World Travel Dad Show

This week’s show is about a city that needs no introduction; Venice, Italy.  This is a city that’s great for couples because of how romantic it is, but what if you have the gremlins in tow?  Relax, you can still have a memorable time! There are countless museums, restaurants, and historical sites to please the family.  We spent a morning at the Leonardo da Vinci museum.  The kids were entertained...

The family spends a week in Cinque Terre.  This region is great for the outdoorsy types, with plenty of long hikes to fill up the days, and good snacks and food for when everyone gets hungry. Don’t forget to try the pesto and the other local snack that WTD raves about. This week’s headlines include the slide of the US Dollar continuing while WTD weeps.  The banking news seems to have simmered down...

I just spent five days in Rome with my family.  This city just never gets old.  Everywhere you turn there is some building, or Roman ruin, or cool restaurant worth checking out.  If you are thinking of traveling to Rome with your kids, check out this episode where I dive into how to make the site-seeing fun for the whole family. In the bloopers section, find out how we almost missed our train to C...

This week I’ll give you a report on our daytrips to Pompeii and the Island of Capri.  Both of these destinations come highly recommended.  We narrowly avoided being ripped off initially at the Pompeii gates. The trip to Capri was a budget buster, but sometimes that’s what bucket list travel is all about. Plus, headlines include the Silicon Valley bank meltdown and whether WTD thinks this is the ti...

This week I went to Naples, Italy with the family.  This city has always been fascinating to me because people rarely go there if they also have Rome on the docket.  Furthermore, if they do go, it’s only for a night before going to the Amalfi Coast.  Well we had four nights here, and I was surprised at how much we enjoyed it. Then, we went to our homebase in Sorrento, which is not a...

This week, World Travel Dad reports on Dubai.  Activities covered in the trip report are Legoland, Kidzania, Dubai Mall, La Mer Beach, and the Burj Khalifa. First he will delve into recent political news regarding the train derailment in Ohio, and the announcement of another Republican challenge for president to Donald Trump. Finally, in our first bloopers segment, WTD talks about two ways he...

Today’s headline rundown includes shooting down balloons with missiles, Super Bowl and the Grammys, and a comment on the Phillips curve yet again. World Travel Dad is galled that Jerome Powell is trying to put people out of work.  How would you feel if he was trying to eliminate your job? WTD doesn’t like Trevor Noah’s comedic delivery, but gives the joke writers props. In the second part of...

At the top of the show, WTD wades into cultural and political deep waters while discussing the Super Bowl.  He doesn’t understand why the New York Times turns everything into a racial topic.  Are there really two black QBs squaring off in this year’s big game, and should we care? Also, the global economy may be nearing a recession, and the US fourth quarter GDP print is not all it’s crac...

This week, World Travel Dad addresses the recent blow to Sweden’s ascension to NATO.  He devolves into a discussion on world religion and why Westerners are afraid of Islam. After a few days in Vietnam, WTD gives his cost rankings for the popular destinations of Bali, Thailand, and Vietnam. He discusses why he is concerned about how much he pays for a beer, and how eating out for every meal c...

In what is likely to be the final Thailand Episode, World Travel Dad does the “do’s and don’ts” of Chiang Mai. With global inflation still a topic, WTD goes through some of the market scenarios coming into 2023 based on the people he listens to and follows.  He only trusts Peter Boockvar because he sounds like his friend from Arizona, John. China is reopening, and he has a take on how we should fe...

At the top of the show, WTD discusses the recent collapse in the US dollar and how sad he is.  Plus, can we predict where the USD will be by next Fall when people in the US might be going to Europe? He has a take on the new Harry memoir.  And finally, he’ll weigh in on recent Chinese travel restrictions and why these appear not to be based in the science. Then, the family takes an two da...

This week, World Travel Dad recalls the great New Year’s weekend they celebrated in Phuket.  The family has moved onto Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand.  He’ll share some initial thoughts about how this is a family destination. Starting off with headlines, he discusses the NFL violence issue, the S & P has rated Southeast Asia as the only macroeconomic hotspot for 2023. Thanks for joini...

Starts off with headlines, though nothing is usually going on this time of year.  The Fed interest rates is still a good cocktail party discussion topic. This week, World Travel Dad is working while most podcasts take the week off!  He’ll give a run down of the cooking class we did two days before Christmas.  The family cooked various curries, pad thai and dessert dishes. Then we’ll...

