Choose Your Happy Place

Join me this week as I talk to Jessica Wilkinson all about the U.K.  Jessica has had a love of travel from a young age, traveling abroad to explore the world. She has continued her love of travel and now lives in the United Kingdom with her husband and children. She created the instagram page Our Micro Adventures to inspire others to get out and travel, whether with children, solo, womens trips, o...

Emily Cooper is an epidemiologist turned full-time traveler and content creator. In 2021, she started her social media platforms and website, Emily Eats and Explores, to teach women how to confidently travel solo. She has since worked with major travel brands, tourism boards and travel companies, while hosting her own group trips around the world. Today, Emily teaches her community of over 100,000...

Alex Duhl, her husband, toddler, and two dogs decided to move to El Paso Texas for a job offer. They quickly fell in love with El Paso and Alex will be sharing all about it today. Alex strives to share more about El Paso, family friendly restaurants, side trips, and parenting hacks on her instagram, elpasotravelfamily In this episode Alex will be sharing everything you need to plan your next getaw...

2024 Review of the podcast. Jut recapping the last year of the Choose your happy place podcast. In this episode I'll be chatting about some our the hightlights from this year. Listen to hear what the top episode of the year was, how many countries I have listeners in, and all the fun stats. Next, I'll be sharing about the ups and downs of 2024 as well as travels we have done with our family and re...

Hannah Woodhams is sharing today all about Malaysia. As a mother of two, with a passion for adventure and exploring, has lived around the world. Originally from Northampton, UK, Hannah has traveled the world as an international teacher. Her family has lived in Shanghai, Malaysia (Penang), UK, and Malaysia again. Living in Malaysia gave her family an incredible access point for travel. Join me on t...

In this episode we dive into learning all about Guam from Alicia Mendiola. Born and raised in Guam, Alicia shares her story about growing up on the little and beautiful island of Guam. There she met her husband and after serving in the Army, the Mendiolas ended up in Georgia. In this episode we will be covering: Best time of year to visit Guam Food to try in Guam Hiking in Guam Ideal itinerary for...

Ben Higgins, a veteran of ABC's hit series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, won over the hearts of loyal viewers with his refreshing vulnerability and willingness to share himself fully. Following his appearances across franchises, Higgins has embarked on numerous ventures, entrepreneurial and otherwise, grounded in faith, a sense of hope for humanity, and a mission to help organizations connect...

In this episode we will be covering everything you need to plan a trip to Roatan Honduras. I was joined this week by a new friend I made while visiting Honduras for a humanitarian trip. Cassi had taken her family to the humanitarian trip with Humanity and hope united. We were instant friends. Both in similar family situations and era of life. My husband and I visited Roatan before our humanitarian...

Miriam Gersdorf is a Utah-based hiker, outdoor adventurer, and content creator behind the social media account @explore.hike.teach. Her passion is exploring Utah and inspiring others to get outdoors and discover their next favorite adventure.  She has been adventuring around Utah for 30 years, exploring the national parks and off-the-beaten-path locations.  She advocates for responsible recreation...

Riley Fuller is the President and Co-founder of Humanity and Hope United, a non-profit organization that inspires hope in communities in Honduras. Anyone who meets him immediately feels welcomed into his life and his purpose. He wants to help people break free from poverty, and to be able to make their dreams come true regardless of where they were born, what they look like, or who their parents a...

Deborah Raarup from raarupadventures is a lodging photographer and travel blogger that loves to live life adventurously. After her and her husband got married, they sold most of their things and moved to Alaska. After visiting their 50th state together in January 2023, they embarked on a year long world trip with the goal to travel the world for an entire year on less than $100/day. From both thei...

Entrepreneur, adventurer, world traveler, and public speaker, Kat Medina has traveled to more than 35 countries, and lived in Ecuador, Argentina, France and Spain. She draws upon her passion for travel to inspire joy in others, teaching people how to show up and live fully by embodying a traveler's mindset in daily life.  In this episode Kat shares all about her book, The Joys of Jet Lag, and give...

