Travel to Slovenia – Episode 162

Travel to Slovenia – Episode 162

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The Amateur Traveler talks to Shel Hotlz (from the For Immediate Release podcast) about his trip to Slovenia. Here about the food, the wine, the lake and the cake as Shel describes [...]

Airline Safety Parody Video

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Andrew at at the Help My Business Sucks podcast brought this parody video to my attention. It appears that the video was created by MadTV originally. Is there where air travel is [...]

Minuteman in Boston – Photo Friday

Minuteman in Boston – Photo Friday

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Only in Boston, I ran into this minuteman while we were both waiting for the T on the green line. This is not a great image from photo quality as it is [...]

Travel to Bodie, California – Ghost Town – Video Episode 42

Travel to Bodie, California – Ghost Town – Video Episode 42

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Visit Bodie, California with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the old gold mining ghost town of Bodie. Bodie was founded in 1861 and largely abandoned by 1932. The town is kept [...]

TSA Creates Family Lanes

TSA Creates Family Lanes

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Just in time for Thanksgiving travel the TSA launched a program on November 20th to provide a special security lane, a “green lane”, for families traveling with children. At the same time [...]

The Jane Hotel – New York City Discount Hotel

The Jane Hotel – New York City Discount Hotel

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$99 a night for a hotel with the bathroom down the hall might sound a bit expensive, but in New York City any hotel for less than $100 a night is a [...]

7 Things You Should Know Before Traveling to Romania

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This week’s Amateur Traveler podcast was about traveling in Transylvania in Romania. What should you know if you go to Romaina? Transylvania in Romania – Amateur Traveler Episode 161 Dracula Dracula was [...]

Travel News – Right to fly Obese, Living in Mexico City Airport, Penthouse Hotel in Las Vegas, etc

Travel News – Right to fly Obese, Living in Mexico City Airport, Penthouse Hotel in Las Vegas, etc

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I disagree with the Canadian court on this story. Why should the airlines be penalized just because someone is obese? Although, it is better than the person next to them paying the [...]

7 Things You Should Pack/Bring When You Travel To San Francisco

7 Things You Should Pack/Bring When You Travel To San Francisco

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Automatic Transmission Bill Cosby has a comedy routine about driving in San Francisco that should be required listening for every driver who wants to drive in San Francisco. They should have a [...]

Travel to Transylvania in Romania – Episode 161

Travel to Transylvania in Romania – Episode 161

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The Amateur Traveler talks to Shawn about his trip to Transylvania in Romania. We talk, of course, about Vlad III the Impaler (Dracula) but also about the green rolling hills, walled towns, [...]