Travel becomes really meaningful when you have silly or stupid stories that you can reminisce on for the rest of your life, so I figured it was about time for me to bring some of my favorite travel memories to the show!

These memories that are still sticking with me after all of these years and still making me smile, giggle, and facepalm in some instances, are the reasons why travel is so important to me.

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As my thank you gift to you — grab one of these free resources to help you travel more intentionally:

🎁Travel Style Avatar QUIZ — Your shortcut to planning better vacations that actually fit you. 🎁Plan Your Next Vacation in Two Months — I'll virtually hold your hand as you work step-by-step to plan your next vacation. 🎁The Vacation Bucket List Challenge — Rank and score your vacation bucket-list to figure out where you should go next.

What's the POINT of a vacation? To relax, to explore new places, to eat good food, to enjoy time with your people?

Yes, of course. But there's also something way bigger than that, and I don't want you to continue living your life without getting in touch with what that is.

Let's dive into this bigger, broader, and more impactful purpose of vacation so you make sure that your vacations are maximizing your happiness and overall life fulfillment.

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As my thank you gift to you — grab one of these free resources to help you travel more intentionally:

🎁Travel Style Avatar QUIZ — Your shortcut to planning better vacations that actually fit you. 🎁Plan Your Next Vacation in Two Months — I'll virtually hold your hand as you work step-by-step to plan your next vacation. 🎁The Vacation Bucket List Challenge — Rank and score your vacation bucket-list to figure out where you should go next.

I want more adventure for you. But the way to have more adventures is not necessarily to go hike a mountain, rappel down a waterfall, or solo backpack through Europe.

It's less about the activities, and ALL about the attitude.

We're chatting about how to embrace this adventure mindset on your vacations (and in life) when things go wrong - and also when things go right.

And more importantly, we're pulling back the curtain on the ONE key thing that holds us back from adopting this adventure attitude - so it can stop sabotaging those adventures that we're destined for.

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As my thank you gift to you — grab one of these free resources to help you travel more intentionally:

🎁Travel Style Avatar QUIZ — Your shortcut to planning better vacations that actually fit you. 🎁Plan Your Next Vacation in Two Months — I'll virtually hold your hand as you work step-by-step to plan your next vacation. 🎁The Vacation Bucket List Challenge — Rank and score your vacation bucket-list to figure out where you should go next.

I took a Caribbean vacation with just my hubby when my baby boy was 8 months old, and I had a LOT of feelings to process before the trip about the decision to leave him at home with grandma.

Once we got on the trip, I had even more feelings to process, which were different than expected, and after it had been a couple of months since the trip, I could really reflect back on these feelings in a more neutral way.

If you feel like you can't take a vacation because you have a little one, you aren't alone, but hopefully this chat will give you the perspective and permission to see how it can be possible for you, too. Yes, even with all of the worries!

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As my thank you gift to you — grab one of these free resources to help you travel more intentionally:

🎁Travel Style Avatar QUIZ — Your shortcut to planning better vacations that actually fit you. 🎁Plan Your Next Vacation in Two Months — I'll virtually hold your hand as you work step-by-step to plan your next vacation. 🎁The Vacation Bucket List Challenge — Rank and score your vacation bucket-list to figure out where you should go next.

To all my fellow busybodies who can't seem to force themselves to take a relaxing vacation because you have to see and do all of the things because you want to make the most of your time - I see you. Because I am you.

I know that sometimes even us busybodies truly crave relaxation on our vacations, and I've discovered a hack that tricks my brain into feeling okay with a relaxing vacation.

It's foolproof, tried and tested, and you're gonna love it. Tune in to learn what it is

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As my thank you gift to you — grab one of these free resources to help you travel more intentionally:

🎁Travel Style Avatar QUIZ — Your shortcut to planning better vacations that actually fit you. 🎁Plan Your Next Vacation in Two Months — I'll virtually hold your hand as you work step-by-step to plan your next vacation. 🎁The Vacation Bucket List Challenge — Rank and score your vacation bucket-list to figure out where you should go next.

One of the things I love about being a mother is seeing the wonder of the world through my son's eyes. Everything is so fresh and new, which means feelings of excitement, curiosity, and fun!

When we are new to traveling abroad, we take with us those fresh and eager eyes, too. But as we travel to more and more places, our sense of awe and wonder starts to fade a bit, just like it does when transitioning from childhood to adulthood.

But traveling the world with a sense of wonder is unlike anything else, and just because we travel more doesn't mean we have to lose those feelings, so I'm sharing with you a list of ideas to bring back the wonder into your travels, even if you've traveled quite a bit.

→ Need help sorting out the big picture of a future vacation? Get my 1-on-1 support with my VACATION BLUEPRINT DESIGN service ←

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As my thank you gift to you — grab one of these free resources to help you travel more intentionally:

🎁Travel Style Avatar QUIZ — Your shortcut to planning better vacations that actually fit you. 🎁Plan Your Next Vacation in Two Months — I'll virtually hold your hand as you work step-by-step to plan your next vacation. 🎁The Vacation Bucket List Challenge — Rank and score your vacation bucket-list to figure out where you should go next.

