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Nova Scotia Hidden Gems You’ll Want To Check Out
Nova Scotia has so many great places to visit; everyone knows about Lunenburg, Peggy’s Cove and the Cabot Trail, but we have so many other great places to visit! Meggan and Jenn share their top hidden gems in Nova Scotia including places to stay, restaurants, hikes and more!
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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…
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Ethical Travel Part 2: Over-tourism, Human Rights & Exploiting Cultures
In part 2 of our ethical travel series, we chat about places suffering from over-tourism and what you can do to help alleviate that. We also chat about countries with human rights issues and the issue of exploiting cultures. We finish off the episode with some tips to be a good traveler (and a good human!)
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Ethical Travel Part 1: Animals, Reducing Waste & Supporting Local
We are committed to being better humans on this planet, which is why we are chatting about ethical travel. In this episode we chat about ethical animal travel tips, how to reduce waste at home and on the road, and why you should be thinking local when booking accommodations, tours, restaurants, etc.
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It’s Our First Birthday! Listener Questions & Fun Stuff
Travel Mug Podcast is ONE YEAR OLD! How did that happen? On this episode Meggan and Jenn answer some listener questions, and ask each other some tough questions.You’ll learn about how we met, what we do in our “real life” and how we feel about travel going forward. THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who has listened, downloaded, shared and left a review. It means more than you know.
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Best Nova Scotia Breweries, Cideries and Distilleries
There’s booze in our travel mug! On this episode Meggan and Jenn chat about their fav Nova Scotian breweries, cideries, distilleries, etc! There certainly are a lot of places to drink here! With over 50 craft breweries alone in Nova Scotia plus various distilleries and cider companies, obviously we can’t cover every single spot, so these are just some of our stand outs so far.
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Fundy & Northumberland Shores of Nova Scotia
Today we chat about a little visited area of Nova Scotia (including by us)! Thanks to our listeners for their suggestions, we chat about things to do, eat and see in the Northumberland and Fundy Shores of Nova Scotia!
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All About Accommodations & Some Of Our Favourites
Wondering how Meggan always finds AMAZING Airbnbs? (Jenn does!)Wondering what the heck the difference is between hotel/motel/inn/bnb/Airbnb is? We’ll tell ya!Wondering how to find places with the amenities you want AND in your budget? Jenn will help you out!This episode is all about accommodations – and at the end we share some of our fav places we’ve stayed and what makes them so special!
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Planning Long Term Travel
Lia and her husband Jeremy from Practical Wanderlust did what most of us dream about – they quit their jobs and travelled for a year. But what goes into planning long term travel? And how the heck did they afford it? Lia brings us through her planning process, chats about how things went (and what went wrong!) and how a year long trip actually changed her life.
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Beginner’s Guide To Toronto
This week Meggan and Jenn chat about Toronto (Canada’s most populated city, dontcha know?!)They discuss things to do, tips and tricks for planning a trip + some restaurant recommendations (which are from our amazing listeners!) Oh when we say beginners…. we mean BEGINNERS!
