Paula shares an honest, first-hand Nashville travel guide from her solo 3-day trip — Broadway honky-tonks, the Johnny Cash Museum, a Jack Daniel's Distillery tour, must-try food, and the mistakes she wishes she'd avoided.

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Getting Around & Where to Stay
Why Paula chose downtown near Broadway over the outskirts, how easy (and pricey) Ubers were, and why walkability made all the difference as a solo traveler with no car.

Book the Moxy Nashville Downtown (where Paula stayed):

Top Things to Do in Nashville
- Exploring the honky-tonks and live music scene on Broadway
- The Johnny Cash Museum — a personal favourite
- Touring the Ryman Auditorium (the historic "old Opry")
- A hop-on-hop-off bus tour past recording studios where Elvis and Taylor Swift got their start
- A full-day trip to the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, TN — tastings, engraving, and the only Jack Daniel's distillery in the world

Best Food & Drink
From Hattie's Hot Chicken to Southern biscuits and gravy, Paula breaks down what's worth the wait — and what wasn't. (sorry five daughters bakery)

Nashville Shopping Guide
Where to get a custom-shaped cowboy hat in Midtown, and where to find buy-one-get-one boot deals along Broadway.

Mistakes to Avoid
- Book Grand Ole Opry tickets early (closed Sundays and Mondays)
- Get to the Blue Bird Cafe early — the line moves fast
- Check the concert calendar before you go
- Tipping in the US: how much, and when it's optional

Is Nashville Good for Solo Travel?
Paula gets honest about what it's really like exploring Nashville alone — why she felt safe, why the city leans more toward group travel, and what she'd do differently next time.

Want to know more? Check out these guides on my website:

1 Jack Daniel's Distillery

2 Best Things to do in Nashville

3 Where to stay in Nashville

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Belize has the second-largest barrier reef on the planet, Mayan caves you can swim inside, jaguars in protected jungle, and one of the most surprisingly multicultural societies on earth — and most travellers have never even considered it. This week, Simo D, a Canadian expat who moved his young family to the Placencia Peninsula in 2022, gives us his unfiltered insider guide to visiting Belize.

In This Episode

• Why Belize is still one of the most underrated travel destinations in the Western Hemisphere
• The best time to visit (and what to avoid)
• Must-do experiences: the Blue Hole, ATM Cave, island day trips & the stunning Hummingbird Highway
• A 3-day itinerary from someone who actually lives there
• The one Belizean dish you absolutely have to try (fry jack — trust us)
• Hidden gems: a secret sunset spot only accessible by boat & a Taiwanese dumpling restaurant in the capital
• Tipping, getting around, wildlife, and what nobody tells you about the climate

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Slow travel or fast travel — which style actually fits your life right now? Paula sits down with returning guests Deborah De Reeper and Jo Hunter for an honest panel conversation about how travel changes as we get older, why the "travel while you can" message might be doing us a disservice, and where to actually go instead of the obvious hotspots.

In this episode

• Empty nesters on travel without the kids — and why it changes everything
• The guilt-free case for going less often but travelling better (yes, business class)
• Big cities vs countryside — why safety is reshaping where we go
• People-led travel: the expat superpower you didn't know you had
• Famous places to skip — and Vietnam, Morocco & rural France as the real heroes

Episodes & articles mentioned

Podcast episodes:

🎙 Christmas in Bruges with Deborah De Reeper — S1 Ep 24

🎙 Morocco with Jo Hunter — S1 Ep 9

🎙 Vietnam Uncovered with Stacy McCandless — S2 Ep 6

Read more on the blog:

📖 Things to Do in Marrakech: Your Essential Morocco Guide

📖 Arawan Luxury Desert Camp Morocco: An Honest Review

📖 A Weekend Away in Hyams Beach, Shoalhaven

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