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Type 2 Travel

Join host Laura Ericson on "Type 2 Travel" - your weekly companion for authentic travel adventures. From hilarious language mix-ups to transformative cultural encounters, Laura and her diverse guests share real, unfiltered stories from the road. Whether you"re a solo explorer seeking community, a conscious traveler navigating sustainable tourism, or simply dreaming of your next escape, this podcast delivers practical tips and heartfelt tales. Dive into local perspectives, troubleshoot travel SOS

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45:54

Gender Equality, Greenwashing, and Supporting Ethical...

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2026/01/21

Iris Serbanescu is one of those rare people in travel who's not just talking about ethical tourism for the Instagram likes - she's actually built her entire business around it, and I'm 100% here for it.I first met Iris at an Adventure Travel Trade Association conference in Denver back in May, and within about five minutes I knew she was someone I wanted in my corner. She's genuine, down-to-earth, and refreshingly easy to talk to in an industry that can feel a bit stuffy and--let's be honest--is

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55:07

How Astrocartography Can Transform Your Travels and...

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2026/01/14

Have you ever felt inexplicably drawn to a place? That pull might be your soul telling you exactly where you need to be.In this episode, I sit down with Sonia Cruz Oro, certified travel coach and astrocartography expert, to explore how geography and astrology intersect to influence our experiences. I share the stories behind my biggest life decisions—like deciding to end my marriage while in Barcelona and deciding to quit my 14-year career during a trip to Turkey—and why these weren't just random

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45:44

Solo Female Travel After Divorce: Finding Adventure...

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2026/01/07

What happens when you stop waiting for perfect timing and start saying yes to everything?Teresa Kalina shares her story of rebuilding life after divorce at 44—from signing up for BumbleBFF to traveling to five countries, taking singing lessons, learning to paint, and working toward her goal of visiting all 50 states before turning 50. We talk about the dangers of waiting, the power of group travel for building community, and why your 40s might be the perfect time to start over. If you've ever

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01:41:21

10 Travel Resolutions to Change Your Life in the New...

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2025/12/31

You know what's coming. The resolutions. The broken promises. The "new year, new me" energy that usually fizzles out by February.But what if this year was actually different?I'm sitting down with my friend Rachel Trapani, an elementary school teacher from Michigan who went from taking one trip in 2019 that she couldn't afford to five international trips per year by 2023. She's been on five of my group trips plus two scouting trips to Puerto Rico and Kenya.We're breaking down the exact 10 resolutions

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33:31

Dating Abroad & The Real Cost of Living Your Dream...

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2025/12/24

Five years ago, Lindsey Tague bought a one-way ticket to Mexico and never looked back. Now she's built a content marketing business while living as a full-time digital nomad across seven countries - and she's here to tell us the truth about what that actually looks like.This conversation goes places I didn't expect. We're talking about living on a Colombian island with no electricity or running water, navigating the dating scene across multiple countries and cultures, and what it really takes to

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01:07:52

Finding Your Travel Community: A Mexico City Day of...

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2025/12/24

I'm sitting down with Stacey, Betsy, and Megan - three incredible humans who survived what turned out to be my final Day of the Dead trip to Mexico City (at least for now). We're getting into all of it: the hot air balloon ride where Megan had to stare at her feet for 45 minutes before finally looking up, the shaman cleansing that somehow knew about everyone's uterus situations, the cooking class with knives meant for preschoolers, and the traffic nightmares that made us miss our welcome dinner

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54:22

How Wine and Group Travel Built Community in Georgia...

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2025/12/17

Remember that I Love Lucy episode where Lucy stomps grapes and it turns into absolute chaos? We basically lived that in Georgia - except our version included shotgunning wine from roof tiles, topless sulfur bath bonding on day one, and enough khachapuri to put us all in a cheese coma.In this episode, I'm sitting down with Mea, Melissa, and Erik to relive our recent Georgia trip - a country most Americans can't even point to on a map, but one that's home to 8,000 years of winemaking history and

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53:55

The Real ROI of Travel for Business Professionals and...

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2025/12/10

Dawn Mullarney—also known as the Unique Connector—is a fellow Wisconsinite from Madison who brought 14 women to Cuba with me this past January, and she's doing it all over again next month.Dawn spent over two decades in corporate leadership before nearly burning herself out. At 35, doctors thought she'd had a stroke. These days, she works as a business strategist and fractional advisor, helping leaders who've built successful businesses but feel like they're drowning under the weight of it all.The

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01:00:26

Self-Discovery Through Travel After Divorce at 60

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2025/12/03

Kerry Breckle is a remarkable woman who got divorced in her early 60s and decided to fall in love with life again.I never knew the version of Kerry who was afraid of flying, who didn't like being away from home for very long, who spent her days reading books to pass the time instead of living her own adventures. That Kerry was, in her words, "just existing"—which I think so many of us can relate to when we're unhappy.The Kerry I know now jumped headfirst into a hot air balloon over the ancient

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53:57

Fighting Period Poverty in Africa Through Group...

