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  • #11 - prettiest travel bloggers at TBEX, er I mean, towns in America

    Our guest Kim Mance

    Las Vegas/Blog World Recap

    TBEX '10 - New York City Here We Come!

    AMERICA'S PRETTIEST TOWNS

    Travellers could be sued for leaving negative hotel reviews

    Mexico to debut the largest underwater museum in the world

    A “Functionaly Shy” Person’s Guide to Vegas and BlogWorld / New Media Expo 2009

     

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    49 min
  • #010 - What Happens in Vegas...

    I'd like to talk about the Lowell Thomas Awards.

     Kinda lowbrow but funny - Video of fight on a SF Muni Bus between two

    crazy women - a great contender for Mystery Science theatre:

    Detroit, the next major cruise hub? 

    Colorado offer snow virgins a 3 month trip

    Las Vegas tips

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    51 min
  • #09 - Fisticuffs at 30,000 Feet!

    * Clashes erupt in Jerusalem after group of tourists enters Al-Aqsa

    * Air India pilots, crew come to blows at 30,000 ft

    * Air India says mid-air scuffle no threat to safety

    * FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 16 CFR Part 255 - Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising

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    57 min
  • #08 - The Ken Burns Effect

    World Savers Congress 2009 by Conde Nast Traveler

    Twiter Conference

    National Parks

     

    Hyatt shows how to damage a brand

     

    Airline Employees Call Police On Angry CEO Who Chewed Them Out - funny

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    1 hr 4 min
  • #06 - Sex, Drugs and Violence
    guest: James O'Reilly - publisher of Travelers' Tales (more than 100 titles of non-fiction travel anthologies and single author travel memoirs)

    With the 9/11 Anniversary and airline safety
     
    BLOOMBERG: Mexico Hijacking Ends After God-Inspired Suspect Is Detainedhttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=aQi9._F8ebB0
     
    What is Secure Flight?
    TSA: Secure Flight
    http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/index.shtm
     
    LA TIMES: American Airlines to start collecting full name, gender and date of birth info from passengers  http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/american-airlines-to-5370/
     
    FARE COMPARE, RICK SEANEY: Don’t Get Stopped at Security: Guide to New TSA Rules  http://rickseaney.com/2009/09/15/dont-get-stopped-at-security-guide-to-new-tsa-rules/
     
    Tourists no longer welcome in cannabis-selling coffee shops
    http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2354008.ece/Tourists_no_longer_welcome_in_cannabis-selling_coffee_shops

    Danish Video Stirs Outrage
    http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/danish-video-stirs-outrage/
     
    Tourist decapitated taking train photo in Austria
    http://ow.ly/pmAr
    general discussion on tourists putting themselves in danger, Disneyland deaths, etc
     
    Sexually-charged 'cougar cruise' on deck for Carnival ship
    http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=68499038.blog
    theme cruises, humorous 

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    56 min
  • #04 - Travel and Other Tips
    Poorly performing hospitals found near travel hot spots - USATODAY.com http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-08-30-travel-hospitals_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
    FAA gives Southwest until Dec. 24 to repair planes - Today In the Sky - USATODAY.com  http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2009/09/faa-gives-southwest-until-dec-24-to-repair-planes.html
    Airlines take precautions to protect fliers from swine flu - USATODAY.com http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-08-31-airlines-swine-flu-precautions_N.htm
    Carrot-toting tourists making Arizona burros obese - USATODAY.com  http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-08-31-oatman-arizona-burros_N.htm
     http://AnIrreverentCuriosity.com

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    59 min

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