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Are you a part of an organization either through volunteering, member, or employee that is looking for ways to raise funds? Does your child's sports team need to raise funds, or have you thought of creating a seminar that could benefit others? Today's show is about Fundraising Thru Travel.
The typical fundraiser is wearing people out, golf outings, casino nights, calendars, art auctions, etc we've been doing the same thing over and over for years. Try traveling as a group. If you belong to a church/synagogue/temple, chamber of commerce, private school, professional organization, sorority/fraternity and on then listening to today's show may give you some ideas on doing something different to raise lots of money and having fun as well.

Host Karen Duncan says think outside the box and travel all at the same time. She provides details on how you can help support your charity of choice and go on vacation with friends and fellow alumni. Plus today's show talks about the concern of traveling and public WiFi and the confusion Americans still have about Cuba.

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It's Panama Founders Day A National Holiday in Panama and also Expat Thursday. Have you ever considered retiring in another country well today we will be Dancing thru Retirement with Ruth Rivera.
Ruth Rivera is a high energy retiree from the United States by way of Puerto Rico who loves to dance. She and host Karen Duncan are both not slowing down as they live their best lives in Panama..Join in this fun and up beat show as they discuss all the=fun things they do in Panama, why Ruth decided to move there, things you should think about when deciding to make a move like that and more.

Plus today, Karen has some interesting personal thoughts about whether you are the type of person who would be a good candidate for living outside of your home country.

Travel news this week includes the back lash of the closing of the US government in January and how it's still affecting the travel industry and McDonalds near ancient sites really?

Do you travel with your children, did you know it makes for smarter and more rounded adults if you do? Learn more during travel trends.

And of course the Tech Tip Thursday with Wireless Travelers, it's time for back to school.. And so much more.

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Summer is drawing to a close and fall is knocking on the door, have you vacationed during this busy summer season or have you been waiting until the crowds die down? Some of the travel companies are offering some great deals during the fall to attract those of you who may have waited until the crowds were gone.
And this falls right in line with one of Karen's passions Sustainable Tourism. Karen addresses over tourism and how travel during the fall months provides lots of opportunities for less crowds, better pricing, and more diverse destinations.

Karen also gets personal about one of her bucket list that does not include travel at all, but will be addressed in a later episode on medical tourism. Find out what she's doing to get herself fabulous this fall.

Plus, the deals this week are just as fabulous with Southwest Airlines $49 airfare, discount carrier to Tahiti, Discount Europe trips for the 18-35 segment, and permits for the Inca Trail with Gadventures.

And you won't believe what's happening in Travel Trends this week, if you want to be a part of the Guinness Book of Records, or have always wanted to see a musical on London's Westend, you have got to listen to this episode. Of course we have Thursday's Tech Tips with Wireless Traveler and Travel News and the 12 Best Beaches on a cruise on Cruise Critic Corner

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Freestyle cruising with Business Development Director Lisa Eartmann of Norwegian Cruise Line is the guest speaker of today's show. Learn about Norwegian being the youngest fleet on the high waters, the creativity of the new ships, excursions, and new itineraries. If you have a bucket list then you want to hear how you can make your travel dreams come true all over the world with Norwegian Cruises.

Host Karen Duncan and Lisa have a fun time discussing some of the great new itineraries, like Tahiti to Hawaii, and some of the classics like Alaska and Europe..Find out about the wonderful promotions that include free and reduced air.

Are you a Baby Boomer? Then find out the trends in Boomer travel, legacy travel, exotic destinations and more!

And how about what not to wear on cruises in the Cruise Critic Corner of the show. Plus Thursday Tech Tips with Wireless Traveler. Today's show has something for everyone.

Who's listening to Your Bucket List Buster? People from all over the world. Like the show, and subscribe. Don't miss out on any past or future episodes.

When you have lemons sometimes you have to squeeze out some lemonade. Host Karen Duncan is unexpectedly in the Midwest for the middle of a heat wave. Due to a family emergency she gets to spend some unexpected time in Detroit, Michigan where everyone is complaining about the heat.
Well Karen is making the best of it and getting to see how Detroit is on the comeback from a serious downturn. Thanks to the folks at the Four Points by Sheraton in Romulus, Michigan she is able to provide you with this weeks, travel trends, travel news, and this week's travel deals.

This is the time of year travel suppliers are offering some great deals, Sandals Resorts, Viking River Cruises, and Globus Family of Tours just to name a few.

In travel news, ships cancelled Puerto Rico and now they are back. Find out what you need to do when traveling internationally so you can be notified of civil unrest or a government advisory in your vacation destination. And what are the cruise lines doing for passengers who signed up for Cuba cruises?

