144. First-Time International Travel Made Easy: Top Destinations and Practical Tips

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Alex, Pam and Jess

Places & Travel, Education, Society & Culture, How To

4.9 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Are you feeling overwhelmed about planning your first international trip? From excitement about exploring a new destination to concerns about currency exchanges, language barriers, and navigating unfamiliar transportation systems, there’s a lot to consider. But whether you’re a first-time traveler or a seasoned domestic traveler, the good news is that with a little preparation, international travel can be far less intimidating than it seems.

In this episode, the Travel Mom Squad breaks down the essential tips and strategies for anyone planning their first trip abroad. They discuss why certain destinations are perfect for easing into international travel and how to make the experience smoother and more enjoyable. With insights from each of their personal travel experiences, the Squad highlights the most important factors to consider when planning your first international adventure.

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0:00.0	traveling out of the country can feel a little overwhelming at times, especially that first international
0:04.8	trip. Here are some tips to make it a little easier, plus some destinations that are perfect for
0:09.3	the first international trip. Welcome to Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad. We are three moms
0:14.7	who've discovered how to leverage credit card welcome offers to get hundreds of thousands of dollars
0:19.7	of travel expenses for nearly free.
0:22.2	We've used credit card points of miles to take vacations to places like Hawaii, Paris, Greece,
0:27.6	Maldives, Japan, and so much more. And the best part? We each still have 800 plus credit scores.
0:34.4	Imagine being able to take the vacation of your dreams for nearly free. It's totally
0:38.6	possible and we're here to show you how. Hey, I'm Alex. And I'm Pam, Alex's mom. And I'm Jess. Let's
0:46.9	Talk Points. So we get a lot of questions about traveling internationally from where to visit,
0:53.2	about currency, language barriers, getting around, and more.
0:57.9	Today, we're sharing some practical tips for traveling internationally, including some of our
1:02.9	top recommendations for where to visit on your first international trip to ease you into
1:09.9	international travel. So Pam is going to start us off with
1:14.5	countries that we recommend visiting first for first time international travelers. Okay. So the UK is a
1:22.8	great suggestion. And one place that people want to go over and over again, it's great to go to London,
1:32.0	Ireland, Scotland, I'm going to talk about a little bit about London. It was actually my very
1:36.7	first trip to York. Actually, I would say I hadn't really, I guess I did travel international
1:42.4	before this. I had gone as a foreign exchange student to
1:46.2	Columbia and then I had gone to Mexico a couple of times. But other than that, that's all I'd gone.
1:51.3	So I hadn't really gone internationally before. And I went with my parents when I had two kids,
1:59.1	Alex was too little to go that time, who were college age.
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