When Leanne and Lyle McCabe met over a last-ditch espresso date, little did they know what was in retailer: A second marriage, a journey podcast and the journey of a lifetime.
Leanne was able to pack in on-line courting. After all, she had an important job, an condo, three grownup children dwelling below an hour away and a stable group of associates. There was no must rock the boat with blah dates anymore, however she determined to go for it one final time.
Lyle was additionally executed with on-line courting. He wasn’t connecting with anybody however figured he would attempt it as soon as extra earlier than calling it quits. If it didn’t work out, he was blissful being independently rich.
As destiny would have it, Leanne and Lyle had agreed to at least one final date with one another. The relaxation, as they are saying, is historical past. ‘It’s arduous to consider how a lot enjoyable we’ve had within the final eight years,’ says Lyle.
Both agree that journey has considerably formed their journey as a pair. Still, neither found journey as early as they’d have favored.
Leanne took a visit together with her three teenage children to the United States in her 40s and visited Egypt at 50. Meanwhile, Lyle first skilled journey in his 40s. ‘I just didn’t notice how a lot enjoyable it was. If I had, I’d have [travelled], however I used to be simply too busy working [before that].’
Leanne does wonder if she can be travelling the best way she does now in the event that they hadn’t met. ‘It would be very different, I guess. I’d have given [travel] a go if I may, however I wouldn’t have executed it solo… it’s nicer travelling collectively,’ including that some moments are higher shared.
There’s nothing higher than sitting down with different individuals eager about journey, telling tales, giving one another ideas and knowledge and having enjoyable doing it.
Leanne remembers fondly that one of many first issues she mentioned to Lyle was that she needed to journey to Spain, to which he replied ‘I guess I’m going to Spain then.’ After spending a number of weeks in southern Europe’s largest nation, they realised they needed extra journey of their lives.
Since assembly in 2015, Leanne and Lyle have made massive modifications to make that attainable. They downsized their residence and offered their co-owned hospitality enterprise to spend extra time with their children and grandchildren and discover the world with each other.
You may virtually say their first journey collectively unleashed a brand new lease of life for them.
Travelling is only one a part of the journey. The different half is sharing it on their podcast, Beach Travel Wine. Lyle jokes the podcast began as a result of Leanne needed to impress her children, however the reality is she at all times needed to be a journey author. She simply wasn’t motivated sufficient to maintain up together with her running a blog.
But an obsession with listening to podcasts helped pave the best way for them to have their very own present. One day, whereas in search of new content material, Leanne got here throughout podcasts the place hosts are unburdened by an expert microphone set-up and easily communicate into their telephones.
‘What a great way to share. There’s nothing higher than sitting down with different individuals eager about journey, telling tales, giving one another ideas and knowledge and having enjoyable doing it.’
Leanne realized guerilla-style podcasting was truly one thing they may do collectively. ‘We did our first one in Paris and got such a buzz. We loved it so much and kept going from there,’ she explains.
While it could have began as a easy concept to doc the post-50s travels of two individuals of their second marriage – with 70 episodes and counting – the podcast has introduced Leanne and Lyle way more satisfaction from their journeys. Leanne thinks that’s as a result of they put much more effort into researching the place they’re going and do extra once they return residence and put the episode collectively.
Leanne and Lyle are extremely beneficiant with the quantity of element they go into with every episode. Both are sometimes in search of stuff that can add extra color and depth to every episode.
When in a vacation spot, they’re related with one another and the atmosphere way more as a result of they assume and discuss in regards to the podcast. ‘It’s added a lot to our travels,’ says Leanne.
And if you happen to assume again to Leanne’s earlier sentiment that some moments are higher shared, this podcast performs proper into that. It’s their method of sharing a number of the magic they expertise whereas travelling with the world. Perhaps even encouraging others to embrace the enjoyment of journey, no matter their life stage.
‘We’ve received associates who don’t need to journey abroad, and I believe that’s effective, too. Do what you’re snug with, even when that’s exploring your personal yard. You may go inside a few hours of the place you reside. It’s simply so good to exit and discuss to different individuals and expertise a number of completely different locations,’ says Leanne.
Lyle provides it’s essential to not overthink it. ‘Too many people are trying to work out what they can’t do versus what they will do.’
Even although they’re contemporary off a visit in Italy with Intrepid and publishing podcasts about ingesting wine in Rome and hitting seashores alongside the Amalfi Coast, they’re already occupied with their subsequent journey with Intrepid.
After being on a bus with 25 individuals in Mexico, Leanne and Lyle had initially been reluctant to go on one other group journey, however a pal satisfied them to offer Intrepid a go. The small group journey expertise turned out to be the proper tempo for them. Lyle says it actually topped off their eight-week jaunt in Italy. ‘There was plenty of free time, but there were also other things you could do that were organised, and we didn’t really feel rushed.’
‘We’ve been Turkey and Intrepid excursions that we’d be capable of do there. I actually need to go to Turkey. I believe it might be an important journey,’ says Leanne.
It doesn’t matter to Lyle the place they go so long as it’s collectively. ‘Wherever I am in the world, if I’m with Leanne, I do know I’m going to have a good time, and that’s gospel. So yeah, no matter else occurs, that’s all that issues.’
Check out Lyle and Leanne’s podcast at Beach Travel Wine and uncover your personal small group journey to Italy with Intrepid.