Mixtape Travels

About Mixtape Travels

The Gomes Guide Travel Podcast is where travel, food, and culture meet. Hosted by San Francisco–based travel writer, storyteller, and mom of two teens Shannon Gomes, the show features thoughtful conversations with experts in the food and wine world, avid travelers, creators, tastemakers, and locals who reveal what truly makes a destination memorable—and how to experience it like a local, with food always at the center of the journey. From unforgettable meals and hidden neighborhoods to meaningful cultural experiences and practical travel insight, each episode is designed to inspire curious travelers—especially Gen X listeners who value depth, connection, and great food—to explore the world more intentionally and to bring a sense of discovery back home. Shannon is also the writer behind The Gomes Guide (https://thegomesguide.substack.com), a weekly travel-focused Substack filled with stories, recommendations, and inspiration for meaningful travel. Listeners are invited to subscribe for fresh ideas, insider tips, and destination inspiration delivered each week. Whether you’re planning your next trip or simply dreaming about one, The Gomes Guide Travel Podcast celebrates connection, community, and the joy of experiencing new places through food and travel.

Publisher

Shannon Gomes

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Feb 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

55 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   The Lawyer Who Let the Hitchhiker Win: Dan Wake on Eat the Wind

   Dan Wake was 28 and litigating at a big Washington, DC law firm when he walked away to backpack through Asia with one deadline: whenever the money ran out. On his first day in Manila, he wandered into a political rally and ended up 50 feet from Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos. A few weeks later, the Philippines had a revolution. He wrote the whole trip down when he got home, saved it to a floppy disk, and left it in a drawer for 35 years. That story is now his new book, Eat the Wind: Travels with...

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   A Paris Guide to Eating and Drinking Well, From Someone Who Lives and Breathes French Food and Wine

   Marion Cazes has been obsessed with food since she was three years old, demanding oysters while her sister asked for French fries. She grew up in Toulouse, spent eight years in PR and communications for luxury Paris hotels and then for chef Alain Ducasse, and somehow still didn't know much about wine until she left that world behind for the one she actually wanted: leading private food tours through Paris, running a food concierge service, and working as a personal wine shopper for visitors w...

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   AI Has Never Slept in a Hotel Bed: Pauline Frommer on Why Guidebooks Still Matter

   Pauline Frommer's dad wrote a book for broke GIs stationed in Berlin so they'd stop being afraid to leave base. It became Europe on $5 a Day, the best-selling guidebook of all time. Seventy years later, Pauline runs the company he built, and she's still making his case: you don't need money to travel well, you need real information. In this episode, Pauline breaks down exactly what's wrong with asking AI where to eat in Rome (an AI has never slept in a hotel bed, and 95% of what it's repeatin...

Who has been a guest on Mixtape Travels

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jen Belcher
• Janice Koh
• Emmanuel Arnaud
• Jamie Haley
• Dana Smith

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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