The World Wanderers Podcast

This week on the podcast, we’re doing a bit of a life update, sharing about our recent trips to Hawaii and Cabo, as well as giving you some big personal news and show updates.

We kick off the episode by talking about our first trip of 2024, which was a family vacation to Maui, Hawaii. We talk about what it was like to visit Maui post-pandemic and after the Lahaina fires and share a little bit about what we did while we were there.

We also talk about our trip to Cabo San Lucas, comparing it to other Mexican beach destinations and discussing travel logistics, accommodations, and activities.

The episode concludes with some big personal news about expecting a second baby very soon, preparations for welcoming a second baby to the family, and a temporary pause on the podcast to focus on family life.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

This week on the podcast, we’re excited to welcome back Andy Corbley, a traveler, writer, and the founder of World at Large News.

In this episode, Andy discusses significant changes in his life, including becoming a father and publishing his travel book, On The Face Of It: A Traveler On His World.

The conversation covers Andy's unique approach to travel literature, his recent travels, and the process of writing and publishing his book. Andy also shares his insights on human kindness across cultures and what’s next for him travel-wise, his future projects (including a second book), and much more.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

This week on the podcast, we’re chatting with Nathan Aguilera, a long-time friend and recurring guest, to discuss his ten-year journey as a digital nomad and food blogger.

In this episode, Nathan shares his experiences visiting nearly 70 countries across five continents, managing an online business, and launching a new project targeting LGBTQ+ nomads. The conversation spans topics such as the trials and joys of digital nomadism, the impact of the pandemic on travel blogging, finding community on the road, and Nathan's tips for aspiring nomads.

We also delve into broader themes of safety for LGBTQ+ travelers, adapting to changes in the blogging industry, and the importance of connecting with locals. Nathan highlights some of his favorite travel destinations, including Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Madrid, mentions his worst airline experience, and much more.

We hope you enjoy it! You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com.

In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Margaux Miller, a global community builder in the tech industry. Margaux shares her experiences as a woman in tech, her advocacy efforts, and how she leverages LinkedIn for networking during her travels and remote work.

She delves into balancing work and travel, including tips for slow travel, the benefits of staying a month in places, the implications of renting out a home, and the advantages of targeted networking.

Margaux also shares her intricate process of researching locations based on parameters like Wi-Fi access and proximity to co-working spaces before settling in for work, emphasizing the importance of insurance and local advice. Her journey shows the evolution of work and travel, providing keen insights for potential digital nomads and other solo female travelers.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

This week on the podcast, we are diving into the final part of our Argentina series, focused on the captivating city of Buenos Aires.

Often called the "Paris of South America," Buenos Aires offers a vibrant cultural scene, rich history, and a unique blend of European and Latin American influences. Join us as we share our experiences and insights into exploring Buenos Aires!

In this episode, we talk about what it was like to visit Buenos Aires for the second time (nine years later), how long we went for, what we did, where we stayed, some of the best neighborhoods to stay in as a digital nomad, the food scene, a few recommendations for top tourist activities in the city, and more!

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

In this episode of the podcast, we are talking about our experience in Bariloche, a city located in Argentina’s Patagonia region.

We talk about our time spent in the city, its stunning alpine scenery, and its location in the Lake District near the Chilean border. We also discuss the city’s climate and the surprisingly cold weather that we encountered during our visit. Despite this, we still managed to get out for some adventures!

Our adventures included a visit to the Cerro Campanario viewpoint, drives along the scenic Circuito Chico, and hiking excursions. We also mention some of the restaurants and breweries we enjoyed, including a high tea experience at Hotel Llao Llao.

Despite some challenges, such as inclement weather and illness, we highly recommend Bariloche for its beauty, food, and family-friendly atmosphere, and we can’t wait to go back!

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

We're kicking off 2024 with our first podcast episode about our trip to Argentina!

We spent the month of November 2023 in Argentina and are so excited to share about our adventures. 🤩

In this episode, we talk about why we decided to go to Argentina, where we went and why, and how we were preparing for this trip for an almost two-year-old toddler. We also share how our travels to Argentina went and our first impressions of Bariloche.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

It's the most wonderful time of the year! That's right, the holiday season is upon us and that means it's time to review 2023.

In this episode, we reflect on the last year, including where we went, what we did in each place, how each trip was, and some of our highlights from the year.

We start by talking about our trip to Panama and Colombia and what we learned about balancing parenthood with traveling. We also dive into our trips to Japan, Canada, the US, and Argentina, discussing our experiences in each country and the valuable lessons we learned along the way.

Since we spent 2023 based in Mexico, we had lots of opportunities to explore, so we also share about the domestic trips we took this year. Finally, we end the episode by sharing what's next for us in 2024 and some of the upcoming trips that we have planned!

Happy holidays, and we'll see you in 2024! 🤩

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

Beautiful Bariloche 😍🇦🇷

We’re pretty behind on sharing content from our latest trip to Argentina, but here’s our first photo dump from Bariloche!

