Podcast #139 — Brewing Best Hotel Room Coffee; Notes from Spain
Returning to the mic after 10 days of food, wine, wind, rain, and snow in the north of Spain. I talk about traveling in Spain, and with my guest Coleman Collins about how to make the best coffee in your hotel room
Podcast #138 — Travel Turning Me Hipster; Every Delay Has a Story
February is a tough time to be in the Midwest, so when my travel took me south, to New Orleans and then to Florida, there was no bitch tweeting about the TSA lines or flight delays. In this episode, I walk through how each change in airport security has pushed me to be more hipster...
Podcast #137 — New Year’s Travel Status Tips; How to Shop for a Suitcase
So we’re four weeks into the new year and 30-50% of us have already ditched our New Year’s resolutions, but we still have time to get our 2018 travel status lined up. Over the holiday break, I bought a non-smart carry-on to replace my now-banned Bluesmart; I walk through my shopping criteria. All this and...
Podcast #136 — Is Cash A Waning King; Don’t Make It Hard to Cash in on Loyalty
After traveling with younger colleagues who pay for everything with cards, I wonder if I’m the last generation of cash payers. I also talk about the upcoming smart luggage ban on US airlines and a long Saturday afternoon trying to redeem some British Airways Avios points. All this, a new Uber driver story, and a...
Podcast #135 — Airport Bingo; My New Old Travel PC
Here’s something to listen to while in the Thanksgiving airport lines and traffic jams. We list out some of the squares we’d like to see in an airport bingo card, and I end up going back to the future with my new travel PC. We also talk about my growing stack of subway “tap” cards...
Podcast #140 — Travel Tech Gets Physical; Pay Attention to the Safety Briefing
Physical travel technology rather than latest phone app; TSA K9 screening; dingy airport terminals, flight attendants' safety demonstrations become strident.