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Did you guys know that there is a Las Vegas-sized, buffet-style restaurant behind home plate at Dodger Stadium? OMG! Let's talk to you about it.  In this episode, we speak with Krista, the Senior Director of Enrollment and Community for Amigos International.  Amigos is a non-profit international youth organization that gives your children a real authentic, cultural experience in many parts of the world.  https://amigosinternational.org/online-info-sessions/ Website: http://amigosinternational.org/ Instagram: @amigos_americas LinkedIn: Amigos de las Americas (AMIGOS) Facebook: Amigos de las Américas Youtube: Amigos de las Américas Twitter: @AMIGOS_Americas   This is one of the cards we use to travel for free. Its worth it!  Stop using cash or your debit card! Earn 50,000 bonus points with any Southwest Rapid Rewards personal Credit Card. Business owners can earn up to 80,000 bonus points with Southwest Rapid Rewards business Credit Cards. I can be rewarded too, learn more.https://www.referyourchasecard.com/226o/W9JRJNHWL1  

In this episode we got to speak with award-winning, Travel and Lifestyle journalist, Alice Dubin about her recent article called, "I've traveled the world with two kids, these are the mistakes I'll never make again". There is a lot we can learn from her.  www.AliceDubin.com  https://lnk.bio/alicedubin https://www.instagram.com/alicedubin/  Click here for the beginner Southwest Credit Card you need to start earning points! Earn up to 40,000 bonus points with any Southwest Rapid Rewards personal Credit Card. Business owners can earn up to 80,000 bonus points with Southwest Rapid Rewards business Credit Cards. I can be rewarded too, learn more.  https://www.referyourchasecard.com/226d/1ARW0WOEZC

What we have always feared has finally happened. It has something to do with our oldest son and it all going to be different now but first, we want to tell you about our experience at the new The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.  Mike is pissed! 

We spent our 2021 Christmas in Puerto Morelos and Cancun, Mexico.  We got so many questions from you guys about where to stay, what is there to do, and most importantly, how safe is it. We tell you exactly what to do in order to minimize your risk for violence and covid.  For any questions, please DM us on: www.instagram.com/joinourvidaloca 

New Travel Covid Restrictions for Europe and what to know before you go. 1. Check https://apply.joinsherpa.com/travel-restrictions to check the latest restrictions in the country you want to visit.  2: Get Travel insurance: Shop around! We have used: https://www.trawickinternational.com/ 3. Meet our special guest for next weeks episode. Wendy Miller, author of "3 Secrets to the Happy Healthy Relationship you've always Fucking Wanted".  4: We answer questions about "how we do it". 5: We tell you about some of our Airbnb nightmares and how to avoid them! www.instragram.com/joinourvidaloca

So we finally traveled to Portugal, Greece, and Turkey during the rise of the Covid-19 Delta Variant. A few obstacles popped up, and we will tell you how we dealt with them.  Were we nervous? Did we throw caution to the wind? Did we wear masks? How was it getting tested in Europe?  We hope this helps with your travel plans.  https://portugalcleanandsafe.pt/en/passenger-locator-card https://travel.gov.gr/#/ instagram.com/joinourvidaloca

Our best friends want to leave their home for one year. What is holding them back? What are their concerns, goals, hopes, and hesitance? Have you ever wanted to do the same thing?  Oh yes, we were drinking while recording this, so sorry in advance. 

Ok, this episode is kinda loaded with different places. In this show, we tell you about Costa Rica and all the precautions they have taken during this pandemic.  https://www.trawickinternational.com/  https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sjols-los-suenos-marriott-ocean-and-golf-resort/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255-54ba596febe2&y_source=1_MzgxMzg0NC03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24uZ29vZ2xlX3dlYnNpdGVfb3ZlcnJpZGU%3D   Did we book tickets to Portugal? Is the EU open yet? What was Nashville like? Everything was freaking open! We felt weird being the only two wearing masks. LOL. 

We have been reading a lot of great articles on Medium.com. We came across one called, "Life Lessons Learned in My 40’s That I Wish I Could Tell My 20-Year Old Self" by George Ziogas. It made us think.  Hit the FOLLOW button, please. We would love to hear from you. Contact us with questions or comments. 

Today we speak to @Marty_SanDiego, who wrote a book called the "ABC Travel Greenbook". She is a world-traveling influencer doing her best to bring attention to major brands about diversity and inclusion.  You can find her here at: https://www.instagram.com/marty_sandiego/ and her book on Amazon.

