Podcast
Our Favorite Trip
Hosted by Mary Ann Jensen · EN
We love to travel, and often people ask us which trip was our favorite. The truth is, it is often our last one! On each episode I will take you through one of those trips, from home and back, and let you know what were some of our favorite experiences, which things we could have skipped, and what we regret not doing. My hope is that the listener will realize that travel, domestic or international, is doable. It can be affordable with the proper planning, and it's always worth it! We are a couple of married, middle age, middle class people with four grown children. In future episodes I hope to include my husband, Mark, in the discussion, and to interview people with expertise in various travel topics.You can find pictures from our trips on Instagram at ourfavoritetrip, and on Facebook at Our Favorite Trip. Write to me with questions or comments at ourfavoritetrip@gmail.com
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Jordan Trip Journal Amman, the Dead Sea, Petra and Wadi Rum
Mar 14, 202000:53:50Tap to summarizeOn our trip to Jordan, we visited the capital, Amman, then spent a night at the Dead Sea at the Kempinski Ishtar hotel. Next we toured Petra, staying at the Movenpick Resort. We explored the Wadi Rum desert with a Bedouin guide, checked out Shobak Castle, Ajloun Castle, and the Roman city of Jerash.
Transcribe →Egypt Trip Reflections with guest, Mark Jensen
Mar 4, 202000:21:11Tap to summarizeMy husband, Mark, and I reflect and discuss our trip to Egypt in March of 2019. We talk about our highlights, things we would have done differently, and what we regret missing.
Transcribe →Egypt Trip Journal Part 4 Aswan, Abu Simbel and Cairo
Feb 26, 202000:42:51Tap to summarizeWe end our visit to Egypt by visiting Aswan, Abu Simbel, the Temple of Isis, the Aswan High Dam, Cairo, the Egyptian Museum with King Tut, and the Coptic Christian and Islamic Quarters of Cairo.
Transcribe →Egypt Trip Journal Part 3: Luxor, King Tut, and Nile River Cruise
Feb 18, 202000:42:53Tap to summarizeWe fly to Luxor to begin our Nile cruise to Aswan. Along the way we visit the Temples of Karnak and Luxor, the valley of the queens, the valley of the kings, with King Tut's tomb, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the Colossi of Memnon, Temple of Edfu, and Temple of Kom-Ombo. You can check out a YouTube video of this podcast illustrated with pictures from our trip at https://youtu.be/fU0h9_FSnCo
Transcribe →Egypt Trip Journal Part 2 Alexandria, Memphis and the Great Pyramids
Feb 7, 202000:37:39Tap to summarizeWe spend one day in Alexandria, the next day visiting Memphis, Saqqara, the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, and ending with a camel ride.
Transcribe →Egypt Trip Journal Part 1: Planning and Arrival
Jan 29, 202000:31:53Tap to summarizeWe plan and pack for our ten day trip to Egypt. From visas to vaccinations, a lot of thought goes into planning a trip.
Transcribe →Ireland Trip Journal Part 2 Dublin
Jan 20, 202000:42:06Tap to summarizePart 2 of our Ireland Journal covers the city of Dublin. We visited the Temple Bar District, Kilmainham Gaol, the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin Castle, the Charles Beaty Library, Trinity College, the Book of Kells, and the National Museum of History and Achaeology amongst other sites. I cover the highlights of the trip, things we could have skipped, and what we regret missing.
Transcribe →Ireland Trip Journal Part 1
Jan 19, 202001:08:35Tap to summarizeWe traveled to Ireland in May of 2018. We drove through Kilkenny, Blarney, Tralee, the County Kerry, County Clare, Cliffs of Moher, and back to Dublin. This episode covers everything but Dublin, which is covered in part 2.
Transcribe →Our Favorite Trip Preview
Jan 18, 202000:01:11Tap to summarizeWelcome to Our Favorite Trip!
Transcribe →New Mexico Trip Journal
Jan 18, 202001:09:55Tap to summarizeA trip we took from El Paso, Texas, through New Mexico, ending in Colorado Springs, Colorado. On the way we visited Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Roswell, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos, N.M., Great Sand Dunes National Park, and Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
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