Join us as we chat with Mark van der Heijden, also known as The Backpacker Intern, in a conversation about how he leveraged his career skills to get him free accommodations and food all over the world. To take it to the next step, Mark has started a company that enables other travelers to do this exact same thing. Listen to find out more about his new company, Wanderbrief.

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Today we continue our series with entrepreneurs who have created businesses out of travel. I interview Yasmine El Baggari, Founder and CEO of Voyaj, a new company created to match travelers and locals with brief home stays to enrich the cultural travel experience. Yasmine shares her story with us about how she first came to the US as a Young Moroccan Ambassador, and then turned her visit into a mission to visit all 50 states. During her time in the US, she stayed with 75 American families, which ultimately led her down the path to creating Voyaj. At just 22 years old, Yasmine is a prime example of a dreamer who took a leap of faith to create a business out of something she believes in.

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Today we start a new series about people who have started businesses out of travel, and for this episode, we turn the mic on... me! Nathaniel Boyle from the Daily Travel Podcast guest hosts to interview me about the path I took to eventually start a travel blog. 

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Stephanie Mayo just returned from a three-month solo adventure throughout Europe. She is here today to share with us what her fears were surrounding the trip, how she prepared for it, how she feels now after coming back home, and most importantly, what she learned about herself. Stephanie shares how she has made travel a priority in her life, and how along the way she has discovered the magic of traveling solo. She is going after her dreams, pushing herself outside her comfort zone, and wants to help you to do the same. Join us for this inspiring interview that illuminates the personal reward of living the traveler life.

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Allow me to introduce Erin and Erin Zepperle, a recently married couple who decided to sell everything and move overseas to Austria. They are here today to share with us what that looked like for them, including what they had to sell and sacrifice for this goal, and how they were able to "keep" both of their jobs through the move. Find out the tactics they used to focus themselves on reaching their goal in a certain amount of time, and what that means for their future as well.

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In this second of four episodes about long-term travel, Gary Arndt joins us to chat about what his life has been like for the past eight years that he has been on the road. This perpetual traveling has led him to opportunity, fame and renown, not to mention to 7 continents and almost every country in the world, but at the same time it has taken its toll, as being on the road consistently can be draining. He is "slowing down," but wait until you hear the list of places he has yet to go this year...

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Join me as I chat with Adrian Ann, who has been on the road for two years, about the ins and outs of preparing for long term travel and making it happen. Her wanderlust started early, fueled by studying abroad in her college years, until she felt such a strong urge to pack up and leave that she did just that. Her journey began in Asia, and in this episode we hear about the steps she took to shift her life from apartment living to backpack living in a country that doesn't speak English.

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In this third installment of the Ask Jackie series, we get into several reader and listener questions about all things travel. We discuss ways to make dollars stretch on the road, when is an appropriate time to start researching flights, what is the best way to book a last minute flight, if it's possible to travel for a month with a 25-lb luggage limit, what happens when you have to modify or change plans that have been made, how much of a trip should be planned out, and how to travel with a 9-5 job and two weeks vacation. Join us here and on the BMT Community group on Facebook to get your questions answered!

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Join me in a candid conversation with my 82-year-old grandmother as we go back in time to figure out where the wanderlust gene comes from in our family. Born in England, my grandmother Margaret Nocca went to  7 schools in two different languages by the time she was 12. She recalls her journey to the US that has roots in the second World War, and she goes further back to my great-great grandfather who used to take jobs overseas, anything he could do to stay traveling. Sound familiar? This is a get to know me and my family episode, grab a cup of coffee and settle in for story time with Granny.

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The best ways to access your money overseas and how to save money on that in the process. Specific recommendations for cards, using ATMS abroad, and money safety tips.

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