Tag: travel stories
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Gulf Coast Mardi Gras Road Trip Stop 3 — Lafayette & Acadiana
Final stop on my Gulf Coast Mardi Gras road trip is Lafayette and Cajun Country. Parades and Cajun history in Lafayette; small-town festivals and local music in Mamou and Eunice; following the boudin trail with fresh pork cracklins at the end. Continue Reading →
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Gulf Coast Mardi Gras Road Trip Stop 2 — New Orleans
Stop 2 of our Gulf Coast Mardi Gras road trip drops us into New Orleans for parades, oysters, king cake, and a little parade-weather luck. We revisit old favorites like Pêche and Cochon Butcher. Includes parade strategy, neighborhood notes, and where to eat and drink. Continue Reading →
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Podcast #200 — Wrapping Up the TravelCommons Journey
Finishing 19 years of podcasting where I’ve been thinking way too much about travel, I indulge in some nostalgia and talk about my personal travel philosophy Continue Reading →
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Podcast #199 — Smile for Security: Facial Recognition in Travel
Using my face as my boarding pass to get on a flight to Oaxaca, Mexico and then as my passport to get back in the US got me thinking about how facial recognition has permeated the travel experience. To help us understand where this is going, we talk with two travel industry experts, Dr. Sheldon Continue Reading →
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Podcast #198 — London Vacation Rental Woes; Hertz’s EV Retreat
London’s vacation rental market is broken and Booking.com is no help. Also, Hertz’s EV retreat, Sioux City, Iowa embraces their SUX airport code, a flash-in-the-pan airport delay crypto betting app. Continue Reading →
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Podcast #197 — Renting a Tesla; 2023 Traveler Gift Guide
It’s the sustainability episode of the TravelCommons podcast, talking about my experience renting a Tesla from Hertz and my road-tested list of Christmas gift suggestions for the frequent traveler(s) in your life. I also talk about some new TSA biometrics equipment I faced (literally) in Nashville and yet another update on the EU’s ETIAS system Continue Reading →
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Podcast #196 — Cheers to Beer Tourism and Travel!
In this beer-focused episode, John Holl, editor of All About Beer, gives us his take on beer tourism and tips on how to beer travels. I talk about my experience planning my Asheville, NC taproom visits with ChatGPT. We also dive deep into the new JD Power Airport Satisfaction Survey and do a quick update Continue Reading →
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Podcast #195 — Checking Out Holland’s Tulip Festival
In this episode, I dive deep into our Dutch tulip-themed trip last April. Before the tulip festival stories, I randomly wander through a potpourri of travel topics — TSA passenger volumes returning to pre-COVID levels, having a surprisingly satisfying customer service experience with American Airlines, Hertz’s EV push, and a bit of a chuckle about Continue Reading →