Tag: Louisville
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Things I’m Recommending Right Now (Summer 2024)
Here are the travel and food recommendations I’ve been giving for quick trips to Nashville, Louisville, and Memphis… and a longer one to Oaxaca. Continue Reading →
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Podcast #200 — Wrapping Up the TravelCommons Journey
Finishing 19 years of podcasting where I’ve been thinking way too much about travel, I indulge in some nostalgia and talk about my personal travel philosophy Continue Reading →
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Podcast #185 — Notes on Louisville; Changing Mask Mandates
As the great American philosopher Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast” and in this episode, we talk about the rapid changes in hotel service, and in-flight mask mandates. Then I go into detail about our recent trip to Louisville, complete with recommendations for food and drink. All this and more – click here to download the podcast file,… Continue Reading →
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Podcast #184 — Figuring Out Stealth Travel Inflation
In the travel world, what goes up — rules, fees, prices — often stays up. It’s the ratchet effect and it’s a theme running through this episode. Inflation is on everyone’s mind, and so we dig into travel inflation, comparing today’s prices with pre-pandemic levels. We also talk about US passport renewals ahead of the summer vacation season, and some… Continue Reading →
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Podcast #100 — Southern Road Trip; Breaking Up with American Airlines
Back in the TravelCommons studios after a 2,100-mile drive through the Mid-South. We genuflect quickly to the milestone episode number and then move onto the topics at hand — best piece of hardware schwag from Google I/O 2012, a slightly icky subway ride from downtown San Francisco to SFO, a grab bag of observations from my southern road trip, and… Continue Reading →