Episode047 FunkTravels Podcast

Episode047: When you kill one bird with two stones

Episode047 covers our recent travels to the UAE. Our purpose to visit was twofold: one, to visit our good friends, and two, run Jason’s first race ever! Since the weather is much cooler in the ‘winter’ months, a desert safari was also in order! We also took a little 2 day side trip to Abu Dhabi which is the first time both Jason and I have explored the UAE outside of Dubai. Did you know there was a second Louvre???

Dive into Episode047 and let us know what you think! Links and questions for you are below!

 

Mentioned links:

Episode005: When you go to Dubai at the hottest time of the year

Episode005: When you go to Dubai at the hottest time of the year

Dubai

Dubai Desert Road Run – 10k

Desert Safari

Shanghai Chic at the Ibn Battuta Hotel

Audible

Abu Dhabi

Louvre Abu Dhabi

Dates Market

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Tools we used for this trip:

Hotels.com

Groupon UAE

 

Questions for the listeners:

  • Have you been to Dubai or the UAE? If so, what did you enjoy?
  • Do you want to travel to the UAE? If so, what do you want to see?
  • Would you go on a desert safari?

As always, email us your questions and we will answer them in a future episode!

 

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Episode042: When you host your first adult Thanksgiving

Welcome back and Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans and Canadians out there! In Episode042, we chat about our experience hosting our first Thanksgiving Party in Turkey. The 30 plus friends from 7 different countries that gathered in our home for this celebration made for a lively and enjoyable evening!

But most of this episode is about our weekend trip to the white hills of Pammukale, also known as ‘Cotton Castle.’ Along with our German friends, we made a loop drive covering the ancient cities of Sardis and Philidelphia along the 3.5-hour drive to Pammukale and Hieropolis. On our return, we checked out another ancient city of Laodicea. Needless to say, we have covered our quota of ancient ruin sightseeing for November!

 

Did you know we have Pinterest? We would love for you to follow us there! I have all our Thanksgiving links and travel links there!

 

Mentioned links:

Short video of our Thanksgiving!

If you live in Turkey, make sure you get the MUZE KART! It is worth every penny!
Other 7 Churches: Pergamum, Symrna(current Izmir), Ephesus, and Thyatira
BONUS: More here about Paul and the early spread of Christianity and churches

Where we stayed: Venus Suite Hotel – Amazing breakfast!

Questions for the listeners:

  • In your opinion, what makes a party an ‘Adult’ or ‘Grown-Up’ Party?
  • How did you spend your Thanksgiving?
  • Have you been to Pammukale, Turkey?
  • Have you been to any of the 7 churches of Revelation?

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Episode038: When you spend a month together in Asia

Happy October! Fall IS coming, and we can smell it in the air. Our doors and windows are open to let the cooler winds into our home! While we don’t give you a life update on the podcast, we want to let you know that are 2-year visa applications are in the works! We are hoping that all of it should be processed and our new visas will be in our hands in the next month! Please be thinking about us in this in-between time and for approval! Currently, we are in limbo between our currently expired visas and the new ones coming in… which is never fun.

In this episode, we cover our WHOLE month-long travel through SouthEast Asia with our friends Eric and Ashley. Yes, ALL OF IT! Which means, this episode is somewhat of a long one. So grab a cup of coffee and find a cozy spot and picture us sitting in your living room or kitchen table chatting over our favorite memories. Some of our least favorite things may have also snuck their way into the conversation too. But, hey, what is the good without a little bit of the bad right?

We are still working on some website articles including our fun pics, but until then check out our #funrowtravelasia hashtag on Instagram!

Did you know we have a Facebook page? We would love for you to like our page. Bonus: You will get notified of future updates, pictures, article links, and videos.

 

Mentioned links:

Couple friend goals: “Friends who travel together, stay together!”

5 countries we visited together:

Favs from Bangkok, Thailand

Favs from Myanmar (formerly Burma) – Mandalay, Inle Lake, Bagan

Favs from Cambodia – Siem Reap

Favs from Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur

Favs from Singapore – Singapore

Favs from Koh Samui, Thailand

Bonuses:

Glad we brought:

Read more:

8 fun things to do in Bangkok, Thailand by Eric and Ashley

Questions for the listeners:

  • Are you an expat living overseas? Where do you live?
  • Have you taken a recent trip that has changed you? How did you adjust to going back ‘home?
  • Have you lived in another area other than ‘home’? What did you learn from living in this new place?

As always, email us your questions and we will answer them in a future episode!

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Stay tuned for upcoming articles:

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EXPAT: Going Home Series

  • The Going Home Series is all about how you can have the best visit back ‘home’. Catie covers both sides of the spectrum to help both those in the native country and those living abroad have an easier time reconnecting and supporting each other.
  • If you are an expat going back to your native country, this is for you!
  • If you are someone who will be visiting returning expats, this is for you too!

 

If you are just now joining in:

We encourage you to go back into the archives and listen back to our first episode.  And we encourage you to go back and listen to Episode009 to help get you up to speed on our big move!

You can also join in on the adventure via Facebook means you will get the first scoop and discussion on new podcasts!

AND…

We are on iTunes!

POP OVER TO LEAVE US A REVIEW ON ITUNES. This helps others find our podcast!