Feb 5, 2024
Jessica Gee began the popular YouTube channel the bucket list family with her husband after planning to travel the world for five months with their two young children. Eight years and another kid later they visited more than 90 countries around the world have grown a following of nearly 2 million YouTube subscribers and 3 million Instagram followers and continue to find ways, big and small, to add to their lifelong travel bucket list. the bucket list family has been named travel influencer of the year two years in a row by the American influencer awards, and nominated for a Nickelodeon kids choice award in 2023. After buying an 80-year-old bungalow in Hawaii, They have a permanent base for their three children, Dorothy, manilla and Calihan for the first time in half a decade. but they continue to explore new destinations from Alaska to Bali as often as they can.
In 2019 I sat down with a paper and pencil and brainstormed everything I could about travel podcasting. My focus, my goals, destinations I could cover and my dream guests #1 bucket list family, #2 Ben Higgins and #3 Dwight Howard. Fast forward to 2022 when I actually created this podcast and those three names stayed on the top of my vision board. Today is one of those pinch me moments because I am getting to talk to the one and only Jessica gee of the bucket list family.
In this episode we answer questions all about the bucket list family:
Why and how the bucket list started
A deep dive into Jessica's book
Who is the bucket list family
Best tips for airplane travel with kids
What lessons are you hoping your kids learn from traveling
What destination has surprised you the most
What has been the biggest lesson you have learned from traveling
Top 3 family friendly destionations you would recommend
Whats next for the bucket list family
Where is your happy place
How has being the bucket list family changed your life
You can buy her book here