Julie & Art share their travel adventures on The Places Where We Go podcast
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Saturday Oct 31, 2020
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
On episode 33, Zion National Park Nearby Attractions, Julie & Art explore tourist stops in and nearby Kanab Utah.
Visiting to Zion National Park
Utah's first National Park offers some of the most amazing hikes you'll find anywhere. One of Utah's Mighty Five national parks, Zion National Park is located very close to Bryce Canyon National Park. If you visit one, add the other to your itinerary.
Podcast Highlights
In the third in our podcast series featuring Zion National Park, our focus is nearby attractions. Listen to hear our reviews of two attractions in and nearby Kanab Utah. On this episode, we visit Moqui Cave and The Little Hollywood Movie Museum.
Fun Facts
Our fun facts on this episode include movie history as relates to Zion National Park.
Visit Zion National Park
We hope this episode inspire you to consider a visit to Zion Canyon National Park.
Which extra activities will you plan on a trip to Zion National Park?
The Places Where We Go
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Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
On episode 32, Julie & Art visit Zion National Park.
Visiting to Zion National Park
Utah's first National Park offers some of the most amazing hikes you'll find anywhere. One of Utah's Mighty Five national parks, Zion National Park is located very close to Bryce Canyon National Park. If you visit one, add the other to your itinerary.
Podcast Highlights
In the second in our podcast series featuring Zion National Park, our focus is hiking The Narrows. Listen to hear our tips to help you plan your future hike of The Narrows.
Fun Facts
Our fun facts on this episode include how the Olympics are connected to this national park. We'll also share a few phobias that may come into play when you visit Zion.
Foodie Corner
We grab beer and burgers after our hike at Zion Canyon Brew Pub, just outside Zion National Park.
Lodging
While visiting Zion National Park, we stayed at Bauer's Canyon RV Park, nearby in the town of Glendale. We share our review of this camping location.
More Zion Adventures on our Next Podcast
Join us next time as explore things to do in areas nearby Zion National Park.
Visit Zion National Park
We hope this episode inspire you to consider a visit to Zion Canyon National Park.
Which activities will you plan on a trip to Zion National Park?
The Places Where We Go
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Julie & Art
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
On episode 31, Julie & Art visit Zion National Park.
Introduction to Zion National Park
Utah's first National Park offers some of the most amazing hikes you'll find anywhere. One of Utah's Mighty Five national parks, Zion National Park is located very close to Bryce Canyon National Park. If you visit one, add the other to your itinerary.
Podcast Highlights
As the first of a few podcasts where we will discuss Zion National Park, we touch on the following discussions during our chat.
Brief history of the park
Zion National Park Visitor Center
Pa'rus Trail
Checkerboard Mesa
Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel
Zion Scenic Drive
Tips for visitors
...and more
Fun Facts
Our fun facts on this episode include tourist volume through the decades and information on Zion's earliest inhabitants.
Foodie Corner
We grab coffee and lunch at Perks Espresso and Smoothies in Zion National Park. Listen for a tip on a special coffee offered at some Perks' locations.
More Zion Adventures on our Next Podcast
Join us next time as we journey on one of the most amazing hikes you can ever take - The Narrows.
Visit Zion National Park
We hope this episode inspire you to consider a visit to Zion Canyon National Park.
Which activities will you plan on a trip to Zion National Park?
The Places Where We Go
Podcast: The Places Where We Go Podcast is released every other week in your favorite podcast app along as well as on our website at www.theplaceswherewego.com
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Julie & Art
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
On episode 30, Julie & Art visit Kodachrome Basin State Park and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument near Bryce Canyon National Park.
Attractions Near Bryce Canyon National Park
You can supplement a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park with any number of additional activities available to tourists nearby the park. We cover two on this episode - Kodachrome Basin State Park and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. When planning your Bryce Canyon National Park itinerary, consider adding at least one extra day to explore the areas within minutes by car from the park entrance
Kodachrome Basin State Park
You might think you've seen all of the magnificence offered by the local landscape if you visit Bryce Canyon National Park. But just a short car ride away, a whole new world opens up in Kodachrome Basin State Park. We'll take you through a couple of hikes, history, and key features of this wonderful state park. You can spend anywhere from half a day to several days camping in the park.
