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The first ACCOUNTANT came out nearly a decade ago. Have they figured out the formula to make this a compelling series? Let's talk Affleck, Bernthal, Airstreams and hacking on this week's main feed MAM!Join us on Patreon! madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

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Are you willing to step into the unknown to bring your dreams to life? In this episode of the Transform with Travel podcast, I had an enlightening conversation with Marisa Folz McConnell, a visionary entrepreneur behind The Wander Shop. The Wander Shop was born out of Marisa's love for travel and fashion. Initially envisioned as a mobile store, Marisa's ingenuity and grit saw it evolve into a lifestyle boutique that supports local brands and artisans. With every change in her business model—from pop-up events and roaming Airstreams to stable retail locations—Marisa demonstrates the importance of flexibility and intuition in entrepreneurial success.Travel has been a major influence on Marisa's fashion sense and business ethos. She draws inspiration from California's laid-back style and Italy's classic elegance, incorporating versatile, timeless fashion pieces in her store. Trend forecasting for 2025 sees the return of baggy jeans and bold colors, and Marisa advises building a capsule wardrobe that balances the trendy with the timeless.Marisa's story is a reminder to trust your instincts and seize opportunities when they arise. Her willingness to embrace risks and adapt to new circumstances offers a valuable lesson for anyone looking to transform their vision into reality.If Marisa's journey has sparked your wanderlust or inspired you to explore new territories in your own life, I'd be thrilled to assist. Contact me for a complimentary 20-minute consultation to start planning your next adventure using this link: https://transform-with-travel.captivate.fm/book-a-call Until next time, explore boldly and dream big.We talk about:00:00 Introduction and Setting the Stage01:48 Marisa's Journey with The Wander Shop03:53 True Truths and a Lie: Travel Edition05:01 The Origin of The Wander Shop08:25 Expanding and Embracing Change09:54 Balancing Passion and Practicality11:44 The Power of Community and Creativity24:26 Travel Inspirations and Packing Tips29:49 Packing Strategies and Outfit Planning30:49 Content Creation and Brand Building35:10 Joshua Tree Bachelorette Party 39:54 Planning the Perfect Girls Trip44:49 Fashion Trends for 202553:49 Final ThoughtsConnect with MarisaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tothewandershop TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tothewandershop https://thewandershop.com/ Thanks To Our Sponsors:Best Day Brewing: Gear up for Dry January with Best Day Brewing! Shop Here.https://transform-with-travel.captivate.fm/bestdaybrewing Connect with KellyFollow the Podcast on IG: http://www.instagram.com/transformwithtravel Follow Kelly Tolliday on IG: http://www.instagram.com/kelly.tolliday Transform With Travel Website:

Curious about how a life-changing decision during the pandemic led to an unexpected adventure on the open road? Join Patti Hunt on the latest episode of the RV Life Podcast, where she shares the highs and lows of transitioning to full-time RV living. Discover the heartwarming and occasionally hilarious stories from her travels, the invaluable lessons learned, and hear why Yellowstone National Park is a must-see on her travel bucket list. It's an episode brimming with inspiration and a call to embrace life's unpredictable turns.We're also joined by the brilliant Eric Bricker, an acclaimed documentary director-producer, who gives us an exclusive look into his latest project, "Illuminations." Eric sheds light on the fascinating history of Airstream RVs and the legacy of its inventor, Wally Byam. From his initial dreams of being an actor to his current success in filmmaking, Eric's journey is filled with passion and perseverance. Tune in to hear about the profound cultural and nostalgic significance of Airstreams and how they have become a symbol of exploration and community.In addition, we explore the remarkable shift to RV minimalism and the freedom found in letting go of excess possessions. Patti's firsthand experience of downsizing and living simply is both refreshing and liberating. Learn about the vibrant Airstream community and the indomitable spirit of Wally Byam, whose adventures inspire RV enthusiasts to this day. Whether you're a seasoned RVer or just curious about the lifestyle, this episode offers a wealth of insights into embracing change, fostering community, and finding joy on the road.Special Discounts Codes: Click Link & Use Code •RV LIFE Pro Click the link for 25% off• Motorhome Tires: $50 discount FIND MY INSTALLER •Thousand Trail Membership Specialist Call/Text Warren & Sharon Lewis 804-366-0798 • National Indoor RV Centers 6 great locations: Buy, Consign, Storage, Service & so much more.•CLEAR2O Save 20% w/ Code: RVLIFEPODCAST• Open Road Fuel Card save on Diesel Fuel •Open Roads Innovative Tolling Solutions All 48 states • Open Road Resorts Mention RV LIFE Podcast • Harvest Hosts • Boondockers Welcome Code: HUNT20 for 20% off • National Vehicle Buy or Sell Your RV •LITO - ...

Hey everyone, today's episode 458 features Auto Camp and CMO Bryan Terzi. AutoCamp continues that long legacy of honoring nature in the 21st century. As the exclusive hospitality partner of Airstream, they started their journey in 2013 with their first location in Santa Barbara, CA. From the outset, they've always believed guests should be able to immerse themselves in nature and world-class design. Today Bryan Terzi tells us more about they've evolved to so much more than Airstreams. Hey everyone, episode 458 features Auto Camp and CMO Bryan Terzi. AutoCamp continues the long legacy of honoring nature in the 21st century. As Airstream's exclusive hospitality partner, it started its journey in 2013 with its first location in Santa Barbara, CA. From the outset, AutoCamp has always believed guests should be able to immerse themselves in nature and world-class design. Today, Bryan Terzi tells us more about how they've evolved to so much more than Airstreams. Facebook​ ​Twitter​ ​Instagram​ Love the show? Subscribe, ​rate, review, and share!​ Sign up for my Newsletter ​HERE​ I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! You can contact me here: ​rick@theoutdoorbizpodcast.com Brought to you this week by Smugmug Show Notes Learn More 05:39 Bryan moved to New York, worked in hospitality marketing. 07:34 His dad's extensive hospitality career taught respecting all. 12:07 AutoCamp offers Thoughtful locations, luxurious camping, nature immersion, and more. 13:27 AutoCamp offers a full wine program, grill kits for 2, fire pits, and outdoor activities, providing an elevated dining experience and gathering space for travelers. 17:55 AutoCamp provides a unique nature-focused hospitality experience catering to a wide range of travelers, including young families, Gen Z, and baby boomers, seeking to unplug and enjoy nature with the convenience of traditional hotel amenities. The properties are highly regarded and offer fully air-conditioned Airstream units and amenities like pools, creating a distinctive alternative to traditional hotels. 21:52 Fortune 500 companies host team bonding events at our camps, taking executives out of their usual work environment and fostering authentic connections through sharing experiences around the campfire. 26:34 Consistently top 5 TripAdvisor scores for unique hospitality. 30:50 Accessible nature vacations should not be expensive. 34:36 Tranquil nature spot fosters diverse solo experiences. 38:51 Bryan's focus is on strategy, quality collaborations for successful marketing. 41:04 Providing optimal guest experience, community engagement emphasized. 42:52 Don't miss Outdoor Biz Podcast- subscribe and share! Favorite Books Last Book Bryan read: A Walk in the Wood by Bill Bryson Favorite Piece of Gear Yeti Follow up with Bryan and AutoCamp Bryan: Instagram AutoCamp: Instagram AutoCamp Next Steps If you enjoy interviews devoted to the outdoor industry, find us at the Outdoor Biz Podcast. We love likes and comments, and if you know someone who is also an outdoor enthusiast, go ahead and share our show with them, too. And be sure to Subscribe to our newsletter Keywords #AutoCamp, #adventure travelers, #nature, #iconic destinations, #beginner campers, #experienced travelers, #Yeti, #hydration, #sunscreen, #half-day pack, #podcasts, #The Daily, #expansion, #Airstream, #local guides, #affordable rates, #Adventure Affordably, #wine program, #local breweries, #grill kits, #fire pits, #programming, #Field Station, #outdoor sports, #van program, #experiential hospitality, #urban accessibility, #outdoor activities. Podcast produced using Descript, CastMagic Podcast hosted by Libsyn: sign up with code 'outdoorbizpod' for 20% OFF Show Notes powered by Castmagic Website powered by Wordpress Get Your Podcast Published NOW!  I'm partnering with Tracy DeForge, Stephanie Euler, and the Produce Your Podcast team to get it out of your head and into your followers' ears. Tracy and her team have helped me grow and monetize my show, and podcasters trust them because they deliver. Go to https://produceyourpodcast.com/rsaez to get all the details. Let's get your show created, produced, and on the air today. Go to https://ricksaez.com/pyp and get all the details. Let me know if you have any questions. Note: As an Affiliate of Amazon and others, I earn from qualifying purchases.  

S10:E4 – Arizona is beautiful, but it might not be the best place to bring your Airstream during the summer, as we found out the minute we arrived to Lake Powell. Airstreams are basically a tin can, soaking up heat in the sun, and this part of the world doesn't offer much in the way of tree coverage. But the views of Horseshoe Bend were spectacular, and even easier to access than we expected. For more context, check out the video that accompanies this podcast (S10:E4 Horseshoe Bend + Lake Powell | Beating the Heat in Our Airstream) on YouTube (https://youtu.be/V4V3_dJmtLU). Send us your feedback and thoughts via email at travelfomopodcast@gmail.com. Have your own travel story? Attach a voice memo to your email, and you could hear your own voice in a future episode of the podcast. ____ Travel FOMO is hosted by a husband and wife duo, Jamin and Hilarie Houghton. Learn more about them at www.travelfomopodcast.com. Subscribe to Travel FOMO in two different ways: (1) Watch their adventures on YouTube and (2) Follow audibly from wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow Travel FOMO on social media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/travelfomopodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/travelfomopodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@travelfomopodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/@travelfomopodcast

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It was so great to have Chad and Eileen back on the podcast to give us a very detailed overview of their six week trip to Alaska. Even better, they are planning on returning for an entire season so they let us know what they are doing differently to prepare for their next journey. Price It's no secret that Alaska is expensive. They share how even though they anticipated to spend a little more here, they still underestimated it. Internet If you want to have some sort of internet connection while you make the drive to Alaksa, Starlink is your best bet. They mentioned how they had very poor service, and even if they didn't need to use it, knowing they could fire up Starlink if they needed to gave them peace of mind. Things to Do From boat rides, plane rides, and hiking, they stayed very busy. They admit they didn't do a ton of excursions, but since Alaksa is such beautiful place to be, they really didn't need to. We discussed a few things they are looking forward to doing next time as well. 3, 2, 1 Countdown 3 Things to Bring to Alaska ·        Bug spray, fly swatter, bug net ·        Blackout curtains, eye mask ·        Binoculars 2 Things to Be Prepared For ·        Bugs and mosquitoes ·        Bears 1 Thing You Can't Leave Alaska Without Doing ·        The plane ride or jumping in a lake Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:00 How much time did you spend in Alaska and what did you cover? 02:00 How much time should someone spend in Alaska and when should they go? 04:00 How was it bringing your dog with you to Alaska? 07:15 Sightseeing plane ride in Alaska 09:30 How did you get to Alaska with your van? 13:00 Favorite camping spots? 14:45 How expensive is it in Alaska? 15:15 What activities did you do in Alaska? 18:30 What is there to do at night in Alaska? 20:15 How long did it take to adjust to it not getting dark? 23:30 How was the food scene in Alaska? 24:30 How are you preparing differently for your next trip to Alaska? 26:00 What are three things people should bring to Alaska? 27:45 What are two things people should prepare for before they visit Alaska? 30:15 How are the roads in Alaska? 32:00 What can't you leave Alaska with out doing? Chad and Eileen on Social: ·        Miles Van Life: https://www.instagram.com/themilesvanlife/ ·        Eileen's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eileenrosemiles/ ·        Eileen's Website: https://www.eileenrose.me/ ·        Eileen's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-inward-journey/id1666397129 ·        Chad's IG: https://www.instagram.com/chadmmiles/ ·        Chad's Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228949/share Locations ·        Fairbanks: https://www.explorefairbanks.com/ ·        Denali National Park: https://www.nps.gov/dena/index.htm ·        Hatche Pass: https://www.alaska.org/detail/hatcher-pass ·        Anchorage: https://www.anchorage.net/ ·        Kenai Peninsula: https://www.travelalaska.com/Destinations/Regions/Southcentral/Kenai-Peninsula ·        Whittier: https://www.alaska.org/destination/whittier ·        Hope: https://www.alaska.org/destination/hope   To Do: ·        Boat Trip to Juneau: https://alaskafjordlines.com/ ·        Plane Ride: https://www.katair.com/ ·        Katmai Bear Viewing Tours: https://katmaiair.com/   Restaurants ·        Karstens Public House: https://www.westmarkhotels.com/denali-food/ ·        Anchorage Breweries: https://www.anchorage.net/restaurants/breweries/   Camping ·        Dyea Flats: https://www.alaska.org/detail/dyea-campground   Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/gently-comes-tomorrow License code: JNNG98EA42W634JP   *All content from atravelpath.com, including but not limited to The Travel Path Podcast and social media platforms, is designed to share general information. We are not experts and the information is not designed to serve as legal, financial, or tax advice. Always do your own research and due diligence before making a decision.   Transcript Host: All right, Chad and Eileen, welcome back to the Travel Path Podcast.   Guest: Hi, we're happy to be back. So, in case you missed the first episode, we talked about all their van life adventures, and we took a pretty deep dive into some of the finances and a lot of the things that people don't think about with van life, including routines or lack of routines, getting kind of out of the routines you're used to living at home, and transitioning to van life. So, if you haven't listened, give it a listen. For part two, travel tips, we're talking about one destination. So, Chad and Eileen, what destination are we talking about today?   Guest: We're going to talk about Alaska.   Host: All right.   Guest: Our favorite place in the world for sure.   Host: So, I guess that's what made you decide to share about Alaska today, is just how much you love it?   Guest: Yeah, and I think last summer, we made our first trip up to Alaska, and we spent about six weeks there. And it was such an overwhelming experience trying to figure out and plan for all the things that we might need to go there, and so maybe we can make it a little bit simpler for people by sharing today.   Host: Awesome. How much time did you guys spend in Alaska, and what did you actually cover when you were there?   Guest: So, we spent a total of about six weeks in Alaska. That doesn't include the drive up or the drive back, but our six weeks in Alaska, we covered quite a bit. So, we went up the more northern route. We started in Fairbanks, and then we made our way south from there. So, we hit Denali National Park, we went to Hatcher Pass, we went to Anchorage, down to the Kenai Peninsula, and then on our way out of Alaska, we went down to Skagway and took a boat trip to Juneau as well. So, we covered quite a bit of it.   Host: Yeah, you certainly did. So, would you say for someone who is living this van life journey or taking a cross-country trip, how much do you think six weeks is a really good time for them to experience Alaska? Or would you say plan more or you could plan less?   Guest: We are going back for the entire summer, but I know that's not realistic for everyone, but you probably will fall in love with it as well and want to go back for longer. But we do feel anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks is enough time to get the most out of it and see, you know, the Denali National Park, which is our favorite place, and then the Kenai Peninsula for sure. So, four to six weeks would be good.   Host: Yeah, good. So obviously, you know, if you're going to really enjoy the national parks and probably have a great time, you want to go in the summertime when it's not the dead of winter. What are some of those seasonal highlights for you guys, at least when you were there?   Guest: Well, yes, you 100% need to see Alaska in the summer because in the winter, it is, I think, it's four or six hours of daylight, and the rest is all dark. And so in the summer, you get 20 hours of daylight. So, you have longer days in the summer. It's actually wild how long they are. We tried to see the Northern Lights, and it never got dark enough. So, that's what's great, though, about the summertime is the days are long, and you can start a hike at 4 p.m., for example. It's beautiful. There's a lot of fish out in the rivers that you can catch and enjoy fresh. There's beautiful flowers, and everything is just beautiful in the summer. So, there's lots of wildlife that are out in the summer. So, you're looking, if you're planning on going up to Alaska, your window to be there is about mid-June through September 1st. Outside of that, you're going to run into some colder temperatures. But when we were there, we were there mid-July through about September 1st, and I mean, it was beautiful, 60, 70-degree days. We had a lot of sunshine while we were there, so the weather is definitely a highlight if you're there in the summertime.   Host: Yeah, sure. And then you're traveling with Sadie, your dog. So, do you feel like she was able to go on all these hikes with you? Were there any restrictions that you kind of got snagged on?   Guest: She couldn't enjoy the Denali National Park hikes with us. But Hatcher Pass, for example, is a hidden gem south of Denali, is that right? Okay. And it's beautiful, and it honestly reminded me of Switzerland, even though I've never been to Switzerland. I've only seen photos, but it's just beautiful, stunning mountain ranges, super green, and she could hike with us there. So, we figured out a lot of places where she could adventure. And I mean, Alaska in itself is beautiful no matter where you go outside of the park. So, she could be everywhere with us. And they do say traveling with a dog or traveling in a pack does spook the bears away and animals away too. I don't know, we never had that encounter, thank goodness, with a bear. But it's good. They actually, it's good to travel with your pets and hike with them.   Host: So perfect, now diving just a little bit deeper into some of the things and places that you guys actually went to in Alaska. Do you have any highlights or spots that you think maybe you should spend a little more time or a little less time in that you went to?   Guest: I think the area that we'd like to spend more time in would be the Kenai Peninsula. It's an incredible place because you've got some beautiful mountains and you're right on the ocean, so you've got the mix of both. The climate's really interesting, and some of the little towns are fascinating. The little town of Whittier and the little town of Hope were these unbelievable places that it's hard to imagine exist. So, that area has got so much natural beauty, there's national parks down there, so the Kenai Peninsula is definitely an area that we spent a fair amount of time. We were there for maybe a week or so, but we definitely would like to go back and spend some more time. And Denali National Park is just an incredible place. You get to go see Mount Denali, which is an unbelievable sight, as long as you can see it, which you need to have a clear day in order to be able to see it. But that was an area—I actually have family in that area—so we hung around there for probably about two weeks and just really enjoyed it. And if you want a really unique experience while you're there, we would definitely recommend flying. So, we went for a flight in a small six-person plane, and it just gave you this incredible view of all the natural beauty that's out there and a really unique perspective.   Host: I remember seeing that Reel, it looked awesome.   Guest: It was, I still dream of it to this day. And when we go back, we're running to that small plane and going for another flight. I do want to say, though, I think, nothing against Fairbanks, but it's just another typical town. That's something that we wouldn't really recommend you don't need to go. We think that, yeah, spend more time down in Denali area, Hatcher Pass, Kenai Peninsula, and you'll be golden.   Host: Awesome. Now, speaking of that plane ride, because if anybody goes and looks at your Instagram and sees what that looks like, it's going to absolutely be on their bucket list. What do you remember, cost-wise, to do something like that? Like, what should someone prepare for?   Guest: So this is where it's not going to be very helpful because my cousin is a pilot, and so, shout out to Greg, he lives out there, and so he operates an air taxi service and operates a lodge within Denali National Park, so we got to fly for free. However, if you are looking to fly, you're looking to pay probably about $250 per person for like an hour sightseeing flight. So, it's not necessarily cheap, and it is absolutely worth it because the things that you will see are unbelievable. So, would still recommend, but I know that's not a super helpful answer. I will say, too, the Denali National Park, there's a road closure right now, and it will be closed for a couple more years. And so it's just the best way to see more of the park because, sadly, you can only drive in. It's still gorgeous, of course, but you can only drive in to a certain point, and then they make you turn around because it's not safe. The, I don't know how to explain it, but the road kind of just collapsed on itself, I guess. So, yeah, you definitely want to take that plane ride. And I'm someone who was really fearful of flying, and it was so peaceful once you just get distracted by how beautiful it is. And it's really, really beautiful, and you just can't think about how scared you are. So, it's worth it.   Host: Perfect. And you said Greg operates a company that'll actually take people out to do this, right?   Guest: Yeah, so his company is Kantishna Air Taxi, and so they offer private sightseeing flights, and he's a great pilot.   Host: Awesome. We'll put his information in the show notes, and then tell him Chad sent them.   Guest: That'd be great.   Host: So, as far as transportation to actually get there, obviously, you can fly in. There's tons of ways. But you guys are taking yourself converted van. So, what was that process like for you to actually drive into Alaska, and what did you need to prepare before?   Guest: So, there's two primary routes that you can take if you're going to drive to Alaska. One of them is the Alaskan Highway that starts in Dawson Creek, Alberta, and takes you through Northern Alberta into the Yukon Territory and then over into Alaska. That route is a little bit more commercialized. It's the most popular route to take. And so, there's just some more options for food or more options for lodging and more stops for gas along that route. We came that way back from Alaska down through Canada. The other route that you can take is the Cassiar Highway, which runs along the western part of Canada and takes you up through British Columbia. That route, in our opinion, is more naturally beautiful. It is also very remote. There was a period of three or four days as we were driving. This was during the work week, so we were driving maybe three to four hours per day, but there was a three to four day period where we did not have cell phone service one time. So, it is very remote. There's not a ton of options for lodging or for gas. So, you definitely would need to be in a van or an RV if you want to go that route so that you can find random spots to stay. And you need to have some pretty off-grid capable. But if that is the case, that was the route that we enjoyed the most. Going through the mountains of British Columbia was unbelievable. It was really, really nice, and that's probably the route that we will end up going back when we head back there this summer.     Host: Very good. I guess that's why in episode one that you guys did, you talked about getting the Starlink, and you're glad you had it going into Alaska, right?   Guest: 100%. Yeah, we talked to a couple of people that had gone to Alaska before, so that's a great tip too, you know? If you're thinking about going to Alaska, reach out to us for sure, and we can tell you all our tips and tricks. But someone said, "No, you for sure need a Starlink because there's just complete dead zones." And, yeah, anytime you pass a gas station, fill up no matter where you're at. And yeah, it's quite the adventure. As far as what else we'd recommend planning, I mean, if you have something like Starlink, then of course you can get access to the internet everywhere, and that gave us a little bit of peace of mind so that if something were to go wrong as we were traveling and we were in more remote places, you know that you could hop on the internet and you could get in contact with whoever you needed to. Otherwise, I would say just plan for the fact that gas is really expensive, especially in that part of Canada and in Canada in general. So, the cost of gas is going to be very high. That's something to plan for. And then as far as like your food and what you're bringing with you and some of your rations with water, you'll just want to be a little bit more intentional about some of those things because it is more sparse and it's more remote. And so, have a plan for food, pack a lot more dry food that you can have access to as you're traveling just in case you go longer spells without having access to a grocery store. But those are some of the things that I think would be a good idea to think about.   Host: Yeah, very good. Good tips. I like that. And then as far as once you got into Alaska, I assume you probably stayed the majority of the time in your van. Maybe you stayed with your family a little bit. But did you guys have any spots that were like these amazing spots you need to go find them to park your van at for the night? Or were there any campgrounds that you stayed at?   Guest: Oh, my goodness. There's so many spots that we loved. On our way up there, there's a spot in the Yukon that was really sketchy to drive down to, but we loved it. And the other thing, if you're going to caravan with people, definitely have walkie-talkies because that just makes it so much more fun when you see a black bear or see a moose. That's also something, definitely have walkie-talkies. And we used that when we were driving down this sketchy road to this beautiful spot in the Yukon. And then in Alaska itself, I mean, there's just... we... you can stay at Hatcher Pass, you can stay in... there's a place in Seward where we loved, and it's super flat, so there's a ton of different vans and Airstreams and all sorts of campers there too. We didn't stay in any campgrounds, though. I don't think we did. There's a spot called the Dyea Flats, which is if you go to Skagway, a really, really beautiful place, one of our maybe favorite camp spots that we had. So, we did a lot of... I mean, the nice thing about driving to Alaska is that there's tons of options of places to stay because you can stay pretty much anywhere. So, when you think of BLM or Forestry Service land out west as you're going through British Columbia and the Yukon and when you're in Alaska, that's a majority of what's out there. There's not many people, so you can just go to little pull-offs or if you find a place where you can fit your rig, for the most part, you can probably stay there. So, you can kind of get off the beaten path and find some really unique places to sleep and stay for a night or stay for a few days.   Host: Yeah, very cool. So it sounds like as far as finding a spot to sleep, you don't have to worry about shelling out a ton of money for that. Gas is a little bit expensive, but as far as other costs in Alaska, what do you guys feel like? Were you spending way more on food or do you feel like it was pretty comparable to other places you've been?   Guest: We were spending a lot more on food for sure. We went to this one small grocery store, I remember, and I felt like they had things shipped in from Costco but then jacked up the prices. So definitely, food is expensive because the grocery stores are really far away from each other. And those will definitely be the two biggest things to plan for: food and gas. Your typical food and gas budget for a month, I would multiply them by probably one and a half and expect that that's probably about what you'll pay for as you're traveling to Alaska and back. And then, of course, it's just kind of discretionary from there. But if you want to eat out, if you want to do activities, things are definitely a bit more expensive as you're going through those different areas. So those would be good things to plan for from a budgeting standpoint.   Host: Yeah, sure. Besides the plane, were there any other activities that you guys did indulge in while you were there?   Guest: No, yes, there wasn't. Frankly, we were on a budget on our trip last summer, and you know, some of that was because we didn't know or realize how expensive gas would be, how expensive food would be. So we didn't really necessarily plan for that, which meant we had less money to spend doing things. But there's tons of activities that you could do if you wanted to. Go whitewater rafting, or if you wanted to go on a boat ride, or if you wanted to go fishing, there are a lot of things that you could do up there. I was going to say, our boat ride, that's why I said no, yes. We did do a boat ride from Skagway to Juno through the Inside Passage. Oh my gosh, it was beautiful. And thanks to my mother-in-law, Chad's mom, that was our birthday gift, I believe, or Christmas... yeah, birthday gift. So yeah, we had some... we were definitely budgeting, and there was... we had a couple of friends that did the plane ride to Katmai, I think it's called, and we would love to do that this summer because that's a place where you can go fly another small plane, beautiful experience. And then there's tons of grizzly bears that are enjoying salmon right in the river, and it's all... there's electric fences, I believe, to just kind of keep you safe. I mean, the grizzlies are super focused on the fish, so everyone's pretty much safe, but it's a beautiful, really cool experience. And honestly, the only way I think I'd want to see a grizzly, but so yeah, there's that trip that people can look forward to. And then I would love to do the whitewater rafting, but so maybe this summer we'll be able to do that. But yeah, all we did last time was the plane ride and the boat trip. I highly recommend that.   Host: For sure, that's awesome. And I mean, you're in Alaska, so especially in the summer, like, put your hiking boots on and start walking.   Guest: Like, that's an adventure in itself. And I think that's the thing, is that you don't necessarily... all of those things are options. I'm sure we didn't get to do many of them, but they would be incredible experiences. And every day, you can just walk out of your van door or whatever your rig is, and there's just natural beauty all around you. And there's tons of free activities and places to explore, so we never found ourselves running out of things to do.   Host: Very cool. Now, obviously, you were there in the summer, so you have a little bit more sunlight than we might be used to, but what was there to do at night?   Guest: Stay outside, because it's light out. One of my favorite memories is we were in Alaska with DJ and Garen, and we were all sitting around a campfire, and Chad was basically falling asleep in his chair. He's like, "I'm ready to go to bed." 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After everything we just mentioned, it's like... you have to know that it's stunning, right? There are bears, there are mosquitoes, there's all this stuff, the roads are terrible. But it goes to show you how epic it is. So, it's worth it.   Host: Yeah, no, there's bears, mosquitoes, the roads, but yet not only did you guys do that, you're going back for another three, four months. Clearly, it's worth it. All right, guys, one last question: what is one thing you cannot leave Alaska without doing?   Guest: The plane ride, for sure. You have to get up in the air and see Denali National Park from a plane. It's stunning. You will not believe your eyes, and highly, highly recommend it. The other thing I'm going to say is go jump in a lake or a river. I think you've got to go out and just experience the nature, and I mean, those are some of the lakes and rivers are about as fresh as it gets up there. So, go jump in one. It's a great experience.   Host: Nice, awesome. And we'll have to have you guys back on after you guys do your six-month or your summer adventure up there, and we'll talk about what you guys did that time. So, yeah, well, great. Guys, thanks again for coming on. One last question, where can our audience find out more about you?   Guest: We are @TheMilesVanLife on Instagram, and I'm @EileenRoseMiles. That's my personal Instagram. And then I am ChadMMiles on Instagram, and I have a podcast that is called "A Level Deeper."   Host: All right, sweet. Everybody go check them out. Chad and Eileen, thanks again.   Guest: Thanks, guys.   Host: Thank you.   Guest: Appreciate you both.

