The Traverse City Food & Wine Festival is one of the nation's top culinary events and Pauline Frommer was there in late August. In this episode, she discusses the foodie celebrities—like Andrew Zimmern and Ruth Reichl—who got deep about their pasts and passions at the event. She also talks what she learned and experienced at dinners and demos; and tells about a visit to a historic former mental institution in Traverse City that was both spooky and quite moving.

In the course of the broadcast, Pauline also welcomes 4 guests to discuss specific towns in the region, and the ever-expanding Cherry Capital Airport.

First up is Trevor Tkach, President and CEO of the Traverse City Tourism, who talks about the city's surprisingly robust arts scene; its increasingly sophisticated restaurants; and how this spot is protected from extreme weather systems by the Great Lakes.

Next, Paul Beachnau, Executive Director at Visit Gaylord talked about some of the top surprises in his region, from the largest herds of elk west of the Mississippi, to fab winter skiing, to golf courses created by the best known names in the biz.

Amanda Wilkin, Executive Director at Visit Charlevoix, then discussed her town's unusual Mushroom Houses, its appeal to rock hounds, and its prize winning beauty.

Finally Kevin Klein, CEO of the Cherry Capital Airport, spoke about why and how his facility is doubling in size, and what it will soon be like to fly into this splendid part of the country.

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Pauline Frommer recently visited Santa Fe for the first time. In today’s podcast, she gives her take on this enthralling city, and then brings in three guests to discuss different aspects of the visitor experience here.

First Nicole Curtis Ammerman, of the Santa Fe School of Cooking discusses how the city’s multicultural and agricultural history shapes what visitors eat today (including the "must try" Santa Fe specialties).

Then Ed Pulsifer, Hotel Historian for La Fonda on the Plaza, talked about that hotel's storied past, from its location on a corner that has hosted some sort of lodging since the mid-1600’s, to its time as a Fred Harvey Hotel, to its role in the Manhattan Project. He also digs into the stories behind the art you’ll see in the hotel today.

Finally Charlie Lockwood, Director of the Museum of International Folk Art, talked about that institutions beloved diorama gallery, and fascinating upcoming and current exhibits, like one of the fantasy coffins of Ghana. #Travel #SantaFe #NewMexico #VisitSantaFe #SantaFeArt #Canyonroad #SouthwestTravel #BucketListTravel @cityofsantafe @lafondasantafe @museumofinternationalfolkart @santafecookingschool. Please note that this episode is a sponsored podcast.

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Seth Kugel, the Tripped Up columnist for the New York Times, discusses the ins and outs of involving your credit card company when problems arise with travel, and an increasingly common scam some ride share drivers are perpetrating on customers.

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Washington Post Travel Reporter Andrea Sachs discusses how to commune with St. Bernards in Switzerland, Dolly Parton’s visit-worthy new travel stop, and a green new form of transportation in Europe. @Twiliner #StBernards #Dogs #DollyParton #Travel @Dollystennesseantravelstop @barryland

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Laura Kiniry, a contributor to Popular Science Magazine, discusses the scientific reasons temperatures on planes are kept low, and why some people are more prone to motion sickness than others. #travel #aviation #travelgram #motionsickness

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Frommers.com’s Editor in Chief Jason Cochran and host Pauline Frommer talked about ways to pay less for Disney vacations, cruises, airfares, and rental cars, plus the weird problems that can arise when you have to cancel a vacation booked with loyalty points. #Travel #travelhacking #pointandmiles #Cruising #cruise #cruiselife

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Andrew Motiwalla, founder of the travel company The Good Life Abroad, talks about his innovative program which allows those over the age of 55 to live in top European cities for a month or two, and do so with an inbuilt social network and the help of an onsite community manager. #Travel #HappyRetirement #RetirementLife

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PBS TV host Peter Greenberg’s latest shows “Hidden Maine” and “Hidden Tahiti” will be debuting this fall. He discussed some of the topics they cover on the programs, as well as why airfares are so high right now to just about everywhere.

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Lavinia Spalding, editor of "The Best Women’s Travel Writing,” discusses how Roxanne Gay, Susan Orlean, Ann Hood, Marcia DeSanctis and others bring the world’s most fascinating destinations to literary life in the 13th edition of this spectacular collection of essays. #Sicily #Chincoteague #Virginia #Hebrides #Michoacan #Mexico #Antarctica #Travel #BookNerd

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Elaine Glusac, New York Times columnist discusses how Bed and Breakfast Inns are changing in the era of Airbnb. She also discusses the how to’s of how to file a travel insurance claim, and which type of insurance to get, plus the boom in reading vacations.

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