Bucket Lists, Big Trips, and the Announcement We've Been Keeping Secret!

<p>It&#39;s just us this week, and we are talking about the thing we both love more than almost anything else. Travel. Where we&#39;ve been, why it mattered, and the trip we are finally ready to tell you about.</p><p>We got on the topic because Mariah is coming out of a big season, kids graduating, a new chapter with her husband, and suddenly she&#39;s looking at the horizon and rebuilding the bucket list.</p><p>So we asked ourselves what we mutually love and do together more than anything, and the answer was obvious. So we sat down to swap our top travel picks, the ones that shaped us, and why. Stay with us because we have some news at the end.</p><p><strong>KEY THEMES + TAKEAWAYS</strong></p><p>You don&#39;t need to wait for retirement or a windfall to travel. It can happen on a budget, in a pop up camper, this year</p><p>The getting there is part of the trip. Long travel days with someone you love are never wasted time</p><p>The most transformational trips usually come with a little friction. Comfort isn&#39;t what you remember later</p><p>Travel changes how you see home, from how you use resources to how you treat the people around you</p><p>A trusted driver in a place with complex infrastructure can turn a car ride into the most educational part of the trip</p><p>AI tools can genuinely help you build a personal, meaningful itinerary instead of a generic one</p><p>It&#39;s rarely the destination alone that stays with you. It&#39;s the trip itself and who you shared it with</p><p><strong>OUR FAVORITE QUOTES</strong></p><p>&quot;There are so many ways to experience a place. Don&#39;t let fear stop you from going.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It&#39;s not the easy trips that change your life or that you remember forever.&quot;</p><p>&quot;People come back to Cortona. It has a way of getting into their souls.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It&#39;s not necessarily the destination alone. It&#39;s the trip itself.&quot;</p><p><strong>CHAPTER MARKERS</strong></p><p>00:00 Reevaluating the bucket list</p><p>04:43 Why travel doesn&#39;t have to wait</p><p>05:32 Turkey, walking through a living history book</p><p>09:51 Bali, the trip we almost didn&#39;t take</p><p>23:34 Italy, the village that gets into your soul</p><p>32:11 Iceland, driving across what feels like the moon</p><p>49:06 Announcing our first Heart and Soul group trip</p><p><strong>YOUR TURN</strong></p><p>This week&#39;s reflection. What&#39;s one place you&#39;ve been putting off because of fear, money, or timing? What w