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During the 2008 financial crash there was money to be made! Lots of it. People went from rich to freaking wealthy! Why not us? Why not you? One of Buffett's goals is "to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful." He also once stated, "Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble." The weather forecast is rain, lots of rain. Today we spent time with Capital Market Strategist and Investment Analyst J. Clinton Hill about what exactly is going on right now. Time to find out how to get in on the action. Invest a little now, so you can have that cash to travel all the time! https://jclintonhill.com/ You now have a claim to a stock like Apple, Ford, or Facebook. In order to keep this claim to your stock, sign up and join Robinhood using my link. http://join.robinhood.com/michael2392 . . Disclaimer: “Technically Speaking” nor comments made by J Clinton Hill are distributed for the purpose of providing individualized market advice. Information is mentioned or published with regards to securities in which it is believed that readers or podcast listeners may have interest and this report or podcasts only reflect sincere opinions on the investment markets and events or news impacting them. Nevertheless, this report and comments are not intended to be personalized recommendations to buy, hold, or sell securities. Investments in the securities markets, and especially in options or futures, are speculative and involve substantial risk. Each individual investor should determine their respective appropriate level of risk. It is recommended that you seek personal advice from your professional investment advisor and conduct further independent due diligence research before acting on any information published in this report. Most of the content contained herein is derived directly from information published by the companies mentioned in this report and/or from other sources deemed to be reliable, but without independent verification of such. Therefore, no assurance of the completeness or accuracy of information contained within is guaranteed and in no manner warrants or guarantees the success of any action which you take in reliance on its statements and opinions. Furthermore, comments or views expressed by any podcasts hosts which invite J Clinton Hill to participate are not endorsed by him and should not be construed or interpreted as an implicit recommendation to act upon or follow the advice of others merely because of his association or affiliation with said sponsors of such podcasts or any other media platforms that obtain his participation as a guest speaker. Disclosure: JCH Investment Advisory and Consulting Services, Hillbent.com LLC, or its affiliates may own positions in the equities or securities mentioned in this report. Lastly, note that no form of compensation is received from any of the companies covered in this report.    

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Why is Vanesa so sad? OMG! With the help of a very eye-opening article by David Allan from the Wisdom Project, we help you become a traveler and not an annoying, selfie-taking tourist.   Please write to us with your questions, and/or comments. Complaints should be directed to Vanesa.  https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/travel-smarter-wisdom-project/index.html By: David Allan https://twitter.com/davidgallan?lang=en

What a great conversation with Summer, an Expat from Los Angeles, California, now living in Amboise, Francia

Eight months in. We are now in Paris, France.  We address what we have learned traveling as a family for 8 months, we address some hate mail, and I also piss Vanesa off by stating a few things about palaces and castles. We do this all while drinking some of Frances best wine. You'll also find out how to find the best tours for kids!  Louvre Museum Family Kids Tour https://citywonders.com/paris-tours/versailles-family-tours-from-versailles   Thank you to these companies: https://www.instagram.com/webeepoppin/ https://www.marriott.com/default.mi https://www.southwest.com/ https://www.la-b.com/ Clothing line 2020 MicroClinic Initiative, Inc. | Kenya

We are live from Habana Cuba! Have you ever wondered what it is like in Cuba? We are sure you heard the stories on Cuban life but we got a chance to experience it for ourselves.  Live from our Airbnb in Old Town Habana, we tell you what it is like, what to expect, how to get there, and what to bring. Of course we had to record this episode while drinking some Habana Rum. Enjoy the episode. Azucar! 

Vanesa is back, we are buzzed, and the drink of choice for this podcast are mango mojitos. We sat down with Patty and Christian from Washington D.C. who walked away from their corporate jobs and the rat race to open a Worldschooling Community Hotel in Mexico with NO EXPERIENCE and people are loving it. Whats up to our 2 listeners in Korea! So if you are looking for an educational cultural experience, we have the place for you. It is called the Anahata Worldcshooling Community.  https://www.facebook.com/AnahataWorldschoolingCommunity/videos/576532302825967/ https://www.facebook.com/AnahataWorldschoolingCommunity/videos/289938758351897/ https://bit.ly/2C9MKTe   http://www.joinourvidaloca.com http://www.instagram.com/joinourvidaloca http://www.facebook.com/joinourvidaloca http://www.twitter.com/joinourvidaloca

I am scared for my kids because I have never been a great student, I had horrible grades, I was always "below" the standards, and I hated school. I am now in charge of homeschooling my two boys? Oh no! Are they in trouble? Lets ask board member and Co-Director of the HomeSchool Association of California, Erica Davis-Pitre.   http://www.joinourvidaloca.com http://www.instagram.com/joinourvidaloca http://www.facebook.com/joinourvidaloca http://www.twitter.com/joinourvidaloca

How the hell did this 29 year old kid figure out how to live his best life in Costa Rica now while we are all waiting until 65 to do it? What is the lifestyle here? How do locals deal with crime? Organic food is cheap here? WTF! Find out about how this young expat lives his best life every single day in paradise. Would you do the same? http://www.joinourvidaloca.com http://www.instagram.com/joinourvidaloca http://www.facebook.com/joinourvidaloca http://www.twitter.com/joinourvidaloca

