Tag Archives: Scotland

Podcast #153 — Travel By Algorithm; Leaving Places Behind

Posted by mark on July 26, 2019 Comments Off on Podcast #153 — Travel By Algorithm; Leaving Places Behind

What’s Behind Me Is Not Important Going upscale, recording in the podcast studio at the 1871 tech incubator in Chicago, I talk about my surprising smooth 2-week trip in Ireland and Scotland. We also note the retirement (finally!) of American Airlines’ MD-80 jet, a very interesting new social media app, talk about how algorithms are […]

Podcast #133 — Packing Pro Tips; Traveling Injured

Posted by mark on September 30, 2017 Comments Off on Podcast #133 — Packing Pro Tips; Traveling Injured

Fitting 10 days of clothes for rain, hiking, and Michelin restaurants into a 22-inch carry-on forced me to pack ruthlessly, and to distill my packing thoughts into 5 packing pro tips. Flying to Hungary right after a cycling accident reminded me of the hassles of traveling on the injured reserve list. All this and listener […]

Podcast #124 — Craft Beer Hunting; I Hate Rick Steves

Posted by mark on September 28, 2016 2 comments

My son joins the podcast to talk about hunting down craft beers. I then talk about a few “a-ha” moments from my recent trip to Scotland, my on-going struggles with bitch tweeting, a VPN hardware product that could come in handy, and why I’ve come to hate the Rick Steves travel juggernaut. All this and […]

Podcast #117 — Random Thoughts About Eggs, Scotland & Car Rentals

Posted by mark on October 11, 2015 3 comments

Apologies in advance because this is pretty much a stream-of-consciousness episode, with semi-strung together thoughts about eggs, car rentals, seeing the Pope, travel food, and stuff from my September trip to Scotland.  I talk about how handy I found the new Revolut service for spending and sending money in Europe; recent good and bad experiences with Hertz […]