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 relationship. In spite of everything, she had an amazing job, an house, three grownup youngsters residing below an hour away and a stable group of buddies. There was no must rock the boat with blah dates anymore, however she determined to go for it one final time.
Lyle was additionally accomplished with on-line relationship. He wasn’t connecting with anybody however figured he would strive it as soon as extra earlier than calling it quits. If it didn’t work out, he was comfortable being independently rich.
As destiny would have it, Leanne and Lyle had agreed to 1 final date with one another. The remainder, as they are saying, is historical past. ‘It’s exhausting to consider how a lot enjoyable we’ve had within the final eight years,’ says Lyle.
Each agree that journey has considerably formed their journey as a pair. Nonetheless, neither found journey as early as they might have appreciated.
Leanne took a visit together with her three teenage youngsters to the USA in her 40s and visited Egypt at 50. In the meantime, Lyle first skilled journey in his 40s. ‘I simply didn’t understand how a lot enjoyable it was. If I had, I might have [travelled], however I used to be simply too busy working [before that].’
Leanne does ponder whether she can be travelling the way in which she does now in the event that they hadn’t met. ‘It will be very completely different, I suppose. I’d have given [travel] a go if I may, however I wouldn’t have accomplished it solo… it’s nicer travelling collectively,’ including that some moments are higher shared.
There’s nothing higher than sitting down with different individuals serious about journey, telling tales, giving one another suggestions 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 suppose 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 adjustments to make that doable. They downsized their residence and offered their co-owned hospitality enterprise to spend extra time with their youngsters and grandchildren and discover the world with each other.
You would 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 opposite half is sharing it on their podcast, Seaside Journey Wine. Lyle jokes the podcast began as a result of Leanne needed to impress her youngsters, however the reality is she all the time needed to be a journey author. She simply wasn’t motivated sufficient to maintain up together with her running a blog.
However an obsession with listening to podcasts helped pave the way in which for them to have their very own present. In the future, whereas on the lookout for new content material, Leanne got here throughout podcasts the place hosts are unburdened by knowledgeable microphone set-up and easily converse into their telephones.
‘What a good way to share. There’s nothing higher than sitting down with different individuals serious about journey, telling tales, giving one another suggestions and knowledge and having enjoyable doing it.’
Leanne realized guerilla-style podcasting was truly one thing they might do collectively. ‘We did our first one in Paris and acquired such a buzz. We cherished it a lot and stored going from there,’ she explains.
Whereas 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 rather 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 after 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. Each are sometimes on the lookout for stuff that can add extra color and depth to every episode.
When in a vacation spot, they’re linked with one another and the atmosphere rather more as a result of they suppose and discuss concerning the podcast. ‘It’s added a lot to our travels,’ says Leanne.
And if you happen to suppose 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 few of the magic they expertise whereas travelling with the world. Maybe even encouraging others to embrace the enjoyment of journey, no matter their life stage.
‘We’ve acquired buddies who don’t wish to journey abroad, and I feel that’s high-quality, too. Do what you’re snug with, even when that’s exploring your personal yard. You would 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 individuals are attempting to work out what they’ll’t do versus what they’ll do.’
Despite the fact that 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 good friend satisfied them to provide Intrepid a go. The small group journey expertise turned out to be the right tempo for them. Lyle says it actually topped off their eight-week jaunt in Italy. ‘There was loads of free time, however there have been additionally different issues you might try this have been organised, and we didn’t really feel rushed.’
‘We’ve been taking a look at Turkey and Intrepid excursions that we’d have the ability to do there. I actually wish to go to Turkey. I feel it could be an amazing journey,’ says Leanne.
It doesn’t matter to Lyle the place they go so long as it’s collectively. ‘Wherever I’m on the earth, 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.’
Try Lyle and Leanne’s podcast at Seaside Journey Wine and uncover your personal small group journey to Italy with Intrepid.