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In recent years, the commercial short-term rental industry has experienced significant growth and transformation. As the traditional model of commercial spaces continues to evolve, businesses must adapt to changing trends to remain competitive and unlock profitability. This episode aims to explore key strategies and considerations for harnessing the potential of commercial short-term rentals, with insights […] The post From Airstreams to Commercial STR's: Mastering the Art of Adapting first appeared on Sarah Larbi Developments.

In this podcast, I talk to Rich Luhr, the publisher of Airstream Life Magazine and owner of the Air Gear store. We discuss the new water filter that fits perfectly in an Airstream or a Leisure Travel Van, tire safety, and other RV tips and tricks.The new water filter is a great option for RVers who want to ensure that their water is clean and safe to drink. Its size is perfect to store in your Airstream or LTV cargo bays.Rich also shares some important tips for RV tire safety and tire changing tips for tandem axle Airstreams.If you are an RVer, or if you are thinking about becoming an RVer, this video is a must-watch. Rich Luhr is a wealth of knowledge, and he shares some great tips that will help you make the most of your RV adventures.Water Filter: https://airgear.store/products/blu-tech-elite-water-filtration-systems?sca_ref=2352229.k5hjCsWSWZAirstream Maintence Guide: https://airgear.store/products/airstream-maintenance?sca_ref=2352229.k5hjCsWSWZVisit the Air Gear Store: https://pagosasupply.co/airgearOur Must Have Gear for our Leisure Travel Van Unity & Airstream Globetrotter: https://pagosasupply.co/airstreamWe are Brandon & Janet Hensley and we love traveling in our Leisure Travel Vans Unity FX and Airstream Globetrotter. Join us for the Adventure! Follow us on Instagram Subscribe on YouTube Join us on Facebook Pagosasupply.co

Clea and Joanna chat with country music super-star Miranda Lambert at her bar and restaurant, Casa Rosa, in Nashville. They talk about Miranda's new book “Y'all Eat Yet?”, how she goes about writing songs, her love of Airstreams, and why they need to visit Fort Worth. Clea and Joanna also discuss their feelings about upcoming Mother's Day and what gifts they would, and would not, like to receive.  And they take a DM about Clea's top cheap champagne recs. A Sony Music Entertainment, Hello Sunshine, The Home Edit, and Somethin' Else production. Want even more? Follow on social at @bestfriendenergy. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did you know that you can generate great rental income from unusual short-term rentals like tiny homes, yurts, teepees, and Airstreams? In this episode, Clint Coons, Esq., of Anderson Business Advisors, welcomes Rob Abasolo, creator of the Robuilt YouTube channel, and professional short-term rental coach at Host Camp Coaching. Clint and Rob discuss the process of identifying great locations, building or placing rentals such as teepees and yurts, tiny homes and airstreams on your property (or rented property) near popular cities and tourist attractions to build wealth. Highlights/Topics: How Rob left Kansas for LA Renting on Airbnb to cover the mortgage Building tiny houses and the challenges involved Getting started - rules and regs, financing Calculating your Airbnb potential revenue Get into the rental business with a house hack Tiny homes, small homes, regular homes Get coaching from Rob at HostCamp Yurts, glamping, teepees, and airstream rentals Checking your municipalities for rules and regs on unusual rentals Resources: Host Camp Coaching https://ogw4vc0ko58.typeform.com/hostcamp#source=anderson Robuilt YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdIM_XmhsVYbBhl3pgPq3dA Anderson Advisors https://andersonadvisors.com/ Anderson Advisors Podcast https://andersonadvisors.com/podcast/ Clint Coons YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5GX-U6VbvMkhSM1ONBiW8w

We're all guilty of living in the moment. It's all a part of human nature. It's like thinking that this old world started when your life began. Today we'll discuss how that applies to the RV industry and more in this edition of Rolling Home. Show notes

Glamping, RV Parks, Treehouse Hotels, Airstreams and more is the next big opportunity zone for developers. Horwath HTL's Todd Wynne-Parry reveals shares the why and hows as we explore how this segment is working and where it's headed.

Glamping, RV Parks, Treehouse Hotels, Airstreams and more is the next big opportunity zone for developers. Horwath HTL's Todd Wynne-Parry reveals shares the why and hows as we explore how this segment is working and where it's headed.

Can you tow a 27' Airstream with a Tesla Model S? If you ask Andy Thomson, he will tell you yes you can. Andy joined us from London, Ontario to talk about hitch modifications, what makes a good tow vehicle, and his travels with his Model S and Airstream.   Andy has been modifying hitches and selling Airstreams for decades at CanAm RV. He has a unique knack for understanding tow vehicles and hitches, especially which ones are best for towing even though they might not be what you think of when you think of a tow vehicle. Aside from selling RVs and modifying hitches, Andy also takes his Airstream towed by his Tesla Model S from Canada to Florida every year.   Would you tow with a non-traditional tow vehicle?   Tune In To Learn: Why Teslas make great tow vehicles, how hitch modifications can make a big difference in towing, factors that make a vehicle good for towing, and how Andy's Tesla Model S did towing a 27' Airstream up the Ike Gauntlet.    

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I'm back with more from Mark and Cindy Dunagan, the hosts of Nomads You and I. If you missed the first part of our talk, the Dunagans are in the business of talking to anyone and everyone about Airstreams, national parks, and Jesus Christ — not necessarily in that order. Check them out at nomadsyouandI.com. Since their home base is in Oregon, I thought they'd be the perfect partners for a discussion centered around my second-favorite state. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host of the Citizen of Heaven podcast. You are encouraged to seek him and the Lakewoods Drive church through Facebook and other social media. Lakewoods Drive is an autonomous group of Christians dedicated to praising God, teaching the gospel to all who will hear, training Christians in righteousness, and serving our God and one another faithfully. We believe the Bible is God's word, that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, that heaven is our home, and that we have work to do here while we wait. Regular topics of discussion and conversation include: Christians, Jesus, obedience, faith, grace, baptism, New Testament, Old Testament, authority, gospel, fellowship, justice, mercy, faithfulness, forgiveness, Twenty Pages a Week, Bible reading, heaven, hell, virtues, character, denominations, submission, service, character, COVID-19, assembly, Lord's Supper, online, social media, YouTube, Facebook.  

Airstream travel trailers can be found almost anywhere. In fact, it seems like they are more popular now than they have ever been in the past. But one thing is for sure, they cost a lot more to buy than most other travel trailers. So are Airstreams worth the money? This podcast covers the pros and cons of Airstream RV travel and answers the question about whether it's right for you or not. Find out what you need to know!

Let's welcome this weeks special guest a singer-songwriter, professional voice-over actress and just a fun person to talk to Caley Rose. Caley came on the show and we talked about everything from Airstreams, Movies, Steve Carrell, her voice over work and of course her music. We even listened to a few of her songs, available now for streaming and download. So pull up a chair and listen in to mine and Caley's conversation. I even got her to do a promo in her witch voice from the Red Bull commercials, it was hilarious. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thegeorgiasongbirds/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegeorgiasongbirds/support

Jack Thursday - There's Always a Solution (LA 1816) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hello. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining with land investment talk, I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill K DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit broadcasting from sunny Southern California. Steven Jack Butala: Today's Jack Thursday and I'm going to talk about how there's always a solution. Jill K DeWit: Is there? Steven Jack Butala: Always. I'm a huge proponent for this. Jill K DeWit: I know. Does it mean I'm going to like the solution? Steven Jack Butala: Nope. Jill K DeWit: Got it. Steven Jack Butala: Could be incredibly painful. Jill K DeWit: Got it. Think I heard that- Steven Jack Butala: You might have to check your pride at the door and all kinds of other stuff at the door. You might be defeated, you might have to turn your entire life around, but there's always a solution. Jill K DeWit: Thanks. Steven Jack Butala: Before we get into it, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the landinvestors.com online community. It's free, and please don't forget to subscribe on the Land Academy YouTube channel and comment on the shows you like. Jill K DeWit: Charlie wrote, "What is everybody doing to create recurring income from their land other than just buying and selling? Leasing and owner financing are the first few that come to my mind, but I'm sure there are others. And who do you lease to?" Steven Jack Butala: Owner financing is a very, very popular option here. We have tons of people in our group who buy property for five grand, sell it for $200 down, $200 a month, and the sale price is $20,000. This has been going on forever. That's very popular. Jill and I used to do it, we don't do it any longer. We feel like we're better at selling it for cash, or we're just better acquisitions people versus babysitters. That's one way. That's by leaps and bounds the most popular way. If you have commercial property in an urban area, leasing property if it's zoned correctly to construction crews or for RV storage, that's very popular and extremely profitable. In fact, mobile home parks are based on this model where you just lease the land. The owner would put their own mobile home on that park, pay two or three or $400 a month for a pad lease and everybody's happy. It's incredibly affordable for the owner and incredibly profitable for the park owner. That's a great option. There's two, the reason I put this in here, two new ones that popped up recently. One is buying a piece of rural land, making sure that it's very usable, and then VRBO-ing it out as campground land for $30 or $40 a night. It's very popular as long as the use, again, the zoning's correct. To my knowledge in most places, especially if it's county land, there's no reason that would be restricted in any way. And so if you have an RV, you go park it out there for a certain number of nights as long as it's compliant, or if you just take a truck out there with a tent, make a fire, as long as it's all compliant. That's very, very, very profitable. You can buy in certain places, even in Los Angeles County, you can buy property for $4,000 or $5,000 and start renting it out for $30 or $40 a night. Jill K DeWit: What's the second one? Steven Jack Butala: And the second one is... Why? Am I going too slow? Jill K DeWit: No, just curious. I was impatient. Steven Jack Butala: The second one is putting up some type of structure like a yurt, this is all over Discord right now, where you take that VRBO land rental model and make it just a little bit more attractive. A couple years ago, it was Airstreams. Make a little Airstream community again as long as it's compliant, and then rent those out. Jill K DeWit: Cool. Steven Jack Butala: Today's Jack Thursday, there's always a solution, this is why you're listening. I was watching a reality show that many of you maybe have seen, or not seen. I find it fascinating,

Jack Thursday - There's Always a Solution (LA 1816) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hello. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining with land investment talk, I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill K DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit broadcasting from sunny Southern California. Steven Jack Butala: Today's Jack Thursday and I'm going to talk about how there's always a solution. Jill K DeWit: Is there? Steven Jack Butala: Always. I'm a huge proponent for this. Jill K DeWit: I know. Does it mean I'm going to like the solution? Steven Jack Butala: Nope. Jill K DeWit: Got it. Steven Jack Butala: Could be incredibly painful. Jill K DeWit: Got it. Think I heard that- Steven Jack Butala: You might have to check your pride at the door and all kinds of other stuff at the door. You might be defeated, you might have to turn your entire life around, but there's always a solution. Jill K DeWit: Thanks. Steven Jack Butala: Before we get into it, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the landinvestors.com online community. It's free, and please don't forget to subscribe on the Land Academy YouTube channel and comment on the shows you like. Jill K DeWit: Charlie wrote, "What is everybody doing to create recurring income from their land other than just buying and selling? Leasing and owner financing are the first few that come to my mind, but I'm sure there are others. And who do you lease to?" Steven Jack Butala: Owner financing is a very, very popular option here. We have tons of people in our group who buy property for five grand, sell it for $200 down, $200 a month, and the sale price is $20,000. This has been going on forever. That's very popular. Jill and I used to do it, we don't do it any longer. We feel like we're better at selling it for cash, or we're just better acquisitions people versus babysitters. That's one way. That's by leaps and bounds the most popular way. If you have commercial property in an urban area, leasing property if it's zoned correctly to construction crews or for RV storage, that's very popular and extremely profitable. In fact, mobile home parks are based on this model where you just lease the land. The owner would put their own mobile home on that park, pay two or three or $400 a month for a pad lease and everybody's happy. It's incredibly affordable for the owner and incredibly profitable for the park owner. That's a great option. There's two, the reason I put this in here, two new ones that popped up recently. One is buying a piece of rural land, making sure that it's very usable, and then VRBO-ing it out as campground land for $30 or $40 a night. It's very popular as long as the use, again, the zoning's correct. To my knowledge in most places, especially if it's county land, there's no reason that would be restricted in any way. And so if you have an RV, you go park it out there for a certain number of nights as long as it's compliant, or if you just take a truck out there with a tent, make a fire, as long as it's all compliant. That's very, very, very profitable. You can buy in certain places, even in Los Angeles County, you can buy property for $4,000 or $5,000 and start renting it out for $30 or $40 a night. Jill K DeWit: What's the second one? Steven Jack Butala: And the second one is... Why? Am I going too slow? Jill K DeWit: No, just curious. I was impatient. Steven Jack Butala: The second one is putting up some type of structure like a yurt, this is all over Discord right now, where you take that VRBO land rental model and make it just a little bit more attractive. A couple years ago, it was Airstreams. Make a little Airstream community again as long as it's compliant, and then rent those out. Jill K DeWit: Cool. Steven Jack Butala: Today's Jack Thursday, there's always a solution, this is why you're listening. I was watching a reality show that many of you maybe have seen, or not seen. I find it fascinating,

Jack Thursday - There's Always a Solution (LA 1816) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hello. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining with land investment talk, I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill K DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit broadcasting from sunny Southern California. Steven Jack Butala: Today's Jack Thursday and I'm going to talk about how there's always a solution. Jill K DeWit: Is there? Steven Jack Butala: Always. I'm a huge proponent for this. Jill K DeWit: I know. Does it mean I'm going to like the solution? Steven Jack Butala: Nope. Jill K DeWit: Got it. Steven Jack Butala: Could be incredibly painful. Jill K DeWit: Got it. Think I heard that- Steven Jack Butala: You might have to check your pride at the door and all kinds of other stuff at the door. You might be defeated, you might have to turn your entire life around, but there's always a solution. Jill K DeWit: Thanks. Steven Jack Butala: Before we get into it, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the landinvestors.com online community. It's free, and please don't forget to subscribe on the Land Academy YouTube channel and comment on the shows you like. Jill K DeWit: Charlie wrote, "What is everybody doing to create recurring income from their land other than just buying and selling? Leasing and owner financing are the first few that come to my mind, but I'm sure there are others. And who do you lease to?" Steven Jack Butala: Owner financing is a very, very popular option here. We have tons of people in our group who buy property for five grand, sell it for $200 down, $200 a month, and the sale price is $20,000. This has been going on forever. That's very popular. Jill and I used to do it, we don't do it any longer. We feel like we're better at selling it for cash, or we're just better acquisitions people versus babysitters. That's one way. That's by leaps and bounds the most popular way. If you have commercial property in an urban area, leasing property if it's zoned correctly to construction crews or for RV storage, that's very popular and extremely profitable. In fact, mobile home parks are based on this model where you just lease the land. The owner would put their own mobile home on that park, pay two or three or $400 a month for a pad lease and everybody's happy. It's incredibly affordable for the owner and incredibly profitable for the park owner. That's a great option. There's two, the reason I put this in here, two new ones that popped up recently. One is buying a piece of rural land, making sure that it's very usable, and then VRBO-ing it out as campground land for $30 or $40 a night. It's very popular as long as the use, again, the zoning's correct. To my knowledge in most places, especially if it's county land, there's no reason that would be restricted in any way. And so if you have an RV, you go park it out there for a certain number of nights as long as it's compliant, or if you just take a truck out there with a tent, make a fire, as long as it's all compliant. That's very, very, very profitable. You can buy in certain places, even in Los Angeles County, you can buy property for $4,000 or $5,000 and start renting it out for $30 or $40 a night. Jill K DeWit: What's the second one? Steven Jack Butala: And the second one is... Why? Am I going too slow? Jill K DeWit: No, just curious. I was impatient. Steven Jack Butala: The second one is putting up some type of structure like a yurt, this is all over Discord right now, where you take that VRBO land rental model and make it just a little bit more attractive. A couple years ago, it was Airstreams. Make a little Airstream community again as long as it's compliant, and then rent those out. Jill K DeWit: Cool. Steven Jack Butala: Today's Jack Thursday, there's always a solution, this is why you're listening. I was watching a reality show that many of you maybe have seen, or not seen. I find it fascinating,

Are you a dream of another, creating souls as you dream? In our RV asleep and dreaming, our souls create worlds and son days that ‘exist' for as long as we slumber. Those characters and lives have self-awareness for the period that we're gods… gods that live in shiny aluminum trailers. We lookup at our ‘creator', and some want to be just like it. Snuggling soundly in the finest of roadway domiciles, these are ‘dreams' creating eddies that dream as well. They dreams in all directions, Airstreams within Airstreams. They indeed are… at least until we wake up. Our small-selves are sigils within sigils within sigils, fractal-like dreams floating in time, at the behest of their creator which is stuck in time as well. Just when does our creator wake up, and ‘we' cease to dream? And what happens when our creator careens off the side of the road? Embrace your Airstream Soul...

