The Practical Wanderlust Podcast
By Lia & Jeremy Garcia
A few years ago Lia & Jeremy quit their jobs, put their stuff in storage, & took off on a year-long honeymoon. (It was basically a disaster, but they had fun anyway.) Today, they travel and write about their ongoing (mis)adventures on their travel blog, PracticalWanderlust.com. On this bi-weekly podcast Lia and Jeremy share their most ridiculous travel stories and practical tips to help you avoid making all of their terrible, terrible mistakes - plus all of the weird history they've learned along the way!
Latest episode
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The Story of Louisville, KY
Today we trace the history of Lia's hometown - Louisville, KY - from its frontier origins to the modern-day; and it's not always pretty. -
Hiking and Camping Stories (or "High Stakes F*ck Ups")
Mudslides, panic attacks, altitude sickness, and a very judgey llama; these are just a few of the things we have encountered on our many...many...MANY hiking and camping misadventures -
Welcome to Season 2!
On this mini-update, we look at how we've handled the season break (mostly screaming into the void and baking bread) and how Season 2 of the podcast will be different. -
California Highway One Road Trip (or "The Best Highway in the World")
A humanist cult, a Danish hideaway, a gravitational anomaly, towering gigantic trees, a spoiled rich kid's castle, and the cutest animals imaginable - all standard sites along the most beautiful highway in the world: the California 1. -
Bali, Indonesia (or "Don't Trust the Monkeys")
Monkey thieves, temples, Jeremy crashing a motorbike into a tree, and coffee made from ... er, poop. Welcome to the beautiful island of Bali, Indonesia! -
Disney World & Disneyland (or "The Happiest Place on Earth?")
We're spilling all the Mad Tea on the most magical place on Earth, including insider tips from her time as a Cast Member, our tried & tested Disney Strategy, and the history of Disney World as a futuristic utopia that definitely probably wasn't a… -
Mini-Episode: The Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt
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Lake Tahoe, California (or "Our Morbid Obsession with The Donner Party")
Today we cover the macabre past and enchanting present of Lake Tahoe, California, an alpine paradise with more ghosts than you can shake a ski pole at. -
The Year-Long Honeymoon: Part 3, Europe & The Rest of It (or "Grandpa Bob's Death Party")
Jeremy gets a BMW stuck in a French castle, Lia wakes up to an unwanted guest in her bed, and Grandpa Bob fakes his own death. This is the final chapter of our disastrous year-long honeymoon!More stories from our year-long honeymoon: -
The Year-Long Honeymoon: Part 2, Peru (or "The Machu Picchu Kerfuffle")
Altitude sickness, a stolen backpack, surfing accidents, and our failed Machu Picchu hike. This is the story of our disastrous two months in Peru!More stories from our year-long honeymoon:
