Wandering the World with The Historic Traveler

In this episode of On the Road with Paul Ward, Paul sits down with Jackie Lapin, also known as The Historic Traveler, to explore the fascinating world of historic travel. Jackie shares the inspiration behind The Historic Traveler, a unique platform offering a historic book directory categorized by city and country, a hotel and Airbnb directory, travel discounts, and even a travel agent. She explains how to plan a trip using her platform and highlights the value of understanding the history behind the places you visit. Jackie also reveals some of her top travel experiences, having visited over 50 countries and about 500 tourist destinations, and discusses the benefits of joining her monthly community meeting where travel lovers exchange tips and stories.

Jackie shares her personal journey into historic travel and the story behind her early blogs, including one about Castello Sforzesco in Milan. She talks about her bucket list destinations, including Savannah, Egypt, and Turkey, and emphasizes how locals often love to share their knowledge with visitors. Jackie also offers a valuable tip for travelers using local guides and introduces The Historic Traveler’s exciting partnership with Elevate Travel X, featuring a drawing for an eight-night stay in Williamsburg, VA worth $2,000. Don’t miss Jackie’s insights and the inspiring motto that guides her adventures—plus visit www.thehistorictraveler.com to start planning your next historic journey!

 

What you’ll learn in this episode:
0:00 Paul introduces our guest, Jackie Lapin, The Historic Traveler
0:25 Traveling with a twist: We learn the concept behind The Historic Traveler
1:34 The Historic Traveler Blog, their membership program, the first ever historic book directory categorized by country/city, a hotel/AirBnB directory, travel discounts, a travel agent and MORE!
3:15 Jackie explains how to plan a trip using The Historic Traveler
4:30 A once a month Community Meeting where travel lovers meet to exchange travel tips
5:55 Jackie has visited over 50 countries and about 500 tourist destinations
6:41 Jackie’s spotlights and photo gallery on The Historic Traveler’s website
7:56 How Jackie Lapin got into Historic Travel
9:40 Jackie tells us about the first blogs she ever did and goes into detail about the second featuring a castle in the middle of Milan called Castello Sforzesco (Sforza Castle)
11:45 Knowing the history of an area you are traveling to is both meaningful and fun
13:52 Movies, TV Shows and Documentaries Jackie references in her blog
14:40 How Savannah, GA is on Jackie’s bucket list (as well as Egypt and Turkey), and two very helpful guides The Historic Traveler website references to help plan travel in North America and one for International travel
16:18 How many weeks a year Jackie travels and a story about a nine week European trip
18:22 How the locals are so pleased to share their knowledge of whatever area you visit plus a tip from Jackie for when traveling with a guide
20:00 Jackie’s travel “angels.”
20:28 A North American city Jackie believes everyone needs to visit at least once and the benefits of a “Hop on, Hop off Bus”
21:36 Jackie Lapin’s moto and the website: www.thehistorictraveler.com
22:25 The Historic Traveler has teamed up with Elevate Travel X and their drawing worth $2000 for an eight night stay in Williamsburg, VA
23:30 A special thank you to our sponsor: Opus Escrow

 

Watch the full episode HERE

 

Related Episodes:
A Journey Through Time at The Ventura County Agriculture Museum

Harvesting Futures in Education

Preserving Paradise with Ventura Land Trust

 

The Historic Traverler:
www.thehistorictraveler.com

 

References:
18 Great North American Cities: www.thehistorictraveler.com/guide
20 Great International Cities: www.thehistorictraveler.com/guideNA

 

Contact Paul Ward:
805-479-5004
paul@homeandranchteam.com

 

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