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This is a special episode! It’s been six months since my Dramatic Travels journey began. A lot has happened, and there are so many things to be grateful for. I need to express my most sincere gratitude to my friends and family who have supported me so beautifully on this journey. Especially my wife who has made some very real sacrifices to give me the time and space I need to create this podcast week after week. A special thanks to all the email subscribers, and those of you who join me on Instagram live every Friday. You’re awesome. Thanks to the first eight guests on Dramatic Travels, Nicole Melancon, Zack Klamn, Eric Stoen, Jessica Parker, Tamara Gruber, Mark Wyld, Johnny Jet, and Elizabeth Atalay. Thank you all for the awesome feedback and for helping grow this podcast by sharing it with your audiences, friends, and family. My special guest on this episode is John Lee Dumas, without whom the Dramatic Travels podcast would not exist. John the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award winning podcast where he interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs every Monday and drops value bombs every Thursday. With over 2000 episodes, 1.3 million listens every month, and seven-figures of annual revenue, JLD is just getting started. Visit (https://eofire.com) to set YOUR Entrepreneurial journey ON FIRE! Dramatic Travels is the first season of The Aaron Schlein Story.
Long-term travel planning can be a challenge. Long-term travel planning for a family is even more so. There are so many factors to consider when planning a gap year, a round-the-world trip or other forms of long-term family travel. These invariably involve money, education, travel gear and more. And that's before you actually consider where to go! Listen in as we talk about what one family is considering before they leave their home, with plans to return after a year or longer. IN THIS EPISODE 02:21 Intro 03:14 Long-Term Travel Planning 04:45 Overview of Long-Term Travel Planning 09:27 Budgeting Long-Term Family Travel 12:49 Saving for Long-Term Travel 15:13 Main Aspects of Long-Term Travel Planning 18:33 Logistics & Paperwork 24:09 Leaving His Job (and Finding Another) 27:55 Long-Term Travel Gear 31:40Long-Term Travel Itinerary - Southeast Asia & Eastern Europe 34: 17 Other Long-Term Travel Planning Essentials ABOUT Names: Mark Wyld, his wife Becca and their daughters Willow & Marley Hold passports from: Australia Type of travel: Short-term travel, & now planning long-term travel A few places they've been: All over Australia & Europe FIND THEM ON Wyld Family Travel |Facebook |Twitter | Instagram| Pinterest Long-Term Travel Planning For Families Some long-term traveling families dive in head-first. They sell their house and possessions to hit the road indefinitely. Other families plan to travel for a year or more and return to the house or hometown they left. Both methods have their benefits and challenges. Today we'll talk about long-term travel planning for families who plan to return "home." Why do I put "home" in quotes? Simply because after a year or more on the road, your definition of "home" may change. It did for me (although after 20+ years, I've haven't moved back to where I first left). And it has for many of the families I know who choose gap year travel, round-the-world travel or other forms of long-term family travel. Here are a few previous guests who've traveled for a year or more: The Suero Family (Ecuador, France, RV in Europe & More) The Cannon Family (Peru, Myanmar & more) The Goldstein Family (Malaysia, Namibia, Iceland & more) The Koria Family and the Lynch Family (Both Driving around Mexico) The Stuler Family (Living in Ecuador, with one year of full-time RTW travel) The Shetty Family (RTW travel with babies) More on Long-Term Travel More on Gap-Year Travel More on RTW (round-the-world) Travel More on Short-Term Travel Today's long-term travel guest is Mark Wyld from Wyld Family Travel. You may remember him from episode #67. Mark and his family are passionate family travelers. Until now, their family travel experiences have been short-term, then returning to their home and schools in Australia. Now Mark is planning long-term travel for the family: 12-18 months in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. Are they selling everything to hit the road? No. They're keeping the house, keeping the cars, and their daughters will return to their schools in the same grade. Long-term travel like this offers its own challenges, and that's what we talk about today. Leaving for a year or more and then returning like this raises specific questions: What do I do with my house? My cars? How will I save and budget for this trip? Where will we go? How much will each country cost? What about my job? What about insurance and other paperwork? Which immunizations and other medical prep should we consider? How can I keep the kids up-to-date with school