If you've ever found yourself scrambling to get everything done before a trip—then returning home to a chaotic house, an overflowing inbox, and zero groceries—you're not alone. That last stretch before vacation can feel like a sprint, and coming home doesn't always feel like the reset it should.

In this episode, I'm sharing a practical, stress-reducing pre-vacation prep routine that covers everything besides the packing. From organizing care for kids, pets, and aging parents to tidying up the house, handling life admin, and prepping for time away from work—this is the kind of list that helps you leave home with confidence and return to a lot less chaos.

→ Need help sorting out the big picture of a future vacation? Get my 1-on-1 support with my VACATION BLUEPRINT DESIGN service ←

LISTEN BACK:

Episode 199: How to Ditch Work Stress Before and After a Vacation

Episode 213: The Path to Your Next Vacation: Career Edition

Episode 214: The Path to Your Next Vacation: Caretaker Edition

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As my thank you gift to you — grab one of these free resources to help you travel more intentionally: 🎁Travel Style Avatar QUIZ — Your shortcut to planning better vacations that actually fit you. 🎁Plan Your Next Vacation in Two Months — I'll virtually hold your hand as you work step-by-step to plan your next vacation. 🎁The Vacation Bucket List Challenge — Rank and score your vacation bucket-list to figure out where you should go next.

If you've ever come home from a vacation feeling like something was missing, this episode introduces my signature travel style framework — a core backbone of this entire podcast — and opens a five-part series dedicated to helping you discover exactly what makes travel feel magical for you specifically.

Because 'okay' vacations aren't good enough, and once you know your travel style, you'll never plan one again.

Take the Travel Style Avatar QUIZ — your shortcut to planning better vacations that actually fit you.

LISTEN BACK:

The Original LEARN YOUR TRAVEL STYLE Series:

Episode 22: Let's Learn Your Travel Style

Episode 23: Learn Your Travel Style (Part 1: Planning)

Episode 24: Learn Your Travel Style (Part 2: Excursions)

Episode 25: Learn Your Travel Style (Part 3: Confidence)

Episode 26: Learn Your Travel Style (Part 4: Comforts)

Travel Style Series 2.0:

Episode 73: You Don't Have To Do That When You Go There

Episode 74: How Do You Like To Approach Your Vacation Days?

Episode 75: Let's Talk About Sightseeing

Episode 76: Is Your Travel Style Keeping You In Your Comfort Zone?

Episode 77: Lodging Vibes That Vibe With Your Travel Style

Travel Style Avatar Series:

124: The 8 Travel Style Avatars // Which Are You?

125: Travel Style Avatars // The Bucket Lister

126: Travel Style Avatars // The Escapist

127: Travel Style Avatars // The Adventurer

128: Travel Style Avatars // The Soul Searcher

129: Travel Style Avatars // The Socialite

130: Travel Style Avatars // The Nomad

131: Travel Style Avatars // The Tourist

132: Travel Style Avatars // The Thrill Seeker

133: My Travel Style Avatar // How I Narrowed It Down

134: The BEST Travel Style Avatar Companions

Enneagram Travel Style Series:

179: What Your Enneagram Can Tell You About Your Travel Style

180: Enneagram TWOs on Vacation

181: Enneagram THREEs on Vacation

182: Enneagram FOURs on Vacation

183: Enneagram FIVEs on Vacation

184: Enneagram SIXes on Vacation

185: Enneagram SEVENs on Vacation

186: Enneagram EIGHTs on Vacation

187: Enneagram NINEs on Vacation

188: Enneagram ONEs on Vacation

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Something big is happening with the Happy Women Travel More podcast — and episode 300 feels like exactly the right time to talk about it. In this milestone episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on where the show has been, where it's going, and what's changing. I'm also sharing a bit of my own personal journey and how it mirrors the evolution of this podcast — because the two are more connected than you might think.

If you've gotten any value from this show over the years, the single best way you can show your support is by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or a quick 5-star rating on Spotify. It takes less than a minute and it means the world — especially on a milestone like this one.

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As my thank you gift to you — grab one of these free resources to help you travel more intentionally: 🎁Travel Style Avatar QUIZ — Your shortcut to planning better vacations that actually fit you. 🎁Plan Your Next Vacation in Two Months — I'll virtually hold your hand as you work step-by-step to plan your next vacation. 🎁The Vacation Bucket List Challenge — Rank and score your vacation bucket-list to figure out where you should go next. Thanks for being here. 300 episodes wouldn't mean anything without you.

What are you actually getting from your travel experiences — and is it really what you wanted in the first place?

Travel has been sold to us a certain way for a long time, and many of us have followed the typical vacation script without stopping to ask whether it's actually delivering what we came for.

In this episode, a newly released study on what Americans want from travel reveals a telling gap — between what people are hoping to get out of their vacations and what they're actually walking away with.

If you've ever come home from a trip feeling like something was missing, this episode might be exactly what you need to hear.

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LISTEN BACK:

Episode 110: Don't Ignore This BIGGER Purpose of a Vacation

Episode 111: How to Stop Treating Your Vacations Like a To-Do List

Episode 202: How to Have Your Best Vacation Yet