Episodes 17
Avg. Duration 31m
Activity Sporadic
Since Aug 2020
Latest Episode Jan 2025

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Every 2 Months
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About This Podcast

Welcome to Explore & Expand, with Carrie Wren and Kelly Howard. We are a little bit of soul and a whole lot of sass...and the occasional f-bomb. Join us for conversations about life through the lens of travel, and living life to the brim.

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Redefining Success + Why it Matters for You

Jan 27, 2025 21m

At Explore & Expand Retreats, we're redefining success—moving away from the pursuit of "more" and toward the fulfillment of "enough." To us, successful growth looks like deeper relationships,…

Our 5 Biggest Travel Mistakes: What We Learned, So You Don't Have To!

Dec 05, 2024 40m

Gather 'round everyone, it's story time! In this episode, hear some of our most cringe-worthy our travel foibles. We'll share the 5 most important lessons we've learned abroad, so that you don't have…

Packing 101: Our Tried and True Must Haves (and Mistakes!)

Aug 01, 2024 33m

In this episode, we teach you our best tips and tricks for packing for every situation. Included in this episode: how to pack minimally while still prioritizing personal comfort what we pack with us…

13. Italy: Our Top Travel Tips

Oct 16, 2023 25m

Welcome back, Explore & Expand podcast fam! We are back from our most recent retreat in Italy with an Ah-mazing group of participants, and have a few practical travel tips to share! From how to…

12. Seduction of the Senses

Dec 27, 2021 45m

In this episode, we share with you some of our all-time favorite, sensory related travel experiences. We continent hop our way from Latin America to Southeast Asia and back again, exploring our…

11. Bugs We Have Eaten

Apr 08, 2021 50m

While last episode we share some of our all time favorite meals from around the world, in this episode we share about...bugs (and other unexpected treats) we have eaten! Join us for a fun,…

10. Delicious Dishes

Mar 11, 2021 42m

By popular request, today we tell tales about some of our very favorite meals and edible treats around the globe. From Italy to Morocco (and back to Italy again!), we share in vibrant detail, some of…

10. Delicious Dishes

Mar 11, 2021 42m

By popular request, today we tell tales about some of our very favorite meals and edible treats around the globe. From Italy to Morocco (and back to Italy again!), we share in vibrant detail, some of…

9. 4 of the Most Inspiring Places on the Planet

Dec 17, 2020 36m

Are you missing travel these days as much as we are? Join in as we share 4 of the most inspiring places we've ever visited, and wanderlust right along with us. You may walk away with some new places…

8. In Flight Entertainment

Dec 03, 2020 29m

Join Carrie and Kelly for a candid convo on our best tips for plane travel. By the end, you just might find yourself ready for your next flight, or in our words, a "mini-retreat in the sky." In the…

7. Pop Your Comfort Zone Bubble

Nov 19, 2020 26m

What's the difference between a comfort zone and a boundary? Why are we advocates of getting outside your comfort zone? And wtf does any of this have to do with travel? Kelly and Carrie discuss all…

6. All Prepped Up with No Place to Go

Nov 05, 2020 30m

Is your wanderlust on overdrive? We feel you! Find out how we're channeling our suppressed travel desires in a travel-sparse Covid world. We promise actual recommendations and tips (!!!) for how to…

5. "I Can Do Hard & Scary Things"

Oct 01, 2020 36m

In this episode, Carrie and Kelly interview Susan Hughes, one of Explore & Expand's previous retreat participants. Susan shares life lessons she has learned while traveling the globe, as well as…

4. It's All in a Name

Sep 17, 2020 31m

Meet Travel Disaster and Problems McGee, a.k.a. Salty Mango and Cracked Young Coconut, a.k.a. Kelly and Carrie. In this episode we share the shenanigans that earned us our travel nicknames. Dear…

3. Travel Traps: Why We Scout Locations

Sep 03, 2020 14m

Have you ever planned a bucket-list trip, spending inordinate amounts of time scouring travel guides and reviews, only to be met with a disappointment and underwhelm (and occasionally scathed taste…

2. Jetlag & Tuk Tuks: The Unlikely Things We Miss About Travel

Aug 20, 2020 15m

Two wanderlusting gals hell bent on travel wax poetic about the weird things we miss during quarantine. For Kelly, it's exploring the intoxicating sights, sounds, and smells of a foreign city from…

1. Anxiety in a Bag: Are You a Carrie or a Kelly?

Aug 04, 2020 14m

In this episode, we explore our individual packing neuroses. Kelly makes lists of her lists months in advance, while Carrie piles shit on the floor and eventually puts it in a suitcase, moments…

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