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
We'll also take you on a drive through the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Along the route, we'll point out some things to see as well as tips to help you plan a longer visit to the area.
Widstoe Ghost Town
Lastly, a new highlight for us, places to not go to on your travels. That's right. We gave the Widstoe Ghost Town a good try, but tune in for our review and you can decide if you add or delete stop from your itinerary.
Lodging and Camping
During this trip, we camped at the Cannonville / Bryce Valley KOA.
Visit Bryce Canyon National Park
We hope this episode inspire you to consider a visit to Bryce Canyon National Park.
You’ll find related blog posts for this visit at the links below:
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Which extra activities will you plan on a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park?
The Places Where We Go
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Julie & Art
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
On episode 29, Julie & Art visit Tropic Utah and Mossy Cave near Bryce Canyon National Park.
Attractions Near Bryce Canyon National Park
You can supplement a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park with any number of additional activities available to tourists nearby the park. We cover two on this episode - Mossy Cave and the town of Tropic Utah. When planning your Bryce Canyon National Park itinerary, consider adding at least one extra day to explore the areas within minutes by car from the park entrance
Mossy Cave
It's not really a cave, it's more of a grotto. This is a short hike that offers a several natural features of interest including the grotto, a waterfall, a relaxing stream and more. You can spend anywhere from 30 minutes to a couple of hours here. And this hike can be fairly easily handled by most travelers - young and old.
Tropic Utah
We'll then take you an audio description of the small town of Tropic Utah. The highlight of our visit to this town was a visit to the town's Heritage Center. Listen to hear descriptions of the exhibits available for visitors to see within the museum walls.
Lodging and Camping
During this trip, we camped at the Cannonville / Bryce Valley KOA. Just about a 15 minute drive from the park entrance, we recap our stay here.
Visit Bryce Canyon National Park
We hope this episode inspire you to consider a visit to Bryce Canyon National Park.
You’ll find related blog posts for this visit at the links below:
Which extra activities will you plan on a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park?
The Places Where We Go
Podcast: The Places Where We Go Podcast is released every other week in your favorite podcast app along as well as on our website at www.theplaceswherewego.com
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We’ll see you at the places where we go.
Julie & Art
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
On episode 28, Julie & Art visit Bryce Canyon National Park.
Introduction to Bryce Canyon National Park
This natural wonderland features a stunning amphitheater with amazing structures called hoodoos. One of Utah's Mighty Five national parks, Bryce Canyon National Park is located very close to Zion National Park. If you visit one, add the other to your itinerary.
Let's Go Hiking
We'll take you through two epic hikes that we ventured on during our visit in Bryce Canyon.
Listen for our recap of these fantastic hiking adventures:
Scenic Drive Through Bryce Canyon
We'll point you to several key stops along the scenic drive through Bryce Canyon. When you visit, be sure to stop and admire the views at these stops:
Fun Facts
Our fun facts on this episode include some learning moments on the sky clarity, star gazing opportunities, and Indian legends.
Lodging and Camping
During this trip, we camped at the Cannonville / Bryce Valley KOA. Just about a 15 minute drive from the park entrance, we recap our stay here.
Visit Bryce Canyon National Park
We hope this episode inspire you to consider a visit to Bryce Canyon National Park.
You’ll find related blog posts for this visit at the links below:
Which activities will you plan on a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park?
The Places Where We Go
Podcast: The Places Where We Go Podcast is released every other week in your favorite podcast app along as well as on our website at www.theplaceswherewego.com
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We’ll see you at the places where we go.
Julie & Art
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
On episode 27, Julie & Art disclose their RV decision and being the story of their Airstream maiden voyage.
This episode is a continuation of our California RV Show episode (Episode 9). Highlights include the Airstream purchase, first-time RV travel apprehensions, and learning moments. We also review our very first RV park experience at Oasis Las Vegas RV Resort.
Introducing Ty Arian (The Silver House)
Our Airstream is a 2014 27-foot International Signature model. We purchased from A to Z Motors in Winters, California with a superb buying experience provided by Vince Cardinale. And given a strong Welsh family roots connection on Julie’s side, we named our silver beauty with an affectionate Welsh moniker.