This place is stunning and is a must on any Argentina travel itinerary!

This week on the podcast, we are excited to chat about Lou's first year of air travel. Months 0-12 were some of our favorites... but then again, every day with Lou is our favorite.

​We kick things off by sharing the different stages and ages that we've traveled with Lou and what we've learned through these different trips. We also share our top tips for traveling with a baby of 0-6 months, as well as what changes when traveling with a baby of 6-12 months.

​This episode includes tips for traveling with car seats, strollers, baby carriers, and diaper bags. We also cover how to pack for a flight, snacks, activities, the difference between traveling with a small baby vs. an almost-toddler, why traveling at this age is actually awesome, and much more.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

This week on the podcast, we are joined by Rekha Magon. Rekha is the co-founder of Boundless Life, an avid world traveler, and an ed-tech entrepreneur. She leads the charge for Boundless Education and is wholeheartedly passionate about creating a purposeful and personalized, hands-on learning approach where children learn by experiencing the world. This is a philosophy and approach to learning that we are really aligned with, so we were really excited to talk with Rekha!

In this episode, we talk about Rekha's philosophy on childhood education, how and why she co-created Boundless Life, what the process of creating a worldschooling program has been like, where they have programs and what these programs offer families, and much more.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

This week on the podcast, we are joined by Hannah Dixon. Hannah is a VA and Freelancer Coach, Recruiter, and the Founder of Digital Nomad Kit. Committed to creating a more equitable future through the freedom and accessibility of freelancing, her teachings have readied 27,000 learners in over 170 countries to work with leading entrepreneurs across all industries. With 15 years as a full-time digital nomad, her insights are highly sought-after, contributing regularly to publications like Business Insider and Forbes, and delivering global talks on her areas of expertise.

In this episode of the podcast, Hannah shares a bit about her travel story and how she got into working as a VA, why she created Digital Nomad Kit, why becoming a VA is a great career for travelers and digital nomads, tips for getting started as a VA, and much more! This episode is jam-packed with goodness.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

It was Independence Day in Mexico this past weekend! 🇲🇽💃🏻 (no, it’s not Cinco de Mayo!)

We headed into Queretaro’s historic Centro to check out the beautiful decorations and listened to the fireworks from the comfort of our home while our toddler slept! 😆

Mexican Independence Day is a really fun time to be in Mexico with all the festivities! Over the years, we’ve been lucky to experience it in a few different cities.

Have you celebrated Mexican Independence Day in Mexico before?!

This week on the podcast, we are joined by our friends Mitko & Sarah Karshovski. Mitko & Sarah are full-time digital nomads who are currently based in Mexico. In 2022, they adopted a dog named Dexter and are here to share what life has been like traveling and being nomadic with a pet.

In this episode, Mitko & Sarah share their considerations when deciding to get a dog, what is required to fly with a dog, how having a dog has made travel different than it was before, what they've learned over the last year of traveling with Dexter, and much more! 🐶

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

This week on the podcast, we are joined by Heath & Alyssa Padgett! Their story started with a 50-state cross-country road trip in an old RV as two broke newlyweds. After they finished that trip, they had fallen in love with travel and couldn't imagine going back to what they were doing before... but they also wanted to create value in their work and careers.

Over the last eight years, they've written two best-selling books, started and sold a software business, and hosted a conference for fellow RV entrepreneurs. To keep traveling, they sold all their businesses, giving them the time to enjoy traveling with their two beautiful kiddos. They're currently splitting their time between Colorado and international travels as a family of four, and our paths crossed outside of a Starbucks in Kanazawa, Japan!

In this episode of the podcast, Heath & Alyssa share a bit about their journey as travelers, entrepreneurs, and parents, including why they love traveling the world by RV, how they've been able to strike a balance between working and traveling, what it was like traveling Japan in an RV, what's next for them, and much more.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

We're wrapping up our Japan series with an episode on Tokyo! 🇯🇵 While there are literally thousands of things to see and do in Tokyo, we narrowed down some of our favorite experiences to create a list of ten awesome things to see and do there.

In this episode, we talk about the Tokyo Skytree, the Tokyo Tower, some of our favorite neighborhoods and parks to explore, where to see cherry blossoms, the Shibuya crossing, the Tsukiji fish market, a few unique experiences that you don't want to miss in Tokyo, and much more!

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

This week on the podcast, we're talking about Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, and Nara. We based ourselves in Osaka for nearly two weeks and took that opportunity to explore the city of Osaka, including the Osaka Castle, Dotonburi, Universal Studios Japan, and some of the amazing restaurants and arcades that Osaka has to offer. We also took a number of day trips from Osaka and explored Kyoto, Kobe, and Nara.