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2025/11/26

A year ago, I started planning our Kenya group trip and I knew I wanted it to be more than just an incredible adventure. I wanted us to leave something meaningful behind. That's when I stumbled into the world of period poverty, and honestly, I felt a little embarrassed that I'd never thought about it before. We're talking about 500 million women and girls around the world who don't have access to safe, reliable period products. Girls who miss school every single month. Girls whose futures shrink

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56:26

How to Overcome Travel Fears: Lessons from Hollywood...

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2025/11/19

What happens when you put two Hollywood stunt doubles on a group trip to Morocco? They push your 4x4 out of the mud during a historic Sahara Desert flood, coordinate everyone like it's a stunt scene, and completely change how you think about fear.Meredith and Dorenda are two of my favorite travel companions, and honestly, some of the most badass women I know. They literally get set on fire, thrown off buildings, and punched in the face for a living - yet when it comes to travel, they're some of the

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50:27

Save for Travel Without Feeling Miserable w/ Money...

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2025/11/12

Rachel Covert is one of those people who makes financial independence actually feel accessible - not like some far-off dream that requires eating ramen for a decade.We're diving into something most of us struggle with: how do you actually save money for travel without hating your life in the process? Rachel retired at 36 with over $500k saved, then quickly realized being fully retired in your 30s was boring as hell - so she started helping other women build wealth without the deprivation.I really

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01:04:56

Trusting Your Gut: How Body Wisdom, IFS, and...

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2025/11/05

Krista Parks is one of those people who makes even the most skeptical travelers believe in energy healing—and that's no small feat. As an Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner, Reiki master, and our resident "hippie-dippie camp counselor" at Camp Lola Whiskey, she's helped countless people reconnect with their inner wisdom while navigating everything from relationship drama to travel anxiety.We're diving into something I've been thinking about a lot lately—why does travel seem to crack us open

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47:39

Traveling to Morocco - What to Expect on a Group...

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2025/10/29

You know that feeling when you sign up for a trip with complete strangers and wonder if you've made a terrible mistake? And then 10 days later, you're ugly-crying at the airport because you don't want to say goodbye to your new best friends? That's exactly what happened in Morocco.We're talking monkey attacks in cedar forests, heat exhaustion in 108-degree Sahara temperatures, getting pulled over by Moroccan police, and petting approximately 300 cats (we already knew that was going to happen).Today

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58:23

Trail Running Tourism: How to Explore...

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2025/10/22

Joe Baur is one of those travel writers who just gets it - someone who understands the best stories aren't found in guidebooks, and that sometimes the most rewarding travel experiences come from the places other people might skip entirely.We met in Okinawa on a press trip, and within about five minutes I knew he was exactly the kind of person I wanted on this podcast. Joe is Cleveland-born, Berlin-based, and has built his career around getting off the beaten path - both literally and figuratively

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56:20

From Dreaming to Doing: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs...

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2025/10/15

Bonnie Surie is someone who's helped me immensely in getting the courage to start this podcast and persevere through the challenges of entrepreneurship, relationships, and pretty much everything else. She's become so much more than a coach - she's someone who's always in my corner.Two years ago, I was a struggling entrepreneur who felt stuck and overwhelmed. I heard Bonnie's name at a networking event, and something about it just stuck with me. What I thought would be a quick 30-minute networking

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52:25

How Group Travel Transformed a Small-Town Wisconsin...

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2025/10/08

Mel Ripp is living proof that travel doesn't just take you places - it fundamentally changes who you are.In this episode, we're talking about the kind of transformation that turns a "nice girl from Wisconsin" who dreamed about faraway places while reading encyclopedias into someone who casually drops "when I was in Cuba last month" into everyday conversation. Mel joined her first group trip to Morocco in fall 2023, and I've had a front-row seat watching her completely come out of her shell through

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45:45

Rediscover Yourself After Divorce: Travel,...

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2025/10/01

Julie Danielson is the kind of person who reminds you that it's never too late to completely reinvent your life - and that sometimes the scariest decisions lead to the most transformative chapters.We're diving into navigating divorce and rediscovering who you are on the other side. Julie went through her own divorce at 37 with two young kids, and she's now the founder of the Get Over Divorce Collective, helping women transform one of life's most difficult transitions into an opportunity for growth.I

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52:29

From Havana to Spain: A Cuban Guide's Journey to...

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2025/09/24

Andrés Asevis is one of those rare people who can show you the soul of a place while being completely honest about its realities. He's a published author, a painter, a singer, and an incredibly knowledgeable guide - but more than that, he's just an absolute joy to be around.My travelers fall in love with him because he's fun, crazy intelligent, and has this way of making you feel like you're exploring Cuba with a friend rather than just following a guide around. What makes this conversation

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47:02

Brazil Pantanal Travel: Jaguars, Cowboys & Travel...

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2025/09/17

Steph Dyson is a travel writer and journalist from the UK behind Worldly Adventurer, a website that gets over a million visitors a year and focuses on sustainable adventures in Latin America. Having lived in Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia over the past decade, Steph is basically the queen of off-the-beaten-path South American travel.We recently got back from an incredible fam trip to the Brazilian Pantanal together with the Adventure Travel Trade Association, where we bonded over jaguar

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