so they can return to the same class? These are just a few questions that Mark has asked himself lately, and we discuss them in the podcast. Why Long-Term Travel Planning? Why Now? The Wyld family have been long-time traveler fans, but Mark has dreamed about doing long-term family travel for years. It's something he's always wanted to do. However, work, school, and other obligations kept pushing the dram onto the back-burners. Then his father died. His dad had talked about taking one last holiday but didn't get a chance to take it. For Mark, this was a sign. It was time to take the big trip. Is there ever a right time to plan long-term travel? Probably not, but none of us are getting any younger, so Mark decided to push forward. Long-Term Travel Planning for Homeowners Mark had no intention of selling his home. At his age (mid-40's) he didn't want the risk of starting over with loans and all of the other complications of buying a house. But what do you do with your house when you'll be gone for a year or more? Mark had to consider homeowner's insurance, but there were other factors he needed to consider. Who would keep the lawn cut? How would be pay for "council rates," which are the fees for city services such as garbage pickup? Money: Budgeting & Saving for Long-Term Travel Long-term family travel isn't as expensive as some people think it is, but it ain't free. In order to plan long-term travel for your family, there has to be a savings plan and a budgeting plan. Mark talks about how they save for long-term travel, and some of it is stuff you probably know: don't buy new stuff unless it's vital. Eliminate silly extras, and put as much money away as you can. Last year, Mark and his wife Becca save over 30,000 Australian dollars (approx USD $23,000). They are not hedge-fund managers or bank presidents. What they are is dedicated. Saving like that takes commitment. Then there is the budgeting for the money spent on the road. Mark is estimating they'll spend about AUS 1,000 (approx USD $760) a week, but he's still hammering out the details. Mark has numerous bank accounts set up for this trip. One account is for spending money on the road. Another is for house-related expenses while they're away. A third is for when they return. He explains more in detail in the podcast. They'll be traveling to places where your money can stretch further. Places in Southeast Asia like Thailand, Bali, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Then they'll move to Eastern Europe and countries like Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Romania. Education, Travel Gear & More Long-Term Travel Planning Aspects Money is only one aspect of long-term travel for families. In this episode, Mark and I talk about the gear they plan to bring — or have sent to them later. We also talk about how they plan to educate the kids as they travel, and how their hometown school will help facilitate this so the girls can remain with their class when they return. All this and more in this episode of Epic Education Radio. Listen in! And please share! Further Reading & Listening The Suero Family (Ecuador, France, RV in Europe & More) The Cannon Family (Peru, Myanmar & more) The Goldstein Family (Malaysia, Namibia, Iceland & more) The Koria Family and the Lynch Family (Both Driving around Mexico) The Stuler Family (Living in Ecuador, with one year of full-time RTW travel) The Shetty Family (RTW travel with babies) More on Long-Term Travel More on Gap-Year Travel More on RTW (round-the-world) Travel More on Short-Term Travel Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. This means, at no extra cost to you, we might receive a small commission if you make a purchase or book using those links. My opinions are my own and I only recommend places/services that I believe will genuinely help you plan long-term family travel. Full-on family travel fundamentals. Epic Education Radio is interviews, stories and advice for people who decide to make travel a priority in their family's life...and for those who want to. Tune in each week to hear stories and advice from new traveling families, and hear how they've handled various family travel-related issues like education, socialization, working, budgeting, accommodation, road-parenting, safety, technology and more. We talk gear, websites, apps and other resources for traveling & nomadic families, and answer questions from those who would like to do something similar.
Aaron Schlein chats with Mark Wyld on episode 007 of the Dramatic Travels Podcast. Mark is a family travel blogger along with his wife, Bec and their daughters, Willow and Marley. On their blog, WyldFamilyTravel.com the Wylds share their unique perspectives on affordable family travel destinations, attractions, and accommodations. When the Wylds aren’t travelling, you can find them talking travel, writing about travel and, of course planning future travel. Dramatic Travels is the first season of The Aaron Schlein Story.