It’s Christmas week on the World Travel Dad show.  At the top of the show, he goes over the SBF story a bit more, but frankly is sick of it and wants to see more juicy details before commenting too much. Then, he gives a hard-hitting soccer take on the World Cup Final.  His French team lost and it’s a tough one to stomach.  He thinks Mbappe’s second goal is getting overlooked, and he criticizes So...

This week’s headlines:  SBF still in the news, this time indicted in the Bahamas.  WTD feels like that would be a tough way to end a trip to the Bahamas! Brittney Griner is released, and WTD knows why.  Also, he takes a shot at school teachers.  Now he’s really getting unpopular! The Family goes to Koh Phi Phi Le for a great snorkeling trip.  WTD and his son see a small black tip reef shark, and W...

WTD goes through some Dos and Dont’s as usual, plus corrections from last week’s episode. If you want to play the currency markets, but don’t want to open a foreign bank account, WTD highly recommends Wise service.  He has been using it in the global arbitrage game to great success.  You can use this service even if you just stay in the US.  When you need the Euros for that next trip, they’ll be t...

This week, World Travel Dad talks about losing his father within the past few days.  There are some stories that many listeners haven’t heard fully, thanks for listening during this tough time! If you want to play the currency markets, but don’t want to open a foreign bank account, WTD highly recommends Wise service.  He has been using it in the global arbitrage game to great success.  You can use...

WTD goes patriotic when he talks about Thanksgiving.  But is quick to acknowledge the low rank of US on corruption indexes. https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2021 . The headline segment returns to the show, as WTD sounds off on Crypto and FTX.  He’s just grumpy that he missed the boat on BTC, but is laudatory on blockchain technology and oracle networks, whatever the heck those are. Mo...

This week, World Travel Dad does the “do’s and don’ts” for Sanur, Bali.  Highlights include a jogging binge, Mexican food, and shorts that would make Magnum P.I. blush. Plus, a bonus daytrip review to Nusa Penida and a tour company recommendation . If you want to play the currency markets, but don’t want to open a foreign bank account, WTD highly recommends Wise service .  He has been us...

Find out how the World Travel Dad family was able to (sort of) pay for their big trip. The biggest roadblock may be renting out your house to strangers.  Yikes!! If you want to play the currency markets, but don’t want to open a foreign bank account, WTD highly recommends Wise service .  He has been using it in the global arbitrage game to great success.  You can use this service ev...

After giving up the cubicle life, WTD is worried he’ll be TOO relaxed at the Balinese masseuse.  He is, however, harboring stress in a strange body part. The family extends their visas at the immigration office.  Then they need a break and a three-night pamper sesh at the Marriott, Nusa Dua (on points yo). WTD tries surfing a reef break and embarrasses himself.  He’s far enough away...

This week’s episode is all about what to do with the kids while you are in Ubud, Bali.  Whether you are a digital nomad with your family in tow, or just want to take the family for a few weeks in the Southern Hemisphere, we have a comprehensive rundown. Take a dip at the pool and grab lunch at Good Day Ubud . Weather you enter the Sacred Monkey Forest, or just walk by, it will be a hit with t...

This week learn what World Travel Dad found out in the first four months of his trip with his family.  The good, the bad, the ugly of how the trip is going.  It isn’t such a simple answer. WTD recommends taking a long trip somewhere first before you commit.  Also, you have to be pretty creative these days to find the “deals.”  But WTD is concerned his quest for cheaper deals ma...

This week World Travel Dad sounds off on restaurant rip offs, of which he has become an expert through experience.  Learn how to spot the overdone, gimmicky, waste of time restaurants before they spot you. Sexual inuendo drinks, and the dreaded charcuterie board. Coming up next week we're back to regular trip episodes, still from Bali.  This time we'll have a full rundown of kid-friendly...

After spending 10 days in Ubud, Bali, World Travel Dad naturally thinks he has the place figured out. In this episode, he pontificates over the do's and dont's of Ubud. Spoiler alert: Toilet paper not recommended! Should you get on a strangers moped? How are the Balinese people? This week's episode will help you research the destination and offer some fun tips. WTD finds out that he's been given t...