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Podcast #195 — Checking Out Holland’s Tulip Festival
In this episode, I dive deep into our Dutch tulip-themed trip last April. Before the tulip festival stories, I randomly wander through a potpourri of travel topics — TSA...
Podcast #194 — Best Laid Travel Plans; Roaming Entropy
Stubbornness fixed some ORD connection drama when coming home from a tulip-peeping trip in Holland, even after all my travel planning. We wander into the world of flâneuring, aimlessly...
Podcast #193 — Making the Most of Miles; Nashville vs Nash-Vegas
Weather delay bar tab got me rethinking the economics of airport lounge memberships. Continuing to plan travel but focusing on making the most of the miles we accumulated on...
Podcast #192 — New Year Travel Planning Tips; Gin Conquers the World
Are people going back to their old travel planning ways? Should you book direct with travel providers or use a 3rd-party? Unpacking Southwest's cancellation chaos. Gin goes global with...
Podcast #191 — My Notes on Italy and Split, Croatia
Comparing long-distance drive times between gas and electric cars, and ChatGPT's travel tips with mine; Talking about another Real ID delay, and my travel notes from Positano, Rome, and...
How Good Are ChatGPT’s Top 5 Holiday Travel Tips?
Comparing ChatGPT's AI-generated travel tips with my travel tips that are generated by 35 years and a few million miles of road warrior experience
Podcast #195 — Checking Out Holland’s Tulip Festival
In this episode, I dive deep into our Dutch tulip-themed trip last April. Before the tulip festival stories, I randomly wander through a potpourri of travel topics — TSA passenger volumes returning to pre-COVID levels, having a surprisingly satisfying customer service experience with American Airlines, Hertz’s EV push, and a bit of a chuckle about...
Podcast #194 — Best Laid Travel Plans; Roaming Entropy
Stubbornness fixed some ORD connection drama when coming home from a tulip-peeping trip in Holland, even after all my travel planning. We wander into the world of flâneuring, aimlessly walking around a city as a way to swerve overtourism. Listeners weigh in on Priority Pass lounge access and online passport renewal experiences, and I count all the apps I...
Podcast #193 — Making the Most of Miles; Nashville vs Nash-Vegas
Weather delay bar tab got me rethinking the economics of airport lounge memberships. Continuing to plan travel but focusing on making the most of the miles we accumulated on credit cards during the pandemic. And comparing Nashville’s music scene: Nash-Vegas honky tonks vs the smaller, eclectic off-Broadway scene.
Podcast #192 — New Year Travel Planning Tips; Gin Conquers the World
Are people going back to their old travel planning ways? Should you book direct with travel providers or use a 3rd-party? Unpacking Southwest's cancellation chaos. Gin goes global with a local twist.