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July 27, 2021

Australia

Rob and Danny were excited to welcome Shirley Rourke from GoWay Travel to talk about Australia! Shirley Rourke surely is a passionate travel industry veteran, has specialized in the South Pacific for over 25 years. After work...

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July 20, 2021

The Mighty 5

So let's, let's start off talking about hiking with the family just in general. So how old were your kids when you first started taking them on hiking trips? Well, we lived in the Rocky Mountains about 15 miles to the nearest...

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June 29, 2021

Letting the Kids Plan the Family Vacation

Garrett and Mandy live in Utah with their two sons who love to join them on their adventures and have even planned a few of their own and that's what we're gonna be talking with him about letting the kids planned the family v...

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May 18, 2021

Hawaii

The beauty of Hawaii. Show notes coming later today.

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May 4, 2021

Alaska

Special Guest, Tia Froehle talks with Rob and Danny about all the 49th state has to offer! Anchorage is the highest populated city in Alaska and has 223 parks in and around this city alone! It's urban and it's wild at the sa...

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April 20, 2021

Orlando

Rob and Danny give a quick look at what's new in the Theme Park Capital of the World. We specifically look at: Legoland Florida: https://www.legoland.com/florida/ Sea World Orlando: https://seaworld.com/orlando Universal Stud...

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April 6, 2021

LegoLand NY

LEGOLAND New York is a theme park people have been waiting on. The Family Vacationer, ourselves, listed this park as a 2020 place to visit. LEGOLAND NY was due to open on July 4 of last year but, due to COVID-19, the openin...

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March 23, 2021

Dollywood

Dollywood! This is such an amazing park and worth a family visit. Amber Davis, Publicist for Dollywood, was our special guest on Episode 40. We started out the show talking about a small sliver of Dolly Parton's accomplishme...

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March 8, 2021

HersheyPark

Rob and Danny welcome Quinn Bryner to The Family Vacationer to talk about "the sweetest place on earth", HersheyPark.

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March 2, 2021

Disney Update

Danny had a chance to interview one of his middle school students about her recent visit to Disney World. Listen in to get her 14-year-old perspective on what a visit to Disney looks like.

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Feb. 23, 2021

Aspen Snowmass

So much excellent information on this episode of the Family Vacationer. Thanks to our special guest, Sonia Bekhaazi. Aspen gets 300 blue sky days a year. Couple that with legendary powder that comes largely from natural snowf...

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Feb. 16, 2021

Karisma Hotels

Rob and Danny welcome special guest, Karina Duran to the show. This episode is a little bit different in that instead of looking at one specific location, we're looking at all of the family-friendly resorts by Karisma Hotels....

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Feb. 9, 2021

Park City, UT

Dan Howard, Director of Communications for Park City Utah and the Convention and Visitor's Bureau is our guest on today's show. Park City is absolutely beautiful. The main takeaway is that there are so many outdoor activities...

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Jan. 26, 2021

Scottsdale, AZ

Rob and Danny welcome Nicole Krekeler to the show. Nicole is Tourism Sales Manager from Experience Scottsdale and a Scottsdale native. Things to do: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park - therailroadpark.com Old Town Area - oldto...

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Jan. 12, 2021

Managing Expectations of the Family Vacation

There have been times that I felt like as a parent, I've sabotaged some of our family trips before we've even left the driveway. How well, by not being mindful of what my wife and my kids might be wanting out of a family vaca...

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Dec. 10, 2020

Looking ahead to 2021!

So much has been said about 2020. This has truly been a year unlike any other. With COVID rates continuing to rise all over the world, not everyone may feel comfortable talking about travel. We totally understand. However, wi...

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Nov. 24, 2020

Greenville, SC

Greenville, Yeah THAT Greenville, SC. Greenville has been ranked as one of top small towns in the US. Our special guest, Taryn Scher tells us some of the reasons you're going to want to schedule a trip to Greenville this ho...

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Nov. 10, 2020

Asheville, NC

We were so fortunate to have Dodie Stephens from Explore Asheville on the show. Asheville is this beautiful, eclectic southern city in the Blue Ridge Mountains that we love! The Biltmore is without a doubt a major attractio...

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Oct. 26, 2020

RV Rental App Outdoorsy

Excited to have Evan Hopkins, VP of Global Sales and Customer Operations from the RV Rental App Outdoorsy on the show. If you've ever thought about camping in a RV, but you're not sure about the purchase or just want to temp...

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Oct. 15, 2020

The Williams Family goes to Yellowstone

The Williams family join Rob and Danny to talk about their recent two-week trip out west to Yellowstone. The beauty of RV travel is that to journey is just as fun as the destination. Prairie Dogs, Shopping Center parking lots...

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Sept. 8, 2020

Huntsville, AL

One of the great things about the domestic travel series is having the opportunity to learn more about these different cities. Huntsville, Alabama has long been known for the US Space and Rocket Center and for Space Camp. Tho...

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Aug. 25, 2020

Pigeon Forge, TN

Danny and I were fortunate to have Leon Downey on the show to talk about Pigeon Forge. Leon has been the executive director for Pigeon Forge Tourism for 20 years and lived in the area for 32 years. So he has a unique perspect...

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Aug. 11, 2020

The Mississippi Coast

Dan and I were very excited to have Milton Segarra on the show with us from Coastal Mississippi . We always give our guests the opportunity to explain why their destination is a good choice for families planning their family ...

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