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Another season in the books! We recap on our third season and recollect some funny moments that happened while recording the people we met and conversations we had off mic with our guests! Tune in to listen to everything that has happened this past year and what you will be expecting this upcoming season next! For more on this episode check out our webpage here Follow @thevogeltwins for updates on...

Our guest is Kwabi Amoah-Forson is a humanitarian from Tacoma, WA. Through various humanitarian campaigns he has helped others in need in his community. He also works to educate others on what peace really means and create dialogue for the subject. ⁠ ⁠ Tune in to hear how you can be a part of the Peace Bus Journey!⁠ Guest Information Instagram: @thepeacebus Facebook: Kwabi Amoah-Forson Youtube: Kw...

Meet today's guest Rebecca Rothney, founder of Pack for a purpose. The idea for Pack for a Purpose evolved from Rebecca’s travels in Africa with her husband Scott, where they had the opportunity to visit an elementary school and decided to bring 140 pounds of supplies to the children and saw what a big impact it was for them! When she founded Pack for a Purpose 11 years ago, her computer skills we...

Say hello to our guest Brit - a travel writer and the voice behind the travel blog lifeofbrit.com. She is beyond passionate about inspiring other women to get out there and travel solo. Her mission is to help other "normal" people on a budget pursue travel too! She shares her tips and tricks on how you can profit your hobbies and have a passive income to help you afford your trips!  Guest Inf...

Meet our guest Rita Schmidt. Yes you heard that right THE Rita Schmidt from SEASON 1! She is a natural born psychic and has been a professional Tarot reader for over 25 years. But on this episode she will be talking about all of her metaphysical encounters while she has traveled as a medium. Some encounters were anticipated while some were NOT. Listen to hear more of her spooky encounters througho...

Say hello to our guest Troy Taylor- His full-time job is ghosts, true crime, and the unexplained. He is the author of more than 130 books on those topics and the owner of American Hauntings, which is a tour company dedicated to offering a historically haunted experience in towns across Illinois and at haunted locations all over the country. Guest Information Instagram: @troytaylorgram Facebook: Tr...

Say hello to Allison Wolf! She is a travel content creator and digital nomad. She has traveled to 18 countries (across 4 continents) so far and have self-funded all of her adventures. Her biggest goals right now are to move abroad and launch a course that teaches others how to start working remotely so they can live a life with more freedom. We talk about our travels her viral Tiktoks and more! Gu...

On today's episode we reflect on the times we have gotten lost while traveling. From our times in London getting drunk and ending up in the streets, Shannon getting lost in Oktoberfest for 8 hours then having a Japanese bus driver draw us a map of the town to having a pervert in Paris follow us on a train- we can easily say our times traveling haven't always gone smoothly. For more on this episode...

Today our guest is Captain Garth Wells. Garth has been sailing the French since 1998, first as the mate, and now as Captain/Owner. He has sailed huge square-rigged vessels, modern day yachts, schooners, and commercial fishing vessels. Signing on to work on the French, he quickly realized that Maine was the ultimate in traditional boat sailing, combining beautiful scenery and good winds with the pr...

Based in Cardiff, Wales, Kacie is a full-time food and travel blogger at The Rare Welsh Bit, an award-winning blog established in 2010 featuring recipes, restaurants, culinary travel, sight-seeing and more. With a background in journalism and over 10 years' experience in writing and editing, Kacie is also a member of the UK Guild of Food Writers and writes on a freelance basis for the likes of Vis...

Meet our guest Sherilyn- a full time content creator and social media hype girl. She is the founder of the travel community - Travel Addicts UK and also big on supporting others to release their inner queen of confidence and build an authentic brand online. Follow @thevogeltwins for updates on the podcast, tips on travel and more! Instagram Tiktok Pinterest Facebook Youtube Like the show? Please l...

Meet our guest Caoilfhionn, an Irish travel writer and photographer based in Scotland. She has spent the last 7 years building a career in travel through writing for titles such as Elle and Suitcase, photographing for global brands and most recently, starting her own content production studio, Crusoe Collective. She comes on to talk about how she turned her love for photography and travel into a c...

