Sunshine Travelers Podcast

Episode 187 - Why Fall Is the Best Time to Visit Amelia Island, Florida

Most people picture Amelia Island as a summer beach destination, but as locals, we consider fall our favorite season on the island. The heat and humidity ease up, the cro

Episode 186 - Costa del Sol, Spain: The Underrated Beach Vacation + Málaga, Marbella, Ronda, and Gibraltar

 When most Americans think beach vacation, Spain doesn't usually make the list. But after a week based in Estepona  visiting our daughter and her family with day trips to

Episode 185 - Visiting Seville, Spain: Things to Do & What We Loved

We recently went back to Seville with our kids and grandkids and spent several days exploring the Royal Alcázar, Plaza de España, the historic bullfighting arena, flamenc

Episode 184 - The Beach Destination Most Safari Travelers Don't Know About (And Why It Might Beat Zanzibar)

Most people plan an African safari without realizing the Indian Ocean is right there. We've now added a beach stay to our safari, where we checked out both Diani Beach in

Episode 183 - Is Zanzibar Worth Visiting? Our Honest Experience

Zanzibar delivers on the turquoise water and white sand — but there are a few things we wish we'd known before landing. In this episode, we share our honest firsthand tak

Episode 182 - Mont-Saint-Michel: Everything We Wish We Knew Before Visiting

We'd looked at photos of Mont-Saint-Michel for years. They didn't prepare us for what it's actually like to walk toward it. In this episode, we share what it's really lik

Episode 181 - Planning an African Safari? What We Learned After Returning Again

For more information about our Safari Group Trip in June 2027, Click HERE. If you are looking to plan a private custom safari, please click here. We have a form specific

Episode 180 - Walking Through History: Visiting Normandy’s D-Day Beaches and Memorials

There are some places you visit because they have always been on your bucket list. Then there are places that mean something to you long before you ever arrive. Normandy

Episode 179 - Planning a Multi-Generational Trip to Paris? Here’s What We Learned

Planning a Multi-Generational Trip to Paris? Here’s What We Learned What started with one question from our granddaughter: "Will you meet us in Paris before we fly home?

Episode 178 - Planning a Trip to Italy? Here’s What We’d Tell a Friend

We just spent an amazing month in Italy but there were quite a few things that really surprised us, both good and bad.  Join us as we give out Italy Travel Awards for our

Episode 177 - Why Venice is the City We Were Completely Wrong About

Venice had a bad reputation, at least that's what we had heard. For years we'd heard it was overcrowded, overpriced, and honestly not worth the hassle. So when we added i

Episode 176 - Is Puglia the Italy You Have Been Searching For?

Whitewashed towns, trulli houses, and incredible food, Puglia delivers on every postcard image you've seen. But after a month exploring this region, we discovered it's so

Episode 175 - The Amalfi Coast Without the Crowds: Why We Stayed in Atrani instead of Positano

Here's the thing nobody tells you before you go  to the Amalfi Coast is it requires understanding of what you actually want from the experience before you go. Because the

Episode 174 - How We Escaped the Crowds in Florence and Found the City We Were Looking For

There are some cities in the world that instantly pull you in the moment you arrive. Florence wasn’t one of those cities for us. In fact, when we first arrived in Florenc

REPLAY - Episode 9 - What You Need to Know When Planning a Trip to St John in the US Virgin Islands

This week we are taking a break to spend some time with our kids and grandkids in Paris before they leave to return home to the US.  In the meantime, we invite you to enj

Episode 173 - How Local Food Experiences Helped Connect us Deeper With Italy and Spain

Have you ever wondered what happens when you stop simply sightseeing and start participating in a destination?  There’s a point on many trips where you realize what you

Episode 172 - Walking Through Tuscany with Macs Adventure | Self-Guided Italy Travel

Last year, we partnered with Macs Adventure for their Umbria Short Break, a self-guided walking trip through the Italian countryside where we moved from town to town each

Episode 171 - Why We Think Bologna the MOST Underrated City in Italy?

Bologna wasn’t on our itinerary. It was supposed to be a simple stop between Morocco and Tuscany. A place to rest, reset, and move on. Instead, it became one of the most

Episode 170 - Can AI Actually Plan Your Trip? Here's Where It Falls Short

If you’ve started planning a trip recently, there’s a good chance you’ve opened up an AI tool and asked it to build you an itinerary. And honestly, that’s not a bad place

Episode 169 - What you Need to Know Before you Visit Morocco

Morocco is one of those destinations that sits on a lot of bucket lists.  It had been on ours for a really long time. But for most people, it also comes with a lot of que