Rein It In Matt and Rachel

Where we discuss Salt Lake City, including its big ol' streets, some fun spots for drinks, Utah Mammoth hockey, public transportation, chocolate as far as the eye could see, and the truly great Under the Umbrella bookstore - as well as briefly touch on our long hiatus and recording woes.

In which we discuss our fancy sightseeing train ride, Japanese stamp books (goshuincho), beautiful rural gorges, traditional inns (ryokan), chaotic travel disruptions (and success due to helpful locals), Matsuyama, our favorite Japanese castle, oh the wonderful oranges, and a crazy night of karaoke! (Don't believe the thumbnail, this is episode 58!).Find us as Rein It In Matt and Rachel on your favorite podcast app, #linkinthedublydoo, or listen directly at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reinitin.#Japan #shikoku #oboke #matsuyama #trains #sightseeingtrains #goshuincho #ryokan #onsen #keiseki #publictransit #raindelays #castles #oranages #mikan #food #sushi #karaoke #nomihodai #travel #podcast #miyajima #hiroshima

In which we discuss our journey to and around the Japanese Art Island of Noashima. Covering relaxing in onsen (baths), beginning to decipher the order of Japanese set meals, and the structure and differences of Noashima island itself, including amazing experiences and spaces by James Turrell and Tadao Ando - as well as being acutely annoyed by entitled tourists. It's a rollercoaster that includes multiple trains, ferries, and more! . Find us as Rein It In Matt and Rachel on your favorite podcast app, #linkinthedublydoo, or listen directly at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reinitin . #Japan #Noashima #artislands #arthouseproject #art #architecture #turrell #jamesturrell #ando #tadaoando #museums #trains #food #sushi #travel #podcast

In which we discuss the differences between Osaka and Tokyo, give some Shinkansen and crowd avoidance advice, talk about public transit and some highlights from the city, and spend a bunch of time considering Osaka foods and tiny bars. . Find us as Rein It In Matt and Rachel on your favorite podcast app, #linkinthedublydoo, or listen directly at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reinitin . #osaka #japan #osakacastle #shinkansen #publictransit #trains #food #okonomiaki #tinybars #stairs #publictoilets #dotonburi #japanyoga #japaneats #travel #podcast

Where we discuss our return to Japan after 5 years, which was the original reason for us starting this podcast. We chat about the flight, tips for entry through Haneda, noodle ordering kiosks and 1000 yen bills, walking, and art. . #Japan #Tokyo #travel #trains #ramen #mtfuji #art #podcast

In which we discuss our first visit to the beautiful Budapest, including failures and success at boat trips, the most adorable underground line in the world (#M1!), and Budapest Christmas Markets. We also tell you about vegetables and famous baths. I tell you, it's a whole Budapestastic episode! Recorded on New Year's Day 2024 Find us as Rein It In Matt and Rachel on your favorite podcast app, #linkinthedublydoo, or listen directly at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reinitin Have you been to #Budapest? What did you love or dislike about it? What can't we miss next time we return? #budapest #gellertbaths #metroline1 #trains #rivercruise #budacastle #matthiascathedral #bluedanube #danube #Christmas #ChristmasMarkets #forraltbor #sör #ruinbars #thermalbaths #europe #travel #podcast

In which we discuss our journey to #Prague including flight delays and the recent shooting in #Czechia. We came to see the Christmas markets and after a few bumps in the road we definitely succeeded. We also discuss Rachel's time in Amsterdam, her newfound love of luggage gps locators, our trip through Prague's Jewish Quarter, and of course the Christmas markets!

In which we discuss stories of Philadelphia, past and present. Once you get through Rachel's intro it gets more cheerful, we promise. We weigh in on that Philly feel, museums, byo restaurants, seeing live podcasts, and leaving behind Air B&B.

Where we discuss our appreciation of you (yes YOU) for still listening. We also preview our upcoming travel plans, describe some format changes, and make promises we hope to keep. Then there's a wee bit of new MCI vs. old MCI chat and a brief discussion of macarons. Let us know your least favorite (or favorite) airport!

Where we discuss our love of train travel, both local and afar, for its FUNctionality and embracing the journey. We cover airport trains, living without a car, rail passes, functional public transportation, and our favorite journeys - including Joyful Trains in Japan. Let us know your favorite train trip and where you think we should go next!

Where we discuss our top list of favorite activities and aspects of our recent trip to The Netherlands, including museums, architecture, transit, food and more in Amsterdam and Rotterdam.

Where we discuss the second, and final, part of our first trip to Sweden, including our last two and half days in Stockholm. We cover highlights, such as the Vasa Museum, and medium lights, such as the ABBA Museum, as well as food, costs, hotels, and public transit. We wrap up with things we'd like to do when we hopefully return in the future.

Where we discuss day four of our trip to Sweden with Rachel's mom to pick up her new Volvo from the overseas delivery program, our short time in Gothenburg, a day trip to Alingsås (including princess cake), and our train trip to Stockholm where we'll start part two! Thanks to all our long time listeners who have stuck with us through our hiatus last year! For new listeners, hope you enjoy!