In this episode, we share why we chose Osaka, what the city is like, as well as what we did on each of our day trips, and much more.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

This week on the podcast, we are continuing to share our adventures from Japan! 🇯🇵

In this episode, we're joining you from Tokyo and talking about our travels to Yudanaka and Shibu Onsen in Nagano prefecture, where we stayed at a ryokan, enjoyed the onsens, and saw the snow monkeys! 🐒

We also share a little bit about our time in Kanazawa, including what we did, where we went, and what we've been learning on this trip, traveling with a baby.

We really loved our time in Yudanaka and Kanazawa and would definitely recommend adding them to your list of awesome places to travel in Japan! ❤️

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

Hello from Japan! This week on the podcast, we are joining you from Osaka. In this episode, we give you a play-by-play on how our long travel day went, including the three-hour drive to Mexico City, six hours waiting in the airport for our flight, our 15-hour long-haul flight, and then the three hours from touchdown until we arrived at our hotel.

We talk about what it was like to arrive in Japan, how we dealt with the jet lag, and how baby Lou did through all of the travels and big changes. We also talk about how nice it's been to be back in Japan after six years and how much we're enjoying the cleanliness, organization, efficiency, and quietness of the country! Plus, we share a little bit about what it was like to revisit Tokyo six years later, including some of the things we did during our first few days there.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

This week on the podcast, we're talking about our upcoming trip to Japan! This is our first time taking Lou on a long-haul flight, and in this episode, we share the preparation we've done for both the trip and the flight.

We talk about why we're going to Japan, how we planned this trip differently than others, what has gone into our preparation for a 15-hour flight and the jetlag that will follow, and much more.

You can expect updates from Japan very soon! 😊

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

Konnichiwa 👋🏼 from Japan! 🇯🇵🌸

We’re so happy to be back in one of our favorite countries in the world and can’t wait to share more updates soon!

This week on the podcast, we are answering a few questions submitted by listeners of the show! We're talking about life in Mexico, raising a child abroad, safety concerns, our favorite tacos, what's on our travel bucket lists, and more!

This episode was really fun to record, so hopefully you guys enjoy it, and if you have a question that you'd like us to answer, feel free to send it our way for the next Q&A episode. 🤩

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

Mexico is an amazing place for a beach vacation, a road trip, or a few weeks or months of traveling around! There is so much to see and do in Mexico, but because it's such a big, diverse country, we often get asked about the best way to travel Mexico.

In this week's podcast episode, we discuss the best ways to get around Mexico, including by plane, bus, or car. We share considerations for each, companies that we recommended, the pros and cons of each mode of transportation, price considerations, and more.

We hope this episode is informative and helps you plan your next trip to Mexico! 🇲🇽

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

This week on the podcast, we are talking all about the month we spent in Medellin, Colombia, this past January. This was our first big nomad trip since having Lou, and we were super excited to get back on the road and explore a city that we haven't been to in nine years!

In this episode, we share why we decided to go to Medellin, where we stayed, what our first impressions of Medellin were nine years later, what we did, the weekend trips we took outside the city, and some of our biggest takeaways from doing nomad life with a baby.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

This week on the podcast, we are talking about our most recent trip to Panama City, Panama! You may remember that we were living in Panama City in 2019 and 2020 and left really suddenly at the start of the pandemic. It's been almost three years since we were there last, and we were so excited to return, this time with our littlest world wanderer!

In this episode, we talk about why we went back to Panama, what we did, what we would recommend on a three-day layover, what Panama City is like now and how it's changed since 2020, as well as what it's been like traveling with Lou!

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

Celebrating the February birthdays in our family (Amanda & Lou) with a week in Puerto Vallarta! 😍 These sunsets never get old!

Look who we caught up with in Medellin! 😍 If you've listened to the podcast for a while then you've probably heard Jake and Michelle and their two littles (now 3!) on the show before!

We first met this traveling family back in 2017 in Bali and we've since seen them in Mexico, Panama and now Colombia! It's always fun to catch up with fellow travelers and nomads around the world, and we love how we can pick up exactly where we left off and it's almost like no time has passed! This visit was extra special because since we saw each other last, we've added 2 little humans to the world!

We can't wait to see where we hang out next in the world! 🌎✈️

This week on the podcast, we are joined by Mark Wolters. Mark is a Ph.D. professor of marketing, a professional traveler, and a YouTuber. He shares his worldly experiences with over 3 million loyal Wolter's World followers every month, and he has made it his mission to share wholesome, honest travel and culture advice.

In this episode, Mark shares how he fell in love with travel, how he has balanced travel with working full-time as a marketing professor, his journey with creating videos on YouTube, some of his favorite places, a few overrated places, and much more.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app or on the website at www.theworldwanderers.com!

Medellín 2023 vs Medellín 2014! 🇨🇴 A lot has changed for us in the last 9 years and it was fun to explore Medellin again during a completely different chapter of life! We loved the city both times and are already planning our next trip back! 🙊

Have you been to Medellin? If so, did you love it as much as we did?

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year! 🎄 We'll be offline for the rest of the year enjoying some quality time as a family and we'll see you in 2023!