Summer 2024 Recap. I wanted to focus one episode on sharing about the ups and downs of our travel. We had a rough beginning to summer but ended with a bang. Summer is a time that I truly treasure with my family but decided to take a podcast break. In this episode I will be sharing about some of the highlights of our summer and recommendations for traveling to Boise and California.

Since they were kids, Eleanor and Dave dreamed of traveling around the world and in 2014 they finally took the leap! They spent 18 months on the road and that time changed them to the core; there was no going back... although they had to. They returned to work, started a family, bought a house, and focused on micro adventures but it didn't feel like "the good life." It just felt too busy. So they...

Summer Adamson is a mother of 4 who was born in California and now lives in Utah. She is an influencer and advocate for children with Down Syndrome, sharing her daughter's Jayne 'extra' witht the world, by showing all of the things she can do with her diagnosis! She loves to travel all around the world with her family. She also recently wrote a book that will be released September 24, 2024. You ca...

Mady Bazzle is a wife and mother of three (almost four) children. She has lived in several different states including California, Idaho, Utah, Virginia, and her families most recent adventure has been moving to Bentonville, Arkansas. She loves traveling on a budget, photgraphy, food, andything with water and meeting new friends. In this episode we will be covering: What is Bentonville known for? T...

Raimee Iacofano has been featured on Good Morning America and is a known TikTok travel influencer. With over 500,000 followers across socials- Raimee is inspiring people across the world to travel. At the age of 14, she took her first international trip to Honduras and Belize and she fell in love with experiencing different cultures. From there she spent time all over Europe from study abroad prog...

Mary Ellen is one half of the Wonderland on Points podcast duo. She was born and raised a Southern Girl who, as an adult, has bounced up and down the East Coast. She's a busy mom, who spends most of her days dreaming about travel while shuttling kids to sports practices and picking up shifts as a nurse at her local hospital. She's an expert in maximizing credit card rewards for travel and has rede...

When Kelly Jensen joined Instagram she quickly gained a following of women from all walks of life who wanted to be inspired to see the good in themselves and each other. Kelly manages to balance her role as a successful entrepreneur, motivational speaker, wife, and mother of five with grace and almost makes you think having five young children is easy. When she has a moment to herself (which isn't...

Chanika McFly is an entrepreneur and mother of five. She was born and raised in Reno, Nevada.  In 2017 the McFly family sold everything and moved to Brazil. They opened the first trampoline parks called Big Jump USA. The McFly family currently has 3 trampoline parks in Rio de Janeiro where they live. They homeschool their children and document all their wild adventures on YouTube. Their channel is...

Cörlina a dynamic female entrepreneur, CEO, Mother and avid travel enthusiast is on a quest to find the perfect balance between her thriving business ventures and her passion for exploration. With an insatiable curiosity and a relentless drive for success, she navigates both the boardroom and the world map with equal fervor. Embarking on adventure-filled family journeys not only to discover new de...

Joanna is St. Louis native, a tween girl mom, a fiancé AND the co-host of the Wonderland on Points podcast . She has always had a deep love of travel, but for many years it wasn't feasible to take vacations on her family's budget. Learning about credit card points and miles changed everything! Now they are able to take trips of a lifetime for a fraction of the cost. Jo is passionate about financia...

Jessica Serna is the Creative Mind, Blogger, Writer, Photographer, and Face of My Curly Adventures . a Texas based travel brand that has been inspiring people to find magic in the everyday and encouraging people to live a travel lifestyle even with a 9-5 through looking for local getaways. Jessica, often touted as the Texas Travel Expert, along with her husband, take readers on colorful adventures...

Julianne is a stay at home mom of 3, proud Michigander, content creator, and founder of the brand, My Outdoorsy Mom She turned her passion for simple outdoor adventures into a resource for families needing easy ways to get outside and enjoy the outdoors! With 3 littles of her own, she's developed a knack for transforming everyday outings into treasured family memories. Julianne loves exploring the...

Baptiste Prevot is your go-to French-American travel advisor, expert in all things French and fabulous! With a passion for travel and a love for his homeland, Baptiste's Instagram account, @theFrenchmanGuide, showcases the beauty and culture of France. Join him on Instagram as he shares snapshots of his travels, from exploring iconic landmarks to indulging in delicious pastries. Based in Utah wher...