We sat down with Matt Swartz and go over being a senior editor at Expedition Portal and his outdoor endeavours. New episodes every week. For more info and to support this podcast check out ourlandproject.co. Our Landers Podcast hosts Jaime Lozoya @eezysupplies and Kingston @roaminglost. Follow Nomad Wheel Co at @nomadwheel and learn more about their upcoming lineup at www.nomadwheels.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ourlanders/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ourlanders/support

Welcome back!  In this episode of Find your dream RV destination, I'm going to share with you 11 ways to locate your perfect RV destination. When my mom and dad decided in the 90's to get their first camper (back then they weren't called RV's) they wanted to come to Florida for the month of February to visit me because it was my birthday month.  The only source for locating a “campground” was to use the yellow pages or their other option was for me to go drive around and find one.  Dad had predetermined that he wanted to be in the Zephyrhills area. My dad was very resourceful and had done his homework.  He had already learned that there were several parks in that area.  The rest was up to me.  One weekend, I drove up to Zephyrhills and I bet I stopped at 6 parks. I gathered all the pertinent information, pricing, location, amenities, and availability. I reported back to dad and then he made the decision as to which one he and mom would like the best. They had decided on Grove Ridge on US98 for the next 13 years until dad's death in 2007.  They faithfully travelled from Iowa every year for 1 month, except the year dad passed, they were here for 2 months. I remember taking a vacation in a rented motorhome when I was very young.  There was no need to plan for a predetermined stop over for the night, as the parks simply were not full and there were road signs along the interstates telling passersby where the next park was. It's kind of the same thing I say about biking.  We used to bike when biking wasn't cool and now it is.  Well, we used to camp when camping wasn't cool and now everyone wants in!  This isn't just a sport for baby boomers, the millennials love it too! Things have changed!  Now we need to pre-plan our stop overs and book in advance, and I mean in way advance because suddenly RV'ing is cool! So where do we begin our search?  How do we find our perfect RV vacation spot? Let's first figure out what we're looking for.  Are you looking for a campground or an RV park?  Yes, there is a difference and it's often confusing when you're doing internet searches. Typically, campgrounds offer RV Sites and Tent sites, but RV Parks are exclusive to RV sites.  Campgrounds usually have a more casual and relaxed atmosphere where RV parks will offer more premium amenities.  Shoot there are even RV parks just for the premium Motorcoaches, yeah, they are not called motorhomes any longer and there are RV Parks exclusively for Airstreams.  I don't have and probably won't have an Airstream, but I love concept! If you're the baby boomer, you may or may not yet be App or internet savvy, and that's OK, because there are still choices for you! 1).  If you've been traveling for a while, Word of Mouth is a great way to find your next destination. 2). KOA's are still popular.  If you call or stop by one, they will give you a book with all their state destinations and they offer discounts when you join their club. 3).  Everyone has heard of Good Sam.  Good Sam also has a book with all their listings, and you can find their book at Camping World locations.  Who hasn't been to a Camping World for supplies? 4).  Billboards are still popular so be on the lookout as you're travelling busy highways and interstates.  When I get my park, I have a clever idea that I'll be using on a billboard to grab your attention! 5). Here's the best advice yet for the not so savvy internet or App users!  Let's face it, the internet is the probably the most useful tool at finding an RV Park so, don't be afraid of it, just ask your kid or your grandchild for assistance!  I know they will gladly help grandma or grandpa and ta dam they will enjoy hunting and booking your winter trip to Florida! 6).  Here's another helpful hint I bet you don't know anything about this site.   This will require your kid or grandchild's help.  Did you know that you can find RV spots for free across the US?  YES, you can! Have Susie go look up www.boondockerswelcome.com. You will pay a very small nominal fee to join, but this site gives you access to over 2909 + camp stays with NO camping fees.  The best part is you'll get to stay for 1 night free of charge at cool places like wineries, someone's farm stay or perhaps on someone's beachfront property with an awesome sunset view.  I know, you're saying, what's the catch, right?  There is no catch!  It's true that if you stay at a winery for a night, you may indulge and purchase a glass of wine, maybe the farm stay offers homemade soaps that you can purchase for a nominal fee.  You will meet amazing, gracious people across the US.   This option will require you to preplan your trip across the US as I'm sure most of these places stay busy – so plan ahead!  I'm planning on doing this at my farm.  I won't be selling anything (yet) so it's a complete free stay, but you'll need to deal with 2 very friendly Iowan's that love entertaining! Ok, for the Millennials – here we go!  It's all about the internet and Apps for you because you like Glamping – or glamorous style of camping which means you want all the amenities (electric, water, etc.) while sleeping in luxury but still enjoying the outdoorsy feel. Glamping site locations can often be found on RV Sites.  Here are several types of glamping, perhaps you want to find a Tee Pee stay or a tiny home stay.  These are typically individuals that placed a Tee Pee or Tiny home on their property and offer a stay for a nightly fee.  There are also Tiny Home developments popping up all over the country, but I haven't really located one because I haven't looked for Tiny Home at a daily rate, I usually see people living in them.  Here are a few of my favorites. 7) Campspot - Offers RV Sites as well as Glamping sites. 8) Campendium - You can find Caravan Parks or Unique RV Camping sites. 9) HipCamp – Offers outdoor stays, cabins, RV Parks, and Glamping 10) Airbnb and VRBO – also offer unique glamping stays, as well as unique camping stays. 11) GORving.com You can find Tiny Homes, Bungalows, RV Spots and Fish Camps. There you have it folks!  I just laid out part of my marketing strategy for when I get my park.  One day soon, you will see my park on these sites!  I hope you found this information useful.  If you know of another site or information I missed, I would be interested in adding it to my list!  Please reach out to me at Info@fearlessinnovator.com Catch me later!   References: Boondockers.com BoonDockers Book for Free Camp Florida has a book - Florida RV Parks & Campgrounds KOA has a book - KOA Good Sam - Good Sam Camping World - Camping World Airstream - Airstream of Tampa Campspot - Campspot Campendium - Campendium HipCamp - HipCamp Airbnb - Airbnb - RV's, Cottages, Bungalows  VRBO - Vrbo Cabins, Cottages, Bungalows, RV  GoRving.com - Find a Campground | Go RVing

It's been a hot minute, hasn't it?We know we've been gone for a while. But, it's for a good reason!Last August, Jeni realized that she was burnt out. And by burnt out, we don't mean slightly warm — we mean full-on, Sahara Desert- level fried. Her basement office was suffocating, she was working 18 hours a day, and to top it all off, had COVID for months. So, she decided she needed a change.Change which came in the form of a 25ft Airstream that allowed her to travel the length and breadth of the United States. And that's exactly what she did. But, bouncing from one cellphone tower to another just didn't guarantee good wifi, making it impossible to film weekly podcast episodes. So, while our break might've been forced, we're glad we took it. Not only did Jeni get to live out a dream she's had for years, we also got the chance to take a step back and take life at a slower pace. In this comeback episode, we're sitting down for a little coffee-break chat and talking about all the exciting things we've been up to. More importantly, we break down burnout, the side-effects of sprinting 24/7 and how you can cope with it (you don't have to travel across the country in a van, promise) so you come back even stronger.On that note, we hope you're prepared for everything we have in store for And She Spoke! This break has given us some incredible ideas that we're dying to implement. Now that we're back and better than ever, keep an eye out for everything that's coming your way. This is what we're jumping into for this one: Why Jeni has had a tough time recording the last few And She Spoke episodes How business owners can set boundaries  The things Sandy and Jeni did to get over their burnout Why your business should help you build your life instead of becoming your life Our plans for 2022 And more!RESOURCES Marvelous Rode Wireless Mic This Week's Joy:Jeni's joy is an exciting one - swimming with barracudas. She's loved sharks for as long as she could remember, so this was a dream come true!This Week's Hustle: Our hustle comes from Sandy who cannot recommend The Rode Wireless Mic enough. It's the only one on the market that actually works!This podcast is brought to you by the Marvelous online teaching platform.Marvelous is an easy-to-use platform that helps you build and sell your own courses memberships and live-streamed programs. Go from idea to open for business in just minutes. Unlike other startups, Marvelous was created by women for women. If you're looking for a simple, streamlined way to build and grow an online business. You can learn more at Marvelous.

We are back and rolling into the new year! A very special podcast with both of my brothers in law. John and Michael both work at  Woodland Airstream in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Since I had never seen the dealership, John suggested we record the show at the dealer, in an Airstream. Pretty awesome place to do a show. We talk Airstreams and get to know Michael now that he's been an official part of the family for the last two months. Couldn't think of a better way to spend some time with both of these guys.

Airstreams, Winnebagos, Chevys, the blood brothers of RV circuit, take us from the shackles of modernity to the freedom of the road! Two couples who might not otherwise cross paths befriend each other in a Texas RV Park, and declare their mutual independence. THE WAYFARER'S CODE, another world premiere James Stevenson Commission, is written by playwright Brittany Allen and features Frankie Faison (“The Wire,” Fences), Caitlin O'Connell (The Crucible, The Heiress), Robin de Jesús (The Boys in the Band, In the Heights), and Calvin Leon Smith (“The Underground Railroad,” “The Deuce”). THE WAYFARER'S CODE is directed by Marchánt Davis (Ain't No' Mo', The Great Society) and features music by composer Tom Kochan (Almost, Maine, The Elephant Man). Graphic design is by Harrison Gale. After the play, host Claudia Catania joins the playwright, director, and cast for a behind the scenes interview.

We leverage Yu-kai Chou's Octalysis Framework to think through motivating customers. We test it out using a startup idea that's come across Brian's desk recently: a network of Airstream trailers, dropped on people's property, that digital nomads can subscribe to. How would we motivate these people to take action? What can we test? The framework leads the way as we kickstart the business. Tacklebox MethodYu-Kai Chou (Twitter)Yu-Kai Chou (Blog)Actionable Gamification

Kina Pickett's path is an unusual one. He moved out west from Vermont to chase big lines on his skis, becoming a reputable name on the big-mountain pro circuit. He went on to co-found the creative production agency Helio, and then parlayed his experience there into the collaborative ideation workflow platform, Zppr. Kina is a definitive example of the modern-day entrepreneur -- taking his experience from one gig, professional big-mountain skiing, and building tech-focused ventures off its back.Most recently, Kina spent the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic traversing the country in an Airstream trailer, family of four in tow. In partnership with Matador, Kina dubbed the journey the Beyondland Roadtrip. He's here to talk family travel, an endless road trip during a global pandemic, and why learning to manage risk is the most important factor in creating the life you want to live. Along the way we cover boondocking, how to take time alone on a family road trip, and what to do when your kids just want to turn around and head home.In Hot Takes, Tim and Eben discuss how their social anxieties play out on airplanes, and whether or not it's ok to take furniture off the street corner when you're in your 30s. They then settle the age-old question that has plagued America's youth since Jeno Paulucci dropped the first bite-size frozen pizza snack in 1968 -- Pizza Rolls or Bagel Bites?News of the Day: Guinness is opening a new taproom in Chicago in time for St. Patrick's Day 2023 Bear 480 takes the crown in Alaska's Fat Bear Week BONUS: Biden administration restores Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments Relevant Links: Kina Pickett: Airstream's Work From Anywhere Ambassador Beyondland Roadtrip Pizza Rolls No Blackout Dates Back Catalog Matador Network Tim's Instagram Eben's Instagram

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RVTravel.com Podcast - Here's your preview of episode 13: We go Hollywood, and then far away from it. One of Time magazine's “Most Influential People in the World," Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy award winner, actor and author Matthew McConaughey joins host Scott Linden exclusively on the RV Travel podcast. He's in his Airstream as we talk, and now on your phone and computer.  The SAG Award-winning actor gives RVTravel podcast listeners a tour of his Airstream, and oh, we'll also talk about his New York Times best seller Greenlights and how so much of the book is relevant to RV travelers. Listen to the entire episode here!

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Ep. 13: We go Hollywood, and then far away from it. One of Time magazine's “Most Influential People in the World," Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy award winner, actor and author Matthew McConaughey joins host Scott Linden exclusively on the RV Travel podcast. He's in his Airstream as we talk, and now on your phone and computer.  The SAG Award-winning actor gives RVTravel podcast listeners a tour of his Airstream, and oh, we'll also talk about his New York Times best seller Greenlights and how so much of the book is relevant to RV travelers. [Want to win a cool RVTravel.com coffee mug? Post a rating of the RVTravel podcast at Apple podcasts and you're entered to win. Winner drawn at random from all who rated the podcast, on July 30, 2021.] Matthew talks “livin' life,” the therapeutic aspects of RV travel and other lessons he's learned while van lifing, boondocking, and traveling most of America in his Airstream. We talk every aspect of RV'ing … the renovations he's made to his rigs, why he loves RV travel, and even practical stuff like driving advice, picking the right campsite and some must-see destinations. The RV Travel podcast is brought to you by SoftStartRV power management, Clear20 water filters, RVTravel's Who Makes What guide to manufacturers and RV brands. Don't miss an episode! Subscribe and rate the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks!