Going to Disney, a new adventure awaits starting in September taking you to the sky above Epcot.

All this plus Wireless Travelers best deals of the summer.

Parents beware!

Happy 4th of July everyone..Today's show can't be anymore about our freedoms, Cannabis Tourism around the world with Kolbe Rose from the Stoney Moose dispensary in Ketchikan, Alaska.
This topic is controversial to some and a matter of personal freedoms to others. Thats why it makes for a fun discussion. Find out how Kolbe Rose has risen in this industry from a trimmer on California grow farms to being a Manager and connoisseur in the legal business in Alaska..How this girl from farm country in Minnesota get here. Great discussion.

This topic also crosses world borders, Canada, and Amsterdam to name a few. Find out about Cannabis related activities and festivals, tours, consumption, and legalization. Cannabis is no longer underground in your parents basements or sneaking behind the bushes, it's fine wine and fine weed together on a tour.

Have a safe 4th!

Oh the fun of living abroad. Several months ago host Karen Duncan interviewed Joaquin Arias, Sales Director of El Palmar beachfront condos in Panama. But the interview never aired due to technical difficulties. They say all things happen for a reason, because Joaquin is back and this interview was even better than the first.

Joaquin provides some invaluable information about the process of buying internationally, especially in Panama. But his advise can be transferred anywhere in the world. But he also provides some great insight into his beautiful beachfront condo project being built near San Carlos, Panama.

Karen also tackles some serious travel news this week with Cuba cruise cancellings, illnesses and drama in the Dominican Republic, and airline cancellations. But don't let that deter you from listening because she also follows up this week with the next top ten destinations for LGBTQ in 2019. Plus Panama's growing culinary scene.

Chicago Architecture makes travel trends, and the Wireless Traveler is bonkers for women's soccer in Tech Tips this week. You don't want to miss this episode.

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Have you ever wondered if traveling with friends was a good idea? Will you continue to get along, will like each other when you get back home? Well this week's episode with host Karen Duncan is all about friendly destinations for the LGBTQ community and what its like to travel with friends, and meeting new friends while on vacation.

Karen interviews Grant Smith a new friend she and Mitchell met on their latest adventure. Grant, his wife Kerry, and their friends from home, Australia that is, Karen and Kevin have been friends for forever. They travel a lot together so Grant discusses the secret to making it work. Grant also talks about his extensive travel history and of course the beautiful country of Australia. Karen and Grant talk about the good times they had onboard the Norwegian Jewel, some of the things they did and how they became part of a little party group that met up everyday to enjoy each others company.

Karen also provides some highlights on the top 10 destinations for LGBTQ friendly destinations around the world. In celebration of Pride month, some of these destinations are a surprise, but some have been recognized for years for being inclusive places to visit.

Karen addresses warnings in the Dominican Republic and our first Canadian female cruise line captain in travel news, how to pack light in travel trends, and of course tech tips with Wireless Traveler.

Join Karen on one of the group trips for 2020, and learn about this weeks travel specials all on Your Bucket List Buster..

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This episode is a replay from 2017 about one of the fastest growing sports in the world, Pickleball. Host Karen Duncan in 2017 was just discovering pickleball and since then has taken up the sport since moving to Panama.
Sports travel is one of the leading trends in travel, people travel for amateur sports, like kids football, soccer, tennis, etc., but they also travel for professional sports as well..Who is your favorite pro or college team?
Learn about pickleball today on the show and see if its a sport you may want to pick up.

Also, find out the happiest places on the planet and what hotels are doing to help you sleep better, they are in the sleeping business.

Of course don't forget Thursday Tech Tips with our friends over at the Wireless Traveler.

The trip of a lifetime is the theme of this show with host Karen Duncan convincing her husband and better half to come on the show and discuss their recent trip North to Alaska. They cruised from Yokohama, Japan to Vancouver, Canada, and Alaska was the highlight.
Mitchell and Karen also starred in an episode of House Hunters International recently, in fact the night they left for Tokyo their episode aired and everyone saw it before them. But you'll see they are a fun couple to listen to as they explain the highlights and adventures of this trip. They even visited several dispensaries which was something they had never done before. What a trip! From the food Wagyu beef in Yokohama, to the King Crab Legs in Icy Point Straits, hiking to the glaciers and a bear scare!
Alaska is the destination of the week and even the travel news and travel trends are all about Alaska.
So listen in and join them next year on another cruise to Alaska. Yep it was that good their going back and want you to join them. Find out how on the show.
And of course our friends over at the Wireless Traveler have Tech Tips for the week.

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