Behind the Travels Sandra McMillen

Have you always wondered what it takes to start life abroad as a retired American?  Listen as a friend of mine who is a retired American from Seattle, discusses his life changing move to Cuenca, Ecuador, becoming an Expat Abroad.  He shares information about the country and city he lives in, his lifestyle abroad and suggestions for how to make your Expat dream become a reality!  If you've been thinking or dreaming about life after retirement outside the USA, his insight will provide you with some great perspective!

The entire world is going through the pandemic of 2020 and each person has a unique perspective of how they and their family have experienced the crises.  In this episode, I speak with Abdu Samadov, a tour guide and teacher from Uzbekistan, a country in Central Asia, to learn more about the human side of the pandemic in his household and country.  Listen with me, and learn that we are not so different as humans, regardless of where we live or work.

Behind the Travels  takes a new turn, introducing a newly published Author, the Podcast Host's very own daughter, Angela McMillen.   Angie has published her first fantasy novel for young adults called "The 7th World", and it will launch on November 10, 2020.  This is an exciting and interesting novel and it's fun to share the preview before the actual launch!  Take a listen and get to know this amazing writer and learn about her first publication!

Meet Sandy, the owner of Ordinary Couple Travels and the author of Behind the Travels podcast.  In this newsletter podcast, she shares how this pandemic has provided her with additional time to consider ways to better reach and serve her clients going forward.  Listen as she shares her ideas with you and some of her strategies for creating personal bubble experiences for her clients during their future travels.   This is a great introduction to Ordinary Couple Travels, the small business Sandy founded with love.   Her ideas and updates for travel in 2021 and beyond will inspire you to travel again once it is safe to  do so.      

Traveling with kids is a great  way to teach them about the world and enjoy family time, but have you ever wondered what the kids think of travel?  Here's the perspective of Mariah, a 10-year old that loves family vacations and her favorite destination is Hawaii.  Let's go "Behind the Travels" and hear what she finds fun and important when she travels with family.