This week, join the boys as they take you back to Nashville, Tennessee, reliving their December 2019 episode to the Music City.

Original Nashville Episode With All Links: https://outofofficepod.com/podcast/episode-61-nashville/

More Tennessee Content: 

Chattanooga & Lookout Mountain: https://outofofficepod.com/podcast/episode-88-chattanooga-lookout-mountain/

Knoxville & The Great Smoky Mountains: https://outofofficepod.com/podcast/episode-85-knoxville-the-great-smoky-mountains/

This week, the boys discuss the viral article on the most popular tourist attractions in the United States from HawaiianIslands.com with Brittany Mendez. Listen to find out why they both may end up in an asylum. 

Check out the article and maps here: https://hawaiianislands.com/blog/favorite-american-tourist-attraction/

Things We Talked About In Today’s Episode: Ryan on Overcoming The Divide: https://overcomethedivide.buzzsprout.com/1217318/13192884-the-democratic-primaries-media-strategy-with-ryan-j-davis

https://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map/

https://floridapanhandle.com/shark-attack-data/

https://floridapanhandle.com/blog/the-most-and-least-expensive-vacation-destinations-around-the-world-and-states/

The Last Stop: Ryan: Ends August 13 https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/under-cover-leyendecker-and-american-masculinity

Kiernan: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/23/metro/behind-maine-flag-debate-an-identity-crisis/?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter

On this episode of “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” the boys debate a recent New Yorker article arguing against travel!

Things we talk about in this week’s episode:

The Case Against Travel

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-case-against-travel

Icon of the Seas

https://www.insider.com/royal-caribbean-icon-of-the-seas-images-freaks-people-out-2023-7?amp

Wes Anderson sites

https://www.travelandleisureasia.com/global/destinations/wes-anderson-movie-filming-locations-you-can-visit/amp/

On this week’s episode, Kiernan takes us deep into the wilds of Alaska to visit one of the greats: Denali National Park. He talks us through sled dog training, why “Mount McKinley” happened, and a set of skulls that tell the tale of an epic battle to the death.

Things we talk about in this week’s episode:

Denali National Park

https://www.nps.gov/dena/index.htm 

“Denali or Mount McKinley”

https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/historyculture/denali-origins.htm#:~:text=Prospectors%20all%20along%20the%20Yukon,1897%20New%20York%20Sun%20article 

Denali Sled Dogs

https://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/meet-the-sled-dogs.htm 

“South Park” saves Denver restaurant

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/us/casa-bonita-restaurant.html 

A Frequent Flier Hero

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/23/united-airlines-very-frequent-flyer/ 

On this week’s episode, Ryan and Kiernan head to Motor City to talk Motown, Coney dogs, and Diego Rivera. Ryan also sits down with Melody Baetens, The Detroit News' restaurant critic, to discuss her favorite dining spots and live music venues in town. Get revved up for your first trip to Detroit! 

Things we talk about in this week’s episode:

Melody at The Detroit News:

https://www.detroitnews.com/entertainment/dining-bars/

Melody on Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodybaetens

Train from Bogota to Salt Cathedral:

https://www.turistren.com.co/en/?page_id=7

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Cathedral_of_Zipaquir%C3%A1

On this week’s episode, Ryan sits down with Mark Sansom, Content Director for North America’s 50 Best Bars, to talk about this year’s 50 Best Bars in North America list. Plus, Ryan and Kiernan share some of their favorite bars that didn’t make the list. 

Things we talk about in this week’s episode:

North America’s 50 Best Bars: https://www.worlds50bestbars.com/northamerica/

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Main Website: https://www.theworlds50best.com/

World’s 50 Best Discovery Search Tool: https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/

The Last Stop:

Ryan: https://www.hudsonriverrail.com/ Kiernan: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/magazine/first-class-ethics.html

On this week’s episode, the boys right a major wrong: in over 150 episodes, they’ve never done an episode on London for first-timers! England’s capital city can be overwhelming—world-class museums on every corner, historically significant architecture left and right, churches and zoos and gardens and parks and theater and libraries! What is a tourist with limited time to do?? This episode tells you.

