On my second trip to Greece, I set out to do one thing: avoid the Summer crowds! While I spent most of my time out in the Mediterranean on the islands of Santorini and Anafi, I also visited Athens and was able to visit almost all of the big sites in just 6 hours!! So whether you need help planning a long layover, or want to know how I avoided the crazy cruise ship crowds on the islands, take a listen!

With only a quick stop in Lebanon, I was able to cross out a couple of awesome travel locations off my short list! This is an amazing country full of a varying range of activities: archeological sites, Biblical locations, hiking, skiing, you name it! I hope this episode not only gives you a few tips for traveling here, but also gives you insight into the incredible adventures you can have while there!

After spending two awesome weeks in this amazing country, I’m ready to give my final thoughts on it! I’ve learned a lot while planning and traveling and I hope this information will not only help you plan your trip, but also give you the encouragement (and the courage!) to go see it for yourself!

In this episode I explore Central and Northern Iraq, visiting the capital of Baghdad and Mosul. I also enter into Iraqi Kurdistan and visit the city of Erbil, one of the oldest, continually inhabited cities, in the world. As I wrap up my time in this incredible country, hopefully I leave you with some piqued interest and a curiosity into visiting it yourself!

Southern Iraq is an incredible place and one that I’ve been wanting to visit for years! Seeing the Iraqi Marshlands, Mesopotamia, the Ancient Cities of Ur and Babylon, and some incredible Islamic Shrines is a great first week in this incredible country. Listen in for some tips and itinerary help for this once in a lifetime trip through the Cradle of Civilization!

With very limited sources of information when it comes to anything dealing with Federal Iraq travel, you might have been stumped when trying to figure out how to cross from Kuwait into Iraq. Well be stumped no longer! I have tried to streamline and verbalize all of the important information that you need to know before crossing this border and have, of course, added my personal experiences in with it, to make it a little bit more interesting! Although not the most straight-forward border crossing, it is very easy, and I hope this podcast helps you prepare for the process of entering this amazing country!

Svalbard, Norway, home to Polar Bears and Longyearbyen, the northernmost town in the world! This has been on my travel list for a few years and I was so excited to finally visit! It’s such a beautiful spot and I hope you can get some awesome travel inspiration from this episode as I dive into the details of taking a trip there!

Castles, castles, and more castles! Copenhagen is a great city, honestly a new member to my top European cities list. There’s a lot to do in this amazing place, and I can’t wait to guide you through a short stay there!

While definitely not an all-inclusive guide to travel hacking, I try to share some ways that I’ve used to save money on my past trips. Whether it’s the obvious reminder to plan far enough in advance, or the hack of splitting up a flight between different airlines to get the best deal on each leg, hopefully this episode will help you save a dollar or two on your next adventure!

In today’s highly anticipated (By me at least!) episode, I rank the Seven Wonders of the World! These are obviously all amazing places, but some more than others. I also give my top tip for visiting each one. At the end of the episode, I share my personal seven wonders of the world as well, let’s see if you agree!