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Travel Stories episodes

  • CEO Check In - Stories From Home Episode 89

    The CEO has been sheltered in place for the last few months, and it's time to check in on her. We discuss Chateau' Relaxo life and some of the challenges all five of us face.


    • Challenges with Technology
    • Challenges with Pets
    • Do you feel as if you’re working too many hours
    • Do you feel obligated to do chores
    • Have you become overwhelmed?

      • Thanks for listening!

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      21 min
    • Inspect What You Expect, The Follow Up - Stories From Home Episode 90

      Still being recorded in the beautiful home office of Chateau Relaxo, FL.

      A quick follow up to last weeks Inspect what you expect episode.

      My American Express Hilton card is paying off a bit even when I’m not traveling - Hilton points for May 2020 17,721.

      Within hours of last week’s episode where I talked about credit card points, the Points Guy posted 13 expenses that you should not put on your credit card. I should say Katie Genter posted her take.

      Thanks for listening!

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      15 min
    • Inspect What You Expect - Stories From Home Episode 88

      Recorded in the beautiful home office, Chateau Relaxo.

      Close to the halfway point of the year, it's time to check out progress on my 2020 travel resolutions

      • Get out a bit more in the evening, especially when traveling alone.
      • Create and post at least one travel themed video.
      • Adding a bit more to our family trips.
      • I am no longer allowed to bring home souvenirs from my trips.
      • Do a better job of monitoring my travel reward programs.

        • Hertz Rental cars is having a fire sale

        What's the new normal when it comes to hotels?

        Thanks for listening!

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        21 min
      • The Quote Show - Stories From Home Episode 87

        Recorded in the beautiful home office, Chateau Relaxo.

        Who doesn't like a good quote?

        "Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical." - Yogi Berra

        “If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven't spent the night with a mosquito.” - African Proverb

        "Sometimes good news is hard to absorb." -  James Lapine

        “The slower we move, the faster we die. We are not swans. We're sharks." -  Ryan Bingham

        "All the things you probably hate about traveling - the recycled air, the artificial lighting, the digital juice dispensers, the cheap sushi - are warm reminders that I'm home." -  Ryan Bingham

        How about a show based on quotes?

        Thanks for listening!

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        22 min
      • Stories From Home - Stories From Home Episode 86

        Still..... being recorded in the beautiful home office, Chateau Relaxo.

        • Florida is emerging from COVID-19 with a few "soft openings"
        • Using travel gear at home
        • Consider taking a road trip
        • Quarantine food

          • Thanks for listening!

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          17 min
        • Are You Bored Yet? - Stories From Home Episode 85

          Recorded in the beautiful home office, Chateau Relaxo.

          We are a solid 2 months into the craziness, and there’s only so many puzzles you can work, NetFlix only offers so much and the latest quarantine recipe is giant sous vide bag of suck.

          Don’t get down, more on that in a bit, there are still plenty of ways to keep yourself entertained.

          Thanks for listening!

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          21 min
        • Dick Pieper - Stories From Home (Part 2) Episode 84

          This is part two of a two-part interview.

          Dick Pieper is a 35-year road warrior veteran, who has seen all kinds of changes when it comes to travel. This portion focuses on COVID and the changes that we've all been through.

          Thanks for listening!

          Leave a message or shoot me an email at TravelFrick

          Check us out on the web at HypeAmerica or Instagram

          21 min
        • Dick Pieper - Stories From Home (Part 1) Episode 83

          Recorded in the beautiful home office, Chateau Relaxo.


          This is part one of a two-part interview.

          Dick Pieper is a 35-year road warrior veteran, who has seen all kinds of changes when it comes to travel.

          We discuss all kinds of things

          • All the locations he was based out of
          • Favorite airline (Why) Highest status
          • Favorite Hotel chain (Why) Highest level of status -
          • Favorite hotel location (Why)
          • Favorite Restaurant on the road. The place that you always ate at when in town.
          • Best travel perk
          • Celebrities you've run into when traveling
          • Biggest travel changes you saw/lived through
          • Biggest travel frustrations when you first started traveling vs when you stopped.
          • What were you doing on 911?

            • Thanks for listening!

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            33 min
          • Travel Commons - Stories From Home Episode 83

            Recorded in the beautiful home office, Chateau Relaxo.

            Recently I got to speak with Mark Peacock of the Travel Commons podcast.

            Mark has been a frequent business traveler for over 30 years. Beginning with his first flight on his first day of work (ORD to DFW), Mark has traveled extensively for high-tech companies and management consultancies. The first TravelCommons podcast was recorded in May 2005 in the bathroom of the Wardman Park Marriott in Washington, DC, which we talk about.

            We covered a lot of ground, including:

            • Do you remember the last day you were on  the road 
            • Did you have to cancel any trips you were looking forward to?
            • What is your biggest frustration when traveling?
            • What's it like being home
            • What have you been doing to occupy your time Projects, long bike rides, etc...
            • Decent meals you've cooked
            • Has frustration has set in
            • New beers
            • New hobbies 
            • Have you watched any travel-themed movies lately?
            • Most pressing question out there - How are you handling your hair care.

              • Give the Travel Commons podcast a listen, you won't be disappointed.

              Thanks for listening!

              Leave a message or shoot me an email at TravelFrick

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              51 min
            • Stuff I've Learned - Stories From Home Episode 82

              We start today's episode with a few WFH stories, a couple of recipes.... like we need something else to eat. Then we delve into some of the useless skills I've picked up over the last 45 days.

              Thanks for listening!

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              22 min

            About Travel Stories

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            I'm a road warrior who has spent the last 24 years traveling the Southeast, eating great food, drinking wonderful beer, and listening to amazing stories.