About this episode
Joy and Claire discuss their experiences and reflections after a trip to Peru, including travel challenges and future plans for Japan.
Peru Post-Trip Blues, Surf Retreat Highlights, and Planning Japan 2028 Joy and Claire recap travel and post-trip depression after Peru, including Claire extending her trip for a Peru surf retreat in Chiama with Surf with Amigas, riding unusually long left waves, visiting archaeological sites, and seeing the preserved “Lady of Cao.” They describe a stressful Cusco-to-Lima flight delay due to the plane being too heavy, resulting in many bags left behind, and praise guide Leo for getting everyone’s luggage recovered before flights home. They discuss planning a Go Ahead Tours Japan trip for May 2028, outline the “Japan for Women” itinerary, and how they’ll share signup info. Back home, Joy starts a new job at Headspace as director of therapy, Scott also gets promoted, and they plan to puppy-raise again by taking over a six-month-old yellow lab named McCoy after turning in Lilas. 03:15 Not Saving Memories 03:47 Trip Photos Exception 04:42 Peru Travel Day 06:37 Surf Retreat Highlights 07:31 Peru History Shock 08:21 Pisco Sour Hangover 11:24 Lost Luggage Drama 15:33 Post Trip Blues 18:05 Japan 2028 Tease 20:50 Back to Work Updates 22:13 Puppy Raising Again 23:46 Meet McCoy 24:25 Collar…
People in this episode
Hosts: Joy, Claire
Topics covered
- travel
- post-trip depression
- surf retreat
- Japan planning
- new job
- puppy raising
Keywords
- Peru
- surf retreat
- Japan 2028
- post-trip blues
- Headspace
- puppy raising
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Headspace
Products: Pisco Sour
Places: Peru, Chiama, Cusco, Lima, Japan
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