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This week we are catching up on Tamara's recent travels around New England -- from a girlfriend getaway in Vermont to glamping in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. About Safe Travels Kit Our sponsor this week is Safe Travels Kit. Founded by New York fashion executive and avid globetrotter, Adriana Martone, the Safe Travels Kit is a patent pending, first-to-market travel and airline bedding kit that launched in December 2020. After a horrific experience with a dirty airplane seat, Adriana thought something more needed to be done to create more sanitary, comfortable travel experiences for all. Hence, the Safe Travels Kit brand was born.  Now, when travelers set off on a vacation or business trip, instead of worrying about encountering unsanitary surroundings, they can journey in comfort and serenity, resting on the Safe Travels Kit super-soft seat covers and pillowcases, made from high-tech fabric that prevents germs from penetrating. Each kit costs $39.95 and contains: One lightweight, washable, compact travel pouch (weighs .7 ounces) one seat cover that fits planes (economy and business class seats), trains, and cars; One standard size pillow case (made of the same material as the seat cover); 10 individually wrapped sanitising wipes; and One surgical face mask. New England Trip Tips Many state tourism boards have put together different trails that make it easy to plan a trip. Vermont has a cheese trail, beer trail, covered bridges trail, and more. The visitor center or the visitor's board website can provide a lot of information and sometimes coupons. Tamara has a good post on We3Travel with her itinerary for planning a Vermont road trip and read more about her weekend getaway on YourTimetoFly.com. Brattleboro, Vermont is a hip artsy town. Bennington, Vermont is a historic town in Southern Vermont. Manchester, Vermont has a lot to do in town and nearby and Tamara has a post about things to do in Manchester. Lye Brook Falls is a great hike just outside of Manchester. The Mountain Inn in Killington was perfect for a girls' trip. They have a restaurant and distillery on-site and have renovated the rooms to be trendy. In the winter they have a dining experience to eat in a gondola. Cold Hollow Cider Mill has great apple cider donuts and hard cider tastings. Bring along a cooler or cooler bag with ice packs to be able to bring home cheese and other goodies. Morse Farm near Montpelier does a maple syrup tasting. Auto Camp is a glamping resort that offers airstream camping, safari tents, and X Suites. There are locations in Sonoma, Yosemite, Zion, and now Cape Cod. You can read Tamara's full review of Auto Camp Cape Cod on YourTimetoFly. See other places to go glamping in New England. You can read about Tamara's trip to the Tuxbury Tiny House Village in New Hampshire on We3Travel, which is not far from Newburyport, Massachusetts and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Kimpton Hotel Monaco has a great location in Old City Philadelphia. It is a great hotel right next to all the historic sites like Independence Hall. Stay tuned next week to hear more about Tamara's trip to Maine! Full Episode Transcript [00:00:00.240] - Kim Tate Today, we're checking in with Tamara about her recent travels to New England.   [00:00:16.710] - Announcer Welcome to Vacation Mavens. A family travel podcast with ideas for your next vacation and tips to get you out the door. Here are your hosts, Kim from Stuffed Suitcase and Tamara from We3Travel.   [00:00:32.040] - Kim Tate Today's episode is sponsored by Safe Travels Kit. And as some of you may know, we are a family that deals with food allergies and the Safe Travels kit is perfect for those who are trying to protect themselves when they travel normally. I have to board the airplane in advance and wipe down our whole seat. And trust me, all the crevices around seats are not always the cleanest things. And the Safe Travels kit comes with an adjustable seat cover that covers the seat.   [00:00:57.100] - Kim Tate So I don't have to worry about all the germs and any food particles that may be there, as well as a super soft pillowcase and 10 sanitizing wipes that are perfect for helping me wipe down the tray table. And it even comes with one face mask. So if you guys are looking for a safe way to travel, you might want to check out the safe travels kit.   [00:01:14.960] - Tamara Gruber You know, I think about so many other kinds of germs, but I luckily don't have to deal with those allergens. So I never even thought of it for that reason. But really, I would love the security of knowing that those things are being kept away.   [00:01:27.570] - Kim Tate Definitely. Especially the spaces between chairs that can just get gross. So nice to know that this is an option for us. Great.   [00:01:33.570] - Tamara Gruber Well, everyone can check out Safe TravelsKit.com or check it out on Amazon.   [00:01:39.560] - Kim Tate So, Tamara, I, of course, follow you all over social media, and I've been very sad and feeling left out because you are just jet setting around New England and I have been stuck at home in Seattle. And so why don't you tell us all about some of the adventures you've been on lately?   [00:01:56.000] - Tamara Gruber I know I feel a little bit like a champagne. That was shook and then the cork was popped you know?   [00:02:01.130] - Kim Tate Well, exactly. It's like party vaccination rocks.   [00:02:05.720] - Tamara Gruber Totally.   [00:02:06.560] - Tamara Gruber I mean, it's just like it just has come about in that way. But there's definitely, I'm sure for everyone, like a lot of pent up demand for travel. And it just worked out like luckily Glenn is still not traveling for work. And so he's here to help out, you know, bring Hannah to and from school. So I've been able to go out and do some things on my own. But our first one was actually a Mother's Day thing.   [00:02:27.170] - Tamara Gruber So one night Glenn was asking, like, you know, what would you want to do for Mother's Day? Do you want to go for brunch or, you know, these things? And I kind of looked at him and I'm like, how do I tell them I just want to go away, like, without them? So I did. Yeah. So I was like, you know, I really just want to go somewhere. And Vermont had recently reopened to people that were vaccinated.   [00:02:49.970] - Tamara Gruber And I have wanted to go to Vermont like all last summer, but I couldn't because of the travel restrictions. So I asked a friend of mine who had also said, like, hey, when we're vaccinated, like, we should do something. So she's a teacher and she's had, of course, like a really very stressful year. So I was like, would you want to go to Vermont? She's like, absolutely. And so I planned it.   [00:03:12.740] - Tamara Gruber And I was like, Do you want to know anything that we're doing or should I just surprise you? And she was like, I have so much to deal with. I would be happy with whatever you do. And I know she's like she's someone that she likes to travel. She loves checking out new things. She's kind of like up for anything type of person anyway. So I just, like, went crazy. And I was like going through all these like, oh, like Vermont has a cheese trail and they have a beer trail and they have a, you know, like covered bridges trail.   [00:03:38.600] - Tamara Gruber And I'm like, how can I, like, fit a whole bunch in to, you know, like a long three day weekend.   [00:03:43.790] - Kim Tate So that's I like states do that when they do. I mean, that's become a thing. I remember remember that long time ago you and I did that press trip to Jefferson Parish. Louisiana. And they had like an oyster trail. And I just think it's it's really cool how, you know, states do that. It kind of gives you a cohesive theme and very organized literature to help you learn how to kind of explore.   [00:04:09.360] - Tamara Gruber It does. You know, and I think a lot of times, like a lot of people really don't have time to plan things. And so you see something like that, you're like, oh, yeah, that sounds interesting. Like, let's go do it. And it's fun. Like, I know my sister and my brother, actually, both of them, they're part of this group of couples through their church where they always travel together like twice a year.   [00:04:26.960] - Tamara Gruber And my brother is the organizer. Imagine that one of the things that they do is like this chocolate. I don't know if it's like a scavenger hunt, but it's like one of these things, like the town hall sets up like different kind of chocolate related death by chocolate, I think it's called, and then makes you go visit like each of the businesses that are participating to get your little piece of chocolate at or whatever. So it's just a fun thing and like and now it's something that they look forward to.   [00:04:53.780] - Tamara Gruber Like we go and we do this together and it's our tradition.   [00:04:56.870] - Kim Tate Yeah, I think that's awesome. I think also a heads up to people just when you are planning to explore a new region, don't forget about the visitors bureaus and visitor centers of the city or town or state that you're planning to visit because they are there for visitors specifically and they have a lot of great information and can really help you make the most out of your trip. So a lot of it's online, but sometimes I find that going into their little visitor centers can be extremely useful.   [00:05:26.180] - Kim Tate Yeah, and that's done some great coupons.   [00:05:29.210] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, that's what I really want to do with Vermont, which I think is Vermont vacation dotcom. But we were coming up from Rhode Island, so it was kind of doing a lot of southern and central Vermont. But they have a lot of scenic byways, as you can imagine, because it's just a very it's just such a pretty state. It's one of my favorites in New England. It just has that very classic feel, you know, like these towns with the church, with the big steeple and, you know, like just exactly what you think of when you think classic Americana.   [00:05:58.430] - Tamara Gruber Totally. So we started out in Brattleboro, which I hadn't really spent a lot of time in, and that is kind of like a artsy kind of hip little town. So we just kind of walked around town and did like a cheese shop there. And then we drove across like a scenic byway over to the town of Bennington, which is like a little bit more of a historic town. We started a bunch of covered bridges and different sites, and then we went up and we spent our first night in Manchester.   [00:06:27.950] - Tamara Gruber And if anyone hasn't been to Vermont, like Manchester is definitely one of my favorite towns. It's just it's really pretty. It's really quaint. There's a lot to do nearby. There's, you know, a number of ski resorts that aren't that to. Too far away, really good food scene, there's outlet shopping like a high end outlet shopping, if you enjoy that. But then there's also like the Orvis. Yeah, flyfishing company, their headquarters is there.   [00:06:51.340] - Tamara Gruber They have a resort there that has like a Land Rover experience. And then there's, of course, fly-Fishing, you know, there's Norman Rockwell stuff. So tons to do in that area. But we we stayed overnight there and we the next day went and did a waterfall because I was like, OK, we're going to see a lot of covered bridges. We're going to see a lot of waterfalls that we're going to eat like a lot of cheese and maple sirup kind of stuff.   [00:07:11.900] - Tamara Gruber So we did this hike, which I think you would have enjoyed, too. It was like five miles round trip, but it was up to a waterfall. And when we got up there, it was pretty much empty, like there was no one there for quite a while. And then after I was taking some pictures, like a bunch of people came and then there was like a whole flood of people coming up. We're like, well, we made it here just in time.   [00:07:30.370] - Tamara Gruber But it was like one of those good, you know, like uphill climbs that you felt like you worked hard for it, but you weren't, like, totally exhausted afterwards, you know, and you had a good reward, you know, when I got there.   [00:07:41.590] - Kim Tate So that was sometimes something. Yeah.   [00:07:43.150] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. And then we went we did a historic home that Robert Lincoln, who's Abraham Lincoln's son, had built a summer home up there when he was like president of the Pullman like the Pullman cars and trains like that company that like, you know, a little self guided tour of that home. And then we drove from there. We made a couple other stops at like Maple sirup places up to Killington, which is one of the major ski resorts in in Vermont.   [00:08:12.280] - Tamara Gruber And we at this place called the Mountain In. And it was kind of like you could tell it was probably like an old like not so great hotel that they have renovated to make it look like cool and retro. You know, sometimes they take anything like motels or different hotels and they add like this, you know, kind of cool element to it.   [00:08:31.330] - Kim Tate We stayed in one like that in Santa Rosa. I remember we. Yeah, that it was kind of a motel, but it had such cute, like, retro theming.   [00:08:38.110] - Tamara Gruber Right. Right. Yes.   [00:08:39.560] - Kim Tate This one was. I think it was anyway. Sorry. Go ahead.   [00:08:42.300] - Tamara Gruber This one has a distillery there. So it's like distillery and in and then they have like a restaurant there. So it's like cool. And I thought it was really good for like a girls trip because, you know, like they have the little tasting room where you can taste the different spirits. And like I was like a cool, trendy thing. And then they had little balconies off the room where you can overlook the the slopes at Killington, which still had some snow on them, you know, so it was really neat.   [00:09:06.610] - Tamara Gruber And then I booked us a special experience, like something that I've wanted to do all winter here. But the places that do it are so darn expensive that I haven't done it. But is eating in a ski gondola. Oh, yeah. Yes. Have you seen those? Do you have.   [00:09:20.410] - Kim Tate Yeah, I don't think we have a gondola, but we have the little the Globes like the glass triangle globe things in Seattle. But yeah, I've seen the gondolas. I know they have them in Colorado.   [00:09:31.390] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. It's just something that I've wanted to do and like yeah there's a place here called Ocean House which does it and it's like a fondue experience, but it's like five hundred dollars and you get basically like crudite and fondue and like not even wine or anything. So I'm like I want to do that. Looks so cool. It's like so cool Instagram ish kind of thing. But anyway they had it there, you did have to pay a little extra, but then the food was just like normal and they're heated and they had actually like built it out so that it had like little curtains and pillows and like it was like designed inside.   [00:10:04.870] - Tamara Gruber So it was really neat. And they had music piped in so, so fun because it was definitely cold that night, you know. So they're like the waitress would come in, like open the doors and give us the food. And it was just it was such a fun experience. It was very too, because they brought out like a I think a like maple aged bourbon or something like maple barrel bourbon was like their thing and they brought it out.   [00:10:26.920] - Tamara Gruber And I don't really drink like spirits that much. And so it came out, you know, you know, like an amuse bouche. When they're serving you like dinner, they'll bring a little thing from the chef. So I'm like, is this like the alcohol amuse bouche? But like, I I'm not a bourbon fan. So I was like sipping it. And then I'm like, OK, I'm just going to dump the rest and the rest of my drink and.   [00:10:48.850] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, but I'm like, is it really bad if I just switch to wine when I'm at a distillery?   [00:10:54.280] - Kim Tate Yeah, I'm not a spirits person but it sounds good. I wonder how many restaurants are going to have a whole new monetization like as bad as and hard as the you know, pandemic was on them being able to have this new revenue stream that maybe some of them have found and developed is going to be exciting like the outdoor dining.   [00:11:13.340] - Tamara Gruber I mean, Glenn and I were just talking about that this weekend because we're in Philadelphia. And I was saying, like, there's so many things that I hope stick around. You know, like so much outdoor dining, I really hope stays. But yeah. So we did that. We stayed. So that was our second night. We stayed in Killington and then the next day we drove up the scenic route one hundred to a few more like waterfalls and different sites.   [00:11:34.930] - Tamara Gruber And we hit we're going to hit that Ben and Jerry's factory store, but we've both already done. So we went to this other, like apple cider place that I've gone to called Cold Hollow Cider Mill, and since I last been there, they actually added hard cider, too. So you would like this because they do like a cider tasting. Like hard cider tasting.   [00:11:53.690] - Kim Tate That's right up my alley. Yeah, I like regular cider and hard ciders.   [00:11:57.680] - Tamara Gruber Well, and the good thing about this was, although you may not like it as much as I did, but when you do the hard cider tasting, they give you a coupon for six free apple cider donuts across the street.   [00:12:06.920] - Kim Tate Oh, I would love that. Love it.   [00:12:09.860] - Kim Tate Yeah. I have to come do fall with you in New England because the Apple Cider Donuts, we have one place out here that does, um, and I've heard of people getting them out here, but I've never gone around to it. But that's, you know, sounds like a dream dessert for me.   [00:12:24.890] - Tamara Gruber They're so good. They're so, so good. There's a place that I like to go to. Sometimes they'll have like an hour waiting in line to get them. It'll be worth it if we'll just chat for an hour. We can record a podcast while we wait for apple cider. Well, I will say definitely the thing to do is if you're going to do one of these road trips to Vermont is bring a cooler because I brought like a cooler like a small cooler bag.   [00:12:45.170] - Tamara Gruber But it was not big enough because, of course, like, there's all these cheese places, like we went to like two or three artisan cheese places. So we bought cheese and then we would stop at the maple syrup, you know, the maple sugar shacks. And so you'd get like maple syrup and, you know, just like different maple goods, you know, and then you have the craft beer, you know, like there's so many things that you want to, like, pop into that cooler.   [00:13:07.280] - Kim Tate We'll have to go back to that travel tech episode. I'm sure that he has some advice on the best coolers. I remember him talking about that.   [00:13:14.810] - Tamara Gruber I was like, well, good thing it's still cold out. You know, we did bring it in for, like a fridge one day, but the next night it was going to be 32 degrees and like, it can just be fine. So we had a lot of fun. And we in the last place we went to, I think it was called Morse Farm, and they did a syrup tasting.   [00:13:31.520] - Tamara Gruber So a lot of places like you kind of have to know, do you like like a rich robust or do you like a lighter amber? But there they didn't and even did it with covid. They had a Plexiglas shield. They gave you a little spoon each time and then you just kind of lowered your mask and popped it in. But it was really neat, you know, to do that kind of sirup tasting. And of course, everybody, one of the things that's big there are maple cremees.   [00:13:52.880] - Tamara Gruber So it's like a soft ice cream, but it's maple flavored soft ice cream.   [00:13:57.710] - Kim Tate That's so that sounds good. I like maple sirup. I'm not I'm not like in the maple candies that much, but I don't.Yeah, I like caramel so maybe I don't know, I'm not big on like the maple stuff. Like the sugar candy.   [00:14:09.650] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. I was never big on that but I love syrup definitely. I round my pancakes and syrup and like all of these country stores are just they're so cute, you know, they have like all the pancake mix and you know, just like all the locally made products kind of stuff.   [00:14:26.150] - Tamara Gruber So I anyway I have a whole itinerary that I just put up on We3Travel just with the three days in Vermont if you want to see all of our stops. But it was just so much fun. It was just a very it was a good girls trip, right. Yeah. I don't know if, like, everyone would have wanted to do the stops that we made, you know, like I probably would have been like, OK, enough of cheese shops or enough covered bridges.   [00:14:49.550] - Tamara Gruber Now, like, they all kind of start to look alike, you know, like things like that. But the waterfalls are beautiful, too. And it was a good time of year to be out there, you know, because the water is in this. Yeah, the water. I will say, though, the only the struggle still was finding a bathroom because so many of the visitors centers and I think because Vermont had just reopened. Oh, yeah.   [00:15:09.560] - Tamara Gruber Like a lot of places that had closed down, maybe they open during ski season, but then closed again. And we're going to open like after Memorial Day. So we had a little bit of trouble sometimes, like finding restaurants that were open or like one day we just we took some of our cheese and crackers and we made ourselves a little picnic, you know, and that's what we did for lunch.   [00:15:29.270] - Kim Tate Yeah. I definitely think that, like, the travel sector is changing fast. And I think after Memorial Day, it'll be interesting to see how quickly destinations are able to adjust. And because, you know, I think it's also finding workers again and getting back on board.   [00:15:45.950] - Tamara Gruber And so I was going to say definitely the challenge is staffing because know here, like quite a few states have lifted restrictions entirely. So it's like, yeah, wide open, which is kind of crazy and takes getting used to.   [00:15:58.520] - Tamara Gruber But definitely the challenge is still like staffing. You know, we went to a restaurant the other day and we're looking to like move our reservation to be a little bit earlier. And there didn't seem like there's anything available. And we walked up and like the whole like half the patio is empty. We're like, what do you mean it wasn't available? Like, that part was closed off. I'm sure they just didn't have, you know, staffing for it.   [00:16:20.750] - Tamara Gruber So, yeah, definitely an issue. But it was it was such a nice trip. My friend loved it. It was just like one of those things where it was like the first, you know, getaway like without the family, the first getaway, like, you know, and so long. And it was just it was just so nice. It was just kind of strange. Like we got to be around someone that we didn't live with and stayed in the room with her and you still negotiate some of that, like, mask.   [00:16:49.300] - Tamara Gruber It was interesting. I mean, I definitely think that's going to be everyone has to come to like different comfort levels. And it's like the more you kind of get yourself out there, the more comfortable you might feel. It's also nice to know that, like, Vermont is like 70 percent vaccinated. So you're going to a fairly safe, you know, destination where everyone around you is kind of in a similar boat. So it makes you good.   [00:17:12.370] - Kim Tate But that's awesome. So that's trip one. I know there's like two or three other ones. Was what's next that you're going to dish about?   [00:17:21.790] - Tamara Gruber So the next thing I did, I did on my own and it was glamping things. So I went to this place called Auto Camp Cape Cod. So Auto Camp is like a upscale glamping resort that uses Airstream like retrofitted like new Airstream trailers. And they also have some like camping tents and some what they call X Suites, which are tiny houses, really, but they have locations. There's one in Russian River and Sonoma. There's one outside of Zion, one outside of Yosemite.   [00:17:54.760] - Tamara Gruber This one in Cape Cod just opened, I think, in April. And then there is a few others that are opening this year. So it's definitely like one of the it's kind of like under canvas, you know, it's like dedicated glamping, but upscale lots of amenities, you know, kind of feels like you're on a hotel resort, except your accommodations are are very different. And I will say I loved it. So this one I went by myself because I just wanted to check this out.   [00:18:20.350] - Tamara Gruber I've written about glamping in New England in the past. In the fall, I have an article about like 20 different places that you can go camping in New England. But I wanted to do more of a deep dove into this one. And I just I was really happy to be away by myself. It was so fun, but it was such a unique experience. It was like the first of all, the clubhouse that they have, like the main kind of lobby.   [00:18:45.010] - Tamara Gruber You could say it was just gorgeous. It was very like they call it mid century modern, but it felt like they had like an eco lodge type of feel to it, too, because it was very like inside. Outside. So you, like, walked in this big door. There's a desk, there's like a little shop with all the kind of curated gift shop kind of stuff, but then also like food and things like that that you could buy.   [00:19:05.830] - Tamara Gruber And then they had this huge, like, lobby area with all these different types of like lounge seating, a little area where they would you can purchase breakfast or coffee or they do all day dining. Then there were these long, like work tables that you would sometimes find in like a Courtyard Marriott type of lobby where there's like a workstations like long tables that have like outlets and things so people can do work there. But then it opened straight into a patio with more different types of lounge seating.   [00:19:31.420] - Tamara Gruber And then like a view across the lawn and in the distance, you could see like the ocean and they had like a fire pit, you know, set up outside. And then there was like a really neat looking fireplace inside as well. So it was like a just a beautiful property. Like, you step in right away and you're like, OK, this is not like a campground. You know, this is something.   [00:19:53.140] - Tamara Gruber I love how more hotels and resorts are getting kind of this lobby focus where they're creating a lot of sitting areas in the lobbies, because I think a lot of people want to do that. They don't want to just be in your room the whole time. So that's cool that I think that's a trend that I've been noticing more and more.   [00:20:12.340] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, it's nice, especially if you're traveling with somebody to right to have a place to, like, hang out. And I definitely saw that with, you know, whether it was like family groups or, you know, like friend groups that these kind of places, you know, tend to attract that kind of thing where you can have your individual accommodations, but then you're kind of hanging out around the campfire together, something like, yeah, I definitely feel like this was a really good spot for a romantic getaway, because the way that the trailers are set up, they have a queen bed in a bedroom and then they do have a couch that could fold out into a futon.   [00:20:46.090] - Tamara Gruber But it's really like one adult or two little kids. Like there's no way like a family of four, like teen, you know, with teens, like there's no way you could do it with them. Yeah. And even that like even the family, like I saw a lot of families are like toddler age. They're like, OK, so they put the kids on the pull out, but like the bathrooms on one side and the bedrooms on the other side and the kids are in the middle, you know, so it's like a little bit like where do you go, where do you hang out?   [00:21:13.330] - Tamara Gruber And I know you have that in a hotel room, too, and you can certainly hang out, you know, outside by the fire and such. But, you know, I definitely felt like it would be really nice as a romantic getaway for something just very different.   [00:21:25.960] - Kim Tate I think that sounds nice. I mean, I yeah, I think it's it varies based on what people are looking for. It's so it's good to consider spacing. I mean, you talked about that even when we talked about the road trip, the massive road trip. You. Like, sometimes families need space, and so you have to remember that when you're booking your accommodations, right?   [00:21:45.680] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. Just because it says it can sleep four.   [00:21:48.440] - Kim Tate Exactly.   [00:21:48.970] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, well, it was sleep, the four of you comfortably. Yes. But the Airstreams itself, they were really nice. So you went in and there was like this, you know, lounge living area with the couch that converts to a bed and then there's a kitchen area. The kitchen had like a mini fridge and a microwave and a sink and just like a coffeemaker with, like, fresh ground coffee from like a local roaster. And the bathroom was super nice.   [00:22:19.130] - Tamara Gruber And they had all of the products that you would need, again, like, you know, local organic kind of products, really soft towels. They provided robes the bedroom, like little things that you don't even always find in a hotel like next to the bed either side. There is a little mini nightstand that had USB plugs as well as like the lighting controls and stuff. And in the whole Airstream, you could actually pair your, like, phone or something to their Bluetooth and then play music through the speakers like throughout the Airstream I saw, which was really neat, like when I was just hanging out by myself, I was doing some work and I was like playing some music and just doing some work using the Wi-Fi.   [00:22:59.930] - Tamara Gruber You know, it's just little things like that that were good. And then I had like air conditioning and and heating and I had like a skylight. And even in the bathroom, I had like a little you could pop the skylight and then the fan to kind of get the steam out of there. So I was really impressed. I just I really liked it. They all come with, like a picnic table and two chairs, not like folding chairs, but like, you know, two chairs next to a little fire.   [00:23:26.240] - Tamara Gruber The only thing is that you can't burn firewood there. You have to, like, buy the stuff called Goodwood, which is kind of like, look, I kind of compressed sawdust like made into like a log kind of thing. So I think it's like for environmental purposes, just not to be burning like wood. But it was also like it was right on this bikeway that goes through one section of the cape. It's like an 11 mile bike path and it's backs right up on the on the bike path.   [00:23:51.080] - Tamara Gruber And they have a little bike shed where you can borrow bikes to use. So the next day I, I rode all the way down to Woods Hole, which is where the ferry will go out to go over to Martha's Vineyard, you know, one of the islands off of the Cape. And, you know, it's just a cute little town with shops and restaurants and stuff. So you can ride down there. You go past a beach, you can hang out at the beach, you can go.   [00:24:14.210] - Tamara Gruber This other direction was through like a swampy. Sounds terrible, but like a nice, you know, like a marsh area where there's like seabirds and things like that. So it was just, you know, it was really it was really very, very nice getaway. And I had fun. It was nice. I would definitely check out one of their destinations. If you're going to be, you know, in some of the national parks, and especially as they start to open up more, I think they're opening up one in the Catskills, which we did an episode on that.   [00:24:39.780] - Tamara Gruber So another option for you.   [00:24:43.130] - Kim Tate Well, that definitely sounds like a great solo getaway, but I know that you have even more coming up. You've been so busy. So what's next on your New England adventures?   [00:24:53.510] - Tamara Gruber You know, it's funny because I was just thinking about it, too. It's like one of each kind of trip. I did a girls trip. I did a solo trip. I did a family trip, and I did a couples trip. Yeah, that's where all the kind of that you like to enjoy. It's nice that you had that. That's awesome.   [00:25:06.930] - Kim Tate So what's what's up next? Now, what's the family trip?   [00:25:09.650] - Tamara Gruber Well, so the family trip was a weekend away and another type of glamping situation. It was a tiny house. So I think everyone's kind of heard of these little tiny houses. It's definitely a trend like some people are moving to, like, let's get rid of the house and live in, like, these tiny house living type of thing. But it also can be used for camping. And so there's a place called Tuxbury tiny house village, and it is part of the Tuxbury Pond RV resort, which is right on the border between Massachusetts and New Hampshire.   [00:25:41.420] - Tamara Gruber So I think the address is officially New Hampshire, but it was only about an hour and a half to an hour and 45 minutes away for us to go up. And I've written about them, you know, in my little glamping round up, but I hadn't had a chance to go and do it. So they were like, hey, you know, do you have a chance this year? So I was like, sure, I'll come up.   [00:25:59.300] - Tamara Gruber So they hosted us. And luckily Hannah agreed it was like between her exams. So she was able to get away for the weekend because sometimes she's like, no, I'm too busy. So it was like the one weekend that we didn't have anything going on. So I basically came home from Cape Cod and then repacked and we drove up to New Hampshire. But it was a similar type of thing. But instead of it being an Airstream, it was a tiny house.   [00:26:23.000] - Tamara Gruber So you guys can go on to We3Travel. And I have a post that'll be up by the time this comes out. So you can see a little bit more. If you can't understand what I'm describing, you know, from the pictures, you'll you'll be able to get it. But this was like this was like a real rV campground, so like when you pulled in the office, it was already closed, but they left keys for us.   [00:26:44.210] - Tamara Gruber So it's like, you know, your typical, like RV campground where there's just tons of RVs everywhere. Like, some peoples are clearly like permanently there. You know, some people have porch decorations.   [00:26:58.820] - Tamara Gruber And it's also every time I've been to one of these, like when I've done a KOA kind of thing, I'm always taken by, like, how it's such a community, like everyone seems to know each other. Right. And so like the next day.   [00:27:13.610] - Kim Tate I was just going to say, you have hosts like there's like RV campground hosts that welcome you or, you know, is family a very community respect.   [00:27:20.960] - Tamara Gruber We late for that, I guess. But yeah, they have all kinds of activities. But you would just see, like, neighbors talking to each other. A lot of them, I think, because it's a really big campground, have these golf carts that they store there. So they're like zooming around in their golf carts and waving to people and talking to people. And, you know, just, you know, it's like being in a neighborhood.   [00:27:38.900] - Tamara Gruber So sometimes when you go into that, you're like, oh, I feel like a little like I'm missing something here. Like I'm not part of that. Yeah, but we just kind of did our own thing and they had all of the little tiny houses off to like one side. And ours was called Emerson because they'll have names and it was right on the pond. So we had like a really nice view sitting in our Adirondack chairs looking at the like where a fire pit was like looking out on the pond, you know.   [00:28:04.640] - Tamara Gruber So that was it was nice. And they definitely have activities there, like they had horseshoes and basketball and volleyball and they have a pool and they have a playground. And they had like a calendar of activities. And like, Hannah, do you want to go to the hypnotist show? And she's like, yeah, no, I'll pass on that, you know, but they have stuff that you can do, you know, on site.   [00:28:23.210] - Tamara Gruber And otherwise it's like so accessible to so many things there. We went to Portsmouth, New Hampshire one day, which is like a really nice historic downtown, kind of like a Portland, Maine, that you've been to cobblestone streets like, you know, little downtown, like lots of great restaurants and shops and things. So we did that one day. And then the next day when we were leaving, we went to Newbury Port in Massachusetts, which similar kind of on the water, cute town harbor, cobblestone streets, shops and things like that, which I had promised Hannah I would take her to a bookstore.   [00:28:56.000] - Tamara Gruber And so she was like, be lining for that bookstore. But she was happy because she came back with a bag full of books. But, you know, it was just like a nice little getaway. And we have not done very much of that, you know, even beyond covid, just like in the school year during high school. So it was really nice and it was nice that Hanna was like chill and relaxed about it. And, you know, we went to lunch one day, actually both days we went out to lunch.   [00:29:23.170] - Tamara Gruber I will tell you, it was funny story, though. So when we got up there, we were running a little bit late. And I'm like, we have to get there before it turns dark because I need to take pictures, you know? You know what that's like.   [00:29:32.720] - Kim Tate I know that I planned vacations with knowing and I need to get to an area. If I could tell you our safari west spring break, I'd understand anyways.   [00:29:42.710] - Tamara Gruber So, of course, like Glenn's on phone calls and he has like every day he has like a five thirty phone call or whatever. So I'm like, you know, driving. And he's like on the phone in the car and I'm like racing up the highway trying to get there. And so then we get there and the office is closed and I'm like, oh my God, we can't even get any cell phone coverage. Like who do I call what I do.   [00:30:02.000] - Tamara Gruber Luckily there was like the keys were left in a mailbox. It just took a minute to figure that out. So we get there and I'm like, OK, we need to start dinner right away because we had these burgers. So I figured, OK, that night when we get there, we're just going to make dinner there. And then the next night we'll go out to dinner because I don't like to cook every night when we're like on vacation because, yeah, of course you want to chill out, but I'm like, I don't know what's going to be around.   [00:30:25.130] - Tamara Gruber Let's like bring stuff to cook like that night. So I saw it was a charcoal grill. We have a gas grill at home, so I don't really know how to cook on charcoal. But like I did it when I was at auto camp, I just bought charcoal from them and I lit it with a match and it lit and it was fine and it was all good. So we get down there and we had this old bag of charcoal.   [00:30:45.320] - Tamara Gruber I put it in there. So I'm like, OK, you guys like, start the fire, I'm going to take the pictures. And then I come out and like, Glenn could not get this fire going. Like he's like trying everything to get this charcoal. And of course, we can't go buy charcoal like lighter fluid because the store is closed and we have no idea where, like, the closest whatever is, you know, and it's already like getting dark.   [00:31:04.850] - Tamara Gruber And I forgot to bring, like, the headlamp, you know, I'm like, oh, we can't even see what we're doing out here. So, you know, he's trying he's trying to get it going and it and we were already late, like, we didn't get there until almost eight o'clock. And so we're like, is there even going to be a place to get food that's still open? And, you know, so he's like trying to get on the wi fi to try to find, you know, and he was like, pick up some food.   [00:31:26.540] - Tamara Gruber So that just we're not, like, starving that night. I mean, I brought, like, snacks, but we were hungry.   [00:31:30.480] - Kim Tate Right.   [00:31:31.430] - Tamara Gruber And so then I'm like, OK, there's a stovetop here, there's a frying pan. I'm just going to cook the burgers on the stove top like. Granted, it's going to take a while to the frying pan fits like one burger at a time, but I'm going to go ahead and do this. So I start cooking it and the whole place, like, fills with smoke. And I'm like, I don't know how that smoke detector didn't go off.   [00:31:51.560] - Tamara Gruber So I'm like opening every window in the place and trying to, you know, when you're like the smoke alarms going off and you're like when you're fanning it.   [00:31:58.250] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, yeah. So I'm like trying to push the smoke out the window and I'm trying to find is there an exhaust fan? And I'm turning on the fan from like the bathroom trying to get anything to suck the smoke out of there. And so Glenn is like, that's it. I'm just going to like get a pizza. He's like, just turn it off. And I'm like, well, now these burgers are like like half. What do I do?   [00:32:16.820] - Tamara Gruber And so he calls and he's like, I'm just going to go get a pizza. So he goes and he leaves because he's like, I have to get there. They close at 9:00, I have to get there. So I'm like, OK, go, go, go. And then I like come out and I see Hannah still trying to work on the charcoal she's got and she has like the coals kind of going. So I'm like good job honey.   [00:32:34.640] - Tamara Gruber I'm like, OK, I'm gonna bring these burgers that I'm like half cooked in the pan will put the other half over the charcoal. So, you know, but we can't see what we're doing. It's like pitch black. I like did Dad even clean the great or am I putting like my burger on some like disgusting, like dirty thing, you know, and so we start cooking the burgers out there and the first two are like, OK, those are done.   [00:32:56.570] - Tamara Gruber So I'm unwrapping the other two to bring out and have them start to cook. And so meanwhile, like Hannah and I are sharing a burger while Glenn's like sitting waiting for pizza, because then the pizza place is like really backed up. He ends up not getting back until almost 10:00 at night with the pizza. Meanwhile, we've already had like a burger and a half to try to cook these other two burgers. And the coals just will not keep they're just dying.   [00:33:21.380] - Tamara Gruber They're dying. We cannot get them going. So then I have like, these gray pretty much raw burgers and I'm like, what am I going to do with it? And it's grossing me out. And I'm like, you know, like raw meat, like whatever. So like, I have nothing to even wrap it in. Glenn's like, well, don't just throw them out. Those were like good burgers. I'm like, well what are we going to do it.   [00:33:39.410] - Tamara Gruber Like what, where are we cooking these things? You know, so they cover them up and put them in the fridge. I'm like, OK, fine. So I had them on a plate and I put like a bowl on top of it and put it in the fridge. And then the next one we're finally leaving because we never cooked the burgers. I'm like, now you're going to have, like, stinky rotting meat, like in the garbage. So we were like tying it up in bags so it wouldn't smell and wasn't disgusting. But anyway, that's my terrible story about trying to cook while we're at the tiny house.   [00:34:06.860] - Kim Tate Oh my goodness, that is so funny. It's just this is family travel.   [00:34:12.470] - Kim Tate Like I feel like all of us who have traveled with kids have been in a situation like that where your food is such a stressor. There's all these like different levels. And if something can go wrong on a family vacation, you know, there's a good chance it will.   [00:34:26.870] - Tamara Gruber So I thought I had it figured out. I was like, yeah, like, you can eat well.   [00:34:31.300] - Kim Tate I mean, well, we all have so much experience on this, but inevitably something still is like, oh, I hadn't planned for that. Like, OK, now, you know, you need to pack coals and lighter fluid.   [00:34:41.210] - Tamara Gruber Right.   [00:34:41.930] - Kim Tate And flashlights. Although did you use your phone flashlight you could have used. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We were using it. So funny. Oh my. OK, so well you know after any other parts of that stay that you want to mention, was it a nice it looked like a cute little place and a nice getaway.   [00:34:57.320] - Tamara Gruber It was like I definitely you know, I would recommend it. It was so much more affordable too than some of the other glamping kind of things that are out there, because it starts, I think, around one hundred and forty five or a hundred and fifty dollars a night, you know, for this space, which, you know, I thought was pretty good. So it slept. I think that one could sleep up to six, but that would be really tight.   [00:35:18.200] - Tamara Gruber So basically, like downstairs, it had a couch that could fold open. It had a table with three chairs. It had the kitchen, tiny little bathroom. And then you went up a flight of stairs to the sleeping loft. But the thing is, like the loft, it's not like full size. You can't stand up up there. Right. So basically, like, you walked up the stairs and then kind of crawled onto the bed and fell asleep.   [00:35:38.660] - Tamara Gruber And there was a queen and a double, just like on the, you know, on the ground, like the mattresses on the ground. But it was fine, like it was comfortable and we enjoyed it. It was very different. You know, we had fun. It was just nice to be away. We like sat and like, you know, looked and watched the pond, like we took a little walk and then we went and did those excursions, you know, on those days.   [00:36:00.140] - Tamara Gruber So it's just like a chill, you know, getaway. It wasn't about like we're doing a lot of stuff.   [00:36:05.570] - Kim Tate Awesome. So then the final trip of your, you know, massive travel reopening, you know, it was a couple's getaway. So tell us all about that.   [00:36:16.280] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. So my nephew was getting married down outside of Philadelphia. And, you know, we were all invited, but Hannah had to study for exams and she also wasn't fully vaccinated, so she wasn't really comfortable to go and do that quite yet. And so then I decided that we were going to go and we actually left her alone for the first. Oh, nice. Which is like big and that week was actually the first time that she drove on her own because like we you know, she got her license a month ago, but she's still like only driven with me in the car, you know, like she hasn't gone to see her friends or anything like that.   [00:36:52.770] - Tamara Gruber It's just like the way it's a little bit hard because, you know, she lives a half hour away from school, half hour away from her friends. So, you know, anything that she's going to go do is like, you know, getting on the highway. It's like a bigger thing, like she does it with me. But just to do it on her own, you know, she hasn't had the opportunity. She hasn't asked for it.   [00:37:11.360] - Tamara Gruber And then she's not the type to be like, oh, I want to go to Dunkin Donuts. Like, it's funny because sometimes I've been like, hey, why don't you go do this? And she's like, but then I have to buy something. Then I have to talk to someone. And she's like, well, how do I do it? Like, I'm like, well, you have a debit card. And she's like, Yeah, what do I do?   [00:37:30.740] - Tamara Gruber Put a pin in? And I'm like, I don't know, like I don't use a debit card like cash. So it's just really funny. But it's one of those things I think. I'm sure you've experienced this with your teens, but it seems like a big deal until it's done. And so, you know, there was all this like I don't know if I'm ready to drive on my own. I don't know. I don't know. And so earlier that week, she had something out at there, like the schools, like farm campus, which is a little bit easier to get to.   [00:37:56.720] - Tamara Gruber And it's you don't have to parallel park on a very small city street. There's a parking lot. So I'm like, hey, why don't you drive yourself? And she's like, what? It's like, drive yourself. So she did it. And it was like, you know, this major milestone. And she came back. She's like, Yeah, it's fine.   [00:38:11.720] - Kim Tate Nice!   [00:38:15.980] - Tamara Gruber and then they did it and they're like, What are you talking about? I just never worried about that.   [00:38:19.770] - Kim Tate Yeah, exactly. Yeah.   [00:38:21.290] - Tamara Gruber You're all you're making it all up, you know. So we went away and she did have to drive herself to go to her friends, the school play there in the school play. So she did that and she cooked herself dinner and cleaned up after herself. So she had her first little independence.   [00:38:36.140] - Kim Tate That's good. Yeah, it's kind of yeah. It's been nice with Lizzie. She has a job now and stuff and she has a lot of her own money and she, you know, is responsible now. She books her own hair appointments and she's totally done shopping on her own. She buys stuff online. She's fully it's nice. It's been really it's definitely a step in independence when they have their own money and they learn to start making choices with that money.   [00:39:00.230] - Kim Tate And it's cool. So, yeah.   [00:39:02.700] - Tamara Gruber I guess it's yeah, we're at the beginning of that road. I know it'll probably snowball and go quickly like once it starts. But it's kind of neat to watch. But it was good. I mean we were nervous but she's such a she's a good kid. I mean when we were leaving Glenn's like we're still through any house parties and she's like, Dad, I have to study.   [00:39:22.160] - Kim Tate Yeah, exactly. Yeah, yeah. So it was also your anniversary.   [00:39:28.790] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. So it was our twenty first anniversary and obviously we didn't really do much last year. And so I was like, look, you know, we can stay at like the best western near the place where the where the wedding is taking place. Or we can just stay in downtown Philadelphia. Nice hotel and make a weekend of it. So we're like, yeah, let's make a weekend of it. So we went down and we stayed at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco, which I've stayed at before when I was in Philadelphia.   [00:39:52.160] - Tamara Gruber And it's such a great location. Like, I just I love Philadelphia. I know you haven't been, but it's like it's just, you know,   [00:39:57.770] - Kim Tate I was there with you once! We went for a one day conference. We took the train from New York. It was my first, like, East Coast train experience. Yeah. Yeah. But I didn't really see much of Philadelphia, so yeah. I've been there.   [00:40:12.440] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. I think where we stayed was more like Center City and this was more like Old City. So it's right, right across from like Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell. So you just have like some cobblestone streets, you have all this history right there. There's a lot of green space around like a lot of parks. It's just a nice part of town. I really like staying there. And I just feel like Philadelphia in general, it's just it's cleaner.   [00:40:35.000] - Tamara Gruber It's like not as busy, but there's still like a good vibe to it. You know, it's still an energy. And this was our first experience, like kind of being in a city post, vaccination, you know, feel like it's nice out and just feeling kind of normal ish. And it was it's actually really cool. So we we arrived again. We're like racing, you know, because Glenn's phone calls and all that stuff, you know.   [00:40:58.220] - Tamara Gruber So racing into town, I had made a nine thirty dinner reservation for us because I'm like, look, we can either stop an eat like whatever crap on the New Jersey Turnpike or we can get into town and just eat late but have a good dinner. And there's this place called Buddakan that I've always wanted to try, and it's like a three minute walk from our hotel. So I'm like, let's just go there. So I thought for sure we weren't going to make it because Friday night traffic and everything like that.   [00:41:22.130] - Tamara Gruber But we kind of like skidded in just in time. And I'm like, Glenn, go check the valet and I'm going to go like walk down and make sure that our table's kept. So we we were doing like outdoor dining, but the way that they've done it is they've built like almost like little individual booths. So it's like a protected kind of space, but there was like a barrier in between each table, so it was really, really cool.   [00:41:43.330] - Tamara Gruber The dinner was fantastic. And then, you know, when it comes to good dinner stories, OK, I, I shared this on my Instagram story, but this story is still kind of blows me away. But we were having dinner and the table next to us, they were celebrating a fiftieth birthday. It was like a group of women friends and you know, so when they were singing Happy Birthday to her, we clapped and we were just like wishing them happy birthday.   [00:42:06.190] - Tamara Gruber And then someone came along the street and he was like looking for money. And, you know, first Glenn was kind of trying not to pay attention because we were having our dinner. But then we you know, the guy I don't know if his story was true or not, but he's like, I served the country for 20 years was that, you know, I'm a vet and like all this stuff and I'm down on my luck and have four year old daughter.   [00:42:26.020] - Tamara Gruber And we're like, oh, you know, like it just it was we were in a tough spot. So, Glenn, I gave him some money and he left. And then, like, the people next to us were like, oh, that was so nice that you did that. Like, I'm so glad you didn't come to our table because we wouldn't have done that or whatever. And so at the end of the meal, you know, Glenn, I just like we're just really enjoying, like, being out the two of us having a great dinner, great experience, just like a nice energy around.   [00:42:48.580] - Tamara Gruber But we felt like super safe because, I mean, first of all, we're outside we're vaccinated. It's all like, you know, distanced and everything. And and then the woman from the table next to us comes over. She puts a receipt on her table and she was like, your dinner is taken care of. And she walked away. And we're like, what? Because this was like our anniversary dinner. We were not like holding back, like it was not a budget dinner.   [00:43:13.240] - Tamara Gruber And she paid for our dinner.   [00:43:15.490] - Kim Tate Yeah, that's also it was unbelievable. Like, I was like, oh, cool.   [00:43:19.240] - Tamara Gruber This is a time when I feel like so much distrust over other people and fear and like, you're just getting used to being around other people again. And here is this woman comes over and just like pays for our dinner just because she thought Glenn did something nice. And I'm like, wow.   [00:43:37.120] - Kim Tate Yeah, that's amazing. That's awesome. Yeah.   [00:43:39.520] - Tamara Gruber So it kind of started our a weekend off great. But we had a wonderful weekend, just like exploring, you know, like walking around Philadelphia was like ninety degrees. So it was like boiling. We were it was just great. We were outside and just enjoying it. We stopped on Saturday that this independence beer garden near the hotel. So it's just all this outdoor space really cutely designed, you know, some of it shaded just a beer garden.   [00:44:04.600] - Tamara Gruber So we hung out there for a while, had had some lunch, and then we went, you know, got dressed and we went to the wedding. And then on Sunday, we just had brunch. And then we drove back home, which that was a nightmare, but it was just nice. Yes. I've had a little bit of every kind of travel, which is really nice. I really. What is that? Is it. Yeah, I think that sounds so great.   [00:44:25.720] - Kim Tate I'm so excited about travel reopening and I think the biggest thing is now I'm it seems like everybody wants to travel again now. And so I feel like things are more busier than ever, and especially if some places are still not fully staffed and or have capacity limitations. I just I still wonder if we're quite there yet where it's normal. I feel like there's people are ready to travel, but whether the industry can handle it right now is where am I, where my worry is.   [00:44:53.950] - Tamara Gruber I agree. And I do think that there's going to be some both disappointment and frustration this summer because of that. I think people are going to find they're going to be very eager to have the perfect experience, but they need it, you know, after everything. And then they're going to get there and it's going to be crowded or service may be what they're expecting. And so I definitely think that if you can set your expectations, you know, a little bit lower, it would be good, because I just find, yeah, everything is going to be crowded and you are off the beaten path as you can get, you know, like the better.   [00:45:27.160] - Kim Tate But avoiding national parks. Yeah, I agree too. Yeah. We so we jumped on because the girls really wanted to go to they miss Disney when we went down for spring break. Like I don't mean to be one of these crazy Disney families, but we do like Disney and the girls had really wanted to go to Disneyland again. And so I thought, well, you know, kind of the same situation with you. The summer right now is definitely the only time we can really travel, because Lizzy, going into our senior year and with college applications, everything, it's just not a lot of flexible time.   [00:45:56.860] - Kim Tate And she has a job. And so we booked a trip for mid-July for Disneyland. I thought this is going to be a great time to go. We're hoping that it's opened out of staters. I mean, they're saying that they think it's going to happen in June. And they but now with the worry over if they're going to reopen everything at one hundred percent, which is what California is going to do starting June 15th, we're just worried, like, are we going to end up in the summer at Disneyland with eight million crowds?   [00:46:23.530] - Kim Tate Like, I don't know what their capacity is. So, yeah, I think it's people we're all I mean, I was hopeful. I was so excited like twenty five. Thirty five percent capacity. That sounds awesome. Like, OK, let's use our hard earned money to buy this communication and now I'm kind of regretting it and. Yeah, I think everybody just going to have to really keep in mind what I don't even know what I'm trying to say, but just have a little bit of ability to be relaxed and, yeah, expect crowds and maybe slower service than you might think.   [00:46:54.720] - Tamara Gruber It's going to be tough as things continue to to change. And I you know, I feel bad for the people. Like I know some of the people that I follow on Instagram now had booked a trip to Disney World and was super excited about it. But then, like before they got there, they dropped the mask mandate. And, you know, and so her experience there is not at all what she expected it to be.   [00:47:20.460] - Tamara Gruber And that changed on a dime. Know. So it's.   [00:47:22.710] - Kim Tate Yeah, they made that decision quickly. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. I mean, we are lucky that all four of our family will be vaccinated, and that's a huge relief.   [00:47:34.150] - Tamara Gruber So, yeah, I feel actually as of today, Hannah is fully vaccinated. So I've said that many times. Like I feel today when we're recording this, I feel very fortunate, you know, that we're in that position. I definitely you know, I feel for the families that are dealing with having younger kids and then feeling, you know, maybe not as safe because of the some of the restrictions have been lifted. And, you know, but they're still vulnerable.   [00:48:03.030] - Tamara Gruber So it's it's a challenging time to continue to navigate and hopefully have a little bit of, like you said, patience. But also just share a little love, I guess. Yeah, I'm still feeling it from my experience.   [00:48:15.450] - Kim Tate Well, that should teach everyone be kind to your neighbor. Yeah, well, it's been great to chat with you and hear about all those trips. And I'm sure that if anybody has any questions for you, they can always reach out to you on your social media @we3travel. So I know our next episode is going to be about another one of your travel adventures in the Northeast. So why don't you give everyone a teaser about where we'll be talking about next?   [00:48:38.040] - Tamara Gruber Yes, my next trip is to Maine, which you and I have been to, and I'm going back to some of that region, but I'm first going to do a trip along the coast and so hitting a lot of the coastal towns of Maine. And then I will be up in what they call down east, which is the area around Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. But I'm going to be doing exactly what I'm recommending everyone else do, which is do the stuff outside of the national park, you know, the bit off the beaten path kind of stuff.   [00:49:09.000] - Tamara Gruber And then I'm going to head up into the Maine Highlands, which is around Bangor, and then like Baxter State Park and some of the kind of lakes and mountains area, a little bit, you know, close to where you and I were when we had our girls trip up there. And so definitely getting like a little off the grid, you know, off the the beaten path. And so I can't wait to share that because I think it's going to be a good option for families, at least those in driving distance to the northeast or flying this summer.   [00:49:38.730] - Tamara Gruber I think it'll be a good option. So, yeah. So stay tuned for that one. And then I guess after that, we're going to be talking about your travel and my travel. And we've got other topics coming up. So definitely stay tuned.  

