Recorded in the TravelCommons studios after a quick Chicago-San Francisco up-&-back and a 4-day getaway to London with my mother and daughter. We talk about the adjustment from BA Club World to AA domestic coach, the increased security precautions in London, and my continuing travails with tooth powder. Then, we devote the rest of the podcast to listener travel stories — one listener has to crawl into a DFW chute to free his luggage, another listener gets some extra beach time in Miami, I interject a story about the dangers of seat-back pockets, and another listener sends along suggestions for new travel words. Here’s a direct link to the podcast file.

Here are the show notes from TravelCommons podcast #47:

• Intro music — Warmth by Makkina
• Recorded in the TravelCommons studios outside of Chicago
• Back in the saddle after a quick vacation to London
• Tough transition from BA Club World to AA domestic coach
• Bridge Music — Shadows by Antardhyan
• ORD TSA screeners are still flummoxed by my Eco-Dent tooth powder, but the SFO screeners don’t seem to have the same problem
• Udayan Tripathi sent a civic lesson about how the TSA overrides the First Amendment
• Saw a significant increase in security while in London last week
• Bridge Music — The Distance by Scotland Barr and the Slow Drags
• Listener story about delays in O’Hare on the way to Tokyo and stuck luggage on the way back through Dallas-Ft Worth
• Steve Frick discovers a bike trail behind the Hampton Inn in Columbia, SC
• Listener request that airlines space out the delivery of the $5 lunch boxes
• Story about a unique use for seat-back pockets on Air Tunisia
• Hilary Baumann sent along a Daily Candy mailing of their best made-up travel words
• Closing music — iTunes link to Pictures of You by Evangeline
• Bridge music from PodSafe Audio
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• Direct link to the show