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Trapped in a village on Thailand's tallest mountain! Kicked off an Italian train! Evacuated from Yellowstone National Park! Join couple Katie and Jordan as they recount travel stories from across four continents over the course of a decade and the mishaps they always seem to get into.
Episodes
37 episodes
35. Pendleton, Oregon
Yeehaw! Katie lets everyone know Jordan has pronounced “Pendleton” incorrectly for his entire life and Jordan argues there shouldn’t be a silent “D” in words.Katie’s grandfather was born in Pendleton, and the duo discuss wandering around...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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54:05
34. Phuket, Thailand
DIY cheek-peekin' chaps and a bag full of melted truffles marked the beginning for Katie and Jordan's sweltering time on Thailand's largest island: Phuket.Before they could even step foot on the island, they were trapped on the plane wai...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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55:33
33. Beaverton, Oregon
Katie and Jordan venture into the Portland-Metro by exploring Oregon's sixth-largest city -- and one-time hopeful to be second-largest -- Beaverton! Katie talks about how the city's modern multi-cultural identity helped introduce he...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:13:36
32. Tillamook County Fair, Oregon
It's the most magical time of the year in Tillamook, Oregon! The biggest, most unifying event on the local calendar is the Tillamook County Fair and the annual four-day extravaganza is an explosion of all the pent up magic in the community.&nbs...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:38:21
31. Arches National Park, Utah
Katie is absolutely "breathless" when she visits the otherworldly Arches National Park, which is described as a "red-rock wonderland." Both Katie and Jordan bring the same facts about the geologic formations to this podcast, which m...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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49:48
30. Ashland, Oregon
Jordan immediately goes off the rails with "Chronicles of Narnia" references and Katie loves the city's iconic Lithia Park, but Jordan suggests the city of Ashland just raze the downtown to the ground to double the size of the massive park.&nbs...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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54:31
29. Tanzania, East Africa (with Special Guest!)
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti (even though it’s, like, 200 miles away), Katie and Jordan take a very special trip down memory lane this week with guest Jessica, who spent eight weeks in East Africa, primarily in Tan...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:10:57
28. Oregon Coast Fourth of July Spectacular!
It's Independence... Week? Katie and Jordan discuss iconic Fourth of July events and memories across Tillamook County in Manzanita, Rockaway Beach, Oceanside, and Pacific City. When Jordan was, like, three, a stray bottle rocket att...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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59:22
27. Paris, France
We'll always have Paris!This week, Katie and Jordan visit the City of Lights and discuss what saved the seemingly doomed Eiffel Tower in 1909, escargot tongs, and melt their brains attempting to pronounce "Louvre". Katie goes...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:03:36
26. McMenamins: Pubs, Breweries, and Historic Hotels in Oregon and Washington
Let the Cajun Tots rain! McMenamins is an iconic Oregon and Washington staple famous for some of the state's first modern brewpubs, historic buildings that have been renovated into funky hotels, and a wild scavenger hunt that awards...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:06:00
25. Prince Edward Island, Canada
Katie and Jordan drove across North America to visit the birthplace of "Anne of Green Gables" and her creator Lucy Maud Montgomery. Beaches with red cliffs, a free toll bridge that charges when you leave, and a sky-high lobster roll...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:15:31
24. Bay City, Oregon
Katie and Jordan go to a place near and dear to their hearts - and, geographically, because Bay City, Oregon is 5.6 miles north of their hometown. Is it a different place? Technically!Listen this week as Jordan talks about his first crus...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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55:54
Season 2 Trailer
Katie and Jordan are alive after a two-year hiatus! What have they been doing? You'll just have to tune in and find out!This season, our plucky hosts would love to feature your travel misadventures, so please record yourself sharing a co...
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Season 2
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5:43
23. Osaka, Japan
The box read “We want to go to Kyoto in your car” in Japanese, and a pair of women driving to Osaka for a One Direction concert gave the hitchhiking Katie and Jordan a ride from a roadside Starbucks. They were close to Kyoto, but to...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:12:16
22. Newport, Oregon
Ten years ago, Katie uninvited Jordan from Newport’s Seafood and Wine Festival and he still hasn’t let it go. Katie enjoys the marriage of grunge and bourgeois in Newport and Jordan declares Newport as the Capital of the Coast be...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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56:55
21. Midtown Manhattan, New York
Jordan won front row tickets to Hamilton in New York City, which spurred a crazy two-day planning spree. Katie and Jordan have been together almost ten years, so it's only fitting they have now seen ten shows on Broadway. When they ...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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1:24:55
20. Pacific City, Oregon
Because it is Valentine's Day, Jordan reads an excerpt from his memoir recounting pivotal moments in their relationship at Pacific City.Katie once drove Jordan to an interview in Pacific City and dropped him off like the good babysitter she...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:10:22
19. Budapest, Hungary
Katie forgot a swimsuit for a European trip so went to a Budapest bathhouse in just her underwear and Jordan talks about getting his chest hair in someone's pizza.Budapest is, to Katie and Jordan's surprise, two cities named Buda and Pest, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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58:57
18. Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
Wizard Island! Old Man of the Lake! Phantom Ship! Jordan thinks Crater Lake National Park is the GOAT of naming things. Katie accuses Jordan of not liking lakes and suggests he is backwoods, being raised on rivers and fed crawdads, jus...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:07:02
17. Doi Inthanon Village, Thailand Part 2: The School
Katie and Jordan are off to school! Without any teaching credentials, the Inthanon school headmaster begrudgingly allows the honeymooners to assist the local English teacher, who quickly became Jordan’s favorite person in all his travels.
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:06:39
16. Bend, Oregon
Thick clouds dumped an inch of snow an hour for 15 hours straight during Katie and Jordan's second wedding anniversary, marooning them in Downtown Bend an extra night and leaving the whole city seemingly abandoned for themselves to explore.&nbs...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:02:26
15. Doi Inthanon Village, Thailand
Katie and Jordan get the ol’ Chiang Mai Shanghai in this week’s adventure. What started as a trip to teach English turns out to be ten days in a village atop Doi Inthanon, the highest peak in Thailand where Catholicism rules and the priest is a...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:01:13
14. Manzanita, Oregon
A tornado (or waterspout, depending on who you ask) tore through downtown Manzanita; Katie and Jordan rushed to cover it for the local newspaper, without really considering how storm-chasing would go in the town Katie used to call home.Jord...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:09:40
13. Yellowstone National Park
Katie and Jordan were evacuated out of Yellowstone National Park and need to tell you all about it. As the snow started to dump, it made the bison look even more magnificent and somehow made the duo think that coyotes were wolves and a single c...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:02:50