Ann Handley is the founder and Chief Content Officer for MarketingProfs, a marketing and training education company with more than 600,000 subscribers. She is a well-known public speaker, and has been writing a newsletter called Total Annarchy for the last three years.Ann is also a Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content, and Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business. Ann was named a top thought leader by Forbes and one of the seven people shaping modern marketing by IBM.In this episode, Nathan and Ann discuss: - Tiny-house offices - How to connect with your audience and grow your email newsletter - How to grow your social media following by mastering the algorithmsLinks & Resources Jeremiah Owyang Nat Eliason James Keller ClickZ FanBridge Rally Ann Handley's Links MarketingProfs Personal site: annhandley.com Ann's Newsletter: Total Annarchy Twitter: @annhandley Episode TranscriptAnn: [00:00:00] The notion of voice is essentially how you sound. It's important to read things out loud. It's a thousand little choices that you make all along the way that over time, grow your voice and add up to something that's wholly unique. Find those small moments. Those small moments are the things that become a big differentiation for yourself. Nathan: [00:00:27] In this episode, I talked to Ann Handley. Ann is the Chief Content Officer for MarketingProfs. She's been around the content marketing online business space for a long time, since 1999. She's been writing a newsletter for the last three years on a lot of really interesting things. She's also a really well-known public speaker.So in this episode, we talk about a whole range of things like what she thinks of the multiple rises of email newsletters over the years. The trend email is dead. The balance between email and social media platforms. We get into algorithms. We talk about really a whole range of things. Probably my favorite is when we get into talking about style and voice and how you write, how to make things fun. Her newsletter is called Total Annarchy.Annarchy, it's spelled like her name. And so you can see if that gives you an idea of the way she likes to write, the energy and passion that she brings to a business and marketing topics. So, anyway, with that, I'll get out of the way and let's dive into the show.Ann thanks for joining me.Ann: [00:01:28] I am delighted to be here. Thank you for having me.Nathan: [00:01:30] So I want to start with something that has nothing to do with email newsletters, and it is just a shared love that you and I both have that I discovered in research and that is for tiny house offices.Ann: [00:01:41] Oh, really?Nathan: [00:01:43] Yeah, so I'm in my tiny house office that I built a year ago. I got it finished just before COVID which was good timing. If I understand correctly, you had a tiny house office built, like six or seven years ago.Ann: [00:01:55] Yeah, this is it. Yes. I was, it was, turned out to be a prescient move because who knew? This is very, so I'm in my tiny house office right now. It's in my backyard. and yes, I built it, oh, six or sevenish years ago, something like that. And I built it at the time as a sort of place where I thought I can come and do my best work.It's, you know, small enough that it's just me in here, me and my, and my little dog who's here with me now. Little tiny porch on the front and a hard wire internet connection. And that's it. So I built it as a place to really, as I said, do my best work as a place to write, essentially that was just sequestered from everybody else that, that I couldn't hear anybody breathe back here. It was just, you know, a hundred percent perfect. And then, you know, fast forward COVID happens. And suddenly my tiny house is now thrust onto the international stage. It's, you know, now the backdrop for all of these online programs that I'm doing, which is fine.Just that I kind of had to clean things up a little bit. So, so yeah, its kind of been forced into that, the white hot lights of the internet suddenly and the tiny house it's doing its best back here, but this is not necessarily what it was before originally.Nathan: [00:03:13] Yeah. So it started more as like sort of the writing shed, backyard office kind of thing. And now it's the working full-time.Ann: [00:03:22] Yeah, exactly. I mean, you know, so MarketingProfs, my company, we've always been a hundred percent virtual, so I have a, an office in the big house where I lived. A lot of people think I live in a tiny house. I do not live in a tiny house. It's a tiny house office only. So I live in a regular size house and I have an office there too.And, and I use that mostly, you know, like in the, in the deep winter, it, this place is not insulated. As you can tell by the plywood background here again, this was supposed to be just for me. I didn't understand that this was going to be, who knew it was going to be a subjected to the internet on a daily basis at this point.But yeah, so it's, it essentially built it, you know, for me, this is a place to, to come back when I really just needed some space and some quiet. It actually turns out to be probably, like the best investment I ever made. As a writer, it's just been such a gift to have this place back here.And you know, even in pre pandemics times, that was true. But especially now, because it does feel like it's a world away from anything going on, not just in my house, but in my town and my state and my community, anything beyond it, you know? So it's kind of nice just to have this one, place that as a writer, as a creator, you can feel like, all right, it's all mine.Oxygen is back here, you know?Nathan: [00:04:43] I like that. Yeah, for me, I, my tiny house office is just across the backyard, from my house and, and I have three little kids, and so getting outside the house, my old office is now our one-year-olds room and like, he can have that space. I can have this space and it's perfect. So I think we'll see a lot more people that build out tiny house offices or, you know, backyard things.It's a good trend.Ann: [00:05:12] Yeah, exactly. And in really creative ways too, like my friend Jeremiah yang has it is a digital consultant. he speaks a lot about, you know, what, what's next, the future of, of digital. Of the digital evolution essentially. and he put an Airstream in his backyard that he retrofitted with, you know, as, as an office.So, you know, there's all kinds of different ways to do it. We did a clubhouse a couple of weeks ago. Jeremiah and I did in which we, we had people, you know, we invited people to talk about their own sort of backyard offices. People have crazy stuff, you know, not even. You know, structures like, like iron man or what looks like, like you're in like wooden structures, but, you know, in addition to Airstreams, they have tents.They have, you know, sheds that have been repurposed. I mean, all kinds of crazy things. so yeah, it's definitely, definitely a trend.Nathan: [00:06:02] Yeah. I have a friend Nat Eliason who has a space out in Austin, Texas, and he's set like permanently set up. Is his office on his back deck, you know, I guess it's, I hope it's covered. I don't know. I mean, you know, but like he's like wiping the dust off his monitor and getting to work in it, you know, I like it.And then, James Keller, who's our VP of product at, at ConvertKit. And she was at, working on the Firefox team before joining us. But she does the same thing where she like camps out on her back deck, like as much time as possible.Ann: [00:06:34] Yeah, that's awesome. Yeah, I'm in Boston. So that's a little tricky to do, except for, you know, certain months of the year. and for me it doesn't solve that problem of like, in some ways that puts me more in the middle of everything. And I think that, especially in the, you know, in the midst of a pandemic, but even, you know, even going beyond this.The nature of, you know, as we're thinking about offices a little differently now, just having a place where you can do some focused work, I think is just so important right now. And as much as I appreciated it, pre pandemic and I never. I, I didn't quite appreciate it at the depth that I do now, because just being in this space, just, you know, it just feels, it feels so good.And I encourage anybody who is a, a writer, a creator, anybody who does focus, work of any kind, which is basically, you know, any knowledge worker just think about, you know, how do you create the sort of environment for yourself? For me, it's really been a game changer.Nathan: [00:07:26] Yeah, I love that. Well, I want to ask about something that's maybe a little bit selfish for me, which as the podcast interview I'm, I'm allowed to do, in the handbook, you have this interesting world of your own newsletter and then you also have Marketing products. Can you talk about the intersection between those two things?And part of the reason I ask is I'm in that same space of like ConvertKit is a much bigger company than, you know, me individually, but then I also have like my own newsletter and podcasts and often kind of try to figure out the interplay between those two things as they definitely serve each other, but then are sometimes unrelated.Ann: [00:08:03] Yeah. Yeah, that's true. yeah, it's something that I've actually thought a lot about. So, you know, I've been at Marketing profs, I'm partner in MarketingProfs. I've, I've been with the company almost since day one, since 2002. So. That's like what, 19 years that I've 19 years, this spring, that I've, that I've been part of Marketing profs.And then prior to that, I, I I've had a startup called click z.com, which some people still remember, it's still around, still offering online marketing advice to, to, all kinds of businesses. So I've been in this space for a very long time, you know, associated with a brand that was kind of bigger than me, essentially.So a bit of MarketingProfs, as I said last 19 years. And then, you know, the thing that happens as you go further, along in your career and not necessarily, you know, 19 years into it, but I think it happens, you know, pretty quickly as your, as your, as the company you're with grows. Is that when you start touching things less, like when I first started at MarketingProfs in 2002, The newsletter was me.Any content on the website was me. I was the chief content officer. I touched every single thing I literally was, you know, putting together newsletters and sending it to our production person so that she could then, you know, mail it out to our list. I was touching it. All of it. and then as your career goes on, like I touched it less and less and less.And I found that it was, in some ways it was great because it freed me up to do more, you know, higher level things to more strategic things. But at the same time I touched it less. And so I got out of that day-to-day grind, so to speak. And I mean that in a good way, like, I didn't know what it was like to really be in the trenches as a marketer, putting together.Things that, you know, that are, how do you grow an audience? And, you know, in, in the modern age, I mean, I knew what I did in 2002 and three and four, but like, so to stay relevant, to stay sharp and to also just stay in it, because that's the fun part for me, you know, like as much as I love the strategy piece and, you know, the, the thinking piece and the managing piece and all of that stuff.At the same time. Like I love making things. I love touching things. And so I thought to myself, you know what I need, I need a little bit of a reboot, right. I need to do things on my own. and so nevermind the fact that I had, you know, books and I had a speaking career, like all of that was fine and great and going, well, I didn't necessarily need in this case a newsletter.Right. But I wanted something that I could make. Like, I just felt that real need to do something right. And to communicate with an audience. I miss that one to one community. and so three years ago I thought, all right, what can I do? And so, you know, I thought maybe I should do something where people can see my face.Like maybe I should do a podcast like this, or maybe I should do a high-spec live regular series, or maybe I should do an Instagram live or any number of things, things that I could have done. and now of course the choices are even bigger. Right. I can just do like. I can do a clubhouse room. I can do, you know, all kinds of things are all kinds of channels, but I realized that essentially I'm a writer and my background is in newsletters.It's in writing. And before I was in marketing, before I was in newsletter, I was a journalist. And so. Building an audience and thinking about what does an audience need for me is kind of in my DNA. And so I wanted to do that. I thought, you know what, I'm going to do that. And I'm going to find out what is it like to build an audience now?What does it take to. Put together a program, like how do you actually work with an email service? Like I was so far out of it, you know, that I just didn't do that anymore. and so it was really fun. I actually have learned a whole lot about w w what does, how do, how do you connect with an audience these days?And just to go back to your original question about, like, how do you balance the two, they very much feed into one another, you know, if you are on my Ann Handley, Total Annarchy list, You see that I reference my work at Marketing process. It's not a, a publication of Marketing process. Like it's, it's not a mouthpiece for it, or just another channel for marketing process, by any stretch, it's all mine.But there are some things that are, I think would be interesting to my audience. The other differentiator is that MarketingProfs is a, you know, we have an email newsletter that we publish three times a week that it's squarely focused on. B2B digital marketing of all kinds. So you can be an event marketer at, at, I don't know, Cisco, or you can at the Adobe summit and you can subscribe to the MarketingProfs newsletter and find something there for you.But you wouldn't necessarily find as much of that in my own newsletter, because my newsletter focuses on almost exclusively on writing on Content and on just, you know, the things that bring me joy. I got, I got a, a note this morning from a subscriber who recently lost her job. And she said that she, he was recessed to resubscribing with her personal email address because she lost her job.And you know, that email address obviously was going away and she said, I subscribed to, you know, learn from you obviously. But she said, the real reason that I subscribed is because you bring me joy. You make me in a good mood whenever I read your newsletter. And I just thought, God, like, how do you put a metric on that?You know, you don't necessarily get that on the marketing process side of things, because. That's not the intent, but that kind of is the intent on my side of things. so that's kind of a long-winded answer, but I think the two feed one another, not necessarily in, in a direct way, but some actually that's what true sometimes in a direct way, because when you sign up for my email newsletter, it says like, here's what you're going to get here.If you're looking for more general marketing advice, you might consider signing up for MarketingProfs. And I have a. you know, a subscribe link there as well. So it does, you know, feed MarketingProfs to some degree. but you know, my focus is much narrower. I only publish every other week it's fortnightly.And so just the, the, what I do is different. And from a psychic standpoint, for myself, it's so important to me just to be able to stay in the game, so to speak.Nathan: [00:14:13] That makes sense. So you talked about coming back into the, like building your own audience world three years ago. I'm curious. What were some of those things that either surprised you or really stood out to you as having changed from previous this time that he'd done it?Ann: [00:14:28] You know, we grew the MarketingProfs list a lot through co-registration. So through partners essentially. You know, the Marketing prevalence is massive. It's 600 and something a hundred thousand. I mean, it's, you know, it's a big list and it's also been around for, you know, 20 years. Right. So it's a, it's a legacy product at this point in terms of the list.So it's pretty significant, but we were able to grow it way back then from co-registration deals with, you know, some, some partners at the time, some of whom were, are still around. I didn't do any of that this time because. For a couple of different reasons. but one of the reasons is because I, I.I wanted it to be, I wanted to grow the list more organically and I also just wanted it to be a relationship with me, ultimately, that would grow that list. And so, you know, in that, in that way, a co-registration deal with like, somebody like you, for example, like say that you said, you know, someone sign that sign is signing up for, you know, Nathan's list.And then you're like, Hey, you might want to check out Ann Handley too. It's like, I don't want that because to me that's not. What I'm all about, you know, growth at any cost is kind of not a metric that I, that I want to pursue, or it's not a strategy that I want to pursue. It was different, you know, 20 years ago on the marketing process side of things, where we did want to grow quickly and get as much traction as we could right away.So that was one of the things that changed. I would say that another thing that's, that's changed, at least for me personally, is that I, you know, I don't use pop-ups or, or anything like that as a way to entice people, to sign up for my list. MarketingProfs does it, and I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it.There's a lot of brands that do it and you do it quite effectively. But again, it goes back to the goal, right? Of like, what am I all about here? I don't think that that works with my brand, you know, so those are just, it's not necessarily something that's changed, but I think it was a shift in me personally, where I realized, well, yeah, just because it works doesn't mean that I want to do it because when I put it through that second filter of, okay, so what, number one, you know, it works number two though.Do you want to do it, you know, does it work with you? and. So adding that second filter on like, was, it was an important takeaway for me. Like I, I wanted to be able to run things through that before I made a decision about anything.Nathan: [00:16:46] That's interesting. Cause I'm realizing I do the same where if I was giving advice, I would tell people you should have, like a lead magnet or an incentive for people. Join your list. Don't just say like join my newsletter. I send it every week at this time or every other week at this time would be like, you know, give them something right then.But if you go to my own site, I'm like, join my newsletter. I send it every Tuesday because I want people to opt in for the newsletter. And if you need more enticement than that, like where you'd sign up to get something for free and then like kind of lose interest. I actually don't want you on my list because it's like, look, I just want a small group of people that really want to be here.Whereas five years ago I wanted as many people as possible.Ann: [00:17:27] Yeah. Your goals are different. Right. And so, yeah. Yeah. I a hundred percent agree with that. Yeah. I mean, I think, you know, it, and it comes down to what are the goals that you have in mind for your own, for your own growth. And, you know, for me, it's, it's, it's a little bit different than it is on, on the MarketingProfs side of things.And part of that is, is it's like it tracks back to the business model, right? I don't. I'm not doing anything with the Marketing, with, with the Ann Handley list, other than, you know, communicating with an audience, testing, some things, having a little fun, seeing what works, seeing what doesn't, you know, using it as a so-called thought leadership opportunity for me.Keeping in touch with my community, nurturing those relationships. Like that's, that's all I'm doing. you know, I don't have advertisers that I need to satisfy, so I don't necessarily need a certain size of a list or a click through. I don't need certain segments. I don't need, you know, people in North America who work at companies of over 500 people.Like I don't need that. It doesn't matter. So, so really my goals there are different. And again, like when I go back to. But when we go back to like, why did I start this? I started it because I wanted to see what works. And I also just wanted to be creatively challenged and I wanted to be creatively engaged.And so those are, you know, those are very different goals than actually building a business around it. which isn't it isn't to say that this is not a business, but you know what I'm saying? It's just like, the focus is a little bit different.Nathan: [00:18:55] Yeah, that makes sense. So you have over and you say it, you say 21,000 people on your newsletter. That seems like the sort of number that I would put on there and then forget to update after a long period of time.Ann: [00:19:08] Oh, wow. Is that on the newsletter?Nathan: [00:19:14] Do you have more than that now? Is that a little LOL automateAnn: [00:19:17] Yeah. It's about, yeah. It's like more than half that, I mean yeah. More than twice that, I mean, wow. That's crazy. Where is that? Is that on the newsletter page?Nathan: [00:19:26] That is on at the end of every post, your suggestion form that says get the letter 21,000 people love to get. So it could be that you have 42,000 people, but only 21,000 people actually love it.Ann: [00:19:38] That's what we're going to. Yes. Yes. That's what it is. That's intentional. Yeah. Yeah. The other 20,000 or like take her to leave it. Yes.Nathan: [00:19:48] So I'm curious what, like that's a sizeable list? well, I mean, I'm curious what has been working to grow that? What are the channels that have been driving the most growth?Ann: [00:19:58] Channels that drive the most growth for me are essentially current subscribers. When I, at the end, at the end of every newsletter, I say, if you've enjoyed this, you know, pass it along to someone else who will also enjoy it. So essentially asking current subscribers, so referrals from current subscribers, second thing is, speaking opportunities.So whether I'm speaking directly about email newsletters or whether I'm just, you know, giving a talk about Marketing, I always say like, you know, if you, it's a soft, soft approach, it's like, if you liked what you heard today and you want to hear more. you know, here's, here's a way to hear from me every other week.And, you know, I always add a, you know, let me know if you like, how you, how you got here, let me know that you were at this event. that's the other way that I do it. and then thirdly is through referrals, not directly of the newsletter, but people talking about it on social media. So sometimes it's me, but more often than not, I kind of forget that I should be promoting this.Which I know is like so lame, but, but again, it goes back to the goals. So it's other people who, you know, we'll, we'll talk about how much value they get from it or how much they love it. And so that's essentially how it's grown. So through direct referrals, so the newsletter itself. Through speaking opportunities or podcasts like this one sometimes as well.And then the third, the third way is, my dog is like, wants to get outside and I'll let him out in a second. the third way is through, you know, social referrals from, from other folks.Nathan: [00:21:33] Okay. So you've been around the newsletter space for a long time. And so you've probably heard like email is dead. Well, my favorite graph is like all of them. The rise of email, like shown over time. And then with all the email is dead. news articles, you know, like New York, times 2014, I was 20, 2018, whatever.I'm curious about your take on like the recent popularity of newsletters in the last, 18 to 24 months with the rise of sub stack and so many journalists leaving to, start a newsletter, whether on sub SAC or on any other platform. what's been, what has it been like watching that change? and then what do you think, is it one that's going to stay or, or do you feel like it's, you know, just another fad in the moment and in a long trend that will continueAnn: [00:22:21] Yeah. so first of all, I was, so I, I did a. Webinar last week with an email service provider. And as part of my research for that, I was talking about, you know, the, the future of newsletters, essentially. And as part of my research for that, I went back to the very, very, very first, email newsletter, or I should say email marketing, column that I launched on click Z in 1999.And. What I, I saw, I found it on the clicks, the website, and it was all about how, like we're launching this brand new column. It's going to be talking about email marketing and. How marketers should really be paying attention to this channel, and the, the language. And it was really funny. I can send it to you.If you're interested in sending it, just to add to the show notes or something, but the language in it is like, think about your own behavior. It was like, remember, this is 1999. So. Pretty social media, you know, pre, pre blogging, mostly like there was some blogs around, but not really, not quite as much.And pre just everything like that. We think about now, the world seemed like it was so much quieter, but even back then, I was kind of making the case for email marketing. And I was saying like, thinking about your own behavior, like, will you check before you go to bed at night? What do you check first thing in the morning or within an hour of waking up?And I was making the case for the importance of email. And when I read it, read it, read it last week, I was thinking. God, I could have written this, you know, two weeks ago and felt the very same way about it. and so, yeah, it's funny to me just to see email and email marketing and email more generally just being, you know, they, they sound we as a society or as a culture.I mean, we sounded a death notice for it just like on a regular basis. You know, it's definitely cyclical where it's like, Oh, email's dead. Now that clubhouse is here, you know, email's dead now that, you know, Facebook is like, it doesn't matter. It's a, there's always something that's going to take the place of it.And I don't think that's true at all. Just, you know, and I'm guessing you don't, you don't agree with that either. but yeah, we are in sort of this Renaissance of email and I think there's a couple of things that are driving it. I think partly is because. Email is the place where, you know, you and I have the opportunity and everybody listening here has the opportunity to communicate directly for you as opposed to, you know, trying to game an algorithm, to try to get in touch with our audience more directly, you know, the promise of social when it first came out was, you know, Facebook was saying, Oh, this is an opportunity for you to speak to your.Speak to your customers and your prospects directly. Wouldn't that be fabulous. And then it turns out, right. They're going to control that ability for us to communicate directly. And so it wasn't quite so direct. The promise was never quite fulfilled or at least it was there. And then they. They sort of yanked it away with a cane.And I think that only gave rise to the fact that, you know, email being the only place where people and not algorithms are in control. I've talked a lot about that in the past couple of years. and that's very much true. And so I think that's one of the reasons why we're seeing, you know, email being just increasingly part of, of the vernacular or part of the mix these days.The second thing though is like the whole notion or, or the whole. I don't the whole, the whole conversation around that when something comes up and other thing dies, it's ridiculous to me, you know, it's like, it's like saying that, you know, because TV exists, radio should die. I mean, that's just ridiculous.It just, the world doesn't function that way. Right. It's like, we've figure out a way to make it. In addition to not instead of second thing, but the third thing is I think that the rise of newsletters, just as you mentioned, like the rise of sub stack, for example, it's, it's directly tied to creators increasingly just owning their own platforms.And I think we're seeing this not only in the newsletter space, but across everything. And so. You know, newsletters or maybe a place where writers, you know, journalists are, are more comfortable just like people like you and me maybe are more comfortable. They are building our own relationships with our audience, but I don't think it's isolated to newsletters.I think we're seeing it across, you know, across so many, so many things, so many creators are just, you know, taking their. Taking it into their own hands. That's why we're seeing the rise of Patrion and some other platforms that are helping creators monetize their own audiences directly, as opposed to going through the social platforms.And I think it changes, it changes the game for creators as well. And I think that's why, why we're sending it. I mean, the other interesting thing, just to go back to the, the, the social thing for a second is I think that's why we're seeing, you know, some, I think some of the social networks are freaking out a little bit, right?I think that's why Twitter acquired review. you know, Facebook is reporting, building their own newsletter, the newsletter platform, and then LinkedIn is offering you now the ability to, to, to build a newsletter. But it's not really that it's just using, it's still using their, their platforms. And so. If anybody here and, and I know your audience is pretty sophisticated, so they probably are, are very well aware of the fact that they should stay away from those platforms.If you want to build your, your own lists, take it upon yourself. Don't do it through one of the social platforms. Nathan: [00:27:40] Yeah, I think you're right, because the algorithms will play into it. What you were saying about the ownership, you know, it's something we've preached a lot of own, the relationship with your audience, and that being so important. But the thing that you're seeing across the creator space is more and more creators owning that content directly.Like we. For ConvertKit, we've been expanding a lot to music over the last, year, 18 months or so. And we acquired a company called fan bridge and announced that last week, which is email marketing for musicians. And you're seeing that so much in music of before, you know, people, like individual artists not owning their masters and now they're being.Right. Like Taylor Swift, my team jokes that I'll work, I'll work Taylor Swift into any conversation. Ann: [00:28:28] I was literally just about to bring her up. I was thinking, this is exactly the Taylor Swift issue. Right?Nathan: [00:28:34] Yeah. And so you're seeing these creators. Yeah. There used to be at the mercy of whether it be a record label, an algorithm, the social platforms or whatever else. And you're saying like, look, I'm not going to play that game anymore. I'm willing to own. The relationship, the things that I create, and it'd just be fascinating to see it play out in more and more circles.Ann: [00:28:53] Yeah, for sure. Yeah, for sure. yeah, a hundred percent agree. And I, and I think that this is just such an exciting time. I think, to be a creator. To be a newsletter writer to be a musician, to be an artist of any kind, to be a filmmaker. Because I do think that we're going to see an explosion of opportunities that we have to yes, own our own, our own work, but also own our own audiences, which is a massive, massive shift.Nathan: [00:29:16] Yeah, it's something brand new that I'll, I confess to not knowing super well, but that you've been playing in that, in that world is sort of the cryptocurrency, the creator coins, you know, there's NFTs and. now I sound like I'm old and out of the game. Yeah. it, like, I tried to buy, you know, a, an NFT, if someone's writing, I tried to bid on it and I couldn't even get, I couldn't move the cryptocurrencies around properly to even achieve it.But I'm curious for your take on the space. Cause you did write about, you know, creating the, the word, crypto or the word creator coin. And so I'm curious what you think.Ann: [00:29:59] Yeah, it kind of plays into what we're just talking about a second ago, because I think that, you know, creator coins are cryptocurrency is, is another opportunity for creatives to get paid essentially by their, by their communities. You know, if you value somebody's work, you can. The creator coin will allow you to support them in that way.So, yes, I launched my own creator coin a couple of weeks ago, and I'm still figuring it out, still figuring out what exactly I'm going to do with it or how I'm going to integrate it into what I do. so I launched the word going through a platform called rally.io. And what rally does is allows creators to launch their own coins.The mantra is kind of like if you have a community, you can have an economy, right? And there's different ways that you can reward people in your economy, just, you know, through giving them. Your own coin. So for example, I could give people who, you know, like are long-term subscribers of Marketing, profs, but sorry of my own newsletter, I could reward them for being, you know, subscribers, somebody shared on Twitter that goes over the weekends, that she's been a subscriber for like two and a half years.And it's the longest email newsletter that she's ever subscribed to. Or it's the longest time she's ever subscribed to an email newsletter and I tweeted back at her. So I'm going to give you some word going for that because you know, it's, so it's rewarding longevity in that case. she could then take that word going and pass it along to somebody else.There are ways that, you know, I can maybe, people can buy Cory a word coins to get access. Like VIP privileges to maybe a concept with me, a shout out in the newsletter. it could be, you know, maybe, maybe just a, like a small, a small ad in the newsletter. Like that could be any number of, of ways that I think you can use that you can use a creator coin, but, but yeah, it's a really, it's a fascinating.Area. And I think one that we're going to hear a whole lot more about, especially as you know, creators are sort of owning the, all that, the Content, the audiences, and figure out ways to monetize. I think we're going to see, you know, things like creator, coins become increasingly relevant, you know, is as this world grows and expands and matures.So I did it mostly as an experiment, but I also think that, you know, again, just to go back to, why did I start the email loser? It's I needed to get into it to sort of understand how to use it. And so that's essentially what I'm doing there too.Nathan: [00:32:24] It seems to me like you're launching your own. Little economy around a coin, you know, in your community would be a fairly big investment, not maybe on the monetary side, but in the, like the time side or the longevity side of like, Hey, this is just a little experiment now, but for it to be something within our community, like we're going to have to do it for years.Is that something that you thought about it or are you just waiting to see how it shapes up?Ann: [00:32:49] Yeah. I don't know if they need to do it for years. but, but yeah, it does take some managing and some strategy and some thought behind it, which is why I'm hedging a little bit. When I say that I'm at the very beginning stages of it. because I just, I launched it a few weeks ago. I haven't like, I will a hundred percent honest with you.I haven't necessarily implemented it in any specific way, but, you know, for example, one thing that I could do is like, I could have a page on my website that said, that says like, Hey, you know, you want me to be on your podcast like this, you know, you can buy, you know, 100 word coins or something like that.And so there could be some very simple ways that I could implement a program like that. I could, I could, Offer rewards for referring the newsletter, for example, for growing the list and that way. and so I don't necessarily think it's, it's very complicated or they will take a long time, but, you know, it will require me to just like, honestly, just sit down, like put my button, the chair, and like think it through a little bit more strategically than I have at this very moment in time.So that's all coming, but it's, you know, it's gonna,Nathan: [00:33:52] Yep.Ann: [00:33:53] That's on me to just kind of make it happen at this point.Nathan: [00:33:55] I have this whole list of things that are kind of like that, you know, a referral newsletter is one, and there's just a bunch of things where it's like, these are all ideas I add to them and. It's not really worth spending time on it until I can spend like two hours to sit down and really dive in and be like, okay, this is actually what I want to do. Ann: [00:34:11] Yeah. It's exactly that. Yeah. It's exactly that. It's the, it's a line item that keeps moving forward every week and I keep thinking I'm going to get to it. And then I just. You know, life happens and whatever, so, but it'll happen. I'll get there. This is going to take me a little bit longer to actually, for anybody in the audience to sort of see anything I should say.I'm thinking a lot about it. And you know, for me, that's always the first start anyway.Nathan: [00:34:36] Yeah, that makes sense. I want to switch gears a little bit and go to writing specifically since that's something that you are so well known for. And like, I love the quote of, you know, from that recent reader saying, like I'm in a good mood whenever I read this, you know, and that's, that is the best testimonial that you can get.So how do you think about. Tone and voice when you're writing and making it something that people aren't like, Oh yeah, there's another, there's another email from man. You know what I'm saying? Like, Oh, you know, I'm really excited every other week when this comes out.Ann: [00:35:08] Yeah, I know. And it actually, it didn't like its, its kind of goofy, but it literally filled my heart. Like when she said that I was like, Aw, like I had to take a moment, you know, where I was like, that's like, I never thought about that, but. You know, I think about the writers who I enjoy reading that's actually is true, like what they do for me.And I don't think it's just because of the choice of reading material that I have, like doesn't mean that that's always has to be an uplift, uplifting story, but to read something and feel like God, that was like, I feel so good after reading that I was like, wow, that's actually a nice way to think about what, one of my goals for the newsletter, which I hadn't thought about before. so when I think about writing the email newsletter, when I sit down to write it every other week, I think about two things. First of all, I think about one person, which is a little bit of a cliche and writing, and there's a little bit of cliche and Marketing too. But for, for me, it's the only thing that I can do it, it helps keep my voice conversational.It helps keep my voice, loose and just, you know, it just reminds me that I'm speaking to one person at one time and it's true, right. Because it's one inbox. One time you're not speaking to an entire auditorium full of readers or opening up your newsletter at the very same time when you mail it on New, my case Sunday mornings, you're speaking to one person at one time.So, you know, I think about just that one person, and I'm usually writing to a person based on a challenge or a problem or an issue that came up over the past two weeks. It's something very specific. So, you know, I'll, I'll start out in my head with, you know, like, like a dear Judith or something like that.I don't actually say that, but I'm writing to that person and it just helps me. Get into the mindset of the person that I'm trying to help. And that person of course, is a proxy for the audience, right? It's not the, you know, the more specific I write, the more universal it tends to appeal. And so that's, that's how I approach it.I sit down and I write it straight through and then I usually do three or four edits on it. And each time I edit I'm editing for something very specific the first time it's, essentially for, you know, am I, is the content clear? Like, am I making the point that I want to make. Is, you know, when I look at it from a broader standpoint, I call it editing by chainsaw.Right? It's all of these points make sense. Or does this point maybe belong someplace else in a different newsletter or a different piece of content somewhere? Does it belong with the rest? So that's the first pass. Second pass is what I call it, editing by surgical tools. And I'll go through. And think very specifically about each sentence.Does it make sense? Does it earn its keep so to speak? does it really need to be in this newsletter? I'm hyper aware of the fact that, you know, my newsletter is, is long, but you know, a lot of good newsletters are long, but when someone feels like it's long, that's when I, I know I failed. Right. And so that's why I'm very particular in.In the email newsletter more so than I would be saying a book, you know, I wouldn't necessarily go through and think about each sentence, does it? Or does it earn its keep with quite the same kind of, you know, strictness, but, but I do it in an email newsletter because I'm very aware of that and I want it to feel tight and concise and not a word is wasted.And then the fourth, so that's the third pass and then the fourth pass is for voice. And I go through and I read it out loud at that point. And I think it sound like me. Could I add a little more humor in, could I make it sound a little bit more fun? Funny, in some cases I'll add in some of the sides.That's the moment where. You know if, as I say, like, if you covered up the, the, from line a Honda, you know, in your email client, you know, would it sound like me, or could it come from Nathan? Right. It doesn't sound like it came from Nathan, Arizona that came from man. So I want to make sure that it really does sound like me.And so reading it out loud really helps with that. But then also just thinking about, you know, thinking about voice, you know, more. More specifically as, as relates to me. So that's kind of my process that I go through. And some of that voice comes down to, as I said, humor, it comes down to word choice. A lot of times even comes down to the greeting at the very beginning.Like I start every email newsletter, usually with some kind of crazy like, Hey sassafras or, you know, hello, sweet petunia. Like some of that kind of stuff, you know, just a way to differentiate again, to sound like me and not like anybody else.Nathan: [00:39:26] I think that's a good line. And I've heard, you mentioned it in a few of your talks of, if I were to take your, you know, your website, your writing, whatever it is, and cover up your logo and any identifiable brand elements that like, could we, we know that it's you. And I think that's something that a lot of writers struggle with of like, okay, This is useful information that I'm giving you.This is, you know, maybe it served its purpose. It's made it through the chainsaw, edit. what are some tips that you'd have for someone who is looking to add in a lot more voice and personality? How do you coach people through that? Ann: [00:39:57] I don't know, like sometimes I struggle with this whole conversation around voice because I feel like people think that. It's something that they try on, you know, but it's, it's not something that you step into. It's something that sort of grows on you, which is kind of a gross analogy now that I think about it and I make it sound like a hole or like, I don't know, some kind of WARP, but you know, the, the, yeah, the notion of voice is essentially just how you sound and you know, it's not any more complicated than that.And so when I coach people on voice, that's why I think it's important to read things out loud. Because very often, that's the step that even now, I mean, I've been writing for, you know, since I was eight years old and I wanted to be a writer, you know? So I've been writing for a long time. And even now when I read things out loud, I sound like not me.And that's the point where I'll say God, you know, that I could do better than that. You know? So it's just, it, I think developing a voice is less a big. Big thing that you like, it's not, it's like, it's not a platform that you step onto. It's a thousand little choices that you make all along the way that over time, grow your voice and add up to something that's wholly unique.So find those small moments like those small moments are the things that become a big differentiation for yourself. Nathan: [00:41:19] what are, so you mentioned the greetings, what are a few of the other small, small moments in your own writing?Ann: [00:41:24] One of the things that I do a lot is a call back. So I'll start out talking about something, you know, so again, I write it as a letter.That's, that's another piece of when we're talking about how do I write the newsletter? I focus less on the news and more on the letter. So it's a one-to-one conversation with, with a, with a reader. And so. I focus on. So I'll tell, I'll usually start out with like a story, just like you would, if you were writing a letter to a friend or something like that, not an email, but a letter to a friend.Right. you know, it's like, Hey, how's it going? What, you know, this what's going on in my world right now. And I'll usually tell a story about it. So it could be a story about my dog August or could be about anything. sometimes, and then I usually will do a call back later in the day. Later in the, in the sort of letter portion of it or the essay portion, I guess is another way to think about it.So callback is another one for me, a callback just referencing something that happened earlier, sometimes that it kind of tongue in cheek or funny way is another way. let me see. Thinking about vocabulary is, is important to me too. I, I sort of liked just using quirky words, I'm kind of a quirky writer.Right. And so I use quirky words to express that. So that's why I have a department of shenanigans, for example, you know, I could, I could call it the department of the absurd, but shenanigans is a word that I love, you know, it just is like, it just like screams fun. Right. It just screams something that's a little bit crazy.So thinking through word choice, I think is another, another, a way that I, that I layer in voice as well. Nathan: [00:42:53] Yeah, I'm realizing we have another team commented. Oh, in that, you have, we both have loved ones named August. My son is named AugustAnn: [00:43:01] Yeah, that's right. right. I think you did you mention that to me?Cause I feel like I knew that.Nathan: [00:43:06] I don't know. I don't remember what we talked about that, you had one last thing that you were in his head where Joyce Ann: [00:43:12] I don't know. I think, I think, I guess one of the bigger point that I was making is that I just, I want it to be inherently readable. Like I want it to feel like a fun ride from the beginning to the end and so even doing some things that are sort of design choices, I think feed into voice.So playing with white space, like tons of white space, tons of subheads just making it very readable, I think is just, you know, just a smart way to go. I don't want 1400 words to feel like 1,400 words. I want it to feel like you get to the end and, and you know, and that was a good time.Nathan: [00:43:51] Yeah. You carry that all the way through which is really good. And that's where we can segue into is where people should go to subscribe. But just in the name of your newsletter being called Total Annarchy, Annarchy with two “n's” in this case, and that's, that's up there with shenanigans just as far as great words, that should be, it should be used all the time. And so people know what to expect and you're just carrying that voice through. Where should people go to subscribe to Total Annarchy and follow you?Ann: [00:44:21] Annhanley.com/newsletter. You can subscribe right there. And, everybody who subscribes gets a free puppy.Nathan: [00:44:30] I love it. You can join the 21,000 people who love the newsletter and the 21,000 people who, who knows what they think about it.Ann: [00:44:38] That's crazy. I have to thank you for pointing that out to me.Nathan: [00:44:41] You're welcome. Something I can do. Well, I only bring it up because someone went through my site and we have like some numbers about ConvertKit on like my own site. And it's one of those exact sort of things where it's like in the about page somewhere. And it was just like wildly out of date. Like the company is twice the size that I was saying then, and someone's like, you might want to update this.I was like, "Oh, I forgot that that's there."Ann: [00:45:04] You know, another word that I like is nincompoop. And I would use that for myself at this point. Cause I really should have changed that.So, Oh, well.Nathan: [00:45:12] Well, now you can. Well, Ann thanks for coming on. This has been really fun.Ann: [00:45:15] Yeah. It was a lot of fun. Thank you so much for having me. And yeah, it's been a pleasure.

