Affordable Secret Adventures (asa) Podcast

Nancy and Bill love to travel on a budget and share their insights and tips with you.

In part two of our series about the Camino De Santiago hike across Spain we sit down with our good friend Janet Baker about her adventure. We are finding that those that choose to take on this challenge do it for very personal and important reasons.

Our trip wrapped up in the unique city of Venice. Don't bother bringing your rental car because no cars on this island. Actually, it over 100 islands connected by bridges. Enjoy.

Ok let's get this out of the way up front. We loved Florence most of all in Italy. Very walkable, beautiful jewel of a city in the Tuscany region of Italy. What's not to like about that last sentence?

Our first city in Italy was of course Rome. Amazing world class city with so much to do. We left spiritually uplifted and physically exhausted!

The episode introduces our three part series about Italy which included Rome, Florence, and Venice. Hope you enjoy them.

In this very special episode, Nancy interviews her friend and colleague Karen McMennamy who hiked El Camino de Santiago in Spain. This episode is Part III in our series on El Camino. We think you'll enjoy.

We took a quick trip north of the border to the beautiful city of Montreal, Canada. With its historic cathedrals, great ethnic restaurants, awesome shopping, you should plan a trip there at some point. We plan to return when we have more time and also visit Quebec City.

We love going to Boston for a weekend and leaving our car outside the city at a train station. We wear comfortable shoes because we are seeing Boston on foot. Ok we'll take a ride share if necessary. With its rich history, great seafood and ethnic restaurants, and beautiful parks (including Fenway Park) Boston is a world class city you will enjoy visiting.

We have always loved Newport, Rhode Island for a summer/fall getaway destination. Great history, dining, music, boating, and so much more. Come away with us to this beautiful New England coastal town.

In part two of our series about the Camino De Santiago hike across Spain we sit down with our good friend Janet Baker about her adventure. We are finding that those that choose to take on this challenge do it for very personal and important reasons.

Nancy interviews Jean Beneducci and Rene Caouette about their experience hiking the Camino de Santiago walk. You might have heard of this famous walk in the movie, "The Way" starring Martin Sheen. We hope you enjoy this episode and we plan on more on this topic.

Bill traveled to the local newspaper, the Cape Cod Times to sit down with Matt Goisman and Jon Mettus, who host a podcast called the Cape League Corner. They tell us why any baseball fan who is on vacation on Cape Cod this summer should take in a Cape Cod Baseball League game. Affordable family entertainment.

We had two special guests on the ASA podcast. Ross Lucivero and his wife Nicole Thurnau are Los Angeles residents who tell us how to visit LA on vacation on a budget.

On a misty August morning before sunrise, three men pedaled from their houses on Cape Cod and headed out on an adventure. Tom Turco and Ted McGrory share the amazing story of their four day bike trip to Burlington Vermont.

Anyone who has visited Provincetown Massachusetts on Cape Cod would say it's a special place - and for so many reasons. From Race Point Beach to the hiking and biking, to the Pilgrim Monument we think you'll like "P-Town". And we haven't even mentioned the great shopping and dining. And then there is the entertainment in the clubs, theatres, and on the street! Never a dull moment in this treasure of a town in the outer Cape Cod. Enjoy.

In this special episode Nancy and Bill go to Hyannis, Mass. to talk to Jessica Sylver, the President and CEO of the Greater Hyannis Chamber of Commerce. They discuss what's going on this summer in the greater Hyannis area. Nancy and Bill also discuss places to go the towns of Barnstable, Yarmouth, and Dennis which make up the Mid-Cape region of Cape Cod.

New Hampshire has a lot to offer three seasons of the year. From skiing/snowboarding in the winter to breathtaking foliage in the fall you will enjoy vacationing in the Granite State. Long time resident Nancy will share her travel tips with you and as always on a budget.

For this special episode Bill and Nancy went to the JFK Hyannis Museum on Cape Cod talk to the Executive Director John Allen about the upcoming JFK@100: Life and Legacy exhibit.

The area on Cape Cod from Orleans to Provincetown is known as the Outer Cape. Nancy and Bill share their experiences and insights on vacationing in this charming part of New England. P.S. Did you know there is still a drive-in movie theatre on Cape Cod?