Sarah and Shannon | A Couple Making A Successful Travel Partnership (Ep. 5)

In the first couple of episodes, I've talked with travelers who are doing it on thier own. Today I'd like to introduce you to a couple I met at TBEX (Travel Blogger Conference) in New York that have learned how to use their individual strengths to start a great travel partnership.

In this episode, I'll talk with Sarah and Shannon Miduski of Obligatory Traveler about:

• First trip to Panama as a couple
• The appeal of Panama for a first travel experience
• How the experience isn't always what you expect
• Costa Rica, close by, affordable, coffee plantation
• How trips are divided up and how to plan events and food
• Hello Kitty Cafe spectacle
• Right brain (creative) / Left brain (analytical)
• Taco Bell "Instagram Boyfriend"
• Brooklyn Bridge jump photo
• Using Miles and Points
• Spending power and defusing via too many credit cards
• Stacking other loyalty programs and using gift cards
• Petting a Penguin in South Africa (Two Oceans Aquarium)
• Why a sloth?
• Where is the best ice cream? United States and the World
• Bushwhacking on an Uncruise
• Juneau, Glacier Bay, Sitka, Mongoon Island?, Gut Bay
• Calving glaciers (via YouTube)
• National Park stamp book
• Pot luck choice on what you'll see at Denali
• The hair raising bus ride on the edge of a cliff
• Life on Twitter with travelers
• How to take longer trips while having your 9-5 job
• Ask your employer
• Audio Tour of Philadelphia
• Story behind the Barnes Foundation in Philly and the Rocky Statue
• How my phone almost ran off at the Rocky Statue (James Bond Lifestyle)
• Being Rocky!
• Tiny island escape
• Where the name came from

EPISODE RESOURCES

• My Philly Travel Blog
• IHG
• Unicorn ice cream in New York
• AirBnB
• Springers (Stone Harbor New Jersey)
• The Creamery (South Africa)
• Uncruise
• Voice Map App (Art and Controversy in Philadelphia | Theatre District in London)

OBLIGATORY TRAVELER SITES

• Obligatory Traveler Official Site
• Twitter account
• YouTube account
• Facebook account
• Instagram account
• Pinterest account

Thanks to the Julia and the Hampton Inn Convention Center in Philadelphia for the space to record the episode.