Podcast: TravelCommons
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Podcast #96 — Eating and Drinking with Social Media; Frequent Flier Alliances
Finishing up my annual 2-week travel sabbatical in an unseasonably warm Chicago. In this episode, a listener asks about if and when to use travel compression socks, we discern the popularity of in-flight Wi-Fi service from Gogo’s IPO filing, and dissect a recent article on the best airports for tech users. We look at the Continue Reading →
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Podcast #95 — Holiday Travel Tips; Bad Spirit In The Air
Once again skipping the mayhem of the busiest travel week of the year, though it’s getting more difficult as the Thanksgiving travel crush seems to start earlier each year. Good listener comments about last episode’s story of a rare prop plane flight sitting next to a “passenger of size”; then my own thoughts on USAir‘s Continue Reading →
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Podcast #94 — Plane Conversation Etiquette; Decline of Hot Flight Attendants
It’s been a while since the last podcast. Contrary to what you might have thought, I haven’t podfaded — at least, not quite yet. A flight out of Grand Junction, CO gave me a throw-back moment — a flight in a prop plane. Sitting next to a huge guy on a very small plane got Continue Reading →
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Podcast #93 — Travel Stories from September 11th; Traveling with a Google Chromebook
Coming up to the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, I repeat a segment from the September 2005 episode that tells the stories of travelers trying to get back home when all planes were grounded and all US borders were closed after the attacks. Also, we finish up the two-part review of new Continue Reading →
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Podcast #92 — Not-So-Upbeat Traveler; iPad 2 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Into the summer travel rhythm with a mix of vacation and business travel. Using an Apple iPad 2 and Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet during this mix gave me enough real world experience to make some recommendations. A couple of recent web links describe this podcast as “not as upbeat as others” which Continue Reading →
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Podcast #91 — Can’t Patch Planes Forever; Saving Customers With A Personal Touch
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 Continue Reading →
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Podcast #90 — More Comfortable Traveling in India; Tipping Towards Android?
Lots of business travel this month — UK, India, Germany, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Madrid — so there’s a lot to talk about. The international travel lets me compare business class seats — there’s a wide range of experiences even within the same airline. While in India, a listener asks my advice on adjusting for Continue Reading →
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Podcast #89 — Trains Over Planes; Fit 2 Weeks in 1 Carry-On
My business-vacation combo trip to London, Paris, and Venice provides the source for most of this episode’s content. Wanting to pack light, I had to figure out how to pack for 10 days, 3 cities, two business meetings and a week’s vacation in a single carry-on bag. After landing in London, I skipped the airports and Continue Reading →