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One way to better understand a city is to learn about its art scene.  Art museums and art galleries provide both beauty and a deeper cultural understanding to your travel.  In today’s episode, Alison and Stephanie speak with Rosie about her time in London, where she worked at Sotheby's Auction House and attended the Courtauld Institute of Art.  She will talk about her time in the art world in London and give tips on how to make the most of a city’s art scene during your travel.

Are you a book lover? If so, this one's for you! In this episode, Alison and Stephanie speak with Chris, an English teacher and antiquarian bookseller, about her time traveling through the UK visiting bookstores and literary locations.  We will also do a deep dive into the Lake District of England, known to inspire many renowned authors. She will provide tips to enhance your travel by adding literary fun into your trip.

Would you like to create a custom travel experience?  In this episode, we learn how Don, an event planner in the United States, collaborated with a local company to create a custom cycling tour in Northern Vietnam for 29 cyclists.   He will share tips about how to work with a local tour company to create a custom travel experience that works for you!

Would you like to incorporate cycling into your travel?  One of the best ways to see a region is by bicycle!  In this Dual Perspectives series, we learn about a group cycling tour through Northern Vietnam from both the participant’s and planner’s perspectives.  In this episode, Alison and Stephanie speak with Ed, an avid cyclist, about his experience participating in this group tour and get tips to make the most from a cycling trip.  Next month we will hear from Don, a longtime event organizer, about how he worked with a local tour company to create this large cycling tour.

Would you like to communicate with friends while traveling and create a digital travel journal at the same time?  In this episode, Alison and Stephanie learn about the digital travel log, Polarsteps, from Lauren, our first repeat guest and avid world traveler. She discusses her 11.5 month travel adventure, including her time in Albania, and teaches us how she digitally documented her trip in real time. If you would like to hear our previous interview with Lauren about working remotely from abroad, check out Season 1, Episode 12.

The 2026 Winter Olympics held in both Milan and Cortina, Italy was a global sporting event encompassing 19 days of competition. In this episode, Alison and Stephanie interview Dana and Patrice, mother and aunt respectively to Olympic Alpine skier, AJ Hurt, about their experience attending the Winter Olympics. They will discuss what it is like to be there in person, as well as give tips for anyone who would like to attend. The next Olympics will be held in the summer of 2028 in Los Angeles, California.

Want to climb a mountain?  In part three of our three-part series called, “Climb Every Mountain!”  Alison and Stephanie discuss advanced mountain climbing with Heidi Richards, a mountain climber and guide who is one of only approximately 500 people who have climbed the Seven Summits, which are highest mountains on each continent.  Climbing all seven peaks is considered one of the greatest mountaineering challenges in the world.

This is part two of our three-part series heralding in the New Year called, “Climb Every Mountain!”  In this series we arelearning about beginner, intermediate, and advanced mountain climbing and finding inspiration from these endeavors to tackle our goals for the year.  Today Alison and Stephanie speak with Dr.  Theresa Szczurek about the lifelessons she took away from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa.  To learn more about Dr. Szczurek visit her website at www.TMSworld.com.

This is episode one of a three-part series heralding in the new year called, “Climb Every Mountain!”  In this series we will discuss beginning, intermediate, and advanced mountain climbing and use these travel adventures as a metaphor for goal setting.  In this beginner episode, Alison and Stephanie discuss trekking through the Rhyolite Mountains of Iceland.  Whether or not you plan to climb a literal mountain, we hope you will be inspired by this series to climb your own internal mountain this year.

There are many ways to get into the holiday spirit and many holidays to celebrate during the winter months. In this episode, Alison and Stephanie will interview Rachel, a travel agent, about planning a family vacation to visit various Christmas markets throughout Europe. They will learn how to plan a themed trip like this, the various activities that you can do at the Christmas markets, and how this trip set the tone for their holiday season.

The number one bucket list trip for Americans surveyed in 2025, according to Talker Research, is to road trip across the USA. In this episode, Alison and Stephanie put a spin on this bucket list item by interviewing an Englishman about his six-week road trip through 28 states. They will learn about road tripping through the USA and get a British perspective on America.

Have you ever wanted to attend Burning Man or learn more about it?  Today all your questions will be answered!  In this episode, you will learn about this 9-day event, described on their website as a global cultural movement advancing a more creative, connected, and thriving society.  We will discuss how someone goes about attending Burning Man, the various activities that you can participate in, and the “bigger purpose” of the event.

Want to find out the current travel trends for Americans?  Join Alison and Stephanie as they interview Van Darden from Talker Research to discuss their new 2025 travel trends report and the importance of understanding these trends for both business and fun.  They then hear Van discuss his love of San Antonio, Texas, one of the top 10 most populous cities in the USA. To see the entire travel trends report you can visit Talkerresearch.com/travel

Do you want to take a bucket list trip?  If so, get inspired by hearing how this family seized the opportunity of a two-week time availability to take the trip of a lifetime!  In this episode, we will learn about how they chose this bucket list activity, the excitement of viewing many animals, including the Big 5 (lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and Cape buffalo), and their reflections on the trip.

We conclude this Dual Perspectives series with the husbands discussing their thoughts on joint couples travel. They also talk about their recent trip to Ireland with a focus on their time in Dublin.  If you would like to hear the wives' perspectives, please listen to Season 2 Episode 6.  Through these two episodes, we learn the similarities and differences between the wives' and husbands' experiences to get a deeper understanding of joint couples travel and Ireland.