Had To Be There

Had To Be There

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Had To Be There episodes

  • 041 | Valencia, Spain

    Meet Dustin, a nomadic traveler and hopeless romantic. Join us as we celebrate La Noche de San Juan on the Mediterranean shores and fall in love with a daughter of Grenada living in the coastal city of Valencia, Spain.

    Connect with Dustin:

    • Website: MDY.world
    • YouTube: @wanderwest
    • Instagram: @wanderwest_mdy

      • Connect with Had To Be There:

      • Website: hadtobethere.net
      • Instagram: @hadtobethere203
      • Facebook: Had To Be There
      • Twitter: @hadtobethere203

        • Interested in booking a visit to Spain to experience La Noche de San Juan for yourself? Contact Vacations By Kelly to request your free quote.

        30 min
      • 040 | Switzerland

        Meet Gordon, entertainment law expert and podcast coach extraordinaire! Join us as The Podcast Lawyer™ takes us back in time to a Europe trip his high school organized where things went a little off the rails (pardon the expression)!

        Connect with Gordon:

        • Website: https://www.gordonfiremark.com/
        • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gordonfiremark/
        • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gfiremark
        • Twitter: https://twitter.com/gfiremark
        • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gfiremark

          • Connect with Had To Be There:

          • Website: hadtobethere.net
          • Instagram: @hadtobethere203
          • Facebook: Had To Be There
          • Twitter: @hadtobethere203

            • Interested in booking a visit to Switzerland for yourself? Contact Vacations By Kelly to request your free quote.

            33 min
          • 039 | Girls' Trip: Italy

            Meet Maricia, educator and world traveler! Join us as Maricia lets us tag along on a girls trip to Italy where things did not exactly go according to plan, but as you'll learn this week, sometimes in life if you can learn to roll with the changes, the outcomes can be better than you imagined.

            Connect with Maricia:

            • Website: https://thisisyourbestyear.com/
            • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisyourbestyear/
            • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisisyourbestyear
            • FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thisisyourbestyear/
            • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCelcj2W7_O0vea-tZ9F_LCA
            • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariciajohns

              • Connect with Had To Be There:

              • Website: hadtobethere.net
              • Instagram: @hadtobethere203
              • Facebook: Had To Be There
              • Twitter: @hadtobethere203

                • Interested in booking a visit to Italy for your own friend-group getaway? Contact Vacations By Kelly to request your free quote.

                32 min
              • 038 | New Zealand
                Meet Alison, who quit her successful tech career and left the corporate world to pursue her passion! Join us as Alison takes us on a memorable hike along New Zealand's most famous Great Walk and hear about the challenges she faced and the new friends who helped her through.
                Connect with Alison:
                Website: iDare2be.com
                Dare 2 Be More?: iDare2bemore.com
                Alison's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-arnoff/
                Dare2Be's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/success-acceleration-coaching/
                Connect with Had To Be There:
                Website: hadtobethere.net
                Instagram: @hadtobethere203
                Facebook: Had To Be There
                Twitter: @hadtobethere203
                Interested in booking a visit to New Zealand for yourself? Contact Vacations By Kelly to request your free quote.
                35 min
              • 037 | Ghosts of England

                Meet Rob, meteorologist by day and psychic medium by night! Join us as Rob share with us some of the haunting haunted moments he has experienced along his travels. Don't forget to check out our BONUS episode over on YouTube for even more ghost stories from Rob: https://youtu.be/UPI7sgmCwfA

                Connect with Rob:

                • Website: www.robgutro.com  or www.petspirits.com    
                • Amazon Author Page: https://amazon.com/author/robgutro 
                • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobGutroAuthorMedium 
                • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robgutro_author/ 
                • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-gutro-531a311b5/ 
                • Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobGutroAuthor

                  • Connect with Had To Be There:

                  • Website: hadtobethere.net
                  • Instagram: @hadtobethere203
                  • Facebook: Had To Be There
                  • Twitter: @hadtobethere203

                    • Interested in booking a visit to England for yourself? Contact Vacations By Kelly to request your free quote.