Where we discuss the almost year and half long project to build a tiny house (technically a small house) on Colorado's western slope - covering why and how we were able to build a tiny house, design decisions, and the exciting (for us) completion.

Where we continue the return to our roots and present Matt's second in-the-moment summary of day two in New York City back in early February. This time he talks about autobiographical art by Winfred Rembert, paintings by Jennifer Packer, contemporary ceramics and craft, and of course Jasper Johns and the beauty of a retrospective. He wraps up with his failed visit to a Nikola Tesla themed bar and instead stumbles upon a semi-secret candlelit bar in Koreatown and some super satisfying Korean fried chicken.

Where we return to our roots and present Matt's in-the-moment summary of his first day in New York City back in early February. He tells the story of why he took the semi-impromptu trip to NYC, his visit to the MoMA (with lots of "musings" on art), a great meal at a Japanese izakaya, and an unexpectedly delightful visit to the top of the Empire State Building.

Where we talk about Matt's recent solo trip to see the Jasper Johns retrospective at The Whitney with stops at the MoMA and the Poster House; a surprise highlight of the Empire State Building; and tons of Korean food and drinks.

Where we talk about our recent trip to the Western Slope of Colorado - covering an update on the tiny house, a drive through Colorado National Monument, the unimaginable size of the sky in the mountain west, a failed drive to Steamboat Springs, COVID testing, and the pleasant surprise of Grand Junction.

Where we discuss The Little Apple (Manhattan, KS), the Civil Rights Trail and Brown v The (Topeka) Board of Education, the splendor of the Konza Prairie Nature Trail, cocktails at The Plaza in Kansas City, the expansive Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the amazing National Museum of Toys and Miniatures.

Where we spend the afternoon walking the Atlanta Beltline, stopping along the way for snacks, cocktails, wine tastings, and (according to Alton Brown) possibly the best Philly sandwich in Atlanta. Since we recorded this one mostly live while walking you can hear the sounds of the Beltline and learn about some of our favorite cocktails in the city. (This episode is not sponsored by any on the businesses we discuss.)

Where we discuss rocket museums, food, beer, lost luggage, and ducks (we don't actually discuss the ducks enough) during our recent trip to Huntsville, AL.

This time we travel by planes, trains, and automobiles (well a pickup truck) during our journey to and across Colorado to prepare for the tiny house we're building. We discuss our first flight since COVID, reminisce about airport beers, give pointers for surviving IKEA on too little sleep, and talk about our experience so far in building a tiny house.

Where we wrap up the 2021 Road Trip cycle by talking about the states and attractions we visited in the US southeast and midwest, where we we look forward to visiting again, where we might consider moving, and what we regretted. Check out the planning and first two parts if you want to hear more. Let us know where you've been road tripping and what our closing tag line should be!

Where we talk about our short stop in Wheeling, a few days in Morgantown, a short trip to see Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, and fun times playing pinball and checking Roanoke after talking about masks for a little too long.

Where discuss our first post-vaccine trip since COVID to visit friends in the Midwest and Southeast. We've hit four states so far, seen some random attractions like Cocaine Bear from MFM, and plenty of local businesses for books, booze and food. Let us know your favorite attractions and local businesses in these states as well as WV, VA, and SC coming up in part two!

Where we discuss how we decide where to go and what to do during our travels using our upcoming road trip as context. We're planning a 1,500 mile loop with 24 hours on the road as we visit 6 states through the US Midwest, Appalachia, and Southeast. Spoilers: Don't over plan, do what you find fun, and try the unexpected - like visiting the infamous Cocaine Bear.

Where we discuss some of our favorite meals from COVID times, both take out/pick up and homemade. How we try to make eating special, keep meals interesting, and what we plan to maintain after the pandemic. We cover some tips and recipes and look forward to hearing what others are enjoying!

Where we talk about our experiences traveling without renting a car. It works and can definitely be cheaper. We cover trains, trams, taxis, subways, buses, ride shares, and funiculars. It takes a bit of planning but makes for a great travel experience. Benefits are how it can get you closer to the locals and give you some extra decompression time.

Where we skip out of Atlanta for an extended weekend in the North Georgia Mountains try to stay reasonably safe while visiting breweries and wineries in three states - Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. We also take brief interludes to discuss comic books, podcasts, and airbnb kitchen essentials. Have a great holiday season if we don't talk before 2021!

Where we discuss various issues and lessons we've learned over our years traveling - and Rachel says f*** a lot. We cover various mistakes with planes, trains, AND automobiles from Europe, South America, Japan, and right here in our backyard of North Georgia - but most of all laugh about most of them and hopefully share a few tips to help others be better prepared.

Where we discuss caving to social media advertising and our recent stay at a Getaway in Northern Georgia. In the second half we unbox snacks from Egypt and compare them to the last box from Thailand.

