by Trav | Apr 9, 2020 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
Joining me today is someone who is the co-founder and CEO of Trip Scout, who traveled back and forth to Europe by himself as a 9-year-old, who was called “the modern-day Marco Polo” by Forbes and who now, like myself, is traveling with two little ones, Konrad Waliszewski from Trip Scout.
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In This Episode
- 02:50 Life Between the US & Europe At A Young Age
- 10:30 The Impact On The Entrepreneurial Spirit & Travel
- 17:55 Traveling, Creating A Company, & Blending The Two
- 25:40 How Trip Scout Started & Helps Today’s Traveler
- 36:25 Favorite Underrated Places & The Next Big Adventures
- 48:40 How Did TripScout Grow So Large
- 53:00 The Initial Vision & How It Has Changed
- 57:00 The Investor Power
- 01:01:30 Underwhelming Places & Where To Go Instead
- 01:07:00 Biggest Travel Mishap & What’s Next
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by Trav | Apr 2, 2020 | Podcast, Podcast Interview

Joining me today is someone who moved to Italy on the advice of a stranger on the internet, who can see France from her bedroom window (even though she lives in England), and who got Italian citizenship in 2 months, Sarah Mikutel from PostcardAcademy.co and the Postcard Academy Podcast.
Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Chase. Check out one of our favorite travel credit cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, by going to CreditCards.com/EPOP
We are also being sponsored by the amazing guys over at Tortuga Backpacks!.
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Have you ever researched your ancestry citizenship possibilities? What country would you love to be an ex-pat in? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
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In This Episode
- 05:00 How An American Got Italian Citizenship
- 11:15 Researching Your Italian Citizenship Options & Steps To Take
- 18:05 Costs & Challenges
- 27:20 Ways To Travel Long Term Overseas &
- 31:40 Freelance Visa’s & E-Residency in Estonia
- 37:20 What Are The Benefits & Cons Of Living In Europe
- 42:30 Working For Companies Overseas
- 45:00 What Is Her Travel Style & Places She Loves
- 48:00 How To Save Money While Living Abroad & Traveling
- 53:25 Travel Mishap Stories
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by Trav | Mar 24, 2020 | Podcast
Today’s Throwdown Showdown we are focusing on two places that we both truly adore, Croatia &. Slovenia. We have the beautiful medieval coastlines of Croatia versus the majestic nature & Alps of Slovenia. Which do you want to visit more, the pearl of the Adriatic or the nation of caves?
Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Chase. Check out one of our favorite travel credit cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, by going to CreditCards.com/EPOP
We are also being sponsored by the amazing guys over at Tortuga Backpacks!.
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Who is the winner in your opinion, Croatia or Slovenia? What Showdown Throwdown do you want to hear next? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
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In This Episode
- 07:35 Heather’s Love Of Croatia
- 08:45 Trav’s Love of Slovenia
- 10:55 The Island & Nature Debate
- 12:20 Too Touristy
- 15:40 The Cities
- 20:55 Location, Location, Location
- 23:35 Battle Of The Foods
- 27:35 It’s All About The $$$
- 29:06 Coastal Heaven
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by Trav | Mar 17, 2020 | Podcast

Today’s Throwdown Showdown we are focusing on two of the greenest landscaped countries with views to die for, Ireland vs. Scotland. Does your heart lie with the Emerald Isle or the land of whiskey and bagpipes?
Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Chase. Check out one of our favorite travel credit cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, by going to CreditCards.com/EPOP
We are also being sponsored by the amazing guys over at Tortuga Backpacks!.
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Who is the winner in your opinion, Ireland or Scotland? Who did a better job convincing you, Heather or Trav? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts. If you visit either place & you post a pic on Instagram, tag us and use the hashtag #EPOPSentUs so that we can see everywhere that you have visited because of the podcast.
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In This Episode
- 06:30 Choosing Your Side
- 08:25 Transportation
- 12:15 So Green & Tourism
- 14:30 It’s All About The Pub Life
- 19:15 The Major Cities
- 23:15 Roadtrips & Nature
- 26:12 Isle of Skye vs. Dingle Pennisula
- 31:50 The Accent Debate
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by Trav | Mar 10, 2020 | Podcast

You asked we listened and we will have a lot more ‘Throwdown Showdown’ shows coming to you! Today the great debate is Austin vs. Nashville. Which location is your favorite?
Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Chase. Check out one of our favorite travel credit cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, by going to CreditCards.com/EPOP
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Who is the winner in your opinion, Austin or Nashville? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.
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In This Episode
- 07:50 Going Big To Start: Food
- 13:15 Time For The Tunes
- 16:35 What’s The Temp?
- 19:20 Mobility & The Epicenter
- 20:20 Catch That Ball
- 24:30 Entrepreneurial Spirit
- 27:20 Coffee vs Ice Cream
- 29:10 Closing Arguments
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