Episode 224 - We’re sharing the details on visiting New Orleans during the Mardi Gras festival season. From January 6th to Fat Tuesday, NOLA gets even wilder with tourists, parades, and celebrations on top of the amazing cajun food and festivities that you can find in the city all year long. We’re sharing tips for Mardi Gras, how to watch Mardi Gras parades for free, where to stay in the French Quarter, and New Orleans scams to stay safe from.
Recommended French Quarter Hotel: Hotel Mazarin
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Trips: New River Gorge Rafting Weekend June 7-10, 2024 and Napa Valley Wine Weekend November 1-4, 2024.
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The Big Easy: Navigating Mardi Gras Madness in New Orleans

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Welcome back to Just The Tip, our Friday mini episode series! This week we're sharing a cool tool we recently discovered that recommends the perfect next travel credit card for your unique situation. We walk through how to use the tool, what credit cards it recommended for us, and how to get the most out of travel credit card points to make the offer worth it.
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How to Find the Best Travel Credit Card For You | Just the Tip

In this weeks Travel Flashback Episode we are taking you to see Oregon waterfalls on an epic three-day road trip around the state. This entire trip was planned around seeing waterfalls in Oregon, big and small. The Pacific Northwest gets so much rain and is a land of vast lush greenery which makes the waterfalls even more gorgeous. We detail this Oregon road trip with every stop, where we stayed, the hikes we did, and the best waterfalls in Oregon that are so good you’ll want to plan a whole trip around it. Some highlights include the famous Multnomah Falls and Silver Falls State Park.


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Trips: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New River Gorge Rafting Weekend June 7-10, 2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 
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Epic Oregon Waterfall Hikes and Adventures: 3 Days Exploring This Area of the Pacific Northwest

Welcome back to Just The Tip, our Friday mini episode series! This week we share more about ourselves so you can get to know the co-hosts behind the voices. Learn more about who we are, how we know each other, and what are plans are fo the future.
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Trip Meet Up: ⁠⁠⁠⁠New River Gorge Rafting Weekend June 7-10, 2024⁠⁠⁠⁠
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A Little Background on The Squad | Just the Tip

We’re sharing everything you need to know about the epic Havasupai Falls backpacking adventure! This 4 days, 3 night trip was our first backpacking experience, and we learned A LOT, so learn from us! We take you through the whole trail, to all 5 waterfalls, and along every step of this epic road trip and hiking girls adventure.
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Trips You Can Join: New River Gorge Rafting Weekend June 7-10, 2024
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Everything to Know About the Amazin Havasupai Falls

Welcome back to Just The Tip, our Friday mini episode series! This week, we reveal the top 10 items we always pack to make traveling more smooth, comfortable, and fun.

 Packing cubes
 Shoe bags
  Jewelry organizer
  Pill organizer 
  Collapsible water bottle
  Takon travel neck pillow
  Laundry bag
  Carabiners 
  Air Pods 
  Travel toothbrush and toothpaste set

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Trip Meet Up: ⁠⁠⁠New River Gorge Rafting Weekend June 7-10, 2024⁠⁠⁠
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Connect: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠and contact us at travelsquadpodcast@gmail.com to submit a question of the week or inquire about guest interviews and advertising.

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The Big Easy: Navigating Mardi Gras Madness in New Orleans

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