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And so we sold everything and bought this RV and headed out on this Epic adventure, traveling the country. How campground views came to life When we started traveling, we recognize that the biggest problem for other people that would want to travel like us was actually finding a campground. It's a real pain in the butt. So we ended up coming up with this crazy idea to launch a business called campground views.com and focus on photos and videos of campgrounds and allow people to see it. And as we built that business up, we recognized that the next big problem in this industry, this being the outdoor hospitality industry is that a lot of the owners and operators of those businesses are not the most sophisticated business owners. They love the outdoors, they want to run a campground, but they don't necessarily know how to do all of that and really provide a good customer experience. And so we believe our mission is to help people get outdoors and experience camping and that if we could help these owners better operate their parks, that would create a better experience for the campers. So through that, we've focused all of our attention on that experience. And over the last year in COVID times we really ramped that up and we run a few organizations that basically have more members than any other association out there of RV park and campground owners. And we help them by just providing them tons of free content to run their businesses better. Another Mission Now the big thing for the outdoor industry is helping train all these new people on how to properly treat the outdoors. It's one thing to go camping, hiking, whatever. It's another thing to do it right. And there is definitely a knowledge breakdown there. And I think it behooves all of us to help. Help the newbies come along This actually goes back to 2020, one of the big things, this was through the efforts we've done. We're talking to the park owners all the time. And about early July we started getting feedback from the owners that they're seeing this massive wave of new campers coming in. And it was great for business, but it was driving them nuts because these people did not know basic camping etiquette there. I went to the owners and said, okay, what do you want to tell these people? And teach them to do. And so the owners laid out this massive list and we took it. We assigned it to our graphic designer and we created a tri-fold brochure and an infographic. And we put those out there for free. We just said, Hey, anybody, take them all we ask is that you leave our little campground views, the logo created by campground views, but you can put your own branding on it and share it. We also partner with a number of influencers to help them get the word out because the industry has changed and this is for all the outdoor spaces. There are so many voices that you and I may never have heard of, but the people that are in that space, like those people are idols. They're the type of personalities, the ones that get the information out. Helping them get the information out is is actually a really good way to educate the audience. Favorite Campgrounds We used to be able to easily say yes, and it was camping in Springdale, Utah, right at the base of Zion national park. That used to be like our best spot to go. But as we've traveled more and more, we have found that there are so many amazing, unique places that we no longer have a favorite. For example, we stayed in the Florida keys for a month, camped on sunshine key. And every day we're able to go out kayaking and in those blue waters there around the keys, but then that same summer, we spent a month outside of Acadia National Park, and we're able to go ride the trails. So that's one of the great things about camping and RV, in particular, is it allows you to go to these unique locations, actually stay closer to them than if you were in a hotel or whatnot, and really get to enjoy them. And there are so many places like you say, how can you have a favorite? They're all beautiful. New Project Traditionally, we've been marketers for campgrounds and RV parks. So we help them get people in their parks. And through that experience, we have found that video imagery is the best tool available to help people choose the right campground. And over the last three years, we've been doing standard 360 videos just to help. And through that, we now know that 360 videos can have a profound impact on a few things. Number one, it gets more people into the campground because it allows them to see it. All that stuff. Yeah. But number two, it actually drops customer service calls into the campground, because many of the questions you want to ask, you can answer on your own. So by looking at the 360 videos, and so by dropping that demand on their time, on the phone down, it allows them to be more present onsite for the people that are in their face. And a lot of campgrounds, the reason they can't post on social media is the managers may be stressed because they're always on the phone and they just don't have the time. And so by reducing that phone need and helping the campers pick a better place that meets their needs. We're dropping the demands off camp hosts all the stress and we're allowing the campers to be more empowered in picking their campus sites. Activities We hike we're hikers and we're bikers. So we have a, my wife and I have a tandem Mountain bike. It's a Ventana, it's one of those It's got eight inches of travel and we've raced that thing. We've had it for a decade now. Just love it. And so then we'll tow a trailer with our little one and our son is now old enough, he's got a Scott mountain bike. And so we'll go mountain biking or riding on trails. And then a lot of hiking as you get older, you get a family you're adventures change, instead of going on a five-hour hike, you now take five hours to get going on the hike and then you hike about half an hour. Connectivity Yeah, connectivity is actually a big deal now. I'll go back. So when we started full-time RV, it was 2009 at that time I had a Motorola no, it was a Nokia flip phone with a keyboard slid out. And my connectivity was a USB top toggle that I attached via USB card. And it was a 3g connection, but that was before the iPhone. So the 3g connection was almost as fast as a 4g connection back then because was nobody else using the network. And so as time has gone on now, you have all this usage we're now on. We carry with us a Verizon 4g, a Sprint 4g, and an ATT 4g card. We utilize wifi routers that, that tie into those 4g cards within the rig. We also are now at the point because of our data needs that we actually look for RV parks that have high-speed internet. That's actually a thing now there installing super high speed at RV parks and travel to those locations. So there's still nothing that really works truly mobile, no satellite option or that kind of thing. Cause you get the latency with satellites. It becomes an issue, and the 4g cards they're the best, and I, you didn't see me do it, but I threw air quotes around the best because the problem is that there are so many people seeking the outdoors and working remotely that the 4g networks are now getting overloaded. Suggestions or Advice The one thing we didn't do that we should have done is rent an RV and go out, not for a weekend, go out for a week or two and act as if that RV is your home for a week or two. So if you're gonna go full time and live on the road, Do that because it's a big commitment. Then the second piece of advice that we got, and we followed and I think it's absolutely true is to buy the biggest thing you possibly can. Because if you're living in it, when it's raining, when it's crappy weather, you're stuck inside. The Airstreams look really cool, but most people that full-time in an Airstream, they generally make it about a year and a half before they finally quit. Because it's a small space. If you're looking just to get into RV camping the same rules apply, go rent something for a weekend. See if you like it, and then start doing your research as to what type of unit is appropriate for you and your camping type. And ask yourself questions about, obviously budget. What can I afford? What's the vehicle that you're gonna be towing it with, is drivable or not, Do you have a place to store the darn thing when you're not using it? So those are some big questions. There's a lot more to ask along that journey. Where are you going to go camping at? How often are you going to use it? Those types of things? The big thing is the RV rentals become very accessible now with companies like RV share over the place. 360 Insider Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.campgroundviews.com/join-the-club/ Connect with Mark: mark@campgroundviews.com Snippets   03:57 - 04:17 Our Idea   05:50 - 06:35 How we help Camp Hosts   26:10- 26:56 Advice

