Ep. 02: International travel (part 1)

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In the first of this two-part series, we explore how to plan and take amazing trips to places all over the world. This episode includes:

• creative ways to afford international travel on almost any budget,
• tips for how to get the most out of those experiences
• details about some of my favorite places in the world, including how much I spent to get to those places
• how and why to invert your travel planning process, and some of my favorite strategies, websites, and other resources, for getting maximum savings on airfare.

For links, photos, resources, and more, visit the Show Notes.
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1. Ep. 02: International travel (part 1) (00:00:00)

2. What's bringing me joy this week > This cat sometimes transforms into a princess. (00:01:35)

3. How I got my start with international travel (00:03:05)

4. How to afford international travel (or really, anything in life) (00:04:30)

5. Diminishing returns and the "wow" factor (00:08:30)

6. Things I don't spend money on, so that I can travel (00:10:10)

7. What I've been watching lately > Anchorman (00:15:18)

8. Some of my favorite trips: 7 days in Barcelona for $1,300. The Azores islands. Iceland, with 2 kids. Greece, with 4 teenagers. (00:16:04)

9. Ways to save on travel, especially airfare (00:18:50)

10. Book recommendation: Take more vacations (00:19:00)

11. Website recommendation: Going.com [formerly Scott's Cheap Flights] (00:20:00)

12. Travel hacking with credit cards and airline miles (00:23:00)

13. Credit card recommendation: Chase Sapphire Preferred (00:23:30)

14. Resource: The Points Guy's guide to credit card bonuses & travel hacking (00:24:25)

15. What blew my mind this week: COVID-19 until now? It's been 4 years. (00:24:55)