Your Bucket List Buster

Your Bucket List Buster

By Karen Duncan MS, CTC, DSSociety & CulturePlaces & Travel
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Your Bucket List Buster episodes

  • Life is Your Bucket List
    Life is your Bucket List, at least that's the life guest speaker Dale Gebhardt is living onboard his sailboat Arios. Karen has a fun interview with Dale as he explains his past life in corporate, early retirement and traveling the world on the seas.

    They also talk about his ability to see how the earth is impacted by our life choices as humans and what our responsibilities are to correct what we are doing to it.

    Karen, provides the top 5 bucket list trends for 2019 with the help of MyLife'samovie.com

    This week's travel news may be of concern if you are homesharing your home, or have a DWI and want to enter Canada. And then with Memorial Day being this weekend, which cities create the most challenge to fly through.

    Don't miss out on listening to Your Bucket List Buster which you can now hear on iHeart Radio as well. subscribe today!
    51 min
  • Bucket List Bundling with Apple Leisure Group
    All kinds of excitement on this show as Karen Duncan interviews Ben Recob the education and implementation director of Apple Leisure Group. One of the premier tour companies in the United States.
    ALG can take you anywhere in the world with some of the best hotels, and by bundling your flights, hotel, and tours you save. Ben talks about his rise to this position and how he ended up in the travel and tourism business.
    Karen, has been a travel agent partner with this organization since she became a travel professional many many years ago.
    Plus you can hear the excitement in her voice as she describes the bucket list she's about to check off on her upcoming adventure. Did you know it doesn't always have to be about travel on your bucket list, listen to what some of the things Karen checked off this past weekend and some of the items coming up.

    Don't forget to subscribe to Your Bucket List Buster podcast this week so you can listen about the trip from Tokyo to Vancouver with Karen.. Like her Facebook page, Your Bucket List Buster, Instagram, and YouTube so you don't miss the pictures as well.
    1 hr 8 min
  • Bucket List Busting with David McDougal
    This is a fun one! Bucket List Busting with David McDougal, a family friend of host Karen Duncan and an advent budget traveler, David takes Karen and the audience on an adventure.
    As Karen and David prepare to travel to Japan, Russia, through Alaska up to Vancouver, they compare notes on what they are doing to prepare for this bucket list trip. It's David's first cruise and Karen's first trip to Asia, and her longest adventure yet.
    Different generations, different experiences, but some of the same. Are you a Four Seasons traveler or more budget conscious? This podcast and upcoming trip will provide a opportunity to see how you can do your bucket list no matter what your budget. David provides some great stories of his past adventures and how he is looking forward to staying at a capsule hotel in Tokyo and going to a traditional bath house. Plus some great tips on backing light and stretching your budget to get more from your experience.
    But these two friends have some similarities as well, eating some great food, meditating at a Zen Buddhist temple, and spending some quality time together with friends and family!

    Plus Cruise Critics 17 Worst Cruise Packing Mistakes and Japan's coolest Cafe Bathroom.. And Karen got her mobile WiFi device from Wireless Traveler to continue her connections while abroad.
    You want to make sure you subscribe to the show so you can follow their adventure.
    1 hr 19 min
  • Matt Paul Bicycle Adventures 41819
    Wow talking adventures around the world, Your Bucket List Buster host, Karen Duncan connects with Matt Paul of Bicycle Adventures to discuss active and bicycle tours. One of the hottest trends in active travel is bicycle touring. You don't have to be a professional cyclist to get in on this experiential travel experience.
    There is no better way to get involved in the culture of a destination than through cycling through is communities, seeing the landscape, meeting the people, and did we mention being able to eat as much as you want because you've earned it.
    Bicycle Adventures lays out the red carpet for their guest, you don't have to lift a figure, just get on that bike and see the world.
    Ebikes is a discussion or question for travel trends this week..Is it cheating, is it a way to get newbies into cycling tours, or does it make life that much more fun? What are your thoughts?

    Plus Wireless Traveler is providing Karen the technology she needs for her upcoming bucket list trip to Japan, Russia, and Alaska.
    You don't want to miss this adventure..Grab your bike and take a ride while you listen to Your Bucket List Buster
    1 hr 22 min
  • Living the Expat Life Joaquin Arias El Palmar
    Is living abroad on your bucket list, then this week episode may help you make some decisions to move or not!

    Host Karen Duncan is the living the expat life and has loads of resources and opinions of what its like emotionally and physically to make that decision.

    This weeks show is how to decide if you are ready, how does it feel to move away from family and friends, how to start feeling connected in your new home country, and what are some of the things people don't tell you.

    What do you have to do to be successful in a move this way. Well this weeks show is about finding the right place to live once you get there, with guest speaker Joaquin Arias who is one of the representatives of a new development in Panama describing what it's like to live Beach side. El Palmar is building a second phase with fantastic views and the perfect location in Panama, for a new home, a vacation, home, or an investment property.

    Karen also discusses trends in expat living. Plus this weeks travel news, where does your favorite airlines stand in US rankings.

