Episode 16

How To Optimize Your Travels (Costs & Experiences) - w/ Melissa

Jul 17, 202401:03:37On YouTube too
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In this episode, my guest is Melissa Weinmann. Melissa is a huge travel enthusiast, with her current tally of countries and territories visited being 44 at the time of recording.

Who this is for

  • You are trying to start something that still feels a little awkward and expensive.
  • You would rather hear Melissa's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.

Key takeaways

  • Optimize Your Travels (Costs & Experiences) - w/ Melissa
  • Identifying where to go - maybe where people don’t like traveling to? (
  • Having explored most of this by herself, over the years Melissa has learned a multitude of travel hacks and tools that anyone can leverage while planning out their next trip.
  • did you ever have any like dodging experiences with food I feel like they were scorpions I could be wrong though I was...
  • Qui identify I of the back that that restaurant is very clearly like that's should be expensive but it's worth it again...
  • countries and jaw flights can be cheaper guys you have to check out this local bar this is the bar I go to all the time...

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00:0000) Intro + Background (
00:0200) Melissa’s experience with traveling 44+ countries! (
00:0522) Usual vs affordable traveling and “peak seasons” (
00:0852) Identifying where to go - maybe where people don’t like traveling to? (
00:1230) The instagram-ization of travel (
00:1650) Transportation hacks (

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did you ever have any like dodging experiences with food I feel like they were scorpions I could be wrong though I was in Syria and a few of us got sick Qui identify I of the back that that

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Qui identify I of the back that that restaurant is very clearly like that's should be expensive but it's worth it again I've been to a couple Fallen PR I should say various what called museums that aren't actal museums

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called museums that aren't actal museums they're just plac to take a billion Instagram photos at I've been to 44 countries and territories separate philosophy around travel which is like I want to get in and out at the

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is like I want to get in and out at the most affordable most budget friendly way possible definitely resources online that tell like when Peak seasons are for different different countries and jaw flights can be cheaper

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countries and jaw flights can be cheaper guys you have to check out this local bar this is the bar I go to all the time you might have been talking about Mars colies right now and I would have but

Show notes

In this episode, my guest is Melissa Weinmann. Melissa is a huge travel enthusiast, with her current tally of countries and territories visited being 44 at the time of recording. Having explored most of this by herself, over the years Melissa has learned a multitude of travel hacks and tools that anyone can leverage while planning out their next trip. We discuss: -Melissa’s experiences in Europe, Melanesia, and Southeast Asia during her time with the Peace Corps.

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