Kids love trains, so a two-hour trip should have been a fun and easy first adventure. 

Lily Beery, a graphic designer and former Walt Disney World Cast Member, shares her story of traveling through northern Germany by train as a young child via several other countries.  Listen as she describes the valiant attempt by Lily's mother to give her and her brother a new travel experience, made even more challenging by her choice of hostess gift.

Explore travel to Germany:
https://www.germany.travel/en/home.html
https://www.germany.travel/en/inspiring-germany/magic-by-the-river-dragons-knights-and-courageous-maidens.html   

Rhine River Cruises
https://www.tourradar.com/v/river-rhine
New Year’s Eve River Cruise
https://www.k-d.com/en/events/new-years-eve-party-cruise-cologne 

Neuschwanstein Castle in Southern Germany
https://neuschwansteincastle.net/ 

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Vacation rentals have so much to offer over a standard hotel room, but be sure to read the reviews before booking.  

Dr. Daphne Harris, and Literacy Coach and colleague of mine, shares what happens when her attempt at giving her daughters a feel for "real New York" by staying in a residential neighborhood, instead of a touristy hotel, goes wrong.  She details how their week-long trip, centered around the musical, Hamilton, nearly unravelled less than two hours after arriving in the city. However, her protective instincts and decisiveness served her well as she brought the issue to resolution with little impact on the trip. 

We talk all about the iconic city: Broadway, Times Square, Ellis Island and more, plus share tips for transportation and sightseeing.

Explore travel to New York City, NY:
https://www.iloveny.com/
https://www.nycgo.com/

Hamilton The Musical
https://hamiltonmusical.com/new-york/home/
The New York Public Library
https://www.nypl.org/
Ellis Island
https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/

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Solo travel can be treacherous, in more ways than one, especially when you don't speak the language. 

Sarah Lenhart,  a choir teacher, free-lance musician, and friend of mine, regales us with her hilarious, and sometimes scary, tale of traveling solo to Venice, Italy.  She proves that women can travel  alone with confidence and that, when incidents do arise that set off our internal alarms, we don't need to be completely "derailed" from our adventure.  Sarah also provides us with so many travel tips, she may need to consider launching her own podcast.  She's an invaluable resource for anyone planning to travel to Europe.

Explore travel to Venice, Italy and Europe:
https://citymapper.com/?lang=en
Murano Glass Factory  
https://www.visitmuranoglassfactory.com/
Venetian Apartment with Rooftop Terrace
https://abnb.me/5k76LEDkOyb
Learn to Row a Gondola Like a Venetian 
https://abnb.me/2JmKA1NkOyb
Bookstore in Venice  
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/libreria-acqua-alta

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A quick getaway to a quaint mountain retreat quickly turns frightening, even before they've unpacked.  

Cassidy Wade, a former student and now colleague of mine, weaves a nail-biting tale of a romantic rendezvous in the Tennessee mountains gone wrong.  She shares what she enjoyed about the trip and what she learned about herself as a result of this experience.  

Explore travel to Chattanooga: 
https://www.visitchattanooga.com/
https://www.tnvacation.com/
https://www.rubyfalls.com/
https://www.seerockcity.com/plan-your-day/
https://www.reagansretrobar.com/
https://www.westboundbar.com/

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I love to travel. And I'm inspired when I hear other people share their travel stories.  At work, I have a giant map of the United States on my wall, with pushpins in all the destinations I’ve visited around the country, and pictures of me and my family in each of these locations. The map is always a conversation starter when people stop by my office.  So it's only natural that I decided to create a podcast based around travel stories. 

My new podcast is all about those awkward or frightening travel mishaps that may not have been funny in the moment, but are, well...hilarious now. 

As a kid, I loved watching the afternoon talk shows, especially Merv Griffin.  I would set up my bedroom like his set and pretend to interview celebrities (and sometimes even sing!).  Now, I'm interviewing real live people - maybe one day it will be YOU!

The title for this podcast comes from the indelible words of Del Griffith… (unforgettably played by John Candy) in the film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.  It’s an homage to the notion that no matter how trying travel can get, sometimes the greatest gifts come to us not at the destination, but through the journey.

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"The bus rolled down the mountain today," read her sister's postcard to their father back home.  In the summer of 1974, my dear friend, Kelly Rogers and her all-female traveling companions, encountered some gravitational challenges in the mountains of Mexico.  Never fear; however, as Granny secured a boulder behind the tire to keep it from rolling backwards.  Listen as Kelly shares how their perilous adventure resolved with the help of some friendly locals.  

Explore travel to Monterrey: 
https://www.mexperience.com/
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/
https://www.zonaturistica.com/en/

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