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Podcast #183 — COVID Test Anxiety; Michelin Food Adventures
January 16, 2022
Episode 183
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25:17 0 CommentsNo travel since the last episode, but lots of travel planning. Are we making our way back to pre-COVID travel planning patterns? Omicron has lots of people worried about testing positive and getting stuck abroad. Michael Giusti of InsuranceQuotes.com talks about how travel insurance can help. A blogger’s brutal review of a Michelin-starred restaurant where we…
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My Best Restaurants and Bars of 2021
December 31, 2021
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Beer, Food
0 CommentsIt’ll take travel guide books a while to catch up with all the restaurants and bars closures caused by the COVID lockdowns. To help fill that gap, here are the best places I’ve ate and drank at during my 2021 travels. I’ll update this after each trip, so keep it bookmarked. Chicago NoodleBird at Fat…
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Easy Way to Do 1-Day Testing For Returning to US
December 30, 2021
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0 CommentsHow to meet the US 1-day COVID testing window by packing Abbott BinaxNOW kits so you can self-test in your hotel the day before your flight home
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Podcast #182 — More COVID Changes; Words That Mean Adventure
December 10, 2021
Episode 182
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28:34 Comments Off on Podcast #182 — More COVID Changes; Words That Mean AdventureBack in front of the microphone after a two-week trip to the UK, getting back home just before the new Omicron travel restrictions hit. We talk about getting to London, surfing the waves of changing travel requirements, a new way to renew Global Entry, moan a bit more about the inexorable advance of the cashless…
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Podcast #183 — COVID Test Anxiety; Michelin Food Adventures
January 16, 2022
Episode 183
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Podcasts
25:17
0 Comments
No travel since the last episode, but lots of travel planning. Are we making our way back to pre-COVID travel planning patterns? Omicron has lots of people worried about…
My Best Restaurants and Bars of 2021
December 31, 2021
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Beer, Food
0 Comments
It’ll take travel guide books a while to catch up with all the restaurants and bars closures caused by the COVID lockdowns. To help fill that gap, here are…
Easy Way to Do 1-Day Testing For Returning to US
December 30, 2021
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Travel Journal
0 Comments
How to meet the US 1-day COVID testing window by packing Abbott BinaxNOW kits so you can self-test in your hotel the day before your flight home
Podcast #182 — More COVID Changes; Words That Mean Adventure
December 10, 2021
Episode 182
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Podcasts
28:34
Comments Off on Podcast #182 — More COVID Changes; Words That Mean Adventure
Back in front of the microphone after a two-week trip to the UK, getting back home just before the new Omicron travel restrictions hit. We talk about getting to…
Podcast #181 — Travel Potpourri; 2021 Traveler’s Gift Guide
November 13, 2021
Episode 181
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Podcasts, Travel Tech
24:40
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No travel since the last episode, so just talking through a random potpourri of travel stuff. There’s more travel planning; this time for a couple of weeks split between…
10 Best Travel Gift Ideas To Survive Post-Pandemic Travel
November 4, 2021
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Travel Journal, Travel Tech
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If last year’s gift guide was all about helping folks travel while dodging last-minute lockdowns, this year’s guide is stacked with the best travel gift ideas to help the…