Travel Instigator

Join us as we chat about this Italian city on the island of Sicily. Mafia, horses, and one of the best places to stay. It's almost like cracking the DaVinci code at times. Listen now for some interesting travel tales. The Travel Instigator takes you with us without kidnapping you. Sophi Ibbotson is our guest on this episode.

David and Peta take on Poland, without really eating too many local dishes but getting their travel appetite satiated along with a Michael Myers cameo from the movie Halloween. We can't make this stuff up.

This episode finds Sophi in England's Lake District with a cheese sommelier, roaming goats and a posh stay at Rothay Manor Boutique Hotel & Restaurant for another Gastronomic Gallivant in Swanky Retreats. Get the behind the scenes look at TravelInstigator.com

Sophi goes foraging and can now --possibly-- survive a zombie apocalypse, but that's the furthest thing from anyone's mind as she indulges in the luxurious Burleigh Court. There's so much out there. Let's all travel outside the obvious. As seen in Swanky Retreats

Travel Instigator introduces you to Malta via one of their Swanky Retreats magazine writers, Sophie Ibbotson. Her Letter From feature covers the delicious walled city of Mdina. Have a listen as her gorgeous English accent takes you on a little tour.

Peta breaks the summer issue down for listeners, but first, there's stitch that she needs to scratch! Prepare to listen to her moan about it as well as highlight some of the fabulous travel stories in the current issue. There's also a new button on www.SwankyRetreats.comCaribbeanLivingMagazine.com that can get you the digital issue immediately...it's called Digital Now! David is off-air for now as she retools season 2 for your listening pleasure. Expect another fun-filled season with insider guests from the magazine and some from off-the-pages straight to your ears.

Peta and David welcome listeners back for season 2. Higher hilarity will ensue as the two take their listeners around the world and across the US. A little talking over each other...a little rusty, but hang in there.

Casa de Campo spoils David and Peta for choice when it comes to accommodation selections. Tune in to hear Peta chat about the difference between a regular resort stay and a villa vacation.

David and Peta continue their stay at Casa de Campo. Turns out that a motorcycle crash can't keep the duo from enjoying the finest Caribbean resort. David shoots clays while Peta navigates the luxury 7,000 acre with her film buddy from Amazon studios. www.TravelInstigator.com

Peta and David give the details of there harrowing pre-trip to the Dominican Republic. Their luxury getaway to Casa de Campo almost didn't happen. Listen to hear what came crashing down just before they were set to takeoff. Buckle up buttercups! www.TravelInstigator.com

Peta and David chat about their travel packing styles. Carryon, check it or check it and carry on? Peta rolls with things and david lays it all out. What's in your bag? www.TravelInstigator.com

This episode, David interviews Peta about her trip to Hotel El Ganzo in Los Cabos. Suffice it to say that his art-centric hotel inspired peta to produce mini movie, "cook" Pico de Gallo and whip up a mezcal cocktail, inclusive of a sunflower made Fram a lime. You're welcome! Travel to Mexico with the Travel Instigator, a true escape artist. www.TravelInstigator.com

Peta and David head to Richmond Virginia for a family road trip. They stayed in a historic home on Monument Avenue, saw the last remaining statue before it saw its final day. Take a quick trip down memory lane with them, from the city of Richmond to the river house. www.TravelInstigator.com

Peta and David dive into the Riviera Maya with a unique taste experience and fun by the pools. Join in on the Superb(ia) fun. Wine and paint, spinning in the pool, electric violins by the pool and all the other shenanigans. www.TravelInstigator.com

Peta and David explore Savannah to get a very long spa pampering and get too close to a swastika, a ghost, and some pho. Don't miss this travel podcast episode. You may learn how to order towns and fountains form catalogues. www.TravelInstigator.com

This brief episode is a quick chat about future episodes of our travel podcast. We are adding highlights up front, dropping some knowledge via Q & A, then the usual shenanigans. See, told you it wasn't that serious. Tune back in every travel Tuesday to hear your favorite podcast hosts dish on their favorite behind the scenes moments.

Peta and David take you to a few of their Key West haunts. Hear why you can't contain joy at Hog's Breath, never take the steps to the third floor, and don't try to leave on a Sunday.

A Road Trip and a half continues at the BMW Performance Center, and ends with a little history, a little wine, and a boat trip back in time. www.TravelInstigator.com

Join David and Peta on a road to adventures in this two part episode to South Carolina. Half foodie, half roadster! www.TravelInstigator.com

Peta and David pop down to Puerto Rico and live a little bit of history. There are Scottish accents attempting to pronounce Spanish words, park rangers who inspire musical safety, and a 300 year old banyan tree. www.TravelInstigator.com

Just like Bogie and Bacall...travel with us all the way to the Bungalows. You are going to want to get this on your vacation to do list! Key Largo has a new all inclusive (adults only) resort that will make you think you're in a Humphrey Bogart movie and leave you waiting for nothing. Travel Instigator gives you an inside look at what vacationing at this intimate luxury resort looks like. www.travelinstigator.com

This episode join the Travel Instigator on a trip out west through Yellowstone National Park to a guest ranch that, sadly, no longer exists. Turns out that Peta and David were some of the last guests to stay at the ranch. Most of the action takes place on the road between Billings Montana and Ten Sleep Wyoming. Saddle up and get ready for the wild ride. www.travelinstigator.com

This episode of the Travel Instigator is an adrenaline-filled, laughter riddled, cycling trip down the Oregon Coast, or was it...Tune in to hear Peta and David rehash this trip whizzing by the most scenic parts of Oregon. See how Peta feels about biking, camping, ice cream and volcanos. You'll want to start planning your next (or first) cycling trip after listening to this travel tale. www.TravelInstigator.com

This episode of the Travel Instigator introduces you to the podcast's hosts, Peta Phipps and David Blair. They share highlights, with some laughter along the way, of upcoming travel episodes that include the Florida Keys, a dude ranch in Wyoming, a trip down memory lane in San Juan and Old San Juan, and much more. They give listeners every reason to subscribe to the podcast as upcoming episodes include celebrity friends traveling with the Travel Instigator, road trips to Savannah, Georgia, Richmond Virginia (just before the last statue on Monument Avenue is taken down). The podcast is travel rich, funny, and takes you with the hosts in a refreshingly fun way. Let's go! Subscribe, follow, download, and listen to each episode!