Put the Guidebook Down
By Kiara Kolaczyk
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Put the Guidebook Down explores the psychology of modern travel: memory, identity, and who we become somewhere no one knows our name. The episodes focus on questions that modern travel keeps raising and mostly avoids, or the questions that influencers tend to skip around.
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The Overtourism Backlash Isn’t About Crowds
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Oct 20, 2026 |
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Why You Can't Relax Until the Trip Is Already Over
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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Nostalgia Doesn't Sell Trips Anymore. A Future You Haven't Had Does.
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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The Smell That Puts You Back on That Street
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Your Trip Started Before You Left
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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The Best and Worst Trip You've Taken Are Remembered the Same Way
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Coming Home Isn't Landing. It's Starting Over.
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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The People You See Least Are the Ones You Remember Most
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Locals Will Show You What Influencers Won't
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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You Don’t Find Yourself Abroad. You Build Yourself.
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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I've Been Making The Wrong Show
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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How to Travel More Sustainably (Without Spending More Money or Being Perfect)
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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The Case for Getting Lost in Nature (and Off the Algorithm)
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Why Some Trips Change Us and Others Don't
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Why We Miss Places More Than People
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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The Loneliness Paradox of Modern Travel
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Why We Romanticize Escape Through Travel
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Why We Keep Traveling But Feel Less Changed
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May 26, 2026 |
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Your Passport Shapes Your World More Than You Think
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May 19, 2026 |
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What Happens When Politics Cuts Off Travel?
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May 12, 2026 |
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Are You Traveling… or Just Performing Travel?
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May 05, 2026 |
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Are Digital Nomads Ruining Local Culture? The Hidden Impact of Remote Work Travel
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Why Everyone’s Trips Are Starting to Look the Same (And It’s Not Your Fault)
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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The Rise of Skillcations
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Speaking the Place: How Language Changes the Way You Travel
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Has AI Made Travel Less Original?
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Living Abroad vs Visiting: What Tourists Never See in Abu Dhabi
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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What ETIAS Means for Travel in 2026: Access, Tech, and Tourism
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Before the Crowds: Visiting Patagonia at the Edge of Tourism Development
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Top 2026 Travel Industry Trends: Where Travel Is Headed Next
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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When You’re Invited In: Traveling as a Guest to a Traditional Indian Wedding
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Hidden Gems Are Ruining Travel
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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When Travel Stops Being About You: Inside Community-Led Tourism
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Why Fast Travel Feels Productive and Why It Leaves You Empty
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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From Zero to Taiwan: Visiting Your Partner’s Home Country & Learning to Travel Differently
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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When Travel Refuses to Make Sense: What India Taught Me About Letting Go
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Global Nomadism & Entrepreneurship: Building a Life on the Move
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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What Do We Owe the Places We Visit? Rethinking Cultural Travel Beyond the Aesthetic
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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The Power of a Gap Year: Breaking Out of the Linear Life Path
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Learning to See: How Cultural Travel Teaches You to Pay Attention
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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How Travel Changes You, Even When You Don’t Realize It Yet
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Between Borders: Finding Home Across Cultures
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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What It’s Like to Visit a City on the Brink of the Olympics
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Building Confidence in Your Travel Journey as a New Traveler
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Reclaiming Spontaneity in the Age of Overplanning
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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When Travel Stops Being Fun: The Burnout, the Break, and the Balance
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Savoring the Moment: Moroccan Tea, Slow Travel & Lessons in Connection with Special Guest Mike Dilluvio, Fulbright ETA Morocco 2024-2025
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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From Tourist to Teacher: What Living Abroad Really Teaches You with Special Guest Mike Dilluvio, Fulbright ETA Morocco 2024-2025
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Eco-Tourism or Eco-Theatrics? How to Tell the Difference
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Authenticity Overload: Is ‘Living Like a Local’ Just Another Travel Cliché?
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Cultural Faux Pas: The Travel Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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If You Call Yourself a Traveler, Prove It
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Are You an Expat or an “Expat”?
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Why We Put the Guidebook Down
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Aug 28, 2025 |