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This Week’s Guest: Robert Reid, Lonely Planet’s US Travel Editor, has written two dozen guidebooks (including New York City, Trans-Siberian Railway, Central America, Romania) as well as articles for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and ESPN. He blogs for Lonely Planet and his own site, where he hosts his weekly ’76-Second Travel Show.’ He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
This Week’s News Stories
- Robert on the Today Show
- Lonely Planet Lays off staff
- Rick Steves on the future of guidebooks vs iPhone apps
- Ryanair – we will not engage in social media
- Jetstar shifts 40 per cent of marketing spend into social media
- America calling: Uncle Sam wants YOU!
- Swedish hotel group moves to block access to web child pornography in rooms
- America calling: Uncle Sam wants YOU!
- How the TSA will inspect your monkey
- Monkeyhelpers.org
Picks of the Week
- Gary – Zosh iPhone App, Gadling TV
- Jen – Trey Radcliff, StuckinCustoms.com
- Robert – 40th Anniversary of the Gremlin
- Chris – PayPal iPhone App
by Chris Christensen
I am the host of the Amateur Traveler. The Amateur Traveler is an online travel show that focuses primarily on travel destinations and what are the best places to travel to. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, a video podcast, and a blog.Leave a Reply
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