    Group travel trips, this weeks specials, and of course our friends at Wireless Traveler.

    Due to some technical difficulties, Joaquin's interview will air later this week..It's called Panama living!

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    1 hr
  • Savor the Sea with Bryan Coates of Oceania Cruises
    Super fun and exciting show about Savoring the Sea, a culinary experience with Oceania Cruises.

    Bryan Coates the Business Development Manager South and Southwest US hits off with host Karen Duncan as they discuss, the Oceania Cruises difference. Bryan, talks about how he ended up being a successful BDM with one of the premier cruise lines in the industry, his climb to fame, being on Your Bucket List Buster.
    They discuss the top ranking of Oceania's culinary program, wines, themes, destinations, and the size of their ships..Plus who is the perfect Oceania customer, or is there one?
    Karen also uses her Educational Moment to reiterate the importance of travel documents before embarking on your next cruise.
    Plus one of the hottest trends for 2019, Solo traveling. You don't have to be young or old to decide you want to spend some time traveling the world without friends or family. Travel providers like Gadventures, Norwegian Cruise Line, and others are starting to cater to this growing segment of traveler. And lots of women are going it alone now days.
    The folks at the Wireless Traveler provide some invaluable information for the Study Abroad students about to leave home and how they can stay in touch.
    Plus cruise safety, group trips and this week's specials..All on Your Bucket List Buster

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    1 hr 26 min
  • Catch The Waves, Cruising
    It's all things cruising this week on Your Bucket List Buster. Host Karen Duncan provides a wealth of news and trends revolving around cruising.

    •Best cruise for non-cruisers
    •Things not to do on sea days
    •What to do about sea sickness
    •Carnival Cruise lines woes with Antiguan government
    •Celebrities get in on the cruise action, Jon Bon Jovi and Oprah
    •A new tool for finding cheap air around the world
    •Announcement about the red light district in Amsterdam
    •Wireless Traveler and more
    •Plus her new favorite travel app-Vacation Countdown
    Plus Bejing is this week's destination of the week, and Karen gives a sneak peak about upcoming topics for her show

    Like her on Facebook and Instagram. Listen, Like, and Share!
    1 hr 3 min
  • The Beaches are Back 32119
    Whew, this week's episode is jammed packed with lots of spring break goodness.
    1.Katie Harwood with GAdventures is back to talk about GNormous promotions and destinations
    2.This weeks specials include Gadventures top destinations and discounts
    3.Find out what Carnival Cruise Line will be the first to do
    4.Announcing the first woman at the helm of a brand new ship due in 2020 and what she's doing in the mean time.
    5.Tragedy in New Zealand teaches us a another lesson about travel protection
    6.Are the sheets the first thing you check in a hotel, guess what else you should be looking for
    7.Where is the world’s best beach
    8.Wireless Traveler goes to Cuba this week, and more
    This episode is fast past and loaded with great information so don't miss it.

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    1 hr 10 min
  • Japanese Adventure
    Such an exciting show this week on Your Bucket List Buster with Host Karen Duncan.

    This week's show starts out with one really big travel news item and question, The grounding of the Boeing 737-8..Is this a good thing without knowing if the two crashes of this plane were related, or is this what's best for travelers as they do the investigation?

    Next question to be answered on Your Bucket List Buster Facebook page: Could you live on a cruise ship?

    Karen gives you lots to think about as she clears up the confusing news about whether Americans will need a Visa to travel to some European countries starting in 2021.

    Find out some money saving tips while cruising, and which amenity you don't want to pass on.

    This week's destination of the week is Japan, as Karen prepares to travel to Japan in upcoming weeks, she lets you know a list of exciting things to do while there that are on her and her husbands bucket list.

    And of course this weeks Featured Group Trip and Tech Tips with Wireless Travelers special offer just for listening to the show...

    Don't miss out subscribe to Your Bucket List Buster on your favorite platform and follow Karen on Facebook and Instagram so you can see all of her pictures on upcoming and past trips, plus answer the questions of the week.

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    51 min
  • It's Springbreak Time
    It's that time of year again, Springbreak. Whether you've planned your vacation or looking for some last minute getaways, this podcast will provide you some invaluable information.
    1. Learn the 10 top less expensive places to travel with things to do in 2019
    2. River cruising is getting younger and more active
    Plus discover some really different experiences through river cruising, like top Bucket list Cruise, Most Disconnected Cruise, Most Undiscovered Place to River Cruise, and more...
    3. Listen for this weeks specials
    4. Cannibis in Hawaii anyone, find out about this new service in the tourism industry in this state
    5. This weeks featured group trip, the destination, what's included, and how you can join in
    And last but not least this weeks question, does it matter to you what your flight crew looks like or dresses like?
    An exciting and information filled show to say the list. Host Karen Duncan is waiting to hear from you on Social Media with your answers Facebook and Instagram: YourBucketListBuster
    48 min

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"Create the life you've dreamed of living, find your passion, by traveling the world"
Your Bucket List Buster travel show helps you make your bucket list dreams come true. Host, Karen Duncan, has…