This Week in Travel – Episode 149

A special live episode of This Week in Travel recorded at the MKT Restaurant of the San Francisco Four Seasons. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guests Jodi Ettenberg, David Lytle, Spud (and Ann) Hilton, Dick Jordan, and Don George. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts

Byron Glacier, Alaska – A Family Friendly Hike Between Anchorage and Seward

I’ve now made three trips to Alaska – two with the kids and one alone.  I’ve seen several glaciers from afar.  They are beautiful, blue and mysterious. Until the most recent trip, I had never been very close to a glacier.  I’d never touched a glacier and had not even seen from closer than about …

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Eagle Creek Gear Warrior Review: My Perfect Bag

In the past, I shared about my long journey to find the best travel and camera bags. When you travel as much as I do, your luggage represents vital pieces of equipment that impact your ability to nimbly navigate a range of travel situations. I’ve now had this combination of long-term travel luggage—a large rolling …

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Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan

Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan UNESCO World Heritage Site

From the World Heritage inscription: The urban layout and architecture of Tlacotalpan represent a fusion of Spanish and Caribbean traditions of exceptional importance and quality. It is a Spanish colonial river port on the Gulf Coast of Mexico which has preserved its original urban fabric to an exceptional degree. Its outstanding character lies in its …

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This Week in Travel – Episode 148

Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guest Chris McGinnis, travel correspondent & consultant on TV, in print and online at travelskills.com. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts

Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison

Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barbados

From the Historic Bridgetown World Heritage inscription: As one of the earliest established towns with a fortified port in the Caribbean network of military and maritime-mercantile outposts of the British Atlantic, Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison was the focus of trade-based English expansion in the Americas. By the 17th century, the fortified port town was …

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This Week in Travel – Episode 147

Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guest Keith Jenkins from Velvet Escape and iambassador. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts

What is a Sugar Shack? – A Journey into Traditional Quebec Culture

I loved visiting Quebec.  Montreal and Quebec City were lovely cities, and they were full of charm.  But, they were cities.  They had a lot of history evident, but life had moved on.  Most parts of the cities were as modern as any other city, and you had to go into the “Old Town” if …

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Ultimate Guide: Caribbean Island Hopping the Leeward Islands

Travel to Anguilla Island by hopping through the Caribbean

Turquoise blue waters, palm fringed cabanas as you sip a coconut? Sound like a slice of heaven? During my decade plus of world travels, I’ve visited some of the world’s smallest and most remote island nations—I’ve explored more of the Pacific islands nations than most people—but there’s perhaps nowhere more fun to plan an island …

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