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Exploring the real-life Hollywood set from The Truman Show

Many Hollywood movies are filmed on sets that appear to be real locations, but Jim Carrey's film The Truman Show was filmed in a real location that they pretended was a Hollywood set. That location, which is called Seahaven in the film, is actually Seaside, Florida, along the state's Emerald Coast (or 30A) and it's one of the most influential and charming towns in the world.

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Volcano treks and midnight ocean diving on Hawaii's Big Island

We’re leaving the island of Oahu and flying to Hawaii. Now, I know what you’re thinking… if you’re in Oahu now, aren’t you already in Hawaii? Well, yes and no. See, Hawaii is part of Hawaii itself, but Hawaii itself isn’t limited to just Hawaii. Does that make sense? We’ll explain later—let’s get to the big island.

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Living like locals in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

We’re back in San Miguel de Allende in Guanajuato, Mexico, the hotspot that Travel and Leisure calls the best city in the world. And true to our mission of finding authentic experiences, we’re crashing in a downtown house, meeting up with a local to visit the mercado, cooking up a home-style Mexican meal, volunteering at neighborhood charity, and exploring some of the spots that make this town so unique.

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How to pick and book Inspirato Pass trips the right way in 2022

For the past 2 years, out semi-nomadic family has been traveling the world in first-class luxury and the primary program that has made it possible is Inspirato Pass. If you've been watching our content for more than a week, you probably already know that. But this episode covers the often-requested topic of showing the exact process we go through to actually choose and book trips with Inspirato Pass.

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Our Inspirato Pass Review for 2022

We recently came across a very disappointing review of the Inspirato Pass review program that has served as the backbone of our family’s travels over the past 2 years. In response, we decided to come up with our own assessment of that poorly-written piece while also providing our own Inspirato Pass review for 2022.

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Our First (And Last) #AirbnbFail Experience

We recently found ourselves in the position of needing weekly lodging in Denver and after considering all of the hype around short-term house rentals, decided to forgo the high costs of multiple hotel rooms and instead try airbnb for the first time. Here’s why it will be the last.

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Private Waterfront Nantucket Home in the Early-Season

In this episode, our family made the one-day journey from our home on Coronado Island (California) to Nantucket Island (Massachusetts) via Denver and Boston. We'd booked a 4-night stay in a private, 3-bedroom house situated right on the marina, giving us waterfront access to great views and one of our 8-year-old son, Colt's, favorite activities: crab hunting.

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We chartered a 5-day private Bahamas yacht trip through the Exumas but it's not working out!

Our recent trip to The Bahamas was actually a 2-part adventure, with the first 5 days spent in and around our private villa on Pink Sands beach and the following 5 days... sailing through the Exumas on a private yacht! The yacht charter had been in the works for months—it would be our first overnight on the ocean and certainly one of our most expensive trips ever. But little did we know just how risky such plans could be.

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