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(Originally published 10/31/2024) Your favorite sister duo share the craziest travel horror stories of their own and those submitted by listeners. Between unknowingly getting on a train that splits to two different destinations, stolen luggage, food poisoning in Madrid, traveling isn’t always glamorous. They end the episode answering listener questions: craziest thing they’ve ever eaten and what culinary bridge would be too far to cross; and where to start when planning international travel.

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(Originally published 04/10/2025) Your favorite sister duo hears about the adventure and perils of traveling to Antarctica. Our guest is the most spontaneous and adventurous traveler who saves money on accommodations by house- and dog-sitting in her destinations. Her trip to Antarctica was special because it checked off her seventh continent to which she has traveled. She describes the rough and wild days sailing through the Drake Passage, what to expect on the landing days, and other aspects of Antarctica that might surprise you. Plus, she explains how to save thousands of dollars on an Antarctica trip by checking Black Friday deals!

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(Originally published 02/15/2024) Your favorite sister duo discusses the lure and lemons of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Learn how to get to these cliff-side towns, even if the ferries are not running. Hear about the club carved into a waterfront cliff, day trips and excursions to do, Argentina friends and “touch and go” relationships.

Amalfi Coast Favorites:

Towns - Positano, Salerno

Cliff-side club - Music on the Rocks

Excursions - Capri, Pompeii, private boat rides

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(Originally published 12/07/2024) After a recap of Halle’s Champagne and Shackles birthday party and discussion of Christmas wish lists, your favorite sister duo discusses where to get the best fondue in Lucerne, the hike you cannot miss, the app you need to easily travel around Switzerland, and more.

Lucerne Favorites:

Restaurant - Fondue House Du Pont

Foods - Schnitzel, Rösti

Hike - Stoos Ridge

Airbnb - Yurt With Fantastic Views

Transport app - SBB

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(Originally published 03/13/2025) Your favorite sister duo chats with our guest about traveling to Guatemala as a solo female traveler. She gives her top recommendations for budget hostels (think glamping, saunas, and views of active volcanoes from your bed!), must-do activities (like cliff jumping, hiking, and yoga classes). She tells the story of how she found a local to teach her tz’utujil, the ancient Mayan language still spoken in parts of Guatemala. She shares her regrets and what she learned from her solo travels. By the end of the episode, you’ll be planning your own solo travel adventure, and likely to Guatemala!

Guatemala Recommendations:

Antigua - Acatenango and Fuego hike (Soy Tours), Museo Nacional de Arte Guatemalteco (MUNAG), GuruWalk tour, Chicken Bus Tour, Casi Casa Hostel

El Paredon (beach town) - Cocori Lodge, Caracola Boutique Hostel

Lago de Atitlán - Locutor Jeremias Hernandez for Spanish or tz’utujil class; cliff jumping and yoga retreat at San Marcos, La Iguana Perdida and Free Cerveza Hostels

Flores - Tikal National Park (biggest Mayan ruin complex)

El Mirador - biggest pyramid in the world by volume

Food - Tostadas, pupusas, atole, street food next to La Iglesia de la Merced in Antigua

Semuc Champey Nature Preserve

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(Originally published 03/20/2025) Your favorite sister duo learns about why Vienna, Austria was the World’s Most Liveable City for four of the past five years. Our guest shares about her experience in the City of Music when she spent a summer there studying abroad. Home to Mozart, Beethoven and other composers, make sure you go to an opera at Schönbrunn Palace to experience Vienna’s rich classical music history. Head to the Vienna Museum Quarter, Europe’s largest museum complex, to learn more about Viennese culture. We also discuss easy day trips to Budapest and Salzburg (where The Sound Of Music takes place). We chat about cultural differences between Austria and the United States, debate about whether schnitzel is worth the hype, and so much more.

Austria Recommendations:

Museums and Buildings - Hofburg Palace (Spanish Riding School), Vienna Museum Quarter, Belvedere Palace, Stephansdom Cathedral, Sigmund Freud Museum

Parks - CopaBeach, Prater, Volksgarten

Opera - Schönbrunn Palace

Food - bratwurst, schnitzel, apple strudel, Stiegel (Austrian beer)

Where to stay - 2nd District

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(Originally published 11/30/2023) A Q&A with your favorite sister duo. Here are a few things they cover:

• Travel research
• Travel credit cards/travel hacking
• Ideal vacation length
• Necessities to pack
• Where they’d go if they were given a 1 week free trip
• Top 10 places each of them have been
• One place they each do not want to travel back to
• Cruises - no or go
• Core vacation memories from childhood
• Plans to travel with kids

Travel resources/recs:

Fare Drop

Daily Drop

Sky Scanner

Neck Pillow

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