On this week’s show, Ali and I reflect on an amazing two weeks in Nicargua, where we boarded down an active volcano, did a home stay on the island of Ometepe and partied our lives away in San Juan del Sur. It resulted in some questionable tattoos… @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

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Better late than never! Ali Mather is back for a Marrakesh Spesh. On this episode, we recap on our trip to Marrakesh. Expect all the usual parts - Eimear's eyes & ears, Ali's local hero. @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

In this weeks episode, we look back on our time in oaxaca city and Peurto escondido aka surfers paradise. Ali’s clothes continue to shrink and Eimear brings a new segment to the pod, with her weekly observations. @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

On this month with Voices Radio, we are going back to our time in Guadalajara, our day trip to Tequila with a tasting at El Tequileno. We talk food recommendations, clowns on buses and the simple, most delicious cocktail from Tequila called the Batanga. @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

This month on voices radio, we look back to our journey from San Miguel de Allende through to sayulita. @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

This week's edition, we're talking packin in the drink for a month with the fabulous Kevin Charles Wade @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

Pack it up, pack it in is now LIVE on Voices Radio for a monthly podcast. Tune in monthly Voices Radio In this episode, we rewind back to the start of the adventure and revisit Mexico City. The start of our backpacking journey, two novice travellers in their 30's take on Mexico City on a budget. The learning - stick to the traveller's route! We cra…

A compilation of the best bits from Pack it up, Pack it in interviews in 2023. These nuggets of info will set you up for success in 2024. Thanks for all the support & love for the podcast so far, here's to next year! @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

This week, I chat with Chris Tanner, bar owner of Londons hottest new bar, Dram. Chris has worked in the hospitality industry for over a decade and he's finally taken a leap of faith to open his own bar with his two business partners. We talk about how he got started, what he's learned and the dedication needed to open your own business. @packitupp…

On this weeks episode, I am chatting with Jo from Clutter Porch, who has her own thrift shop. She talks sourcing vintage, the truth about fast fashion, getting stuck in Guatemala during lockdown and her advice on setting up a sustainable business. @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

On this week's episode, I catch up with Alice Carrol, co founder of Foxes Bow whiskey, who is now based over in Texas as she grows her brand in the US. She shares great tips on how to get started with your own brand, the highs and lows in her story so far and how Foxes Bow are disrupting the whiskey market. @packituppackitinpod…

This week, I chat with the hilarious Killian Sudermann on rising to Instagram stardom during lockdown, getting started as a comedian and what's on the cards for him for 2024. @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

This week, I catch up with Jade Laurice a London based designer, fashion blogger and model who has worked with brands like Adidas, Puma and Fenty Beauty. We talk about how she set up her own brand, how she promotes her brand and the highs and lows of being your own boss. @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

On this week's episode, I chat to Collette Cooper, a musician from London who has also acted in the likes of Coronation Street. She's had an incredible career and her personality is unmatched @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

This week, I sit down with Irish actor and playwriter who is just about to debut his play 'The Manny' next week in the Smock Alley Theatre in London. We talk about the resilience needed to persevere in a career in acting, taking a leap of faith and his time as a male nanny in London. @packituppackitinpod…

On this weeks episode, I catch up with Ciaran Gaffney, founder of Seanchoiche, to talk about the Irish story telling night that has become the hottest ticket, not just in Ireland, across the world! We talk about living abroad, the need for human connection in a post Covid world and everything in between! @packituppackitinpod…

This week, I catch up with Katie and Luke from the Ungraceful Guide, who are an Irish family travelling full time around the world. We talk about their journey so far, how they manage backpacking with a 2 year old, work on the road and how they got started on their journey! @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

What started as a journey of two thirty somethings quitting our job and 'packing it in' to travel Central and South America has now turned into a podcast interviewing those who have packed in a conventional lifestyle to pursue their passions! @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

2 months back post travel - what a journey it has been! We reflect on our time away, our misconceptions about travelling, what we've learned and how we have been immersing back into reality... @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

Our final week travelling! and we've gone full bouj. We finished our week in Medellin and stayed in Laurelles, close to the football stadium were we watched a (pretty average) match. We decided to treat ourselves in Bogota and stayed in a hotel, that Pablo Escobar had put his family into when he was on the run. We had a B.N.O with some pals we met …

