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Once Upon a Trip

Mary Grace Crawford

Mary Grace had more than a fair share of all crazy, out-of-this-world travel and life stories while having extensively traveled and lived as an American in Europe and Turkey for the majority of her twenties. The Once Upon a Trip Podcast is designed to entertain, educate, and inspire through sharing personal travel stories and cultural lessons acquired throughout the years abroad, but also places an emphasis on European/American discussion topics with Mary Grace and her partner from Germany, Marco,

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22:31

20 Life-Changing Travel Hacks YOU Need to Know for...

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2025/03/10

As a non-minimalist ex-digital nomad who used to regularly live out of a 55-Liter backpack, Mary Grace has learned how to pragmatically cut corners throughout to truly get the most out of travel. In this episode, Mary Grace handpicks and goes through 20 specific travel hacks that she has implemented in her own life-saving situations abroad, and all of which she believes every traveler needs to incorporate into their trip planning and experiences for the most memorable, worthwhile outcomes - and most

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32:36

International Business Trip Misunderstandings,...

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2025/03/04

If you'd like to level up on your global cultural awareness game to have a higher cutting edge on your next business trip or transaction endeavor, or if you'd just like to be more culturally informed and ready on your next trip abroad, then this episode is for you!In this episode, Marco and Mary Grace discuss their own witnessed and lived-through experiences on business trips and relations in America and Europe, as well as mention important tidbits about Asian and Indian business culture that are

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39:36

Rabbit Skull in Paella??? All Things Spain & Spanish...

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2025/02/25

From a borderline passive-aggressive roommate experience in Madrid, to watching friends tear apart a rabbit skull in traditional paella in Valencia, to recommending a wealth of truly Spanish food recommendations and culture tips to be aware of as a tourist in Spain, Joshua Craig takes us on a colorful, more local, cultural-enriching journey through the eyes of his experiences of living twice in Spain - once in Valencia and once in Madrid - as an American.(00:00) Intro & Overview(01:17)

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33:35

"That is SO not okay!": Data Protection Culture...

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2025/02/18

Why do some Europeans hide their faces on social media? Why don't Americans care more about how their personal data is being used by companies and the government? Why are Europeans seemingly more private and why are Americans seemingly more negligent? What's the best way to approach a European when getting social media permission and how effectively enforced are European data protection laws in non-Europe spaces?All of these questions are ones that Mary Grace and Marco dive deeper into during this

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34:14

My 20s Dating Fails, Mistakes, and Lessons Learned:...

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2025/02/11

If you're curious about how love, crushes and dates all go with Europeans... then this episode will be quite a fun ride for you!In this Part 2 EUROPEAN version and sequel to Mary Grace's earlier episode of Dating Fails with Americans (Ep. 12), Mary Grace handpicks and shares her love treasure chest full of dating mistakes, realizations, very embarrassing moments, and most valuable lessons learned with Europeans that she acquired throughout her twenties - all of which Mary Grace wishes would have

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8:09

When Done is Better Than Perfect: Overcoming a Slump,...

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2025/02/04

In this short and slightly different-than-usual episode, Mary Grace highlights a common challenge and phenomenon that sometimes even the most hardworking, motivated versions of ourselves inevitably face due to the lack of time and energy: doing our best and showing up, even when things aren't 100% perfect for us, and how we can best recover from our slump moments. Please feel free to share your current experiences, moods, methods in overcoming a slump, etc. in the comments! (00:00) Intro and Some

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30:42

Wild Times in Morocco: Getting Scarred, Being...

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2025/01/28

You said WHAT??? In today’s episode, Mary Grace transparently shares her top wildest, most adventurous, and most eye-opening discoveries and lessons that she picked up from her 10-day experience traveling in different parts of Morocco—many of which completely caught her off guard, and of which she deems valuable for people planning a trip to Morocco to know for themselves.(00:00) Intro and Episode Overview(02:04) Getting Scammed in Chefchaouen and the Art of Haggling(05:58) The Moroccan Flight

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29:21

How Living in America has Changed Our Views of...

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2025/01/21

Which would you rather live in: America or Europe?In this episode, Mary Grace and Marco take a deeper dive into this question and share their own takeaways and experiences of living both in America and Europe - at different times of their lives - and how their current home, lifestyle and culture in America have all shaped and gradually changed the way they view the norms of Europe and Europeans.(00:00) Intro & Episode Overview(01:53) Question of the Hour(02:49) Germany is Stuck in Its

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32:51

Stupid Questions that Americans have asked about...

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2025/01/14

Arguably the most hilarious, full-of-nonsense episode that Mary Grace and Marco have done to date! Grab yourself your favorite drink of choice and enjoy a laugh or two (or ten) as we dive into some quite peculiar yet educational entertainment to kick off our week! (00:00) Intro & Overview(01:40) The Language Question(03:09) The Hitler Questions(07:50) The Toilet Question(09:45) The Dating App Question(13:54) The Berlin Jelly Donut Question(16:34) The Pink Food Question(18:06) The WWII Bomb

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38:31

When Roaming around Russia: Third party scam scare,...

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2025/01/07

In January 2016, Mary Grace embarked on one of her most memorable, eye-opening, heartwarming trips to date: an extensive 10-day trip to Russia, in the cities of St. Petersburg and Moscow, where the friends she met, the things she saw and the biggest lessons she realized about people on the other side of American TV news set her young travel bug energy in motion for the next decade to come. (00:00) Intro & overview(02:20) Decision to go to Russia & what I did for it (03:50) Russia bound &

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21:57

When Plans Don't Work Out: Burnout, The Good, Bad, &...

