Tag Archives: Covid-19

Podcast #164 — First-Post Lockdown Trips; Travel Credit Cards

Posted by mark on June 9, 2020 0 comments

Can I leave my house now? I broke Chicago’s containment for my first post-lockdown trip, a fast drive down I-65. We talk about hotels swapping hospitality for sanitation, Hertz’s bankruptcy, and tips for travel credit card usage from Brett Holzhauer, the travel card expert at ValuePenguin.com. All this and more at the direct link to the […]

Podcast #163 — New World of Travel Insurance; Getting Medical Help on the Road

Posted by mark on May 8, 2020 Comments Off on Podcast #163 — New World of Travel Insurance; Getting Medical Help on the Road

I think I put off finding a doc too long Though I’m still locked down on the shores of Lake Michigan, data shows that people are starting to do short car trips. What will people need to feel comfortable to do more extensive travel — spacing in aircraft, we talk with Erik Josowitz of insuranceQuotes.com […]

Podcast #162 — Post-Corona Trip Planning; Keeping a Travel Journal

Posted by mark on April 11, 2020 1 comment

Early attempts at travel journaling Kinda tough to do a podcast that’s more about the journey than the destination if I’m not “journeying,” but I give it a go. We talk about cyberattacks on frequent flyer accounts now that we don’t have a reason to check them, planning for my first post-pandemic trips, and how […]

Podcast #161 — New Crisis, Old Question; Driving Down to Key West

Posted by mark on March 21, 2020 1 comment

You have reached your destination Things started out well, skipping out on Chicago winter for a drive down to Key West. But then last week, coronavirus hit the US and everything unraveled. All this and more at the direct link to the podcast file or listening to it right here by clicking on the arrow […]