Where we attempt a minisode while opening another international snack box in an attempt to travel from home - this time to Thailand! Salty, sweet, sour, and savory with a touch of Rachel's archnemesis - mayonnaise!

Where we talk about some of our recommened collaborative games and ramble on about our love of Arkham Horror Card Game. Most are good for 1 or 2 players since we're all still stuck at home and unable to travel here in the states.

Where we take a break and try to approximate a little travel in the times of COVID with an international snack unboxing from the UK - savory, sweet, trivia, and more.

Where we talk about a way we found to somewhat safely get away in the times of COVID and our reflections and tips from past camping experiences. We also capture a bird catching a bug in front of our faces and discuss how Matthew McConaughey was born with bongos in a Nebraska lake

Where we talk about some of our favorite two player games. We touch on a few classics and spend more time reviewing lightly competitive board, dice, and card games - a couple that are particularly good for travel.

Where we discuss some of our favorite things to do and stories from our handful of visits to Nashville over the last 6 years. We cover food, lodging, music, culture, art quests, neighborhoods, and giant replicas of Greek architecture.

Where we chat with our good friends Sarah and Brian (the hosts of the Animal, Vegetable, Marital podcast) about their recent trip to Hawaii, veganism, learning to travel as a couple, hanger, and debate the virtues and disappointments of shave ice. Check them out at http://avmpodcast.libsyn.com

Where we kick off season two and discuss our top list of meals, including some nostalgia and some recent trips. We cover Mexico, Italy, Japan, Atlanta, San Francisco, Fort Collins CO, London and finish with how the best meal ever can be in your hometown. Hope you enjoy and would love to hear about your favorite meal! Listen, like, subscribe, and review!

Where we wrap up our highlights from our recent extended stay in the United Kingdom, primarily in London, but also in Cardiff and Swansea, Wales. We talk about Shakespeare, theater, real cask ales, pubs, food, ruins, castles, rum bars, public transit, museums, nostalgia, and just living abroad for a short period of time. Hope you enjoy! We'll be back next year with season 2!

Where we talk about the amazing ruins of Tintern Abbey and Caerphilly around Cardiff and Rachel's reminiscing about our walk from Swansea to Mumbles in southern Wales with stops along the way.

Where we talk about my one month stay in London for work, Rachel joining at week three, theater shows, walking tours, museums, real ale, food, and tips for saving some money and finding fun things to do.

Where we pass over our Dragon Con wrap up because we took too long and instead discuss opportunities we've had to maximize work travel and our upcoming extended trip to London, Wales, and other points in the UK. Maybe a couple of tips and podcast recommendations in there as well.

Where we discuss Dragon Con, with a few asides about our cat Laszlo, as well as what we've been up to the last few weeks and our growing audience. We cover a bit of what Dragon Con is, our costumes past and present, prep, planning, and tips for maximum enjoyment. Let is know on Instagram or Facebook if you'll be at the con this year!

Our final Japan episode where we discuss out top 10 experiences and tips, plus discuss what's on the agenda next. This one's a little longer, but we think it's well worth the time. We had fun reflecting on our favorites and shout out to previous episodes if you want to hear more on specific topics. We also tweaked the transition music a bit, let us know if it still needs work. Thanks for listening!

22 days gives one a lot of time to try a variety of food and food experiences in Japan. In part one of our two part Japan trip wrap-up we focus on food and eating in Japan - variations on ramen, tsukemen, tantanmen, soba, and noodles galore; breakfasts, both traditional and our own, including natto, random fish, and finishing with miss soup; soup curry, cheese tarts and other favorites, surprises, advice; plus what we missed and what we'll miss. Join us to hear there is more than sushi in Japan and way more to try still! Note: Apologies that we're still sorting out our recording levels and the transition music may be much louder than expected if listening on headphones - we're working on it!

Where we wrap up our six days in Hokkaido; discuss comparisons of onsen towns, ryokans, and kaiseki meals from Echigo-Yuzawa and Noboribetsu; and talk about food, the first concrete electricity pole in Japan, the view, and tourists in Hakodate.

We recap the various foods and drinks we had in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan - Including a comparison of ramen so far on our trip, more chicken than chicken, fun tiny bars, and a magical night of sake and folks who were friendlier to us than we deserved. Go visit Sapporo and Hokkaido! (Also subscribe and listen to our podcast ;) )

Where we discuss observations on Aomori, amazing sushi, more Joyful Trains, internal flight discounts, and most of all finally making it to wonderful Hokkaido, Japan, including our day trip to Daisetsuzan National Park, Kurodake, Sounkyo Gorge, and walking an abandoned highway that has been reclaimed by nature! It takes us a few minutes to get our stride, but we think this is a good one! Subscribe for more and follow us on Instagram at @reinitin_podcast

We're half way through our 21 day Japan trip so we take a few minutes to catch up on where we've been, some reflections on Japan so far, and talk about food and being adventurous.