The Gomes Guide Travel Podcast
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.
The Gomes Guide Travel Podcast
Latest Episodes
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 Ala...
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 sh...
A Jungle in Sumatra, a Lighthouse in Nicaragua, and What Traveling With Your Kids Teaches That School Can't
Think traveling the world with kids is too complicated, too expensive, or just… not realistic? This episode might change your mind.I'm joined by Rebecca Ryell, a family travel coach,
Hut-to-Hut in the Swiss Alps: Hiking 70 Miles with Teenagers
Lia Heath tried to book the Tour du Mont Blanc for her family in early February. She got laughed at. Some huts on that route open reservations at 7 a.m. and sell out in five minutes flat.What she booked instead turned into eight days and...
Wine Is Never Grown in Ugly Places | Liz Barrett, What's In That Bottle
If you want a better trip, pick a wine region first and build everything else around it. That's the travel philosophy of Liz Barrett, Certified Specialist of Wine and the writer behind What's In That Bot...
Fan Mail
Hi Shannon, it's Amy Boyle. I just wanted to leave you a message about your show, The Gums Guide, because I love it so much. Your passion for travel, family, food, sisterhood all comes through so clearly. But what I love most is how you remind people to look in their own backyard and celebrate local travel too. You're not a bucket lister, you're a big life liver. And whether you're abroad or right at home, you make a case that experience in celebrating life, both big and small, is what it's all about. Being a guest on your show and sharing my solo trip to Paris was such a joy. It felt like such a natural fit. I really do think that speaking to Phenomenal and the Gums Guide are kindred spirits in podcasting, two shows that are built on real conversations, real life, and not highlight reels. Thank you, Shannon, for having me and for everything you're building. Talk soon.
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