Choose Your Happy Place

In this episode we will be covering everything you need to plan a trip to Roatan Honduras. I was joined this week by a new friend I made while visiting Honduras for a humanitarian trip. Cassi had taken her family to the humanitarian trip with Humanity and hope united. We were instant friends. Both in similar family situations and era of life. My husband and I visited Roatan before our humanitarian trip and Cassi and her family visited after. In this episode we discuss both perspectives as well as give ideas for planning your next trip. 

Cassi is a mom of 5 from Indiana. Born and raised there, Cassi and her family enjoy exploring the world and making memories. As co-owners of generous coffee, her family looks for ways to give back and help others.

In this episode we will discuss:

Best time of year to visit Roatan

Favorite food to try in Roatan

Where to stay in Roatan

Excursions in Roatan

Transportation in Roatan

Weather in Roatan

Scuba diving in Roatan

Companies we used while visiting Roatan

Miriam Gersdorf is a Utah-based hiker, outdoor adventurer, and content creator behind the social media account @explore.hike.teach. Her passion is exploring Utah and inspiring others to get outdoors and discover their next favorite adventure.  She has been adventuring around Utah for 30 years, exploring the national parks and off-the-beaten-path locations.  She advocates for responsible recreation and empowers others to get outside and on the trails.  When not hiking, she teaches reading intervention at a local elementary school, spending time with her family and indulging in a good book or disaster movie.

In this episode we will be covering everything you need to plan your dream vacation to the iconic Zion National Park. We will cover

Best time to visit Zion National Park

How long should I visit Zions for?

Transportation in Zions

Food around ZIons

Where to stay around ZIons

Weather in Zions

Family friendly hikes in Zions

Beginner hikes in Zions

Intermediate hikes in Zions

Advanced hikes in Zions

What hikes require permits in Zions?

How to avoid crowds in Zions

Itinerary for Zion National Park

What are the most popular hikes in Zions?

Riley Fuller is the President and Co-founder of Humanity and Hope United, a non-profit organization that inspires hope in communities in Honduras. Anyone who meets him immediately feels welcomed into his life and his purpose. He wants to help people break free from poverty, and to be able to make their dreams come true regardless of where they were born, what they look like, or who their parents are. You can learn more about humanity and hope here

In this episode we will be diving deep into the mission and goal of humanity and hope united. If a humanitarian trip is something you have wanted to do, you will get all your questions answered in this episode

What can you expect from a humanitarian trip

Why did Riley choose Honduras

The backstory of Riley and how humanity and hope was created

What percentage of donated money goes towards the projects

How can people get involved in humanitarian work

What is the goal of humanity and hope

How is humanity and hope different than other non-profits

Deborah Raarup from raarupadventures is a lodging photographer and travel blogger that loves to live life adventurously. After her and her husband got married, they sold most of their things and moved to Alaska. After visiting their 50th state together in January 2023, they embarked on a year long world trip with the goal to travel the world for an entire year on less than $100/day. From both their blog and their youtube channel they share their favorite places, things to do, and easy itineraries.

In this episodes we will be covering everything from Alaska to plan your next adventure. We will discuss:

Favorite time of year to visit Alaska

Unique food to try in Alaska

Best tours to take in Alaska

How to get around Alaska

Favoirte itinerary for Anchorage and Alaska

Must do things in Alaska

Favorite food spots in Alaska

When to see Beluga whales in Alaska

Entrepreneur, adventurer, world traveler, and public speaker, Kat Medina has traveled to more than 35 countries, and lived in Ecuador, Argentina, France and Spain. She draws upon her passion for travel to inspire joy in others, teaching people how to show up and live fully by embodying a traveler's mindset in daily life. 

In this episode Kat shares all about her book, The Joys of Jet Lag, and gives helpful and inspirational advice for how to keep that traveler's mindset with you. In this episode we talk about:

How travel has changed after having kids

Advice for getting out of that rut of everyday and implementing the traveler's mindset into everyday

Tips for Lake Tahoe California

Favorite travel destinations

Lessons learned while traveling and living abroad

Summer 2024 Recap. I wanted to focus one episode on sharing about the ups and downs of our travel. We had a rough beginning to summer but ended with a bang. Summer is a time that I truly treasure with my family but decided to take a podcast break. In this episode I will be sharing about some of the highlights of our summer and recommendations for traveling to Boise and California.

Since they were kids, Eleanor and Dave dreamed of traveling around the world and in 2014 they finally took the leap! They spent 18 months on the road and that time changed them to the core; there was no going back... although they had to. They returned to work, started a family, bought a house, and focused on micro adventures but it didn't feel like "the good life." It just felt too busy. So they decided to forge a different kind of future for themselves driven by joy and intention. They made one change after another until they could leave again for good in 2022. They set off with their children, bicycles and backpacks, and are so grateful to be in French Polynesia to share the life changing experience of a grand adventure. They hope to inspire to shake up your family life and experience all the beauty the world has to offer together. You can find them on instagram or here

In this episode we will be discussing the road they took to where they are today. We talk about

Traveling to French Polynesia

Best time to travel to French Polynesia

Favorite islands to explore in French Polynesia

How to get around French Polynesia

Summer Adamson is a mother of 4 who was born in California and now lives in Utah. She is an influencer and advocate for children with Down Syndrome, sharing her daughter's Jayne 'extra' witht the world, by showing all of the things she can do with her diagnosis! She loves to travel all around the world with her family. She also recently wrote a book that will be released September 24, 2024. You can preorder her book at Jumelle Press or A little extra Jayne

In this episode we will be discussing tips for

Traveling tips for big families

Traveling tips for traveling with children with special needs

What do you do when trips don't go as expected

Why should you prioritize traveling with your family

Why should you travel with your kids

Mady Bazzle is a wife and mother of three (almost four) children. She has lived in several different states including California, Idaho, Utah, Virginia, and her families most recent adventure has been moving to Bentonville, Arkansas. She loves traveling on a budget, photgraphy, food, andything with water and meeting new friends. In this episode we will be covering:

What is Bentonville known for?

Traveling to Bentonville

Where to stay in Bentonville

What to do in Bentonville

Places to eat in Bentonville

Best trails to hike near Bentonville

Favorite mountain biking trails in Bentonville

How to get around Bentonville

Raimee Iacofano has been featured on Good Morning America and is a known TikTok travel influencer. With over 500,000 followers across socials- Raimee is inspiring people across the world to travel. At the age of 14, she took her first international trip to Honduras and Belize and she fell in love with experiencing different cultures. From there she spent time all over Europe from study abroad programs in Ireland, Germany France and the Netherlands.

She worked for the incredible nomadicmatt remotely managing media and content while getting to explore 5 different continents. In 2021 she had a TikTok she made about one of her travel experiences in Greece go viral and she has been sharing her travel tips, tricks, advice and recommendations every since.

In this episode we will dive deep into learning more about Raimee's life and the story behind her social media. We will discuss

Solo traveling tips

Tips for points and miles

Tips for becoming a travel influencer

Best vacations and must do in each of those locations