Honestly, the benefits of travelling with kids are uncountable - and that’s benefits both for kids and their parents! in Episode 54 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, Amanda talks with three travel-loving parents about how they travel with their kids. First up, novelist Natasha Lester talks about what her three children learn from their travels abroad and how she considers it a far better education than school. Next up, journalist Alicia Nelson and Amanda chat about just how much extra fun travel can be with younger children and the different viewpoints you can get by slowing down and seeing the world through their eyes. Finally, Mark Wyld of Wyld Family Travel chats about the different attitudes his two daughters take to their trips to Europe. Links: Natasha Lester’s website Natasha’s new novel Her Mother's Secret Alicia’s site Prairie Style File Look for Alicia’s book, “North Dakota Beer: A Heady History” in July 2017 Wyld Family Travel Episode 8 - Travel With Kids and Kids on Travel Episode 19 - Travelling with Kids is Good for Everyone Join the Facebook group Tweet @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Follow on Facebook
Holiday family travel with a drone? Intense, perhaps, but rewarding. That's one of the ways the Wagar family gets the most out of their journeys. Here Kevin Wagar shares his experience. ::: If you like what you’re hearing, then please subscribe, rate & review Epic Education Radio. We would be extremely grateful! iTunes is a search engine as well, and so rating/reviewing Epic Education Radio the #1 way to help others find us. Thank you! ::: EER083: Holiday Family Travel with a Drone & More Many Epic Education Radio guests travel for extended periods of time. Some are gap year travelers, slow travelers or other long-term travelers. Others are trying round-the-world travel or living abroad. However, you don't have to sell everything and leave town to experience meaningful family travel. Previous guests like Cliff Hsia, Mark Wyld, Eric Stoen all have homes, jobs and kids in school, but when they travel, they make the most of it. The Wagars do something similar, balancing work, schools, and sports teams while planning epic family travel with a drone and other technologies that help them capture amazing family travel memories. Listen in if you're interested in travel gear, camera gear, overcoming the fear of family travel, and a few of the rules of family travel with a drone. IN THIS EPISODE 2:55 Intro 4:05 Origins as a traveling family (Kevin wasn't a natural traveler at first) 6:53 I mentioned when my kids overcame fear when we first started traveling 7:42 Travel habits and committing to travel time 14:51 Travel gear 19:38 Family Travel with a drone 24:10 Travel day routines 28:35 Travel resources 34:26 Recommended destinations ABOUT Names: Kevin and Christina Wagar and their two young sons Hold passports from: Canada & Philippines Type of travel: Short-term travel during vacation time A few places they've been: Jordan, Iceland, and Argentina IN THEIR BAGS Canon 7D Sigma 10-20 lens Canon 24-70 2.8 Lens DJI Phantom 3 Advanced GoPro Hero 3+ Silver Lanparte LA3D 3-Axis Gimbal Olympus TG-4 Tough 2 iPads 2 Deuter Kikki backpacks Deuter 15-liter backpack 1 MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) Bag Osprey Stratos 36-liter LINKS & RESOURCES National Geographic Kids Trip Advisor Pinterest Google Flights Expedia FIND THEM ON Wandering Wagars | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest
As 2016 comes to a close, I want to wish you an amazing new year and also give you a short guide through one full year of amazing family travel interviews. In this episode I talk about some of the things I've learned from guests on Epic Education Radio this year, along with a few excerpts. I hope you find these conversations as inspiring and useful as I do. On the left is the timecode. On the right are the links to the relevant episodes. :::::: If you like what you’re hearing, then please subscribe, rate & review Epic Education Radio. We would be extremely grateful! iTunes is a search engine as well, and so rating/reviewing Epic Education Radio the #1 way to help others find us. Thank you! ::::: 03:41 — Travel with a Babies 03:59 — Episode #38: Andrew Davis talks about who naps trump lunch in Barcelona 05:02 — Episode #49: Conrad & Regina Braun talk about the versatility of duct tape 06:14 — Episode #72: Running marathons & traveling vegan with a baby 06:51 — Episode #77: Sharon Gourlay talks about "the younger the better" Want more about families who travel with babies? Or with preschoolers? 08:37 — House Sitting & Home Exchange 09:41 — Episode #46: Donna Carvel's castle 11:06 — Episode #66: The North family's welcome party 10:54 — Episode #67: The Tullis Family 12:02 — Episodes #52 & Episode #80: Daniel Prince & a home swapping wager Want about house sitting and family travel accommodation? 16:00 — Round-the-world (RTW) & Gap Year Travel 16:27 — Episode #44: Maria Belfort and RTW travel with a preschooler 17:06 — Episode #42: Jason Marshal on the importance of life insurance and the investment in education through travel. Want a more about gap year and round-the-world travel? 20:50 — Education During (and via) Travel 21:24 — Episode #56: Caroline king talks about leaving Sweden's school system for good 21:50 — Episode #73: Jen Silver discusses Worldschooling after a family crisis 22:36 — Episode #60: Jennifer Miller discusses the importance of educational philosophy before methodology. Want more about families who homeschool or who travel with tween and teens? 25:50 — Long-term Travel, Slow Travel & Digital Nomads 26:26 — Episode #45: The Luxpats talk Fufilment by Amazon and more 27:29 — Episode #50: The Suero family talk about medical care abroad Want a more complete list of families who travel long-term, work online, or travel as digital nomads? 31:21 — Families that Live or Moved Abroad 31:26 —Episode #36: The Workmans built a business in Costa Rica 31:41 — Episode #39: Liisa Vexler on living in Costa Rica 31:59 — Episode #55: Dan Sherman in Panama and Cancun, Mexico 32:17 — Episode #57: Krystal Blue built a global business based in Tulum, Mexico 32:59 — Episode #59: Scottie & Bryan Elliot on living in San Miguel de Allende 33:26 — Episode #37: Virginie Auguste-Dormeuil in Rome 33:44 — Episode #76: Anne-Cerise Luzy on living in Vanuatu 34:11 — Episode #47: Emma Hall on living & working in Korea 34:26 — Episode #43: Amanda Moutakki in Morocco -- culture shock 36:27 — Episode #51: Keri Hedrik on using Instagram to find out family travel info Want a more complete list of families who live abroad? Want to hear about our experience moving to Spain? 38:24 — Families Who Travel During Work & School Breaks 38:42 — Episode #40: Cliff Hsia on importance of family travel 38:58 — Episode #41: Rob Taylor on car seats, saving for travel & more 39:23 — Episode #63: Eric Stoen on camera gear and what makes a family-friendly hotel 40:08 — Episode #64: Mark Wyld's accommodation tips and hi "3-3-3-5" packing rule. Want a more about short-term travel? 42:23 — RV, Car & Boat Travel 42:43 — Episode #69: The Gebbia Family on Working Remotely from an RV 43:01 — Episode #74: Jason Calhoun on making an RV movie 43:20 — Episode #65: The Boyink Family explains Walmart's RV policy 46:02 — Episode #48: Anand Baid on driving from India to France 47:12 — Episode #79 Behan & Jamie Gifford describe their son Nial's WWII discovery Want a more about sailing, RV travel and overland travel?