Eimear's bday week kicked off with a great start with a tasting menu at Carmen in Medellin and a night star in the boujiest hotel! We visited Communa 13, once the most dangerous place in the world and explored the buzzy city. We took a day trip to Guatuape and climbed the infamous rock with the most incredible views and spent a few days away from t…

A mix of city and countryside vibes this week! A few sketchy situations, including a near death motorbike experience in Minca. We got the party started with karaoke in a Mexican restaurant and we finally spotted a toucan! @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

We left the city of Cartagena on a high with a visit to one of the world's best cocktail bars and a soak in a 'healing' mud volcano. Then on to San Andres island with a 2 week hiatus from our usual 'back packing' life, chilling by the beach and soaking up the sun. Our pals Lisa and Emma came to visit, we befriended our air bnb host and her family a…

A jam packed week in Panama, we partied with locals in Chitre & visited Ron Abuelo distillery before heading to the cosmopolitan city of Panama. Ali nerded over the Panama canal & we partied the night away with our new 'travel fwend' Hattie before making our way to Colombia. @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

We finished off our Costa Rica trip in Puerta Viejo and then made our way to Panama, starting with Bocas del Toras. Ali had another trip to the hospital with a NASTY mosquito bite and Eimear enjoyed Margarita Monday. @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

This week, we explored La Fortuna, Monteverde & Manuel Antonio with our friends coming to join from London/Ireland! We were pure thrill seekers, taking on a Tarzan swing in MonteVerde, Ziplining across the Cloud Forest and White Water Rafting in La Fortuna. Pura Vida 4 Lyf @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

A very HOT week exploring Nicaragua with a homestay in Ometepe, a relaxing few days in San Juan de Sur and gazing into a live bubbling volcano in Granada We ended the week with a boozy Sunday Funday resulting in two ridiculous tattoos and a raging hangover @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

We've reached our half way mark! After 73 days living in each other's pockets, tensions were tight, with a 'volcanic' explosion from Eimear in a restaurant. Volcano boarding was added to the list of terrifyingly thrilling shit we've done & we joined a pub crawl with a load of 18 year olds ! An eventful week no doubt @packituppackitinpod…

Legs still burning from our trek up to Volcano Acatenango and exploring all that Antigua has to offer! Great fun for Paddy's Day in the local Irish pub, Flora & Eimear got a bit ahead of themselves.... @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

A jam packed week, clocking up nearly 30 hours on buses, staying in 6 different hostels and enjoying all that Guatemala has to offer. Special guest, Flora Stobart has arrived! @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

BEST WEEK EVER! An end to our 7 week trip around Mexico, finishing in Baccalar with it's crystal blue waters & finding paradise in Caye Caulker. Snarkling tour with Regga Sailing Aventures, trying Fry Jacks in our favourite brunch spot Paridiso Restaurant and drinking bucket loads of illuminious orange fanta YUM @packituppackitinpod…

This week, we chilled in San Cristobal, Ali endured some terrible food poisoning and we explored the amazing canyons of Chiapas! We met some hilarious new people and ate some decent food too @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

This week we explored the amazing city of Oaxaca, with a walking tour around the city and an excursion to the petrified lakes! We then headed to the sunny South for a sunburn filled week in Peurto Escondido - find out more about our recommendations on PackitupPackitinPod on Insta @packituppackitinpod…

On this week's episode, we explored Guadalajara, Tequila, Ajicic & just touched down in Oaxaca. We ate possibly the best meal so far in Mexico in a local market in Guadalajara at Super Tortas Lokas y Kalientes, and drank a Batanga in one of the World's Best Bars @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

On this weeks episode, we look back on an epic week in Puerto Vallarta and Sayulita, celebrating Eimear's brother's wedding and enjoying the coastal towns. Lapping up the last bit of luxury before returning to backpacker life next week! @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

On this episode, we reflect on our week, right in the hustle and bustle of Mexico city. We talk best things to see and do, an awful air bnb experience, flirting using Spanish translation books and the booms & glooms of the week! @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

Our pre departure episode, chatting packing, itinerary planning (or not so much in Ali's case) and Eimear gets hypnotized! @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane

Trailer for our travel podcast, Pack it Up, Pack it in @packituppackitinpodتوسط Eimear Deane