Explore & Expand

At Explore & Expand Retreats, we’re redefining success—moving away from the pursuit of “more” and toward the fulfillment of “enough.” To us, successful growth looks like deeper relationships, more pr…

Gather 'round everyone, it's story time! In this episode, hear some of our most cringe-worthy our travel foibles. We'll share the 5 most important lessons we've learned abroad, so that you don't have…

In this episode, we teach you our best tips and tricks for packing for every situation. Included in this episode:

• how to pack minimally while still prioritizing personal comfort
• what we pack with us…

Welcome back, Explore & Expand podcast fam! We are back from our most recent retreat in Italy with an Ah-mazing group of participants, and have a few practical travel tips to share! From how to manue…

In this episode, we share with you some of our all-time favorite, sensory related travel experiences. We continent hop our way from Latin America to Southeast Asia and back again, exploring our favor…

While last episode we share some of our all time favorite meals from around the world, in this episode we share about...bugs (and other unexpected treats) we have eaten! Join us for a fun, occasiona…

By popular request, today we tell tales about some of our very favorite meals and edible treats around the globe. From Italy to Morocco (and back to Italy again!), we share in vibrant detail, some of…

Are you missing travel these days as much as we are? Join in as we share 4 of the most inspiring places we’ve ever visited, and wanderlust right along with us. You may walk away with some new places …

Join Carrie and Kelly for a candid convo on our best tips for plane travel. By the end, you just might find yourself ready for your next flight, or in our words, a “mini-retreat in the sky.” 

In the …

What’s the difference between a comfort zone and a boundary?

Why are we advocates of getting outside your comfort zone?

And wtf does any of this have to do with travel?

Kelly and Carrie discuss all o…

Is your wanderlust on overdrive? We feel you! Find out how we’re channeling our suppressed travel desires in a travel-sparse Covid world. We promise actual recommendations and tips (!!!) for how to p…

In this episode, Carrie and Kelly interview Susan Hughes, one of Explore & Expand’s previous retreat participants. Susan shares life lessons she has learned while traveling the globe, as well as her …

Meet Travel Disaster and Problems McGee, a.k.a. Salty Mango and Cracked Young Coconut, a.k.a. Kelly and Carrie. In this episode we share the shenanigans that earned us our travel nicknames. 

Dear lis…

Have you ever planned a bucket-list trip, spending inordinate amounts of time scouring travel guides and reviews, only to be met with a disappointment and underwhelm (and occasionally scathed taste b…

Two wanderlusting gals hell bent on travel wax poetic about the weird things we miss during quarantine. For Kelly, it’s exploring the intoxicating sights, sounds, and smells of a foreign city from th…

In this episode, we explore our individual packing neuroses. Kelly makes lists of her lists months in advance, while Carrie piles shit on the floor and eventually puts it in a suitcase, moments befor…