Love It There

Your favorite sister duo share about a small town in northern Wisconsin and an hour north of Minneapolis: St. Croix Falls. They get a local’s recommendation on what to do in each of the four seasons and the secret to knowing if you are eating high quality cheese curds. They share their own experiences in the town, including their first ice fishing experience, which went about how you would expect. Just wholesome Midwest content at it’s finest. 

St Croix Falls recommendations:

Activities: Interstate State Park, Gandy Dancer Trail, ice fishing, Fawn Doe Rosa, Trollhaugen for skiing and high ropes course,  Music at the Overlook, county fair, dinner cruise on St. Croix River

Food: Burnett Dairy (cheese!), Valley Sweets (ice cream!), Wolf Creek Bar (burger!)

Wineries/Breweries: Chateau St. Croix, Dancing Dragonfly, Trap Rock Brewing Company

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Your favorite sister duo learns about the “college town” of Heidelberg, Germany, and all that it has to offer in addition to Heidelberg University. Located an hour south of Frankfurt, the charming town is home to Heidelberg Castle for a romantic date spot, mountains for hiking, the Hauptstrasse for shopping, and more. Their guests discuss the Heidelberg and Cologne Christmas Markets, and how they compare to Carmel, Indiana’s Christkindlmarkt, which has been ranked as the top Christmas Market in the United States for the past four years in a row. 

Heidelberg Recommendations:

Activities - Heidelberg Christmas Market, Heidelberg Castle, The Hauptstrasse (mile-long pedestrian street with shops), Hike the Philosopher’s Path to the beer garden and historic amphitheater (Thingstätte)

Restaurants - Schnitzelbank 

Food/Drink - glühwein, schnitzel, bretzel, dӧner 

Day trips - Mannheim, Stuttgart, Schwetzingen

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Your favorite sister duo announces Love It There’s Second Annual Thanksgiving Giveaway! Head to their instagram, @loveittherepod, for details on how to enter. Today’s episode is about the capital city of Germany: Berlin. A city full of history from World War II and remnants of the Berlin Wall, you can easily fill your time visiting many of the museums and memorials. Berlin also has a rich music and sports culture, plus a vibrant nightlife so the city truly has something for every type of traveler. 

Berlin recommendations:

Where to stay: Unter Den Linden

Museums and historical sites: Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Cathedral, City Palace, Reichstag Building, Victory Column, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Checkpoint Charlie, East Side Gallery, Berlin Wall Memorial, The Topography of Terror, Sachsenhausen, Olympic Stadium 

Other activities/things to do or see: Tiergarten, Gendarmenmarkt, Tempelhofer Feld, look for the Ampelmann 

Transportation: 48 hour train pass

Restaurant: Augustiner

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Your favorite sister duo chat with their guest Valerie Bowden, who backpacked the entire continent of Africa from Cape Town, South Africa, to Cairo, Egypt and then lived in Ethiopia for eight years. She shares shocking stories about letting a hyena eat a piece of meat right out of her mouth, gorilla trekking in Uganda, swimming with sharks in South Africa, seeing the pyramids in Sudan, and sleeping in a kind woman’s bed when the hotels in town were full. She talks about how the United States should view Africa as a lively, beautiful continent instead of seeing it as somewhere to “help”. Now living in the United States, Valerie founded CRDLE to help companies hire out of Africa. We loved learning about Africa and you’ll have a totally different perspective on the continent after this episode. 

Recommendations:

UK Site for Travel Guidelines by Country: gov.uk/browse/abroad/travel-abroad

Food: chipsi mayai, chapatis, injera

Connect with Valerie on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/valeriebowden

Listen to Valerie's podcast: Choose Africa

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Your favorite sister duo learns about why Copenhagen is one of the happiest cities in the world. The Danish live by “hygge”, which is a lifestyle of contentment and conviviality that comes from doing simple things with people you love. The city is full of parks to relax in and enjoy a coffee and a Danish pastry, but is also bustling with bicycling, eating, and shopping. Copenhagen even allows for an easy day trip to Sweden if you are looking for even more to do. 

