Practical Wanderlust

Horse races, bourbon, baseball bats, and a...death tunnel? Today we tell the story of Lia's hometown: Louisville, KY! We trace the history of the city from its frontier origins to the modern-day. Louisville's history runs deep, and it's not always pretty. So pour yourself a bourbon and tune in. Unless you're driving - that's not cool.

For more Louisville content, check out:

• 15 Lovely Things to Do on a Romantic Getaway to Louisville
• 50 Places to Visit in Louisville, Kentucky
• 27 Best Breweries, Distilleries, and Bars in Louisville, KY
• 29 Amazing Place to Eat in Louisville, Kentucky

Interested in quitting your job to go travel? Check out the new book by Practical Wanderlust's own Lia Garcia: How to Quit Your Job and Travel, available December 8th on Amazon.

Mudslides, panic attacks, altitude sickness, and a very judgey llama. These are just a few of the things we have encountered on our many...many...MANY hiking and camping misadventures. 

Want the full details of these stories? Check our links below:
The Mono Hot Springs Disaster
The Cataract Falls Catastrophe
Mudslides on the Valle de Cocora Hike
Days of Fun on the Quilotoa Loop
High Altitude Hijinx at Laguna 69
The Complete Failure that was Machu Picchu

And for those of you who are not as terrible as we are, check out our 42 Car Camping Essentials!

Quarantine amirite? We took a season break earlier than planned, but we are BACK! On this mini-update, we look at how we've handled the season break (mostly screaming into the void and baking bread) and how Season 2 of the podcast will be different. 

A humanist cult, a Danish hideaway, a gravitational anomaly, towering trees, a spoiled rich kid's castle, clothing-optional hot springs, and the cutest animals (and weirdest) imaginable: welcome to Highway One, the most beautiful highway in the world! In this episode, we cover everything you need to plan your trip up the California Coast and all the weird history you never knew about the stops along the way.

Planning a road trip up the Pacific Coast Highway? We've got a few blog posts that will help:

• The Ultimate 10-Day Highway One Road Trip Itinerary
• 8 Places to Visit on California's Central Coast
• Self-Guided Los Angeles Brewery Tour
• Travel Guides: Mendocino, Morro Bay, & Paso Robles

We’ve also created a free, printable Highway One itinerary! The 7-page PDF also includes our San Francisco Self-Guided Walking Tour. Plus, we’ll also send you our favorite tips to help you plan an amazing California road trip!

For more ridiculous adventures visit us at PracticalWanderlust.com and follow @practicalwanderlust on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook!

Audio production & music composition by Tyler Hafer.

Monkey thieves, temples, Jeremy crashing a motorbike into a tree, and coffee made from ... er, poop. Lia and Jeremy are talking about the breathtaking island of Bali, including all of the must-dos and please-do-nots. 

Visit our blog for more Bali travel tips:

• 25 Things Nobody Tells You About Backpacking in Bali
• The Perfect 2-Week Bali Itinerary
• How to Visit Bali on a Budget
• What to Pack for Bali

Find more ridiculous adventures at PracticalWanderlust.com, and follow @practicalwanderlust on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook!

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Audio production & music composition by Tyler Hafer.

A futuristic utopia that's definitely not a cult. A suicide-themed ride. Lia's college internship. What do they all have in common? Disney World, of course! In this episode, Lia spills all the Mad Tea on the most magical place on Earth, plus insider tips from her time as a Cast Member. We also explain our tried & tested Disney Strategy (aka STRAT), because waiting in long lines for rides is some Bippity-Boppity-BS.

Planning a trip to Disney? Get the FREE Printable Disney Starter Kit! The Disney Starter Kit includes a Disney packing checklist, 2 Disney Parks Scavenger Hunt previews, and the Disney World Resort Bar Crawl instructions. Plus, we'll send you loads of our insider tips for planning a magical trip to Disney.

We've also created two epic Disney Parks Scavenger Hunts designed to take your Disney trip to the next level!

Check out more of our Disney content on the blog:

• Virtual Disney World Tour
• What to Pack for Disney (& what NOT to)
• How to Do Disney: Disney Parks Strategy Guide
• The Disney World Resort Bar Crawl

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Audio production & music composition by Tyler Hafer.

