Purple Hood Adventures

This is it! Everything has lead you up to today! Season 3 GRAND FINALE episode! During our season 1 finale, we talked spooky adventures from around the globe. In season 2, we talked both real life terrors and nightmares of the world and the most festive Christmas celebrations across the nations. And today...we tie all of it together with this season's theme: conquering life, step by step! Today, we bring back this season's most memorable moments and words from our guests, as we trek to the summit of our personal goals. We talk about 6 different "camps" along the way, which we will stop at to help us truly grow and prosper in ALL areas of our lives. At each camp, we talk about what's terrifying, how to persist and then about everything there is to celebrate this holiday season...the gifts of life that have resulted from our endeavors! Because what was once a Halloween scare will soon become a breath of fresh air as a result from our dare. It's the ultimate Halloweenmas celebration today! The one that lasts a lifetime!

Jambo Bwana! This is it! The moment we've all been waiting for! Our special Kilimanjaro episode that our entire season has lead up to! Today, my husband and I talk everything you need to know about the trek to the world's highest free-standing mountain...the top of Africa and the world! From what to pack and how to train to the physical, cultural and mental challenges, to a day-by-day breakdown of our journey, we cover it ALL! Plus, each of our previous Kili climb trivia questions will finally be revealed today! Find out how you did! This week's episode was recorded in some...let's just say...unconventional locations, as we make stops to locations where we prepared for our journey. Plus, hear never-heard-before video audio clips from each day of our trek, right up until the very summit! You definitely won't want to miss the peak of our season! Just enjoy today, every step along the way. So Pole Pole and Hakuna Matata, as they say!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go back in time? What would it be like to take a journey into the past? Today, swap out that factual book on the shelf for an actual look yourself as we experience a little blast from the past in the most historic cities, towns and sites on every continent! Plus, travel back with US on OUR personal history in the making to historic town, Athens, Ohio, for our 11th consecutive homecoming at Ohio University! The mysteries and histories are awaiting to be uncovered and discovered. They're all around just waiting to be found! And, as always, don't forget about our all new historical travel-themed listener game and our FINAL WEEK'S Kilimanjaro trivia question of the season! This one is for all the marbles!  So today, let's get to making history! And the rest? Well, the rest is also history, historically speaking, anyway.

You know what would be nice? Spending money on something that would ACTUALLY make us richer in the long run. Something that, not only would do this, but also last a LIFETIME. Something that would keep us well-balanced and understanding of ourselves and others. Something that would always keep us reflective and give us perspective. As luck would have it, something like that DOES exist. It's called...an experience! Today, we connect with special guest, longtime friend from the Netherlands and fellow solo traveler met on the other side of the world, coming to us today...from the other side of the world! Hear about just HOW traveling the globe and experiencing all life has to offer can actually change our brains and our mindsets to help us live our ideal lives. But today, you don't have to hop on flight to have a learning experience and interaction across an ocean. All you have to do is find those earbuds!  And as usual, listen out for today's Kilimanjaro trivia question of the week and partake in our most unique, Dutch-inspired, world travel game yet! Don't miss out. Because "I'm glad I didn't take that adventure," said no one ever! Just remember to have the time of your life so that the memories last a lifetime.

Have you ever noticed that it is actually the NORM to hear phrases like "It's only Monday," "It's hump day" or "TGIF!"? Why is it that we perpetually wish our lives away and then wonder where the time went when we wake up one day? Why is it that "what we do for a living" seems to be what defines us in society? What we do for a living should be what we do to live. Today is about ditching the "OK job" we are just looking to get through and developing our OWN businesses as entrepreneurs in the interest of having more days we look forward to! Listen to some critical and basic components that took us over six years to learn in terms of where to begin, how to build an audience and online presence and how to successful nurture and grow a following! Plus, hear a few words from fellow entrepreneur, Joy, the web designer, about real and tangible ways to turn your "side hustle" into a successful "front hustle." And as always, stick around for our entrepreneurial-themed game and this week's Kilimanjaro trivia question! Your journey to loving EVERY day of the week begins today. Now...how's THAT for an offer letter?

Have you ever wondered what words and stories you will have to share with your friends and family one day, years and years down the road? Will you share your childhood experiences? Maybe you'll talk about how first met your spouse. What crazy or life changing stories have you had? What adventures WILL you have that you don't even know about yet? Today, we hear a few words from family members, beloved grandparents and husband and wife of 62 years and counting, Terry and John Menyes. Listen to their inspiring stories from their lives in Hungary and Romania and immigration to the United States and how they have grown together and continued to honor traditions and values by carrying them on through family traditions, as they continue to travel the world together, even now in their mid 80s! It will, quite literally be, the story of a lifetime!  And as usual, stick around to hear this week's game and Kilimanjaro trivia question! You will love our time together today. You have my word (an theirs)!

Think about your favorite hobbies. Bringing you good thoughts? Now think about your favorite travel memories. Bringing you more good thoughts? Now think about engaging in your favorite hobbies AS you are making new travel memories around the world. You had better be grinning from ear to ear by now! Old passions are always best experienced in new places. Today is all about collecting experiences with YOUR niche hobbies and special interests around the globe. This week, we traveled to Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin to visit our 24th and 25th baseball parks of the country! Join in on OUR memories as we talk top destinations around the world to experience some of YOUR favorite special niche interests. Experiences and memories of our favorite pastimes are truly the only thing that we can buy that make us richer in future times.  Oh, and as usual, play along with our brand new listener game this week and listen for this week's Kilimanjaro climb trivia question, of course! It's time to head to that ballpark or pursue whatever it is you do in some place new! It's game time!

We've been long awaiting to produce this episode! This week, we travel to Acadia National Park in Maine as we talk top national parks of the world perfect for interests of all types, whether that be active adventures, history and culture, wildlife or even water activities! And that's not all! We'll further discuss just what physical and mental health benefits we can obtain just by being in nature as we talk with special guest, former rafting guide at Glacier National Park and fellow podcast host of Xapiens, Jake Muniak. And as usual, stick around for this week's Kilimanjaro trivia question, to partake in this week's adventure game and to hear just a few more interesting fun facts about all of the above! Oh, today will be quite a walk in the park!

Have you ever wondered how some people are seemingly "lucky" all the time? Have you ever stopped to wonder what THEY are doing differently than you?? Is it possible that those people have actually LEARNED how to attract everything that they want in life just by being authentically themselves and giving out what they desire to receive the most? Let's talk about the law of attraction and how to initiate and actually go out and obtain the life that we want just by valuing ourselves, acknowledging our intuitions and choosing the vibes we give out. Today we also have brought back special guest, Sophie Pace from our season 1 series to update us all on her life as she does exactly this throughout her travels around the world, as an artist, an intuitive and a syncronist. Plus, stick around for our all new travel game and this week's Kilimanjaro trivia question! Oh, the fun is beginning already! You can already sense it just through this description!

You're back to commuting to work in the hustle and bustle of modern society and all YOU can do is dream about that next scheduled vacation. You want to explore and experience something unique and adventurous but you also SERIOUSLY need a little R&R! How do you escape the noise and light pollution? Why, an island seems like the perfect solution! Come with us on our trip to Put-in-Bay in Lake Erie this week as we extend our travels to oceans and lands far and wide, both internationally AND stateside! Plus, join us for this week's Kilimanjaro climb trivia question, our unique listener game of Island Survivor AND just a few more interesting fun island facts! You won't want to miss today's adventures to the volcanoes, caves, wildlife and white sands of foreign lands!