{"podcast":{"title":"Let's Just Go","slug":"let-s-just-go-6724323","podcast_index_feed_id":6724323,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/lets-just-go/","website_url":"https://lets-just-go.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0c3855c8-7760-4116-8bdf-6e8fb031f5aa/bcUH2cj-KMcDKm0VzPtJUWz-.png","author":"Kayla Shawley","episode_count":125,"summary":"Welcome to the Let’s Just Go podcast! I’m Kayla, a travel advisor, millennial, and professional suitcase-stuffer here to share stories, tips, and plenty of honest opinions from my adventures around the globe. Each episode, you’ll get destination breakdowns, planning advice, hilarious travel tales, and a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like working in the travel industry. Whether you’re planning your next big trip or just need a virtual escape, you’re in the right place. Fair warning: I swear sometimes and I’m not here to sugarcoat things. If you’re into real talk with a dash of chaos and a whole lot of travel love, hit play.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T08:22:16.349347+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-just-go-6724323"},"episode":{"title":"Let's Just Go to Rome","slug":"let-s-just-go-to-rome","published_at":"2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-just-go-6724323/let-s-just-go-to-rome","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-just-go-6724323","url":"https://lets-just-go.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f2d1ba0d-9c1d-4999-bbdf-466e7f6a682f.mp3","summary":"Rome bookended the cruise portion of this trip — one night before getting on the Disney Dream, and two days after getting off. Two completely different experiences in the same city, and both were exactly right. In this episode I am covering: The train from Verona to Rome and the moment it changed directions in Florence Night one: cacio e pepe, carbonara, and a midnight walk to the Colosseum when the temperature finally dropped into the 70s Coming back to Rome post-cruise and staying near the Pantheon — a completely different neighborhood from the train station area The taxi ride through what appeared to be sidewalks, which confirmed that driving in Italy is not for me Granita Caffè con Panna — an espresso Italian ice with whipped cream that I am making mandatory for every Rome visitor A food tour: Roman pizza, pasta, porchetta, cheese, gelato, and the revelation that Italian Peroni and American Peroni are not the same product A spontaneous riverside festival after the food tour Getting sick on the last day, the European pharmacy experience (throat spray and dissolving anti-inflammatory powder), and wandering gently near the Pantheon An old shopping mall with a more fashionable Uniqlo than the US version and a great bookstore Not going to the Vatican, the Spanish Steps, or inside the Colosseum because it was nearly 100 degrees during a European heat wave and I was sick Getting home: Rome to Lisbon, Lisbon to Newark, train to Philadelphia, Lyft with three rolling suitcases and two backpacks Next episode: the full Europe trip wrap-up — logistics, lessons, what I would do differently, and why you should not plan a trip like this alone. Find me at kaylareneetravel.com and across all socials at Kayla Renee Travel. Until next time — let's just go.","meta_description":"Rome bookended the cruise portion of this trip — one night before getting on the Disney Dream, and two days after getting off. Two completely different ex…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":951,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/let-s-just-go-6724323/episodes/let-s-just-go-to-rome/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-just-go-6724323/let-s-just-go-to-rome.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}