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2024/12/29

Official unofficial New Year's episode on the whim!In this episode, Mary Grace pieces together and touches upon four main categories of lessons and unspilled tea - time management and priorities, friendships, travel, and proclaiming self-worth - along with her own "aha moment" of burnout that she experienced in 2024, all with recommendations on how to best approach and capitalize on them to kick off 2025 with a bang.(00:00) Intro & Talk About Burnout(03:59) Balancing Our Time Plates &

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14:18

Merry Goodbye, Happy New Year: Getting Ghosted, the...

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2024/12/23

A Christmas and New Year's fusion episode! Six years ago, on Christmas Eve 2018 in Wroclaw, Poland, Mary Grace said goodbye to a short-lived long distance relationship with Mario, a Romanian native from Bucharest, after he had constantly ghosted her and showed that he was never going to change. Mary Grace then spontaneously changed her New Year’s plans with Mario and went solo to Kyiv, Ukraine for some bigger and better surprises. This short episode is a sneak peak into a young, naive, one-sided

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36:29

My Christmas Fairytale in Prague 10 Years Ago:...

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2024/12/17

A Christmas holiday trip down memory lane!10 years ago in 2014, 19-year-old Mary Grace went to Prague, Czech Republic with her dad just a few short days before Christmas to meet and spend long-awaited time with her online friend and Czech crush in the city, 25-year-old Liam. This episode recounts a highly personal account of Mary Grace’s short fairytale and memories with Liam at Christmas time in Prague, as well as dives deep into the innocence, emotional struggles of long distance and the lack of

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29:49

All Things Christmas in Europe & America: Christmas...

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2024/12/09

A Frohe Weihnachten/Merry Christmas themed video episode!Grab yourself coffee, Glühwein, or other hot drink and be sure to ho, ho, hold your horses today as Mary Grace and Marco both share their various Christmas season upbringings, memories and holiday experiences in Europe (especially Germany) and in the United States - all of which the children and adults in ourselves have lived through once before.Enjoy! Cheers and happy holidays!(00:00) German "Greetings"(00:32) Intro & Glühwein

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38:39

The Seattle Friendship Breakup Story: Mistakes made,...

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2024/12/03

In December 2022, Mary Grace went on a trip to Washington State having a friend there, and came back to Georgia six days later breaking things off and no longer having that friend in her life. This episode is a very detailed account of the six-day series of events, bottled-up emotions, harsh conversations, awkward confessions, and the reality of taking an eight-year online friendship offline, just to see and unravel all of the reasons that it was a friendship never meant to be.(00:00) Intro(00:32)

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35:28

What Thanksgiving is to a German: Thoughts,...

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2024/11/26

Thanksgiving holiday themed episode with the twist of a European perspective! Join Mary Grace and Marco as they share their personal Thanksgiving experiences, as well as their takes on witnessing the chaos of Black Friday and all that they are thankful for this year. Enjoy! (00:00) Intro(00:32) Episode overview(02:34) Marco’s thought on Thanksgiving(03:30) A little background and history(07:03) Do Germans know about Thanksgiving?(09:05) Thanksgiving Experiences(10:01) Thanksgiving Experience

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33:53

My Post-Europe Dating Journey: Dating Fails with...

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2024/11/19

A deeper snippet and deep dive into the American dating scene and stories!Join Mary Grace as she divulges her experiences, fails executed and witnessed, and lessons learned from dating four different American guys in Atlanta, Georgia throughout the year after she left her life in Turkey and Europe behind, plus, as she reveals more about the one European from Germany who changed up the dating game entirely.(00:00) Intro(00:33) Episode overview(02:00) Dating apps & being convinced to use

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36:23

Thoughts on things we saw and lessons learned in...

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2024/11/12

Inspired by a recent friend group trip to the northern cities of Tayrona, Barranquilla, and Cartagena, Colombia, Mary Grace and Marco take some time to casually reflect upon and discuss a number of scenes and situations they witnessed of locals and what they learned from them during their short time in this vibrant, biodiverse and multi-faceted country than either of them are used to. Enjoy! (00:00) Intro(00:33) Episode overview & catch-up(03:11) Some takeaways from Colombia(04:37) Thoughts on

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30:38

All Things School in Germany vs. America, feat. Marco

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2024/11/05

A little throwback to high school days! Join Mary Grace and Marco as they talk about some of their school experiences and comparisons between America and Germany respectively (but primarily from Marco's and the Europeans' point of view). Enjoy! (00:00) Intro(00:33) Episode overview(01:41) What kind of student were you?(02:53) Transportation to school in Germany(04:33) American yellow school bus & choosing your school(07:08) Quality of education in Germany vs. America(07:59) Class schedule and

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27:35

First Night in Colombia Story & all that you...

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2024/10/29

One of those "do as I say, not as I do" travel throwback stories. In this episode, Mary Grace divulges a very vulnerable and fortunate sequence of events that she experienced on her very first night after arriving solo in Medellin, Colombia, and the aftermath and realization of what happened going into the following morning and day. Fully intended NOT to endorse naive and poor decisions by any stretch, but rather to use this personal, young experience to educate you about Colombia things and always

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