We are live from deep inside the jungle in Costa Rica! We got tons of questions and we are here to answer them. Is Costa Rica safe? Good for kids? How are the roads? Do the bugs scare you? What is there to do? Easy to get around? We also tell you the story of Michael coming face to face with the "La Mafia" of Costa Rica. He got so scared!    http://www.joinourvidaloca.com http://www.instagram.com/joinourvidaloca http://www.facebook.com/joinourvidaloca http://www.twitter.com/joinourvidaloca

We are an ordinary, middle class family who use travel points to do extraordinary things. In this episode we tell you exactly how we get to travel so much. It is not neuorscience, you can do the same thing. If you are not interested in traveling, getting free flights, eating and drinking for free at airports, getting free rooms and upgrades to presidential suites, free rental cars, and living your best life, this may not be the podcast for you. Enjoy!    https://www.marriott.com/loyalty.mi   http://refer.amex.us/VANESL8zkf?xl=cp15   https://www.referyourchasecard.com/224/XUVIN94V4I       We Bee Poppin - Gourmet Popcorn Use the promo code "VidaLoca" for 20% off your total checkout.        http://www.joinourvidaloca.com http://www.instagram.com/joinourvidaloca http://www.facebook.com/joinourvidaloca http://www.twitter.com/joinourvidaloca

It is very rare to ever meet the person(s) who have inspired you to do what you love to do. How often does a young basketball player ever meet Michael Jordan, or a young astronaut ever meet Buzz Aldrin to say thank you? That is very rare. This year we sold our home, furniture, car, clothes, TVs and Nico’s favorite sippy cup to take our kids out of school and travel the world. We were inspired by a Facebook page called, "We are Worldschoolers" managed by Lainie Liberti and her son, Miro. She is partly responsible for helping us make the decision to travel the world and "Worldschool" our kids. We were thrilled to find out she was in Playa Del Carmen the same time we were there and reached out to her. We asked if we could have lunch with her and possibly do a podcast with her. We were ecstatic when she said yes.  Ladies and gentlemen, this is our podcast with the person who helped steer our ship.... Lainie Liberti, "We are Worldschoolers.”   https://www.facebook.com/groups/weareworldschoolers/ https://projectworldschool.com/ http://worldschoolfamilysummit.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaSWEhqmi-hnM25o9nfK1FQ https://www.instagram.com/projectworldschool/ https://www.instagram.com/worldschoolfamilysummit/

We met up with Vanesa’s high school friend Anna and her filmmaker husband Bruno in Barcelona and pop bottles in their bedroom. We talk lifestyle in Barcelona. We also touch on tourism danger, pick pockets, healthcare, terrorism, politics, and do they really use bidets? It is a fun conversation and we hope you enjoy it.

We got a chance to sit down with tour guide and party planner Ayfer (https://www.instagram.com/ayferanim/) from Istanbul, Turkey to find out what this city is all about.    We were being told by a lot of Americans to be careful going to Istanbul. We got nervous when we first arrived at our hotel and saw metal detectors. We even saw metal detectors in subways, malls, tourist attractions, and even some grocery stores. Also, what is up with all the bald men wearing white head bands with bloody scalps? Lets get into this conversation. #Istanbul #Turkey Http://www.instagram.com/joinourvidaloca

Today we sat down with new parents, business owners, and great people, Julie and Sebastian (https://www.instagram.com/aboutvintageofficial/) from Copenhagen, Denmark. With the help of our Instagram followers, we asked them WHY DA HELL is Copenhagen one of the highest taxed countries in the world and the most happiest place to live in? What are we doing wrong?  

One month into our family travel journey and we tell you how it is. We answer questions, we talk about what we have argued about, we talk about hate mail, and how you can do this with points. Why does Vanesa think she has three children and not two?

We are in Berlin, Germany! Lots of people have asked how Vanesa and I met and in this episode we chat with Jazmin, who not only introduced us but packed up and moved to Berlin. We talk about why and how she did it. We may be moving to Berlin! We love it here!!

We meet up with local tour guide Rimu from New Europe Tours for a cup of coffee and to talk about Amsterdam. During this podcast you will find out about "coffeeshops", "drug use", the "red light district", and why Amsterdam is a family friendly city.  Have fun with it. Find out about "selling kisses”

In this episode we talk with our Travel Besties, Los Angeles Real Estate Agent Julie, and Wholesale Mortgage Broker Fuzz. We talk about how Fuzz was like a whole lot of people who feels like he could not even get away for a week family vacation. He talks about how he felt going into a 28 day Spain adventure in 2017 and then a 3 week Greece vacation a year later. If you are ever on the fence on leaving for a family vacation, this story may help you. #JoinOurVidaLoca

Our first podcast. We have been talking about selling our house and everything we own so we can take our two young boys and travel the world. We did it.  We like to party, drink, dance, travel and sometimes parent.  This is our why! Why are we doing it now? Where are we going? How are we doing it? Listen to us here, follow us on:  http://www.instagram.com/joinourvidaloca  http://www.twitter.com/joinourvidaloca http://www.facebook.com/joinourvidaloca