                    48 min
                  • 036 | Salzburg

                    Meet Linda, the Smart Travelista! Join us as Linda takes us to Austria for the famous Sound of Music tour where we'll visit the settings for the movie's most iconic scenes.

                    Connect with Linda:

                    • Website: https://www.thesmarttravelista.com
                    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_travelista
                    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmartravelista
                    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thesmartravelista

                      • Connect with Had To Be There:

                      • Website: hadtobethere.net
                      • Instagram: @hadtobethere203
                      • Facebook: Had To Be There
                      • Twitter: @hadtobethere203

                        • Interested in booking a visit to Austria for yourself? Contact Vacations By Kelly to request your free quote.

                        27 min
                      • 035 | Hawaii

                        Meet Keith, a traveler who seeks out non-touristy moments even in the most tourist-heavy destinations! Join us as Keith shares about uncovering family secrets and a magical Had To Be There moment he shared with his wife in Hawaii.


                        Connect with Keith:

                        • Website: www.pleasestandupmason.com
                        • Book: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/please-stand-up1
                        • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keith.mason.357284/


                          • Connect with Had To Be There:

                          • Instagram: @hadtobethere203
                          • Facebook: Had To Be There
                          • Twitter: @hadtobethere203


                            • Interested in booking a visit to Hawaii for yourself? Good news - I am an official Hawaiʻi Destination Specialist! Contact Vacations By Kelly to request your free quote.

                            44 min
                          • 034 | Jazz for Peace: Nigeria

                            Meet Rick - musician, composer, and founder of Jazz for Peace. Join us as Rick talks about his mission to promote unity and peace across cultures through the performance of music and shares a Had To Be There moment he recently experienced in Nigeria.

                            Connect with Rick:

                            • Rick's Website: https://rickdellaratta.com
                            • Jazz for Peace: https://jazzforpeace.org
                            • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-dellaratta-08199818/
                            • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JazzforPeaceGrant

                              • Connect with Had To Be There:

                              • Instagram: @hadtobethere203
                              • Facebook: Had To Be There
                              • Twitter: @hadtobethere203

                                • Interested in booking a visit to Africa (or anywhere else in the world) for yourself? Contact Vacations By Kelly to request your free quote.

                                51 min
                              • 033 | Great Wall of China

                                Meet Melissa, the Barefoot Dancing Rocket Scientist! Join us as Dr. Melissa lets us tag along on a race she ran along the Great Wall of China - just ONE of the marathons she participated in as part of the Seven Continents Club.

                                Connect with Melissa:

                                • Website:   https://www.epiclifeactually.com  
                                • Book: https://www.epiclifeactually.com/runningtheworld
                                • Instagram: @melissacorleycarter
                                • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissacorleycarter
                                • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissacorleycarter

                                  • Connect with Had To Be There:

                                  • Instagram: @hadtobethere203
                                  • Facebook: Had To Be There
                                  • Twitter: @hadtobethere203

                                    • Interested in booking a visit to China for yourself? Contact Vacations By Kelly to request your free quote.

                                    32 min
                                  • 032 | Aruba

                                    Meet Blake, a Titanium Certified Abundance Coach. Join us as Blake takes us along on his first visit to One Happy Island, and hear about how that 3-week stay on Aruba changed everything.

                                    Connect with Blake:

                                    • Website: https://lifecoach483.wixsite.com/blakemilescoaching
                                    • Facebook: ARUBAbundance
                                    • Instagram: @blakemilescoaching

                                      • Connect with Had To Be There:

                                      • Instagram: @hadtobethere203
                                      • Facebook: Had To Be There
                                      • Twitter: @hadtobethere203

                                        • Interested in booking a visit to Aruba for yourself? Good news - Kelly is an ACE (Aruba Certified Expert)! Contact Vacations By Kelly to request your free quote.

                                        39 min

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