Jessie Chen is an NYC-based travel blogger who started Lost With Jess when she bought a one-way ticket to Thailand and backpacked through Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand for 3 years! Right now, she runs marketing at a tech startup based in Brooklyn but still tries to travel as often as she can. Through her blog and photography, she advocates for a purposeful travel mindset so that we ma...

Our episode "How to be a tourist in your own city" we talk about being Long Islanders with our two favorite Long Island ladies Kristen Jarnagin (CEO) and Sharon Wyman (COO)of Discover Long Island and podcast hosts of Long Island tea. ⁠Discover Long Island is Long Island's official tourism, destination marketing, and leadership organization. They have a new podcast called Long Island tea that highl...

Jenna is a journalist covering indigenous news in the United States. She spent the last two years living in Alaska. Last winter, she was among 16 journalists selected by the Pulitzer Center to highlight the impacts of climate change, which brought her to the Alaskan Arctic. Prior to that, Jenna lived in South Korea, Nepal and India teaching English, reporting and solo traveling. Jenna talks about...

Have you ever considering selling everything you own to go live in a van and travel?! Well we have and our guest Brie shares with us how doable it actually is! She is currently traveling with her boyfriend Kevin and adorable dog Zoey and their goal is to hit all the national parks while finding their permanent home!⁠ ⁠ In todays episode we go into the details of van life-from purchasing their van...

2020 was a hard year to meet people and it made us think, how did we do it before this pandemic? Travel helps put you in situations where it is inevitable to meet new people but you may think our method is a little unusual. We take doing what "the locals" do a bit too literally. From bathing with grandmothers, singing duets to getting engaged we share it all on this episode! You might be surprised...

Happy New Years everyone! We can all agree that 2020 has been an interesting year for all of us and since it's that time of year for reflection we decided to bring back our REWIND episode where we discuss on our Season 2 episodes and share some behind the scenes that you didn't hear on the mic. For more on this episode check out our webpage here Follow @thevogeltwins for updates on the podcast, ti...

We wouldn't want to end this season with anyone other than Kaitlin Vogel! Just like us, she has traveled a bunch but has had some crazy travel disasters along the way. This episode we talk to her about the time she went to Greece and her hilarious adventure on the way there but most importantly how she doesn't allow travel disasters stop her from having a fun time. For more on this episode check o...

Our mini series “Night Out” continues in Spain! But this episode would not be complete without our guest Jay! Jay had joined us during our time in Spain and shared her perspective of our nights out together. Things get uncovered and you will be surprised how much Kristin and I did not know until this episode! Tune in to hear how all the craziness unfolds. For more on this episode check out our web...

Have you ever wondered if it was better to book tour groups over planning a trip yourself? We usually like to take the reins on our travel plans but this was our first time letting go of that control and putting it in someone else’s hands! Our trip was through the tour group called EF college and we let you know the pros and cons of travel groups like this one! For more on this episode check out o...

Our mini series “Night Out” is taking you to one of our favorite cities...SEOUL! We cover what you will expect during night out in Seoul and how we survived it all. We can easily say this was a memorable experience for many reasons but you will have to tune in to find out why! For more on this episode check out our webpage here Follow @thevogeltwins for updates on the podcast, tips on travel and m...

This week we travel over to KOREA! We consider all our trips to be special but this one in particular has a special place in our hearts. We share how we prepared for this trip and how life changing it was for us. From Shannon losing her passport to Kristin almost getting arrested you can say Korea was one for the books! For more on this episode check out our webpage here Follow @thevogeltwins for...

In this episode we have our mom on for our early Mother's day special! We get told a lot that we are her “mini-mes” in looks but most importantly we have her adventurous spirit! Tune in to hear how this woman has shaped us and hopefully inspire you guys to travel with your parents someday too (if you have not already)! For more on this episode check out our webpage here Follow @thevogeltwins for u...