Miss Adventure Podcast: Recent Episodes

Chandler O'Leary and Mary Holste

Travel tales with Chandler and Mary

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Chandler O’Leary loves to travel. She has a travel blog, a travel podcast (you’re listening to it), and now a travel book! Her book, “The Best Coast,” is an illustrated atlas of the west coast...

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Part 2 of Chandler’s epic road trip continues with a completely different route home from New Orleans. She talks about her visit to Graceland, Antelope Canyon, and driving the Loneliest Road in America.    ...

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Chandler completed an epic road trip from Washington State to New Orleans and stopped at many fascinating places along the way. 24 days and 18 states later, she shares tales from her driving adventure. We’ve...

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After a bit of a hiatus, we’re back! We were thrilled to get to sit down with Marsha Samuel, author of Wanderlust for One, a travel blog focused on solo travel. Having visited 30 states and...

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For years, Mary has been trying to piece together the 1987 trip she took as an 8-year-old to Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. Penny Holste (aka Mary’s mom) joins us on the...

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Fans of Chandler O’Leary’s work will definitely want to tune in to this episode! We delve into Chandler’s sketchbook series, chronicled on her travel blog Drawn the Road Again. We learn how the blog got its start...

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In this episode, hosts Chandler O’Leary and Mary Holste discuss their many island adventures. Locations mentioned include: the San Juan Islands, Vashon Island, Madeline Island on Lake Superior, Mont Saint-Michel, South Bay Island, Prince Edward Island,...

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In this episode, hosts Chandler O’Leary and Mary Holste discuss the City of Light. Topics including the Eiffel Tower, Sainte-Chapelle, the Museum of the Middle Ages, the Lady and the Unicorn, the Archeological Crypt, catacombs and...

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In this episode, hosts Chandler O’Leary and Mary Holste discuss the differences between solo travel and traveling with a companion or a group of companions. Topics and locations discussed include Chandler’s dislike of group tours, Victoria’s...

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In this introductory episode to the Miss Adventure podcast, hosts Chandler O’Leary and Mary Holste discuss why they travel. Topics and locations discussed include Chandler’s travel sketchbooks, her work on her West Coast Atlas (due...