First-time RV Travel Apprehensions
Being new to RV travel, there were a lot of things we didn’t know. And we knew there were additional things we didn’t know that we didn’t know. This was a recipe for a bit of a stressful first-time experience
Among our first-time RV travel apprehensions:
- Hitching process – will the trailer fall off the ball?
- Hookup process – will we know how to hook everything up to the trailer?
- Sewer hookup – you can imagine, this could be quite the messy process. Would we succeed in keeping ourselves clean of muck?
- Long-distance towing – could we handle this and what would our limits be in time and distance per day?
- Backing up – as this process is backwards from normal with a trailer, will we be able to get the rig backed up properly?
- Tire quality – we’ve seen the horror stories of “China bombs”. Will our tires hold up on the road?
Getting Ready For The Maiden Voyage
We did a number of things to prepare for our first trip:
- Camping with friends in their RV before ever purchasing our own rig
- Booking an overnighter at a permanently setup Airstream to feel out being in a travel trailer without a slide. We did this at Flying Flags RV Resort in Buellton California (SP and Links)
- Research, research, research
- RV Show visits
- Checklist development
- Initial Outfitting of the Airstream: Bedding, towels, food storage, cleaning supplies, tool kit, connectors (surge protector, AC cords, water and sewer hoses, etc.)
- RV Apps – we currently are using several including Allstays, Campendium, RV Life, RV Parky
- Backup camera installation in the Airstream – an absolute confidence booster for us while towing the Airstream
- Selecting a hitch. We landed on the Blue Ox and are very pleased with its performance.
- YouTube videos on nearly every topic that these newbies didn’t understand
- Tow vehicle. We actually bought our Ford F250 Diesel a few years before our travel trailer. But knowing the truck would one day tow something (most probably an Airstream), we landed on this model and of course, selected silver (just in case).
Newbie RV Learning Moments
We’ve towed for about 2,000 miles as part of our newbie experience with trips to Utah and Pismo Beach to date.
The first thing we learned was that this was a real good decision. Travelling in the Airstream feels like there is a piece of home with us during our travels.
We save money on food as we are preparing most meals in our trailer.
Additional learning moments:
- Driving limits: We are comfortable at 4 to 5 hours maximum per day, which is about 240 to 300 miles. Towing a trailer is significantly more mentally taxing for us so we’ll take it slower and at shorter distances than our typical car road trips.
- YouTube videos: We continue watching the experiences of others to keep learning – there’s a lot to know.
- Make your own videos: When we purchased our Airstream at A to Z Motors, we filmed Vince Cardinale as he explained all of the features inside and outside our rig. Being able to re-watch these clips before our first trip (several months after our purchase), was immensely helpful in refreshing our memory of how to use our rig.
- Route research. The app RV Life has proven useful to find roads that best for our specific rig. Waze and Google Maps might steer you on a road that isn’t optimal for your RV rig.
- Go slow. We’re travelling on average 55 to 60 miles per hour. Slow, steady and safe.
- Planning ahead for fuel stations. We research maps, via our RV apps, to find out where Truck stops are located on our routes to make sure we can fuel up at places where we can easily maneuver our rig
- Fuel up when unhitched. When we arrive at a location, we’ll fill up the truck before our next hitching cycle. This helps us avoid problematic fuel stops.
- Checklists still need to be refined. We take these on each trip and are still finding opportunities to update these. This process will probably take us a few more trips to get our lists fine-tuned for our situation. Still, the checklists are helping us not forget important parts of the RV process.
Fun Facts
We have a few, but you have to listen to the episode for the details.
Oasis Las Vegas RV Campground Review
We discuss our experience at this resort. Listen for the pros and cons. You can also read our blog post where we review the Oasis Las Vegas RV Resort.
Click here for our Oasis Las Vegas RV Resort blog post.
Coming Soon on The Places Where We Go Podcast
We’ll continue the details of our maiden voyage with several stops in Utah. Stay tuned, keep listening and give us a like on your favorite podcast engine.
Saturday Jul 25, 2020
Saturday Jul 25, 2020
On episode 26, Julie & Art recap their top 10 memories from their UK travels.
The UK Trip
Our travels to the UK were centered in southern Wales, England's Somerset area, London, and Liverpool.
