Welcome to the podcast show notes and transcript for Episode 11: Dutch Secrets To Raising Happy Kids. In this episode Rachel Heller and I speak with Rina Mae Acosta (writer at Finding Dutchland and co-author of The Happiest Kids In The World). The Dutch system works to stress the importance of family bonding as a whole and individually between each…

Welcome to the podcast show notes and transcript for Episode 10: The Liberation Route Europe of the Allies in WW2. In this episode Rachel Heller and I speak with Jeroen van Wieringen, who is with Liberation Route Europe, the foundation promoting greater knowledge of the route the Allied troops took to take back Europe from the Nazis during World Wa…

Welcome to the podcast show notes and transcript for Episode 9: Retracing . In this episode Rachel Heller and I speak with travel blogger, Debra Thompson, who writes at Just Short of Crazy. A self-confessed Laura-looney, Deb and her friend have done two 1 week roadtrips retracing the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. The Little House on the Prairie books…

(strong language included)Choosing A Wild Animal Sanctuary When You Volunteer in Africa. In this episode Rachel Heller and I speak with travel blogger, Maria Hart, who writes at Travelling With Hart about responsible tourism. Maria tells us of her experience volunteering at N/a’ankuse, a wildlife rescue centre in Namibia. Listen and see if you fall…

Episode7: All You Need To Know About Cargo Ship Travel. In this episode Rachel Heller and I speak with travel blogger and travel guide book author, Rebecca Hall, who writes at Life Beyond Borders Blog. She has spent many years living in Greece and written a fictionalised account of life in a small Greek town. In addition, she has done several trips…

Episode 6: Travel Tips from 27+ Trips To FranceIn this episode Rachel Heller and I speak with Francophile travel blogger, Janice Chung, who writes an everything related to France Travel Blog at France Travel Tips. She loves France so much that she has made 27+ trips to France (with no signs of stopping anytime soon). So you figure this lady knows w…

Welcome to the podcast show notes and transcript for Episode 5: Putting the Boom in Baby Boomer Travel. In this episode Rachel Heller and I speak with travel blogger, Vicki Winters, who has an enthusiasm for life that is infectious. She shares with us her plans to bring social media to the senior crowd as well as her zany adventures with videos and…