priceline effectively to flat out bribery this episode has a ton of tricks for you to use the next time you’re looking for a cheaper place to stay.

Have these tips reminded you of any tricks you use to book accommodations?

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In This Episode:

  • Why hostels aren’t as bad as you may think.
  • Boondocking.
  • Using points to book hotels.
  • Local & boutique hotels.
  • How to bid with Priceline.
  • Starting the negotiating early.
  • Some black hat tricks.

and much more!

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We just hit our original goal of 100 reviews on iTunes, which means we are the top-rated travel podcast (and which means I’m giving out $100)!

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21 Ways to Save $$ on Accommodation – Part I

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Next to flights, accommodation is the next most expensive aspect of flying.

So how do we make it cheaper?

Jason and I have 21 suggestions that can help anyone find better digs, no matter where they are in the world.

Today we discuss the first 10 of those options, so make sure to check out part II to get the rest of these awesome money saving tips!

We start the show off with a bonus tip, then move into concepts like negotiation and always having a story to tell. I also manage to take over the bad pun mantle from Jason!

I ain’t even kitten ya!

What ways have you found to save money on accommodations while traveling?

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In This Episode:

  • A bonus tip before we even get started on the list!
  • Always Negotiate.
  • Comparing online & at the counter prices.
  • Jason’s crazy story that got him half off at a B&B.
  • The sharing economy.
  • Working on farms in exchange for accommodation.
  • Camping & Glamping.

and much more!

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Help Us Catch Tim Ferriss on iTunes!

We just hit our original goal of 100 reviews on iTunes, which means we are the top-rated travel podcast (and which means I’m giving out $100)!

Now, we’re gunning to catch Tim Ferris’s new podcast and I have a surprise in store if we do. Help out and leave a review on iTunes:

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The Real Truth Behind Location Independence

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Now, we’re not complaining,

But sometimes there are aspects of location independence that aren’t so ideal.

It can be quite a roller coaster when you travel while you work. Lack of work triggers, travel issues, bad wifi, the list of things that can, and do, go wrong is endless.

And yet we keep coming back for more!

Today Jason joins me to talk about the not so glamorous side of being location independent and to reveal our new super-secret (until now) community made just for people who have or are looking for this type of lifestyle.

Despite all the things that could go wrong.

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In This Episode:

  • The work/travel balance.
  • When you get excited on the weekends because you can get work done.
  • Not having a home base.
  • The lack of obvious triggers to get into “work mode”.
  • Time zone woes.
  • Wifi – awesome, and so, so frustrating.
  • Dealing with interruptions.
  • A brand new project, just for those of us who are location independent.

and much more!

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Help Us Catch Tim Ferriss on iTunes!

We just hit our original goal of 100 reviews on iTunes, which means we are the top-rated travel podcast (and which means I’m giving out $100)!

Now, we’re gunning to catch Tim Ferris’s new podcast and I have a surprise in store if we do. Help out and leave a review on iTunes:

    1. Click this link: Leave a review on iTunes
    2. Hit “View in iTunes” on the left-hand side under the picture.
    3. Leave an honest review.
    4. You’re awesome!

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