The Sansei Traveler
Bringing you the latest in active adventure, culinary and wellness travel and lifestyle trends. As a certified travel advisor, blogger, writer and photographer, I bring a unique perspective to travel and up-to-date trends and news. In addition, you'll learn more about the most-talked about topics in active adventure, culinary/wine and health/fitness/wellness. That's how I live life to the fullest, so let me help you get there, too.
Episodes
26 episodes
Podcast Episode 026: Wrigley Field and Bar Sotano, Chicago
This week's podcast episode comes a few weeks after I said that I would broadcast it. I was going to let you know about places I visited in Chicago and Los Angeles in the last month. But I've had a lot of personal issues going on with my ...
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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16:22
Podcast episode 025: Las Vegas - the Venetian, Virgin Resorts, Mob Museum, Food Tour
In this episode of the Sansei Traveler podcast, I have a conversation with Kathy Waldorf, travel advisor with Cruise Planners. Kathy and I attended a training in Las Vegas, and while I went home afterwards, she and our fellow advisor and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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32:28
Podcast episode 024: a quick trip to Maui
This week’s Sansei Traveler podcast episode is about the three things my kids and I did in Maui back in May of this year. I didn’t discuss anything about COVID-19 protocols or restrictions, because what my family and I went through didn’t...
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22:08
Podcast Episode 023: all about culinary travel
This week's episode of The Sansei Traveler Podcast details culinary travel, with my conversation with travel advisor Rhonda Macier Lathen of Culinary Latitudes Travel. Rhonda is an expert in...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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31:57
Podcast episode 022: Craft beers and travel
Episode 22 of The Sansei Traveler Podcast focuses on beer and the best ways to appreciate it. I spoke with Natalie Jones, the owner and founder of two businesses, Rocky Mountain Brew Runs
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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35:59
Podcast Episode 021: Cancun All-Inclusive Resorts
I'm back with a new season of The Sansei Traveler podcast! In this episode I talk with fellow Cruise Planners travel advisor Carla Woolstrum, who owns All Who Wander Travel (https://www.allwhowander....
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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35:43
Podcast Episode 020: Interview with UnCruise's Julie Quarry
In this week’s Sansei Traveler Podcast, I chat with Julie Quarry, business development manager with UnCruise. Since I’ve started working as a travel advisor, UnCruise has always been on my radar as a good example of the kind of travel I’d...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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35:07
Podcast Episode 019: Interview with American Cruise Lines' Mary Grimes
In this week’s Sansei Traveler podcast episode, I had a conversation with Mary Grimes, business development manager with American Cruise Lines. This New England- based company starte...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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34:56
Podcast episode 018: Backroads' Alicia Kjeldgaard
In this week’s episode of The Sansei Traveler podcast, I talk with Alicia Kjeldgaard, business development and travel industry manager with Backroads. They are a California-base company that pioneered active adventure travel, where you ca...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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34:56
Podcast episode 017: Interview with Royal Caribbean's Dan Iacobelli
For this 17th episode of The Sansei Traveler Podcast, I talked with Strategic Account Manager Dan Iacobelli for Royal Caribbean. One of the more well-known cruise lines, Royal Caribbean is known for its large ships and amazing innovations...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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29:55
Podcast episode 016: Interview with Rocky Mountaineer's Jeff Caesar
For this week’s episode of the Sansei Traveler podcast, I talked with Jeff Caesar, business development manager with Rocky Mountaineer, which is a Canadian-based company specializing in luxury rail travel. Since 1990, they’ve taken travel...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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36:54
Interview with AmaWaterways' Brandon Oscarson
This week's Sansei Traveler podcast episode is with Brandon Oscarson, business development manager at AmaWaterways. Ama is one of the leading river cruise lines in the travel industry, and its popularity grows every year. Ri...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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37:06
Interview with Globus' Amanda Ward
My second podcast interview is with Amanda Ward, business development manager with Globus. The company consists of Globus, Cosmos and Monograms, which provide land vacations of different types and budgets. I talked with Amanda becau...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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32:38
Interview with InsideJapan
I'm back!After taking about two months off - and this is the beginning of Season 2 - I'll be bringing you a series of interviews with travel professionals from around the industry. I start this off with Karin T...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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35:14
Los Angeles: My top 5 favorites eats and to-do’s
Los Angeles is almost a second home to me. I've visited many times since my siblings went to college there and one of my sisters still lives there. I went to college myself east of LA, then lived there for six years after graduation...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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37:12
Culinary travel: eating your way through the world
Episode 11 of The Sansei Traveler podcast is about the second area of my niche or specialty, culinary travel.According to Food Travel Monitor, a global study from the World Food Travel Association, 95% of Americans would like to have som...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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33:27
All about river cruising
River cruising and ocean cruising is like comparing apples and bananas – they are two totally separate things. But it's been gaining in popularity over the past few years, for these reasons:It’s a far more intimate exp...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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33:54
Seattle: My top 5 eats and do's
With episode 9 of The Sansei Traveler podcast, I return to letting you know about my favorites in a particular destination.I have to say that one of my favorite cities in the US happens to be Seattle, Washington. Probably one of my kids...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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29:01
All about active adventure travel
Adventure travel is one of the fastest growing niches in the market. I think that's because people want to be at least somewhat active as they would at home. People also want to be more immersed in local cultures when they travel, r...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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25:12
Guide to first time cruising
Have you wanted to go on a cruise but haven't tried it yet? Let me help you figure out what to do when you want to try cruising for the first time. In this episode of The Sansei Traveler Podcast, I talk about why the vast majority o...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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31:12
San Francisco: my top 5 eats and to-do's
I grew up in a town 90 miles south of San Francisco called Watsonville. Whenever my family wanted to do something special, we'd go to "The City" to see stage shows, concerts and sporting events, go Christmas shopping and enjoy great dinin...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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32:06
7 reasons why you need a travel advisor
Some people think travel advisors barely exist, but more travelers are seeking our services. This is especially true as the COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold and disrupted travel.Travel "agents" would essentially be order takers for peop...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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30:41
Chicago travel: 5 must-do activities
My daughters and I went to Chicago a few weeks ago. The purpose was to visit a few campuses that my younger daughter is interested in to apply for college. But it was also to just get away from quarantine at home and get a change of...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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27:37
Land tours: Domestic Travel Is Hot Right Now
In this week's episode of The Sansei Traveler Podcast, I share how land tours, guided travel and independent customized trips are becoming more popular now, especially as cruises are still closed until October 2020. Domestic destinations,...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:01
Cruising: What's Really Going on Right Now?
In the next episode of The Sansei Traveler podcast, I talk about cruising and the current status of when they will next sail. The situation remains fluid, and as of today cruises won't happen until at least October 1st, and probably later...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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29:49