The Sorry State of the Travel Channel

Given the amount of traveling I do I don’t have many opportunities to watch television. When I am back in the US I use Hulu and Netflix to catch up on some of my favorite shows as well as watch some of my favorite channels. In addition to the Discovery Channel and the History channel …

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This Week in Travel – Episode 93

This weeks guests are Sean Keener and Mary Beth Bond. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This week’s news Movie Star Mortified Depardieu Pees on Air France KLM Plane Airline Sends Tacky Tweets Attorney Suing Airline for Not Accepting Cash Top 10 list: What would you take home from a hotel room? Most expensive hotel in universe …

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August 2011 Question & Answers

The Brewers are up by 7.5 games in their division and the Packers are looking good in their preseason games for another run at the Super Bowl. Sweet corn is on sale on the roadside in Wisconsin and the weather is neither too hot nor too cold. All seems right with the world. As such …

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This Week In Travel – Episode 92

This week’s guest is Paul Lasley from OnTravel.com and the Armed Forces Radio Network. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This week’s news JetBlue flier who ‘peed’ on girl could be axed from US Ski Team 5,700 Britons arrested overseas Cheap flights allow for prostitution at Amsterdam airport The U.S. is already up in arms over the …

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The Glacier Fields of Kluane National Park

Kluane National Park is on the Canadian side of the St. Elias Mountain Range with includes Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. It is the home to Mt. Logan, the highest point in Canada and lies in the extreme Southwest corner of the Yukon. I had the pleasure of having …

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This Week In Travel – Episode 91

This week’s guest are the Elliott family: Chris, Kari, Aren, Iden, Erysse Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This weeks news Sex on Croatian Yacht Leads to Severed Hand, Missing British Tourist Newly authorized Cuba trips sell out fast, run into controversy Crying woman kicked off plane Airbnb offers $50,000 insurance policy after user’s ‘nightmare’ Hotel snore …

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Garajonay National Park

From the World Heritage inscription for Garajonay National Park: La Gomera lies to the west of Tenerife and is one of seven islands that make up the Canary Islands archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa in the Atlantic. The island is accessible by ferry from Tenerife. The park can be reached by road from …

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Visiting Teide National Park

Teide National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Spain

Mount Teide is the highest point in all of Spain and it sits at the center of Teide National Park on Tenerife in Spain’s fascinating Canary Islands. The park itself is a giant caldera with geologically-recent lava flows from the Teide volcano, and a desert-like environment stretching far into the distance where ever you look. …

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San Cristobal de La Laguna

San Cristobal de La Laguna UNESCO World Heritage Site, Spain

From the World Heritage inscription for San Cristóbal de La Laguna: The historic ensemble of San Cristóbal de La Laguna has outstanding universal value is an urban design that represents the concept of the ‘town-territory’ as the first example of an unfortified town laid out and built according to a complete plan based on navigation, …

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