The Sansei Traveler Janice Sakata-Schultze

This week's podcast episode comes a few weeks after I said that I would broadcast it. I was going to let you know about places I visited in Chicago and Los Angeles in the last month. But I've had a lot of personal issues going on with my family, which has prevented me from recording and producing this episode, as well as others.So, I've decided to focus on my visit to Chicago, which involved seeing a baseball game at Wrigley Field and eating some ballpark food. I'll also let you k...

In this episode of the Sansei Traveler podcast, I have a conversation with Kathy Waldorf, travel advisor with Cruise Planners. Kathy and I attended a training in Las Vegas, and while I went home afterwards, she and our fellow advisor and friend Carla stayed on at the Venetian Resort. In addition, they toured the new Virgin Resort, went on the Secret Food Tour and spent time at the Mob Museum.As many of you may know, I'm not the biggest Vegas fan because I'm not a gambler of party ...

This week’s Sansei Traveler podcast episode is about the three things my kids and I did in Maui back in May of this year. I didn’t discuss anything about COVID-19 protocols or restrictions, because what my family and I went through didn’t apply to travel to Hawaii until recently. Instead, I mentioned the state’s Safe Travels site, which gives you the most updated information on the virus and how to travel to the islands. Rather, my focus was on two things we did and one place...

This week's episode of The Sansei Traveler Podcast details culinary travel, with my conversation with travel advisor Rhonda Macier Lathen of Culinary Latitudes Travel. Rhonda is an expert in this travel niche, where you can discover a destination's culture through food discovery.What does that mean? While people people thing that culinary travel just involves going to local markets or restaurants (and not American fast food chains), it's evolved beyond that initial concept.&...

Episode 22 of The Sansei Traveler Podcast focuses on beer and the best ways to appreciate it. I spoke with Natalie Jones, the owner and founder of two businesses, Rocky Mountain Brew Runs and Beer Feelings. Natalie is based in the Denver area and has owned Rocky Mountain Brew Runs since 2020. She also started beer Beer Feelings shortly afterward. Both focus on enjoying beer, especially for those who feel somewhere intimidated by trying it.Rocky Mountain Beer Run...

I'm back with a new season of The Sansei Traveler podcast! In this episode I talk with fellow Cruise Planners travel advisor Carla Woolstrum, who owns All Who Wander Travel (https://www.allwhowander.biz) in Dunwoody, Georgia. It's the first episode in a series of conversations with fellow travel advisors, friends and acquaintances who specialize or have exclusive knowledge in a certain aspect of travel.Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Carla has been to the Cancun/Riviera Maya area t...