Comes With Baggage

Kaitlyn and Chris share their experiences living and visiting places plagued with over-tourism, and why we need to make some changes to keep the world a better place to experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

There’s no shortage of travel apps cluttering up the Android and Apple marketplaces these days — and that’s a problem, as most of them are terrible. Sorting out useless ones from those worth installing is not the most fun you’ll ever have with your smartphone, but no one wants to pay for a worthless app. If you’ve got a trip coming up, rather than wasting a week of your life downloading useless junk, start with these 10 great travel apps instead, as decided and compiled by Chris and Kaitlyn. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

Can relationships that are formed while abroad actually work? How do you know when it's just a holiday romance and when it's something real? This week on the podcast, Kaitlyn and Chris deep dive into a conversation about expiration dating. We share our stories and experiences of love and dating while traveling. When it can work, when it shouldn't, etc, etc. Then, we finish it up with a quick game of Red Flag or Dealbreaker. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

Working on a pub crawl is a wild ride of drinking, dancing and meeting people and getting paid to do it. It is a young person’s dream job – the lifestyle, the friends, the non-stop partying, the amusing days and ridiculous nights. On this episode, both Chris & Kaitlyn share their experiences (sometimes similar, sometimes very very different) of working for pub crawls. We will teach you the best ways to go about getting the job, what you can expect to get paid, what the job responsibilities are, and some of the not so great things that can be apart of it. (Babysitting a bunch of drunk people is not for everyone!) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

Not sure about you guys but we think that eating and drinking is one of the best ways to experience a new destination. So when we decided to do an episode about great (and gross) food from around the world, it was no question that the best people to ask were the culinary tourism experts from Food Fun Travel - Tommo and Megsy! In this episode you will learn some of the best meals they have had, what countries they have had them in, how to find the most authentic and delicious feasts while abroad, and then some surprising stories of strange things people eat in other cultures. You will leave this episode hungry and maybe even a little nauseous... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

How well do safaris measure up for animal conservation and treatment? What country will throw you in jail for 7 years for having a plastic bag? Is it even possible to go on a safari if you're on a budget? This week on the pod, Kaitlyn picks Chris' brain about ev-er-y-thing he knows about safaris in Africa (considering he has lived in Tanzania and currently works for a safari travel company). We debunk the most common misconceptions about Africa, discuss the things you should and shouldn't take when packing for a trip like this (leave the fluoro at home!), and Kaitlyn tests her knowledge (basically just guesses) on what the Big Five are. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

This week, we invited Jenise on the show to give us all the dirty details of everything it takes to work on a super yacht and travel around the world as a career. How much hustle does it take to get into the yacht industry? What sort of image standards must you abide by on the boat? What kind of salary are people getting paid for this? What is the craziest thing a guest has requested from you? We ask her all these things and much much more! And let us tell you, it really is WORK HARD, PLAY HARD for the yachties! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

Get that Netflix queue ready! This week it's just your hosts Chris and Kaitlyn, and they are sharing all of the movies and TV shows that they love to watch when they need some travel inspo. Some of them make you want to visit a place or a country that might not have occurred to you before, some depict a lifestyle that you desire, and some just transport you to a whole other world when you can't get away from home. Let us know which ones you love, which ones you hate, and which ones we forgot to mention! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

With over 1,100 dives around the world, it is safe to say that Justin, who runs the online magazine Art of Scuba Diving, knows what he's talking about! This week he joins Kaitlyn and Chris on the pod to discuss all there is to know; including the differences in certification levels, where the best places are to dive, what are the coolest ( and weirdest) species he has come in contact with, and why he really fucking hates Nemo - as a species, not the movie (that we know of). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

Picture this: You are on your dream trip. Laying in a hammock, staring out to the beautiful blue ocean, some gorgeous being fanning you with the branch of a palm tree, and sipping on some fruity rum filled concoction. Life is bliss. Then, a coconut falls on your head, cuts you open, knocks you out, and you get rushed to the hospital. Next thing you know you have a huge hospital bill handed to you that will empty out your bank account. Do you have travel insurance? Most of you probably never buy it for a trip, and we're here to tell you why you should think twice next time you opt not to. We discuss all the different types (trip coverage, medical, etc), what is covered (a missed flight because you drunkenly slept through your alarm) and whats not (crashing a motorbike in Vietnam without a license), and all the reasons why it is way better to have it and not need it, then need it and not have it. Give this episode a listen and let us change your mind! You'll thank us later. --- Send in a voice message: h

How does study abroad make you a better person than the losers who stay home? Is it really all that much more expensive? What are other options for you if you are no longer a student? Kaitlyn and Chris interview Megan Ostovarpour - a study abroad advisor in the UC system - about the process beginning to end, as well as what you can expect from the experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

Having the ability and the means to travel and see and experience other countries around the world is a privilege. Yet, sometimes, people tend to forget they are in someone else's home and end up getting drunk and having sex on top of a scooter with no regard to noise or decency. *guilty* On this episode, Chris and Kaitlyn discuss the many bad behaviors they have witnessed, as well as been privy to themselves, when abroad. Learn from our mistakes and take into consideration our advice for keeping the indiscretions to a minimum so you can avoid being known as the asshole tourist. (You are representing your whole country, for goodness sakes.) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

This week, it's just your hosts Kaitlyn and Chris as they tackle the debate on hostels! Are they really all that safe? They are just for people that want to get drunk and party all the time right? But aren't we all a little too old to be sharing a room? Hostels can be a fantastic part of the travel experience, but there are many myths about them that dissuade people from giving them a chance. (The horror film taking place in one didn't help their case much either.) Listen along as Chris has his reservations on them and Kaitlyn does her best to convince him otherwise. They share stories, both good and bad, and let you come to your own conclusion! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

Which sport has the most dedicated fans? Where can you play cricket with a former umpire of the ICC? How do you become a volunteer at the olympics? This week Chris and Kait chat with Jub from Tiki Touring Kiwi. If the blog name didn't give it away, Jub hails from New Zealand, but spends most of his time galavanting around the world to experience sports through the eyes of locals. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

Chris and Kaitlyn are back this week with another guest! Mike Swigunski of the blog Swig Meets World, author of the book Global Career, and a recent subject of Forbes, joins them to discuss everything it takes to find legit long term jobs all around the globe, as well as how to maintain living in foreign countries on something other than tourist visas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

It's just Chris and Kaitlyn for this episode and we are diving deep and discussing EV-ER-Y-THING that has to do with air travel - from weird stuff that Chris always tries to get through security, Kaitlyn's unfortunate incidents at, not one, but TWO Indonesian airports, and why liking the middle seat probably makes you a special kind of stupid. (Kidding! Sort of.) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

This week we have our first interview and we're super excited about it. Chris's fiancée Richelle runs the successful travel blog Adventures Around Asia and joins us to discuss her experience teaching abroad in China. From ending up in a factory town in the middle of nowhere on her own, to now running a super awesome program that assists other teachers get a great job in China - she is definitely full of so much useful knowledge and we get her to spill as much as we can for you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message

What nationality makes Kaitlyn weak in the knees? Will Americans need a visa to visit Europe soon? What food brings Chris to climax? Was sticky rice really used to build the Great Wall of China? Would emu's or Aussies win in a war? Kaitlyn and Chris discuss all of this and more, play Fact or Fiction, and introduce themselves to anyone who cares to listen in this inaugural episode of Comes With Baggage -- a real-talk travel podcast where nothing is off limits. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comeswithbaggage/message