Tag Archives: travel planning

Podcast #171 — Data Privacy and Rental Cars; 2021 Travel Planning Tips

Posted by mark on January 14, 2021 1 comment

Was all set to head to San Diego for a week’s break from Chicago’s grey January and then looked at the COVID restrictions… and then pivoted to Arizona. With people starting to think about 2021 travel, I pulled together my top 5 travel planning tips. Slow vaccine roll-out will probably keep us restricted for longer […]

Podcast #167 — 6 Months On; Why Keep Travel Cards?

Posted by mark on September 19, 2020 Comments Off on Podcast #167 — 6 Months On; Why Keep Travel Cards?

Spent a week in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula hiking, biking, kayaking, and running into a lot of other people getting away to do the same, which got me looking back six months to the start of the pandemic. I talk about a surprisingly good flight cancellation experience with American Airlines, and figuring out how to download […]

Podcast #166 — What Is The Meaning of Travel?

Posted by mark on August 13, 2020 Comments Off on Podcast #166 — What Is The Meaning of Travel?

Reindeer are ruining my cabin porn Trying to plan an August trip amidst dueling state quarantine lists and rapid lockdown changes while writing off my September plans for Barcelona. What’s worse – hotels cutting back on housekeeping or breakfasts? And talking with Emily Thomas about her new book The Meaning of Travel: Philosophers Abroad. All […]

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

Posted by mark on June 9, 2020 Comments Off on Podcast #164 — First-Post Lockdown Trips; Travel Credit Cards

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 #91 — Can’t Patch Planes Forever; Saving Customers With A Personal Touch

Posted by mark on June 18, 2011 3 comments

Was off the road for two weeks for my kids’ graduations, but now back in the security lines with a mix of domestic and international travel. Listener suggestions include dining at local music clubs to avoid the “eating alone” stigma, and using mini-USB hubs to power your gadgets without carrying a basketful of international plug […]