The Stories behind Mexico's most famous dish: Tacos. This is the first part of our 2 part pilot release. Get ready for Foodie Info-tainment! "The Dish" is a new food/travel podcast from Tommo & Megsy, in which we explore the stories behind the world's most famous dishes. For more info, head to https://foodfuntravel.com/thedish/ In this episode you will learn: How tacos became a dish - and when. What was the first ever taco style? (We go eat it, live!) A roundup of some of Mexico's tastiest taco styles What was the largest & most expensive taco in the world? We keep things fun, light and tasty from start to finish! Featuring Taco Professional & Food Historian, Jeffrey Pilcher (University of Toronto) Get the full show notes at https://foodfuntravel.com/001 + a list of 24 amazing tacos from around the world, submitted by food/travel bloggers. Part 2 is available to our patron subscribers now for early access. Part 2 & the rest of season 1 will be published to the public all at once in April / May 2018
FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/069 Summary: From the insanely busy walking markets to the surprising abundance of Thai-Western fusion food, Chiang Mai has got a little bit of everything for the modern digital nomad. We find food, fun and even some classic Thai luxury, in part one of our two part Chiang Mai Podcast.
Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/068 Summary: Are you are struggling to make a money from your blog? We discuss the core strategies that are working for bloggers right now and how to choose which are right for you.
Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/067 Summary: Hong Kong is one of the best foodie destinations in the world. We delight our tastebuds with everything from down and dirty local cantonese food, to up market French tapas. We wash it back with a healthy serving of wine at the international wine and spirits show. Including: Egg Tarts Bowrington Food Market BBQ Honey Pork & Goose! Alchemy Dine in the dark Aqua Luna Harbour Tours Mr Wong's Unlimited Food & Wine Buffet The International Wine & Spirits Fair
Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/066 Get your free Blog Setup Cheat Sheets by registering on the show notes for this episode. Summary: Security, improved site speed, SEO, email list and social building, increase engagement, increase profit. There are a lot of plugins we use on all our Wordpress blogs. This is our list of essential ones that you shouldn't be without.
Full Show notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/065 Summary: We spent one month in Essaouira, on Morocco's Atlantic west coast. We explore some of the most "freshest" local food markets in the world, discover the winding backstreets and history of the medina and find a local massage that was more than we bargained for... Topics: Shopping for the freshest raw chicken - So fresh it's still warm! The history behind The Essaouira Medina and fortress The largest lounge we've had in an apartment - ever! Only $350 a month. Kitesurfing on the atlantic coast The massage of death! Amazing fruit and veg markets and the secret to finding good tagine in Morocco
We are on another break while we focus on our upcoming Travel Blog Monetization Virtual Summit (Coming in March). Check out www.travelblogsummit.com for more info. If you missed any of our old episodes, now is a good time to go back and listen!
Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/064 Summary: Creating physical products can be a long process, but a very profitable one, if done right. Making mistakes early on can waste month and thousands of dollars. We chat with Jeremy from Tortuga Backpacks about avoiding the rookie mistakes and creating a profitable product business.
Full article and show notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com Summary: 16 countries across 2 continents… We've experienced and eaten a lot! Today our favourites (and least favourites) in food, attractions, journeys, destinations, accommodation, drinks and more! Could we have eaten the best burger in the world in 2015? Time to find out.
Full shownotes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/062 This is a VIDEO PODCAST so turn on your screen to see what's happening! How we got a brand new site from zero to 65,000 page views per month with only 6 pieces of content in 12 months. No back linking strategy or social promotion. 100% keyword SEO. In this episode we talk about SEO basics, keywords, how to find them and how to choose the ones that will actually get you results and get your pages ranking on page one of google. We talk about long tail keywords and about how you can get way more traffic by ranking each article for multiple keywords, instead of just one. We also go in depth in to all the features in the Yoast SEO plugin that novice bloggers always seem to miss. Even we didn't find many of these features in the first 6 months using it!