On our first mini-episode, we talk about Lia's ridiculously elaborate display of affection creepily early on in our relationship. And in true Liaremy fashion, it is needlessly extra and doesn't go as planned. So pull up a comfy chair, pour some wine, cut yourself a few slices of cake, and enjoy (because self-love is also part of Valentine's Day)!

For more of our personal stories, check out:

• 32 Things Nobody Tells You About Long Term Travel as a Couple
• 30 Things Nobody Tells You About Quitting Your Job to Travel
• 25 Things We Never Asked for from Traveling the World for a Year

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Audio production & music composition by Tyler Hafer.

Towering pine trees, ancient granite cliffs, crystal clear water, cannibalistic pioneers... wait, what? Today we travel to Jeremy's favorite place on Earth: Lake Tahoe, California. Strap on your snow goggles and come along as we cover the macabre past and enchanting present of this alpine paradise with more ghosts than you can shake a ski pole at.

Planning a trip to Tahoe? We've got a few blog posts that will help:

• How to plan an amazing Tahoe winter trip (on a budget)
• The 10 best road trips from San Francisco
• 24 mindblowing Northern California hikes

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Audio production & music composition by Tyler Hafer.

Jeremy gets a BMW stuck in a French castle, Lia wakes up to an unwanted guest in her bed, and Grandpa Bob fakes his own death. This is the final chapter of our disastrous year-long honeymoon!

More stories from our year-long honeymoon:

• The Whole Honeymoon Story (& how much we spent)
• What NOT to do on a French road trip
• 30 Things nobody tells you about quitting your job to travel

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Audio production & music composition by Tyler Hafer.

Altitude sickness, a stolen backpack, surfing accidents, and our failed Machu Picchu hike. This is the story of our disastrous two months in Peru!

More stories from our year-long honeymoon:

• The Whole Honeymoon Story (& how much we spent)
• Things no one tells you about backpacking in South America
• Things no one tells you about backpacking in Peru
• The whole Machu Picchu story

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Audio production & music composition by Tyler Hafer.

Sweaty hikes through the jungle, dorm-mates on cocaine, sassy llamas, and one chill as f*ck rooster: it's finally time to share the entire story of our disastrous year-long honeymoon (in multiple parts). In this episode, we cover a two-month stretch from the Caribbean coast of Colombia to the Andes of Northern Peru... and all the sh*t that went horribly wrong.

More stories from our year-long honeymoon:

• The Whole Honeymoon Story (& how much we spent)
• The Border Crossing
• Things no one tells you about backpacking in South America
• Things no one tells you about backpacking in Colombia
• Things no one tells you about backpacking in Ecuador

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Audio production & music composition by Tyler Hafer.

Beer made by monks, disembodied hands, chocolate high tea, pugs in Santa costumes, eternally peeing statues, and Jean Claude Van Damme. If it's weird or delicious, Belgium has it and Lia and Jeremy won't shut up about it.

More Belgium content below:

• Weird & Offbeat Museums in Brussels
• Romantic Things to do in Bruges
• Beginners Guide to Belgian Beer
• The tours we took: Food and Beer, Chocolate and Beer

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Audio production & music composition by Tyler Hafer.

In our most ridiculous travel fails yet, Lia gets rescued off of a waterfall, Jeremy channels his inner Rob Thomas, and we both (sort of) find our tranquilo in San Gil, Colombia. 

• Photos & the original blog post
• Our 1 Month in Colombia Itinerary
• 30 Things Nobody Tells You About Backpacking in Colombia

Follow along with our ridiculous adventures at PracticalWanderlust.com and follow @practicalwanderlust on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook!

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Audio production & music composition by Tyler Hafer.

In our inaugural episode, we're covering Jeremy's adopted hometown: San Francisco! Find out what to eat, where to drink, & the best things to do, plus answers to questions you never knew you had... like whether there is weed everywhere (yes) and if you'll accidentally see nudity (double yes). We're also spilling the fair-trade, organic, ethically sourced tea on our lesser-known life of crime.

For more of our San Francisco content, check out...

• The Ultimate Self-Guided Walking Tour of San Francisco
• Things Nobody Tells You About San Francisco
• Where to Stay in San Francisco

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Music by Tyler Hafer and audio editing by TRH Audio