In Episode 31 Amanda is talking about the different ways, both good and bad, that the internet has changed travel - how we plan and book it, how we act when we’re travelling, even how much money we spend on it! Jeff Ryan has a great perspective on this topic having spent 28 years gradually hiking the Appalachian Trail in the US. Over those three decades, he has seen the internet change many aspects of how he travels, and he has fully embraced them. Lola Akinmade-Åkerström has, as always, something particularly thoughtful to say about how the internet has changed travel - and Amanda agrees that we need to use its power pretty mindfully to make the most of it. Finally, Mark Wyld rejoices about how the internet has changed the way we book and plan travel - and how it can save us money, too. Links: Jeff Ryan’s author website Jeff’s book, Appalachian Odyssey Lola’s site Geotraveler’s Niche Lola’s post from Ireland - The Farmer Who Inherited a Medieval Kingdom Wyld Family Travel Episode 21: Pros and Cons of the Internet for Travellers Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Chat on Facebook
Lots of people with a deep sense of wanderlust develop it by travelling at a young age, but as Amanda chats about in this episode, it's definitely not the only path to developing a love of travel. Today she speaks with three guests who love to travel now, but never really got to travel much as kids. First up, Amanda speaks with Lisa Luken who grew up on a farm and didn't do much travelling at all, but who now does amazing road trips with her husband, three kids and their dog. It's really interesting to hear how her wanderlust came to be. Audrey Wanders also grew up without travelling, but her story is a little different, because her parents were definitely wanderers before they settled down to have a family. It seems like she definitely inherited that love of theirs and she has started to travel more and more as she’s got older.Finally, Amanda speaks with Mark Wyld of Wyld Family Travel, a fellow Aussie who does as much travelling as possible - especially to Europe - with his wife and two daughters. He definitely has a solid case of wanderlust and is doing his very best to pass that on to his children. Links: Lisa Luken at Simple Joy Living - http://simplejoyliving.com Audrey Wanders - http://www.audreywanders.com/ Wyld Family Travel - http://wyldfamilytravel.com/ Previous episode: What sparks wanderlust? http://notaballerina.com/17 Travel genetics – how your parents influence your love of travel http://www.notaballerina.com/2014/11/travel-genetics-parents-influence-love-travel.html jackrabbit.fm listener survey - thanks in advance for taking it! - http://www.jackrabbit.fm/survey Tweet me @amandakendle Hashtag #thoughtfultravelpod Chat on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NotABallerina Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/24
Finding the right family travel accommodation can be tricky, as many hotels, resorts and holiday apartment rentals are geared towards couples and romantic getaways. Mark Wyld travels with his family a lot, so he does his research. FAMILY TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION & MORE Mark and his family live in a small town outside Melbourne, Australia, and travel extensively within their home country as well as all across Europe. In this Epic Education Radio interview, I talk with Mark about how he plans, the type of work he does, and the benefits of starting early. Listen in as we ponder the future of family travel accommodation and a few travel routines that help him have the best trip possible. Please share! IN THIS EPISODE 04:23 Intro 05:43 Origins 07:20 How they manage work, planning and travel 13:00 The sites and search engines 18:00 The girls' favorite destinations 24:14 Being an early riser 26:12 Mark's travel gear 27:01 Mark's 3-3-3-5 rule with travel clothes 30:02 Accommodation preferences and the pros and cons of each 38:45 Pleasant surprises