Vacation Mavens Travel Podcast

A family travel podcast providing vacation inspiration and travel tips

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Fun Fall Getaways for 2025

Fun Fall Getaways for 2025

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For this episode, we are joined by Nicky Omohundro of Little Family Adventure and the Untethered and Wanderwise podcast to talk about some of our favorite fall getaways. With over 15 years creating digital content and as a USA Today 10Best family travel expert, Nicky Omohundro operates a nationally syndicated travel website, Little Family Adventure, and award-winning podcast, Untethered &… Read More

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206: Alentejo and Algarve, Portugal

206: Alentejo and Algarve, Portugal

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This week we explore two regions of Portugal. One, the Algarve, is popular for its cliffs, beaches, and sea caves. The other, Alentejo, is lesser-known but serves as the breadbasket of Portugal and is a popular wine region. Our guest, Rachel Laidler, Head of Portugal for EPIC Travel, is an expert in both. About Rachel Laidler Rachel Laidler is the… Read More

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203: Visiting the Azores, Portugal

203: Visiting the Azores, Portugal

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What is green and blue and volcanic all over? This week on the podcast, Kim and Tamara are joined by Katja Gaskell from Globetotting.com to talk about their recent trip to the Azores in a continuation of our Portugal coverage. The Azores are an archipelago of nine Portuguese islands in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean and they are… Read More

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200: Porto & The Douro Valley, Portugal

200: Porto & The Douro Valley, Portugal

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Our 200th episode kicks off a series of podcast episodes covering Kim and Tamara’s recent EPIC trip to Portugal. This week we are joined by Kirsten Maxwell, from Kids Are a Trip and Multigenerational Vacations to talk about visiting Porto and the Douro Valley in Northern Portugal. Stay tuned for future episodes on the Alentejo, Algarve and Azores regions of… Read More

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096: Live from Portugal

096: Live from Portugal

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Kim and Tamara recently visited Lisbon and Cascais in Portugal and share their experience and tips live from the Martinhal Chiado in Lisbon. You can listen to the audio, or watch the Facebook Live broadcast (with a room tour) below. ON THE PODCAST 00:30 – Talking with Kim and Tamara 01:03 – Live podcast video uploaded to YouTube 02:14 –… Read More

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