Are we sound editing experts? No...no we are not. But do we pretend to be in this episode...why yes we do! This week we review Sound of Metal (2019/2020). Plus, a discussion of the Golden Globe nominations - and some bragging rights for Matt! Email us at namingamoviepodcastishard@gmail.com!   Theme music by our good friend John Hollahan. Find him at johnhollahan.bandcamp.com/

The Dream: A Hospitality Business on Wheels Back when they first wanted to start RVing, Josh and Brittain bought and renovated an 88 Airstream. Then they picked up a rare '87 Airstream motorhome to renovate and rent on Airbnb. They dreamed of creating awesome unique glamping experiences for people who want to enjoy the outdoors. "We had the vintage camper, but we didn't have the land," explained Brittain. That's when they connected with a vintage campground in Tuscon to park one of their Airstreams on site. They worked out a 50/50 revenue split and all the fine details and continued traveling in the RV, making their Airstream rental almost completely passive income. Josh and Brittain are very open about numbers, so they share a ton of insights behind how much they paid, earned, and profited as they've built this business. I highly recommend listening to the episode to year all the nitty-gritty details on finances. Now they have four vintage trailers and recently found a new home for their rental business in Montana. What we cover in this episode: The average cost to buy and renovate an Airstream (all-in!) Why Josh and Brittain won't ever renovate another motorhome The ideal rate of return (and how much each rental makes a year) How they found a home for their RV rentals Setting up revenue sharing + covering expenses How responsibilities were divided between Brittain and the host Growing their business debt-free --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

If someone told you that you could get out of the military, use a portion of your GI Bill to do a 6 week course that could make you $40K - $60K a year (Or More) would you believe them?We recently connected with Grant Johnston with Airstreams Renewables and they are a skillbridge program looking for new recruits. They have 8 open and active locations throughout the United States and they will be having their grand opening of their 9th location in March right here on Oahu.Go to https://www.air-streams.com/Pages/Active-Duty-CSP for more information about the Airstreams Active Duty and Skillbridge opportunity. Go to https://dodskillbridge.usalearning.gov/ for more information of the DoD Skillbridge program.

Remember in Las Vegas, when you thought all the blinking lights n’ slot machine jinglings were real? Any notion that pitches the belief our body, soul and energy is anything more than our ‘small self’ is now crushed, plasma torched, melted down, hack shopped, and flatbed delivered to the scrap metal yard in a peaceful, warm hearted way. Join me just outside of Las Vegas, where we’ll stumble outside to see our shining images reflected off our Airstreams exterior. We'll imagine egos coming and going, just like well used RV’s. See you soon...

Mystery nugget, farm life & Airstreams.

Mystery nugget, farm life & Airstreams.

Scott is co-host of a fantastic backpacking podcast, Trust The Trail. He agreed to come on the show and share his years of experience and training with us. As a new backpacker, my goal was to suck up as much information as I could. But Scott is also quite an entertaining guest. We had a lot of fun in this episode. You can learn all about Scott and his co-host/partner Ariane at TrustTheTrailPodcast.com. Scott and Ariane also spent 3 years rebuilding a classic 70s Airstream Argosy. Hopefully, they will be willing to talk about that experience in a future episode. For now, I just want to give a GREAT BIG THANKS to Scott for taking time out of a busy day to share with all of us.

Want to find out how camping is one of the best ways to nourish your soul? OK, well actually my family and I glamped-it, but still, what a way to recharge your internal batteries! Glamping It! Yea, we glamped it this time. If you’re in the Atlanta area, check out Stay Sublime (https://www.staysublime.com). They rent Airstreams, drop them off at a destination you choose, hook it all up, level it, and you’re ready to go. The Airstream is fully packed with all the amenities – kitchen, pots, pans, dishes, utensils, table that converts to a twin bed, queen size bed, full bath with shower. And they hook it all up for you as well. By the way, this is not an affiliate, they just have a great service that I wanted to share, because I can imagine for some of you the thought of a pitching a tent, sleeping on the floor, and freezing through the night is not your idea of fun and relaxing.Check them out Stay Sublime (https://www.staysublime.com)8 Health Benefits from CampingSlow DownReduce Stress Reconnect Appreciating Nature Digitally Disconnection Mentally Challenging Physical Activity Appreciate Food Yes, camping is all about the food. You have plan it, pack it just right, make sure you have enough, and then you gotta cook it. Camping is not for the faint at heart, and in the challenge lies one of the key benefits of camping. Big Ask Go camping (or glamping)! Get outdoors and enjoy life. I’d love to hear how it goes. Leave me a quick voice message here. I'd love to hear from you. Please, take a moment and leave me a review because reviews help me give you the content you are looking for. And no kidding, they also help get Apple Podcast to reach more people! If you want to reach me, please go to One Small Bite podcast website at that link and feel free to contact me. I'd love to hear from you.

There's nothing quite like vintage Airstreams. They're sleek, they're shiny, and they're iconic. Because of their enduring appeal, they're a top pick for those wanting to renovate a classic trailer. Patrick Botticelli is currently renovating a 1961 Bambi, and he's sharing some renovation tips and some cool Airstream history with us. The post 1961 Bambi Airstream Renovations with Patrick Botticelli appeared first on RV Family Travel Atlas.

Welcome back to the Tapewurms Podcast. On this episode we are joined by Matt Gaydos all the way from Colombia. But before the conversation, Tony and Sesar discuss activities to do in while in quarantine, as well as their mutual love for Airstreams. Willy also joins the call with Gaydos, where we all discuss the way he’s been handling life in Colombia and the implications moving forward. On the Movie Club segment, we review the 1996 classic “Space Jam,” and on the One Sip Wurms, we review Soju Bombs - with a special guest as well! The closing song is a special ‘coronavirus’ beat produced by Tapewurms. Thanks for listening and keep it wurmy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tapewurms/support

In this episode Ashley and Ryan discuss their currents strategies for developing multiple income streams and why it is important to have diverse sources of income. The conversation ranges from permaculture and farming to real estate investing. Ashley also tells about the sweet find she made at the thrift store.Intro Music by Bensound.com

Can you transform your whole life in one short year? In this episode of Punch Out With Katie and Kerry, we talk with industry analyst and Kaleido Insights founder Jeremiah Owyang about what he's given up and gained in the past year, common misconceptions about having a trailer in your yard, and how (and why) he stays fit. In this episode we learned: Why Jeremiah chose an airstream trailer as his office (and whether a mobile home is truly mobile) How jazz piano helped put him through college Why he gave up alcohol and found crossfit How deleting apps from his phone improved his mental health Links from the episode:  https://www.youngernextyear.com/ Want to know more about Jeremiah? You can find him at: Website: https://www.kaleidoinsights.com/ Twitter:@jowyang This episode of Punch Out With Katie and Kerry is sponsored by Trust Insights. Are you feeling less than confident in your marketing metrics, looking for some help automating your tasks, or wondering what topics are most important to your audience? Using machine learning and artificial intelligence, Trust Insights will help you light up your dark data. Visit trustinsights.ai/punchingout for more information. Punch Out With Katie and Kerry (#PunchOut) is the show that dives deeper into topics you care about. We don't ask the questions everyone else does. We get to the real insights (and the weird hobbies, the guilty pleasures, the secret side hustles...the good stuff)! We find out what really makes your favorite people tick. Punch out with Katie and Kerry! Have a cool hobby or side interest you want to talk about on the show? Let us know: Web: www.punchoutwithus.comEmail: punchoutwithus@gmail.com Hosts: Kerry O’Shea Gorgone (@KerryGorgone) & Katie Robbert (@katierobbert)

Dans le PODCAST pour la route d'aujourd'hui, on jase de Airstream, Combien ça coûte? Pourquoi on a choisi de vivre dans une Airstream, les avantages et désavantages, etc.

Mike Williams has one of the better jobs on the planet. He's the Getting Things Done Enterprise Architect for Zappos. What the heck kind of job title is that? In this episode, Mike tells about working with Tony Hsieh, the legendary founder of Zappos and being immersed in that fantastic culture. Mike is deeply involved by way of his background working for years with David Allen, author of Getting Things Done. Together they recently co-authored a new book, Getting Things Done for Teens (Video below) and he's putting everything he's learned and taught around the world to good use at making Zappos one of the premier places to work in the US. Mike talks about the Airstreams and Tiny Homes and the Village which has been designed so you will 'collide' with those you work with regularly. He says Tony will talk about colliding many times during the day and believes it's a key to the organization's success. Mike calls it Holocracy. Holacracy is such a big idea you'll want to follow the link and dig in; it's a revolutionary way to think about organization. Which brings us back to Mike and the work he's on the planet to do - helping people get things done. He says figuring this out is the DNA of life, which he states so clearly as answering the simple question, "What's the Next Action?" One thing that amazed me about the conversation was learning Mike, who lives in Camarillo, commutes to Las Vegas every week. Ok, that doesn't sound so bad, but he leaves out of John Wayne Airport in Orange County because he loves Jet Blue. What does that tell you about brand loyalty? We met Mike a few years back as a part of TEDxCamarillo and were able to help him along his road to the red circle. You can watch his talk here. Mike talks about the Airstreams and Tiny Homes and the Village which has been designed so you will 'collide' with those you work with regularly. He says Tony will talk about colliding many times during the day and believes it's a key to the organization's success. Mike calls it Holocracy. Holacracy is such a big idea you'll want to follow the link and dig in; it's a revolutionary way to think about organization. Which brings us back to Mike and the work he's on the planet to do - helping people get things done. He says figuring this out is the DNA of life, which he states so clearly as answering the simple question, "What's the Next Action?" One thing that amazed me about the conversation was learning Mike, who lives in Camarillo, commutes to Las Vegas every week. Ok, that doesn't sound so bad, but he leaves out of John Wayne Airport in Orange County because he loves Jet Blue. What does that tell you about brand loyalty? We met Mike a few years back as a part of TEDxCamarillo and were able to help him along his road to the red circle. You can watch his talk here.

Join Toyota Personal Branding Ambassador Dakota Meyer and Director of Military Spouse Programs, Elizabeth O'Brien as they sit down with Jeff Duff and Grant Johnston to discuss the unique opportunities and myriad success stories for the transitioning service members, miitary spouses, and veterans who have joined Airstreams. With a 90% job offer rate - Airstreams has long been involved in the military employment space. Listen in as they discuss how the military employment landscape has changed over the last five years and what they are doing to ensure that change continues. Learn more about the Personal Branding Initiative.

Reflecting on 2018, it was an amazing year for the More Travel in Life podcast. Listen to hear the top travel trends and wishes for all of us. The Top 5 Most Downloaded/Listened To Episodes from 2018's Season 2 seem to reflect what's on everyone's holiday wish list this year. It's certainly good inspiration for that 2019 bucket list!  Find your new favorite! We covered numerous travel topics this year in Season 2 podcast episodes: The RV lifestyle, RTW flight planning and budgeting for a RTW trip, creating travel-centered businesses, the power of transformative travel, how to use Instagram to curate the best trips, traveling in renovated Airstreams, photography-focused trips, how to pitch for remote work, digital nomad coliving, sabbatical trip planning, and solo travel. Thank you to the incredible guests on the podcast this season: Josh Meister and Shari Margolin, Scott & Kelsey Kiessig, Cam Adair, Laura Cozik, Justin Baker, John Ellis & Laura Preston, Zoe Glade, Jenny Lachs, Felicia Ruiz, Michael Chinnici, and NomadX Housemates Ivo, Aline, Mike, Ben, and Victoria.  And thanks for listening! More episodes to come in 2019! Visit the More Travel in Life website  

There's so much out there these days about the tiny home movement. Living a more minimalist lifestyle and all that. I have to say, I've been a full time Airstreamer for over a decade now, and I think the original tiny homes might just be RV's. Mobile home, small footprint, and definitely requiring a conscious effort to not clutter your little home. Today we talk Tiny Homes, a new Tiny Home Hotel in Cave Creek AZ, and my puzzling over how mobile tiny houses really are. •Check out my class on Drone Photography and Image Editing, more than 50% off for visitors to this channel! A class for beginners to drone photography and editing with Lightroom, Aurora HDR, Luminar, & Photoshop. www.udemy.com/drone-photography-and-image-editing-with-lightroom-more/?couponCode=AZDRONE_DISC •If you enjoy the music check out Soundstripe: soundstripe.grsm.io/RichardCharpentier •My YouTube Channel: bit.ly/2mI1qkm •Instagram: www.instagram.com/livingintin/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-airstream-chronicles/support

This is the first episode in a new podcast series from Rich Charpentier and the Airstream Chronicles. Today I introduce the new series to you and tell you a little about what we'll be covering here. The plan here is to create a new show from my home and office, a 25 foot 2004 Airstream Safari. This podcast isn't going to be all RV'ing all the time. Instead we'll cover a variety of topics from mobile technology to camping stories. We'll also talk about the latest trends in mobile tech for mobile workers, and occasionally we'll touch on topics that are important to me. So if you're interested in remote work, living in an RV, camping, mobile technology, tiny home living, Airstreams, Apples, smart phones and more, subscribe today! Want to learn more about me? You can find me at: YouTube: https://bit.ly/2uUBxTh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingintin/ Work: http://rlcdesign.net and http://azdrone.net --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-airstream-chronicles/support

On this 200th episode of the podcast we talk about a very serious issue – lightning and the particular dangers it poses to campers and RVers this time of the year. Lightning is nothing to take for granted as is all too evident by simply following the news. Campers are injured or killed by lighting much more frequently that the general population and this week in our interview of the week, we talk with a top expert Plus your RV questions, comments, Tips and an off the beaten path report. Click the player below to Listen Now or scroll down through the show note details. When you see a time code hyperlink, you can click it to jump directly to that segment of the podcast. [spp-player] Show Notes for Episode #200 July 11, 2018 of Roadtreking - The RV Podcast: WHAT MIKE AND JENNIFER ARE UP TO THIS WEEK [spp-timestamp time="2:03"] MIKE This episode of the podcast comes to you from the heart of the Smoky Mountains in Bryson City, NC. We are recording this very special episode - number 200 – from the picnic table outside our RV at our Roadtreking Whitewater River Gathering near the banks of the beautiful Nantahala River. JENNIFER And what a special gathering it is. We were surprised by a beautiful 200th episode cake, complete with our logo, by our fellow Roadtrekers at our social hour get together last night. What a great way to celebrate. Thanks to everyone for making us feel so special. Tom McAllister, who says he has listened to every episode, orchestrated it all and it was as delicious as it looked. The gathering surprised us with this awesome cake   MIKE We have people here from across the country and again, as always, our gatherings are for people in every sort of RV. Roadtreking is built around a lifestyle, a state of mind, not a particular brand. We have people in Airstreams and other travel trailer brands, an Itasca Navion  Class C, a Coachmen on the Ford Transit chassis and of course lots of Roadtreks. JENNIFER That's Rick, the videographer from the Erwin Hymer Grouo of North America, shooting us cutting the cake. Rick is here making a documentary on the gathering. Our people will be spending the week whitewater rafting down the Nantahala and a couple of other rivers nearby, doing a mountaintop to mountaintop mega zip line ride and sightseeing on a train that takes us into the Natahala National Forest gorge. The weather has been great and the scenery is terrific, unbeatable. MIKE We have had a great time and we had a great time getting here. Our GPS directed us on US Highway 129 after we left I75 near Knoxville, TN. And the two lane road took us into North Carolina. It started out like any other two lane road but after a couple miles as it climbed from the foothills into the Smoky Mountains, we noticed it seemed to have a lot of curves. Then we noticed how many motorcycles there were on the road with us. JENNIFER Turned out the road is one of the most famous in the world for motocyclists. It’s called the Dragon and one particular stretch if it – 11 miles in length - is known as the Tail of the Dragon. It has 318 curves in those 11 miles. And we did it in our RV! We were so impressed by it we shot a video on it that you’ll be able to see in a couple of weeks. MIKE Speaking of videos, we have posted a special video about our 200th episode. We’ll embed it with the shownotes for this episode at Roadtreking-dot-com-slash-200. JENNIFER And tomorrow on our RV Lifestyle Channel on YouTube, we will post our video of the week, which takes you on a boat ride in Lake Superior to visit the spectacularly beautiful Apostle Islands. Please check it out and be sure to subscribe to our videos there on YouTube. A new video is released every Thursday morning. Of course, Sunday night at 7PM eastern is our Ask Us Anything Live You Tube broadcast and on Wednesdays with the podcast, we try to do a video version of our interview of the week. MIKE

On our way to Canada, Beauty joined more than 650 Airstreams at the Wally Byam Airstream Club International Rally in Salem, Oregon. The post Legacy, Lost and Found appeared first on Living In Beauty.

You wouldn't think it, but RV sales, especially on Airstreams, are up.

In this episode, Amy and Alex (hubby Alex Michael Clark) sit down to discuss a few of their past vacations together...along with all the weird, beyond bizarre, and downright frightening experiences. But before they dive into vacations, they dive into the grocery cart to give tips, tricks, and overall knowledge on how to shop at Aldi. (Aldi is not sponsoring this podcast.)

Fritz Heffinger is our guest on our twelfth episode of Talk Experiential! He is the CEO and Co-Founder at OutCold, a full-service experiential agency that tells brand stories such as building pop-up shops in Airstreams. The goal is to give fun and energizing experiences that have an effect on people that cannot be matched in any other way, through any other form of marketing. Today we talked about the value of experiential marketing when it comes to connecting with consumers. Topics on Today's Episode: When you have a conversation with a consumer, how far does the reach go? How does it compare to social media? How does experiential marketing help you connect with consumers? Why is the conversation such a valuable part of marketing? For more information on Fritz, you can follow him on Instagram at @frritzz or connect with his company, OutCold, at http://www.outcold.com.

On this week’s show I welcome returning guest Mike Harlan, Airstream Manager of North Trail RV Center in Fort Meyers, Florida.  Few people have a deeper love for the road and the RV industry than Mike and it is always a pleasure to have him on to talk not only about what’s new in the […] The post Girl Camper: Episode 95 Airstreams for Girl Campers with Mike Harlan appeared first on Girl Camper.

Today on the podcast I’m interviewing Rich Charpentier. Rich has a blog at the airstreamchronicles.com and owns a company called RLC Designs that focus on creating high end web design and SEO for RV parks and campgrounds. He’s been traveling in his airstream the past ten years while doing everything from professional photography to releasing his own digital products on the web. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

With the release of Mikey Boots we go full-on in interrogating Mike Meade about everything from relevant things about the … Continue reading "The TouchArcade Show – 171 – Unloading Airstreams"