Full show notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/061 SUMMARY: We visit a traditional micro brewery, eat schnitzel and sausages filled with cheese, ride a Segway through a storm and talk wine and Christmas markets with Helena from Vienna Tourism. Get christmassy with over 22 permanent christmas markets annually in Vienna as well as plenty of pop-up markets that appear every year. Vienna is the only Capital in the world with a large wine production within it's city limits. Alternative Coffee culture - and historic coffee culture added to the UNESCO intangible cultural protected list in 2011 We eat Sausage stuffed with cheese! We try some unexpected home made beers, including hemp beer and chilli beer. We get caught in a storm on our Segway tour. Schnitzel! Of course. A Viennese pastry shop run by retirees - they have the best recipes!
Want more Travel Freedom while we are on a break? Go back and listen to some of our favourite episodes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/002 - Deb Cole on New Media Marketing www.travelfreedompodcast.com/012 - Scott Eddy on building a twitter following of over 600,000 www.travelfreedompodcast.com/049 - We visit Seville, Spain! Eat Tapas and talk flamenco. We'll be back with more brand new content on December 7th!
Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/060 Summary: 3 common mistakes that are slowing your email list growth. 4 steps to keeping your emails going direct to the inbox, not to spam. Email Marketing expert Tom Tate from Aweber discusses how email is a more effective way to connect and sell to your audience than social media. Plus, we explain the ESP (Email Service Provider) we use to manage and automate email to 4,000 subscribers across multiple lists. Get your first 30 days with Aweber for free: http://www.travelfreedompodcast.com/aweber
Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/059 Summary: In January 2015 we switched to carry on only with sub 10KG (22lbs) in our carry on backpacks. We discuss the ups and downs of minimalist travel as well as our ultimate minimalist wish list for if we were starting from scratch again as digital nomads.
Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/058 Summary: IBM’s Social Media Strategist, Alex de Carvalho, explains how to create a brand that clearly identifies you and your company and that can grow with you as your company develops. Plus, how to evolve or re-brand when things aren’t working out. Get Alex's quick branding tips and the quick blog setup cheat sheet by visiting the show notes.
FULL SHOW NOTES AND TRANSCRIPT: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/057 Summary: We ride the most uncomfortable form of transport ever devised by man into the Sand Dunes of the Sahara desert on the Moroccan-Algerian border, near Merzouga, Morocco. We eat Berber pizza, try the famed Berber whisky, and try our hand at sand-boarding.
FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/056 Summary In part 2 of our core concepts series we explain how landing pages and your blog theme can increase sales, email sign-ups and engagement. We explain the best all-in-one solution for managing the look and feel of your website. Get FREE Your core concept cheat sheet in the show notes.
FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/055 Summary: We head to Amritsar, India to visit India's most visited attraction and end up accidentally discovering the best Indian bread on this planet! Plus, surprisingly bendy soldiers at the India-Pakistan border ceremony.
FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/054 Summary: Could most corporate jobs soon be location independent? Our guest Fabian, TEDx speaker and serial traveler for 14 years, reveals insights from his startup diaries project which interviewed remote workers on how they escaped traditional lives to find more freedom. Listen to this episode if you want inspiration and information on what it is like to be location independent and ways you could achieve it. Topics: Why people choose to re-define their work lives Fabian's incredible story of 14 years as a full time traveller Why living in nomad hubs will grow your business New co-working spaces in Morocco The biggest Challenges people face living a location independent life Alternatives to blogging for an online income The future of corporate jobs - will the cubicle be a thing of the past? And reasons would corporations change that model? How Fabian got to Speak at TEDx Safety when visiting Brazil and other parts of South America
FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/053 Summary: Giant beers, hearty food and a fairy tale castle that inspired Disney. Oktoberfest is just around the corner but Munich is a year round destination with a lot to offer no matter when you visit. We discover Food, Fun & Adventure in Bavaria's Capital, without the Oktoberfest crowds.