Guest Episode
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How To Enjoy Museums – Tips From An Art Historian
Do you love visiting museums and gazing at art work? No? Yes? Maybe? Tune in as we have an amazing guest, Anik Waldeck from ‘Academy of Art History’ joins us to talk about her online courses which are a great way to learn about art and why visiting museums and understanding art can teach us about history and culture. When travelling, Jenn loves museums and art, Meggan is more impatient and not as likely to go to a museum, but Anik really helps explain its significance and that it really is accessible to everyone and can really help make your next trip more culturally rich! We really hope you join…
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Travel Gear, Packing Tips & Owning An Adventure Store
We were so excited to welcome Sue to the show! Sue is the owner of ‘Take It Outside’, an elevated outdoor enthusiast apparel company. Sue has several stores throughout Atlantic Canada and an online space. She joins us to talk about her inspiration for ‘Take It Outside’, her own travel adventures and what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Tune in to learn about her brand, her passion for business and some great clothing options for your next upcoming trip!
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Group Travel & All Inclusive Resorts Chat With Lorie From Memory Bank Travel
We are joined by Truro, NS based travel agent Lorie to chat about her passion for travel! Lorie is an agent who books group and individual travel including arranging a few trips, including one coming up, with a group of folks to head to Mexico with a band! What a fun idea! She shares why she feels travel agents are such an important part of the travel industry (including her policy of being available 24/7 while her guests are travelling) and some of her favourite destinations! We love travel agents here at the podcast and think they do amazing work so join us as we chat travel with Lorie!
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Solo Travel & Owning An Airbnb
Kat – Owner/Operator of Nova Scotia Airbnb ‘Luna Rosa’ joins us! She stops by to talk about her own travels across the world, which include some amazing treks as a female solo traveller! She shares stories of her time out in the world, some of her adventures and misadventures. Kat also shares with us what it is like to run an Airbnb, especially one that is so special to their family – built by her dad on family-owned property! It was great insight into the other side of Airbnb and also some great inspiration for anyone considering solo (or couple) adventure travel!
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Tips For Hiking & Back Country Camping
We were so lucky to be joined a second time by Deborah Peddle-Hann! She joined us again to talk about her new passion she picked up during the pandemic, back country hiking! She shares with us what you need to do to be prepared, what to expect, why she fell in love with this activity and shares resources you NEED to enjoy what can be a challenging physical activity. Her advice (and definitely ours too) start with small, shorter hikes and do your research about what it means to be truly prepared as a back country hiker!
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The Magic Of Travel Photos With Flytographer
We are thrilled to be joined by entrepreneur Nicole Smith! Nicole joins the podcast to talk about the evolution of her business Flytographer from the streets of Paris to a company with photographers capturing dreams all over the world! Based in Victoria, BC Nicole and her team which stretches from Hawaii to Montreal evolved during the pandemic from darkness to light and have come out more diversified and stronger than ever. Head to www.flytographer.com and check out the magic Nicole’s company and the photographers could bring to your next vacation!
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Travel Fail Stories
Join us in this Two Part series where we invite past guests and listeners to come visit and tell us their Travel Fails. Travelling isn’t always smooth and sometimes when things don’t go as planned, this is where our best travel stories come from. Whether it was missed flights or stolen money or testing positive for Covid-19 our guests tell it all! Don’t miss out on these episodes and maybe learn from our guests’ mistakes? And no matter, they’re great stories!
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Why You Need A Travel Advisor
We talk all the time on this podcast about the valid need, especially these days, for a Travel Advisor! We were lucky to have Christina join us from Showcase the World Travel to talk about how she got started in the industry, her business and travels and why having a travel advisor on your side throughout the booking process & trip is an excellent idea! Take her advice – make your travel as worry free as possible by hiring a professional!
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Secret Nova Scotia & RVing NS
Alicia Simms joined us and we were thrilled! She was fun and funny and is a kick-ass female Nova Scotian entrepreneur by way of Newfoundland! Alicia owns several local businesses and is a very talented tattoo artist, and she joined us to talk about her business “Secret Nova Scotia” – curated trips to some of Nova Scotia’s hidden gems, including Tatamagouche! Another exciting 2021 adventure for Alicia and her partner, Tyson, was the opportunity to be discovered in their Instagram stories and offered the opportunity to explore Nova Scotia by RV for the local television company Eastlink. Sounded like they had a great time, and we cannot wait to tune…
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Explore Like A Tourist HFX Challenge
Not sure about you all but we love a challenge here at the Travel Mug Podcast. That is why we were so excited to be joined by local influencer Kerra AuCoin Mansfield of KA Social Media, where she was able to share with us her challenge for the summer of 2021, Explore Like A Tourist. Challengers were able to download a Halifax and Area curated list of places to visit and check off as you went. The summer of 2021 was another year of sticking close to home, so it was a great way for Nova Scotia locals to get out and EXPLORE! Get the 2021 Challenge List Here We…