Copenhagen recommendations:

Nyhavn - main waterfront district with canal tours, colorful townhouses, restaurants, and cafes

Frederiksberg Gardens - huge park great for running/biking or relaxing; also has the elephant lookout point

Kongens Have (The King’s Garden) - beautiful gardens and castle views

Restaurant - Reffen, the largest street food market in Northern Europe (only open March-September)

Day trip - across the Øresund Bridge to Malmö, Sweden

Danish variety store - Flying Tiger

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Your favorite sister duo share the craziest travel horror stories of their own and those submitted by listeners. Between unknowingly getting on a train that splits to two different destinations, stolen luggage, food poisoning in Madrid, traveling isn’t always glamorous. They end the episode answering listener questions: craziest thing they’ve ever eaten and what culinary bridge would be too far to cross; and where to start when planning international travel.

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Your favorite sister duo learns about Ghana, Africa. From the beaches and lush greenery to the cultural differences, Ghana will likely surprise you. Sometimes thought of as a good “starter country” for Africa, this episode may inspire you to plan a trip. We learn about cultural sites such as Elmina Castle and The Last Bath, where, after walking hundreds of miles from the slave markets, the enslaved washed themselves before being sold to Europeans. We also hear stories about what not to do when you get a snake bite, and about machete men who can apparently fix broken down buses.

Ghana recommendations:

Things to do - Kakum National Park, visit The Last Bath and Elmina Castle, W.E.B. Du Bois’s Museum 

Food - Fufu, plantains, gizzard

Cities - Elmina (fishing town), Sekondi-Takoradi (gold mine), Accra (capital, airport)

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Your favorite sister duo start by discussing their favorite TV shows currently (spending debatably too much time talking about Survivor), before getting into all things Vermont. Their guest this week lived in Vermont for five years and she shares about why Vermont is worth visiting any time of year for beautiful views and abundant outdoor activities. They analyze Noah Kahan's lyrics to discover if he loves or hates Vermont. And don’t forget to stop by the University of Vermont for a basketball game!

Vermont Recommendations:

Towns - Stowe (skiing, fall foliage, hiking), Burlington (restaurants, shopping, University of Vermont)

Hikes - Mount Philo (45 min, family-friendly), Mount Mansfield (tallest mountain in Vermont), Sterling Pond (moderate to difficult with beautiful view), Stowe Pinnacle (moderate to easy, great for fall foliage)

Food - maple syrup, poutine, crepes  

Other stops - Vermont Cookie Love, Lake Champlain, Shelburne Farms, Ben & Jerry’s Factory, Von Trapp Lodge

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Your favorite sister duo is back to chat and catch up, just the two of them this week. They discuss everything about the gastronomy capital of the world: Lyon, France. An easy 2-hour train ride from Paris, Lyon is a must-visit spot for foodies and travelers. You’ll hear about Lyonnais dishes and traditional restaurants called Bouchons. They discuss the Rhône valley wine region and Kelcy tells the story of being denied entry to a wine tour because of the “wrong shoes”. Don’t make the same mistake she did. 

Lyon recommendations:

Food - quenelle de Lyon, andouillette sausage, Praluline from Pralus

Restaurant - any local Bouchon (look for the symbol!)

Wineries - Domaine de corps de Loup (wear the right shoes!)

Hotel - Intercontinental Lyon (Hotel Dieu)

Park/Hiking - Pilat Park

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Your favorite sister duo hears from one of their guests about Cusco, Peru, home to Machu Picchu, one of the seven wonders of the world. They hear about the grueling Salcantay trail hike to Machu Picchu, the beauty of Humuntay Lake and sleeping in a Sky Dome along the way. They chat about if they would try alpaca or cuy (guinea pig), how to avoid altitude sickness, and more.

Cusco recommendations:

Activities - hike Salcantay trail to Machu Picchu, Humuntay Lake, Salt Mine of Maras, Moray in Sacred Valley, spend the night in a Sky Dome, cooking class

Local food - alpaca, cuy 

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