BMT 85: Ask Jackie Session 6 – Apartments, Insurance, Transportation, Beer, and More

We’re back for another round of Ask Jackie because the questions are so good and so many!

Join us today to chat about the fear of traveling as a female, transportation logistics, choosing a destination, long-term apartments overseas, losing things and theft abroad, passports, travel insurance, and… craft beer. That’s right.

Episode 85 Show Notes

1:10 – How do you deal with fear of being raped or killed as a woman?

• Episode 64: first-time traveler safety tips
• How to Tell Your Parents You’re Traveling Solo

3:10 – What do you do when you are planning a trip to a less traveled region or country? How do you plan a trip when you have limited resources available to you?

• travel.state.gov
• Episode 18: Help with transportation logistics overseas

5:10 – What is the best way to travel country to country in Europe?

• How to Use Budget Airlines to Get In and Around Europe
• When a Eurail Pass is Worth It and When It Isn’t
• Megabus
• Flixbus
• Busabout – hop on hop off options (Learn more about Busabout!)
• Renting a Car in Europe: 3 Things You Need to Know
• rome2rio.com

8:47 – How Do You Find an Apartment Long-Term Abroad?

• Video tour of my Loreto apt (Baja California Sur, Mexico) $600/mo
• Video of my Bariloche apt (Patagonia, Argentina) $700/mo
• Click here to find your next Airbnb.

Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico Apartment Tour

Bariloche, Argentina Apartment Tour

14:50 – Have you ever lost your passport while traveling? If so, what did you do, and if not, what would you do?

• Find an embassy for your country, go there with any extra ID you might have, plus passport photos.
• Comprehensive tips for this scenario in The Budget-Minded Traveler Blueprint

17:30 – What should you do if you lose your things or they get stolen?
20:53 – How do you decide what trip to take next?

• My Eurail trip for two weeks with my brother

25:30 – How long or substantial does a trip have to be before you consider buying travel insurance? How soon do you have to buy travel insurance before your trip?

• Learn more about buying travel insurance
• World Nomads
• Allianz Travel Insurance

28:00 – Top 3 craft beers in the world, ranked.

🙂 Cheers!

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