🫖 Olympic Tea is Best Served Hot (01:34)

It’s week 2 of the 2026 Winter Olympics and there’s no shortage of stories, and tea, to discuss! From first-to-continent medals, to cheating, scams, injuries, disqualifications, plushies, and pasta noodles, if you can name it, it probably happened at the Olympic games! Plus, we give you an update on our athlete draft point status and who’s currently in the lead.

🏆 Would You Stay, Or Would You Go? (31:51)

This week’s seat pocket discussion is on-theme as we debate, if we were athletes who had concluded competing at the Olympic games, would we stay and enjoy the festivities or head home?

🤼 Milan vs Cortina (34:52)

You’re already familiar with Milan vs Cortina in terms of their role in this year’s Olympics, but what about when the game flame isn’t around? We put the two cities head-to-head and look at them as destinations to travel, their vibes, their cost, and the best time to go.

🇦🇹 NDA = Non-Disclosure [Austria] (53:52)

Odds are you’ve heard of an NDA, maybe you’ve even signed one for your job. But have you ever signed one when entering a new country? That’s right, there’s a new NDA in town and it doesn’t stand for “non-disclosure agreement,” it’s “non-disclosure Austria.”

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Olympic Parade & Ski-Mo (01:54)

As if we need more motivation to travel, the Olympic parade really gets the travel bug moving…yes, from just the athletes walking into the Opening Ceromonies. Like we said, it doesn’t take us much. Ohhhh and, have you heard of Ski-Mo (aka Ski Mountaineering?!) it’s the newest olympic sport and it sounds electric!

Favorite Winter Olympic Sport (11:32)

We love the olympics and we love to make our life difficult which is why we are debating what our favorite winter olympic sport is. There’s actually quite a few sneaky choices.

How Italy Won the Bid to Host the 2026 Olympic (14:35)

By now we all know Italy is hosting the olympics, or at least we hope you Taggies sitting on the couch watching the games realize they’re taking place in Italy. The question is - how did Italy win the bid to host? It was a close battle between Sweden and Italy but there were a few key elements that tipped in Italy’s favor

Olympic Mascots Milo & Tina (44:37)

While we’re still not ready to say goodbye to Phryges, the mascot from the 2024 Olympics, we are ready to fully embrace the TWO new mascots - Milo & Tina. We give the full breakdown on the meaning of the mascots and why the ermine was chosen.

Winter Olympic Athlete Draft (57:14)

The athletes can’t be the only ones competing over the next two weeks so we decided to get in on the fun! After the success of our summer olympics draft, we’re running it back with winter. We each pick 4 athletes across the board to compete

Italy’s New Outdoor Dining Rule (71:57)

While all the attention is on the Olympics, Florence passed a new rule that will change the way you travel! If you have any plans to visit the city, your restaurant experience will look quite different as Florence has banned outdoor seating in 70 streets and greatly reduced in other parts of the city

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🏠 We’re Baaaaaack (01:33)

It’s only been a week for you, but it’s been a month for us! Does that make us time travelers? While we were away, the news didn’t stop. From Groundhog’s Day and Sundance Film Festival to the Superbowl and Olympics, we catch up on all things travel happening this week.

💃 What’s Our Next South American Country? (21:50)

Brazil was the first time either of us visited South America, marking our 6th of 7 total continents, and we’re not stopping there! In true Bag Tag fashion, we’re already planning our next trip back to this part of the world. The real question is: where will we go?

🇧🇷 Unpacking Brazil (26:22)

From Rio to Iguazu to Sao Luis to the Dunes, we truly made the most of our time in Brazil! And today we’re unpacking it all including trip food and drinks, beaches, Carnival, our favorite things, and souvos.

✈️ Runway Report: GIG (89:23)

Huge missed opportunity to use the bag tag code RIO! We hit a lot of airports on this trip but only one that really mattered. Consider this our official runway report for the Rio de Janeiro International Airport, aka Galeão International Airport, and find out how many clouds we find it worth of.

📰 What In the World Is Going On? (94:09)

A better question might be: what isn’t going on? An acquisition, new policies, a reopened road, something with Vegas and good, old fashioned internet beef. We take time to run through a handful of juicy travel stories that occurred while we were gone!

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