One Year of Stacking Adventures: The Highlights, the Laughs, and the Gear We Can’t Travel Without
September 8, 2025
What happens when you spend a year crisscrossing the globe (and occasionally your own backyard) with a microphone, an eye for hidden gems, and a love of a good travel story? You get twelve months of unforgettable moments, unexpected lessons, and more “Gear of the Day” picks than we can count. In this milestone episode of Stacking Adventures, hosts Crystal Hammond and Joe Saul-Sehy celebrate our first birthday in style—revisiting epic destinations, listener favorites, and the travel themes that defined our debut year.
From the romantic charm of Italy and the windswept coasts of Ireland to the magical streets of Disney World and the rugged trails of our national parks, we’ve shared the journey with you, our Adventurer community. We’ll swap stories about our most memorable stops, laugh about the surprises (bedbugs and airport bookstore “borrowing” included), and spotlight the listener tales that made us want to pack our bags all over again.
Along the way, we’ll talk packing strategies that actually work, the value of travel reward programs that don’t collect dust, and the adventures you can find just a few steps outside your own front door. Whether you’ve been with us since episode one or you’re just discovering the Clubhouse, this anniversary episode is part travelogue, part gratitude letter, and part rallying cry for the adventures still to come.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
- Our top five travel moments and the lessons that came with them
- The listener stories that stole the show
- Why Italy, Scotland, Ireland, Japan, and Disney World keep calling us back
- The power of point reward programs (when you actually use them)
- How to find adventure in your own hometown
- Why the right travel gear makes all the difference
Questions to Bring to the Clubhouse
- What’s your own “top travel moment” from the past year?
- Have you ever had a trip saved (or ruined) by one piece of gear?
- Which place from our past year’s adventures would you most like to visit next?
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