Tips For Travel To Europe This Summer

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel

4.6 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Are you wondering whether the time has finally come to escape to Europe this summer but still feel apprehensive to pull the trigger on travel plans? Travel Journalist and NY times contributor Paige McMclanahan shares her thoughts on traveling Europe in 2021 from the unique perspective of someone who left the U.S. in 2008 to travel the world, eventually settling down in a small village in the French Alps. If you are someone who is itching to travel to Europe but invested in being a responsible and respectful world citizen in a post-pandemic world, then you don’t want to miss this episode. Do you have any international travel plans this summer? I'd love to hear what they are and hope you will share them by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a bonus episode every month (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click Here To Try Premium Passport For Only $1 Tune In To Learn: How, where, and why Rachel settled down in the French Alps Falling in love with the French culture as a child and now resident Being drawn to a place you've never been Living away from Family and the freedom to create a new culture Working for the UN and the experience of an expat vs immigrant Travel in Europe today and how tourism effects local culture What does Europe opening up look like this summer and how to navigate "over-tourism" Resources for exploring natural areas abroad Is it worth it to travel to Europe in Summer of 2021? Picking a place you love to be and settling there And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Wildly Goods & Pimsleur - Today's Sponsors Learn more about European Travel on Paige's Blog Follow Paige on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn Check out the IUCN Green List Location Indie Camp Indie Want More? How To Travel Europe on a Budget w/ Andy Steves Discovering The Hidden Europe w/ Francis Tapon How To Road Trip Around Europe

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0:00.0	Travel to Europe this summer. What does that look like? It's going to look a little different than
0:05.1	perhaps it normally would. And we've got some tips for you in today's interview with Paige
0:11.7	McClanahan, who's an American travel journalist, actually living in the French Alps.
0:16.1	So before we even get into some of the travel tips in Europe, we talk about how she ended up in the French
0:22.0	Alps with her British husband and why we as humans are sometimes drawn to places. We've never even
0:30.7	visited. Has that happened to you before? For some reason, you have a pole to a place, like a magnet.
0:36.9	Are you thinking about someplace right now? It's possible.
0:40.6	We also share some tips on finding little ways to stay connected to your home country's
0:45.6	culture when you're living abroad or overseas for an extended period of time. She shares her
0:51.1	experience working with the UN and collaborating with an international team,
0:55.7	which I think might become more common as remote work continues to explode.
1:00.1	We talk about the gray areas of overtourism and the selfish side of us being travelers.
1:05.2	Hey, we want to see certain things.
1:07.0	We're paying to go somewhere.
1:08.0	So how do we be sensitive and be conscious, but at the same
1:11.4	time get the most out of our trip? She shares a great resource for finding unique protected
1:16.5	areas in Europe. We talk about some of the side benefits of visiting natural areas.
1:21.7	And overall, traveling to Europe this summer, is it worth it? That's on the agenda as well today. So much more,
1:28.7	you're going to love the interview. Let's dive in to this show now. So buckle up, strap in,
1:35.3	grab your favorite beverage. You know, I think about Europe. I'm thinking immediately about
1:41.2	a little double espresso. I don't know, standing in some kind of small
1:46.2	charming cafe packed with locals and sipping on a double espresso. Anyway, grab your favorite
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