Things we talk about in this week’s episode: Obscure Musuems of London Episode https://outofofficepod.com/podcast/episode-141-obscure-museums-of-london-part-1-return-trip/

River Thames

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-long-and-winding-history-of-the-thames-139049496/ 

Handy Guide to Neighborhoods of London

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/48-london-neighborhoods-a-quick-reference-guide_b_7557148 

Planning your public transportation

https://tfl.gov.uk/maps_/tfl-go 

Taxis and “The Knowledge” (NYer article was behind a paywall so here is a NYT)

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/10/t-magazine/london-taxi-test-knowledge.html 

Westminster Abbey

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/ 

Saint Paul’s

https://www.stpauls.co.uk/ 

Houses of Parliament

https://www.parliament.uk/visiting/ 

Tower of London

https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/ 

Buckingham Palace and Changing of the Guard

https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/8725947-changing-the-guard 

Hampton Court Palace

https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/#gs.ysui4s 

Shakespeare’s Globe

https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/

West End

https://officiallondontheatre.com/london-west-end-guide/ 

British Museum

https://www.britishmuseum.org/ 

Tate Modern

https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern

Tate Britain

https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain 

Victoria and Albert

https://www.vam.ac.uk/

V&A David story

https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-story-of-michelangelos-david 

Natural History Museum

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/ 

Churchill War Rooms

https://winstonchurchill.org/visit/churchill-war-rooms/ 

British Library

https://www.bl.uk/discovering-our-collections 

John Soane Museum

https://www.soane.org/ 

Trafalgar Square

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square 

Piccadilly Circus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccadilly_Circus 

Hyde Park

https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park 

Kew Gardens

https://www.kew.org/kew-gardens/visit-kew-gardens 

We love Rick Steves’s London guide for first-timers and, for those who are looking to get way off the beaten path, Jonglez Publishing’s “Secret London.”

On this episode of “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” the show turns 150! The boys reminisce, compare themselves to Sisyphus, and talk about their deep airport feelings.

In this episode of "Out of Office: A Travel Podcast," get ready for some high-altitude exploration as Ryan takes us to Quito! Learn about Simon Bolivar's significant other (who was both a lover and a fighter) and discover what qualifies as a tree worm.

For more information on the places and experiences discussed in the podcast, check out the following links:

Vanishing Postcards podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vanishing-postcards/id1544610020

Historic Quito (UNESCO World Heritage Site): https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/2/ Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Granda) Basílica del Voto Nacional Basilica and Convent of San Francisco El Panecillo + Virgen de Quito Telefériqo - Quito: https://teleferico.com.ec/ Manuela Sáenz Museum: https://museo-manuela-saenz.negocio.site/ Guayasamín Museum: https://guayasamin.org.ec/ Mitad del Mundo Museo Templo del Sol Pintor Cristobal Ortega Maila Restaurants: Rincón de Francia Somos (featuring Chef Alejandra Espinoza)

-Chontacuro (tree worm) dish: https://travelislife.org/chontacuro-eat-live-worms/ Urko Last Stop:  Ryan shares a study that shows the farther you wander, the happier you'll be (https://entrylevelrebel.medium.com/new-study-the-farther-you-wander-the-happier-you-will-be-7fbfafa556f), while Kiernan suggests checking out the WPA murals at United States post offices (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_post_office_murals).

On this week’s episode of “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” Kiernan speaks with glamping entrepreneur Kevin Ferguson, cofounder of Starlight Haven, a luxury hospitality company focused on lesser-known natural wonders in the American South.

Things we talk about on this week’s episode:

Starlight Haven

www.visitstarlight.com 

Kevin Ferguson

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinferguson2/ 

Hot Springs National Park

https://www.nps.gov/hosp/index.htm