Let’s go to Ireland: Tips from the podcast

Yes, please. Let's go to Ireland! 6 years ago I spent about 5 months living in Dublin, and Ireland is one of the countries that I most want to go back to. Check out this week's episode for my attempt to squeeze an entire country into less than an hour without gushing too much about …

The cheapest places to travel in 2022: Tips from the podcast

No shade to any place for calling them cheap (it just rolls of the tongue so much more nicely than "inexpensive"), because here at Going Out Your Door we're ALL about budget travel! As we know, the wide world of travel possibilites has really been thrown for a loop in the past two years what …

9 Travel myths busted: Tips from the podcast

You hear these tropes all the time: travel is expensive, it's not safe for women to travel alone, book your plane ticket on a Tuesday for the best deal, and so many more. But guess what? They're not true! In this week's episode, we're tackling 9 of the most common travel myths and why they …

Food, glorious food! Tips from the podcast

This week, let's go on a gastronomic, foodie world tour! Check out the episode to hear about some meals from around the world that really stand out, as well as the top tips for getting the most out of your culinary travels. Hot pot in TaiwanMango shaved ice in Taiwan And just a heads up …

Let’s go to Singapore! Tips from the podcast

Singapore was the last trip that I took before COVID shut down the world, so this fantastic city/country is launching our new series on specific travel destinations! In the episode, we dig into all of the must-dos, must-sees, and must-eats of this fantastic, multi-cultural city that should be on any traveler's list. Check out the …

South Korea

I waited until the end of summer for my summer vacation, but when it finally arrived, I found myself in South Korea! Because I had a week, I decided to split my time between Busan, on the southern coast, and Seoul. My favorite thing that I saw in Busan was the Gamcheon Culture Village, a …

Hong Kong (China but not really)

I've been meaning to visit Hong Kong for years; it's only an hour and a half flight from Taipei! And while Americans need pre-arranged visas to visit mainland China, Hong Kong lets us in with just a tourist visa, making it a lot easier to visit. So with a four-day weekend for Children's Day and …

Trip to Okinawa

When I was 12 years old, my parents, sister, aunt, uncle and I traveled to Okinawa, a small island off the southern coast of mainland Japan. My father and aunt were both born there, as my grandfather was stationed on Okinawa following WWII (and there's still a large US military base there today). When I …

Taiwan… again

I knew when I first went to Spain that I might be backing myself into a corner. I wanted to stay in Europe indefinitely, but the Schengen countries don't make that easy. Most countries in Europe are part of the Schengen Area, which allows them to have open boarders. You don't get your passport checked …

Day trip: Sineu

One of the benefits of au pairing for school-age kids is that I don't work until they get out of school, which means that if I can get my butt in gear in the morning, I have plenty of time to explore Mallorca! One of the first places I visited on my host family's recommendation …