Travel Squad Podcast
We’re the Travel Squad, long time friends traveling the world together - one passport stamp at a time! In this podcast Kim, Brittanie, and Jamal share international vacations, destination recommendation, national park adventures and recommended hikes, epic road trips, guided tour experiences, and show you how to make weekend getaways possible. All while providing tips, hacks, and travel advice to save money and get the most out of YOUR trips. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/travel-squad-podcast/support
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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 W...
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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...In this week's episode the Travel Squad Podcast is taking you with us on our Tulum vacation where we spent a full week exploring the best cenotes in Tulum, walking amongst the ancient Mayan ruins in, eating endless tacos, ceviche, enjoying our cerveza's and margarita's while lounging on the beach, as well as exploring nearby Bacalar, known as the Maldives of Mexico
On this trip to Tulum Mexico we explored four differen...
Welcome back to Just The Tip, our Friday mini episode series! This week Kim is taking you along on a full first class experience flying in an American Airline's first class cabin on a domestic flight from Austin, TX to Orlando, FL.
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Trip Meet Up: New River Gorge Rafting Weekend June 7-10, 2024
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This week’s episode is sharing 13 amazing national parks that you can see and enjoy with just ONE day! In honor of National Park Week April 20-28, 2024 we wanted to share some of our favorites and encourage you to take a day to visit.
White Sands
Dry Tortugas
Gateway Arch
Cuyahoga
Carlsbad Caverns - Don’t forget your headlamp for splunking!
Everglades - We LOVED this airboat tour!
Saguaro
Mammoth Cave
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Welcome back to Just The Tip, our Friday mini episode series! This week, we're sharing U.S., international, and national park destinations that are perfect for April travel.
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Trip Meet Up: New River Gorge Rafting Weekend June 7-10, 2024
Shop: Trip Itineraries, Amazon Storefront and TSP Merch
Connect: YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram and con...
This weeks Travel Throwback episode is taking you all the way back to Episode 57: Exploring Yellowstone National Park.
This episode is an "oldie but goodie", and features O.G. Squad member Zeina. Spring is here and it's the perfect time to start planning that spring trip to Yellowstone for this travel season or next.
Spring is a magical time to visit this park since there is still still snow, but not too much to pre...
Welcome back to Just The Tip, our Friday mini episode series! This week we're breaking down the perks and benefits of two of the top travel credit cards on the market today.
The Squad has both of these credit cards, we know them, we use them, we love them. And while both are great, each one offers different benefits with its point system, partners, and booking portal. Tune in to hear it all!
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Episode 237 - This week we’re going down to the Jersey Shore to live out our first bumping dreams in Seaside! On this 5-day vacation, we also visited Cape May, NJ and Philidelphia, PA where we met with honorary squadies IRL. These destinations are all close enough to bundle together for a trip to remember.
Book your room where we stayed in Cape May: The Mason Cottage
Get your Liquid IV hydration packets 20% using promo code TRAVELS...
Welcome to our first episode of Just The Tip! In this week's mini episode we each share our #1 favorite destination. It's hard to pick just one, but tune in to hear more about 3 hot spots around the country we love!
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Trip Meet Up: New River Gorge Rafting Weekend June 7-10, 2024
Shop: Trip Itineraries, Amazon Storefront and TSP Merch
In this weeks Travel Throwback episode we are going way back to Episode 56: Hiking Grand Teton National Park.
This episode is an "oldie but goodie", and features O.G. Squad member Zeina. Spring is here and it's the perfect time to start planning that spring trip to Grand Teton National Park for this travel season or next.
Spring is a magical time to visit this park since there is still still snow, but not too much t...
Welcome back, travelers! In today's episode, we're diving into the stunning landscapes and rich history of Berchtesgaden, Germany. We continued on to Berchtesgaden after our time in Munich celebrating Oktoberfest to enjoy the stunning Bavarian Alps.
Join us as we recount our adventures hiking through the national park, cruising on the crystal-clear waters of Konigssee Lake, exploring the iconic Eagles Nest, marveling at th...
In this weeks episode we are giving you a Travel Throwback to one of our most popular episodes, Episode 43: Traveling Through Japan – Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, and Hiroshima [Part 2 of 2]
This episode is an "oldie but goodie" and features OG Squad member Zeina. Japan is an amazing country and one of The Squad's favorite countries we’ve ever visited on our epic travels. Japan continues to be one of the more popular tourist d...
Episode 232 - We’re sharing our experience at Oktoberfest for the very first time! We break down the tents, the outfits, the food, the giant beers, how to get into the event and how to survive it. Plus some nearby experiences in Munich to see more of Germany when you come for this epic event.
For this trip we booked the Neuschwanstein Castle Tour from Munich, stayed in this Munich Hotel, and purchased this eSIM from Airalo. We also...
In this weeks episode we are giving you a Travel Throwback to one of our most popular episodes, Episode 42: Tokyo, Japan: Things to See and Do [Part 1 of 2]
This episode is an "oldie but goodie" and features OG Squad member Zeina. Japan is an amazing country and one of The Squad's favorite countries we’ve ever visited on our epic travels. Japan continues to be one of the more popular tourist destinations worldwide and...
Episode 230 - Traveling for events shows you more of the spirit of a city. Austin, TX comes alive in March for the 10-day conference/festival/city takeover that is South by Southwest. In this episode we break down what exactly this event is, how to travel in Austin during the 10-days and how to go to events for free, plus we share tons of tips for enjoying all the free drinks, food, live music, activations, and entertainment in the...
In this Travel Tuesday Flashback Episode we are bringing you another full list of iconic national parks without hiking to see and enjoy. We love an “easy day” of 12 mile hikes to reach peak summit views as much as the next person, but sometimes you want to relax and just sightsee in America’s most beautiful natural preserves. Some of these national parks have truly easy trails and overlooks accessible by car or paved paths, or othe...
Episode 228 - Come with us on a week trip to Greece exploring ancient ruins in Athens, beach clubs and nightlife in Mykonos, and the luxurious experiences Santorini has to offer. We share Greece travel tips, the route to take, the things to do in Greece you have to experience on your trip and share why Greece is one of our top 3 favorite places in the world.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Thrifty Traveler Premium to f...
This weeks Travel Flashback Episode is for the traveling twosomes out there! Whether you're a couple in love, or a couple of friends, this week's episode is giving all of our best tips for traveling as a couple. We cover making both of you happy, how to plan together cohesively without creating friction when there is a difference of opinion, what to do when you want to do different things, and tell stories of some of our be...
Episode 226 - We’re sharing a step-by-step guide on how to plane an international vacation. This episode will help ease the minds of newbie to international travelers with tips to make the planning process easier, how to navigate a new country, and tips for safety, saving money, and booking. If you have not yet traveled out of the county, but you’ve really been wanting to, this is the episode for you!
Here are some resources we rec...
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