Our Top 10 Memories
Listen for our recap of our top 10 UK travel memories. Highlights include:
Osterley Park and House
The White Tower
RAF Halton Military Base and Trenchard Museum
Liverpool UNESCO Waterfront site
Travel Resources
We consulted “DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Great Britain” for identifying specific attractions to include during our trip. The book was helpful to identify walking tours, museums, as well as providing days and times that specific places are open to visit. We recommend purchasing a book similar to this one when planning a longer trip.
Visit the United Kingdom
We hope this episode inspire you to consider the United Kingdom as part of your future travels.
You’ll find our blog posts on our UK trip at our website.
https://www.theplaceswherewego.com/
Which memories will you make on a trip to the UK?
The Places Where We Go
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Julie & Art
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
On episode 25, Julie & Art visit Liverpool England.
Introduction to Liverpool
We introduce you to the town of Liverpool with some key points about the city. Visiting the historic waterfront in Liverpool, is another opportunity to add a UNESCO World Heritage Site to your travel adventures.
Key Attractions
Listen for our review of several places we visited in Liverpool. We'll take you an audio tour of these attractions and landmarks:
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
Beatles Highlights
A trip to Liverpool would be incomplete without soaking up some Beatles history. We take a walk down Matthew Street, to visit the area where the Beatles would hone their craft, including the Cavern Club. We also take photos at the Beatles statue installed on the 50th anniversary of their final Liverpool performance.
Fun Facts
Our fun facts on this episode include some learning moments about the city's Liverbird, musical trivia, and a few things related to railways and libraries.
Restaurant and Foodie Highlights
We highlight a few of the eateries we enjoyed while in Liverpool including:
Lodging
We also chat about our lodging in Liverpool. We stayed at
Ibis Styles Liverpool Centre Dale Street - Cavern Quarter Hotel
Travel Resources
We consulted “DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Great Britain” for identifying specific attractions to include during our trip. The book was helpful to identify walking tours, museums, as well as providing days and times that specific places are open to visit. We recommend purchasing a book similar to this one when planning a longer trip.
Visit Liverpool England
We hope this episode inspire you to consider the Liverpool area in England as part of your UK travels.
You’ll find our blog posts on our Liverpool visit at the link below:
hhttps://www.theplaceswherewego.com/london-to-liverpool/
Which attractions will you explore on a trip to Liverpool?
The Places Where We Go
Podcast: The Places Where We Go Podcast is released every other week in your favorite podcast app along as well as on our website at www.theplaceswherewego.com
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Julie & Art
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
On episode 24, Julie & Art provide recommendations to get the most out of being London Tourists for your visit to the capital city of England.
Planning Your London Itinerary
Your London itinerary may include some notable tourist attractions. Perhaps you plan on visiting Buckingham Palace or the Tower of London. You might plan an itinerary around any of the numerous historic and notable places in this great European city.
This episode is about additional things you can do after your main itinerary event of the day has been completed.
Top 10 Extra Things To Do in London England
Today's episode recaps our top 10 list of ideas to occupy your time beyond your main itinerary agenda items. We recap our experiences with the following:
- London Underground
- Hyde Park
- Beatles History
- Monuments
- Piccadilly Circus
- Famous Bridges
- Great Music
- Residences of Famous People
- Food & Drink
- Souvenir Shopping
Fun Facts
Listen to the episode for a few fun facts. We share some interesting tidbits on the Great Beer Flood, London's Smallest Statue, and how the Queen is permitted to visit the capital city.
Travel Resources
We consulted “DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Great Britain” for identifying specific attractions to include during our trip. The book was helpful to identify walking tours, museums, as well as providing days and times that specific places are open to visit. We recommend purchasing a book similar to this one when planning a longer trip.
Visit London England
We hope this episode inspires you to consider this great European city for your future travels. Our top tips (listen to the podcast) are shared to help you make the most of your visit.
You’ll find our blog posts on our London travels at the links below:
London Underground, Osterley House and a Polish Dinner
Trenchard Museum and Hyde Park
Buckingham Palace and Famous Characters Hunt
Which attractions will you explore on a trip to the London England?
The Places Where We Go
Podcast: The Places Where We Go Podcast is released every other week in your favorite podcast app along as well as on our website at www.theplaceswherewego.com
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We’ll see you at the places where we go.
Julie & Art