Pre-COVID Travel was the WORST

In 2020, COVID-19 changed how we do just about everything - including travel. But is that a bad thing? Join Dr. Matt Christian as he explains why he thinks traveling before COVID was the WORST by sharing short stories about his travel in the pre-COVID era.

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Let It Snow...but not while I’m on the road!

In this episode, we get to hear about lost luggage, an embarrassing train story, and getting stuck in a blizzard in NYC.

Dec 24, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 10

If Given the Choice Between Business and Pleasure...

If you’re an American entering Canada, how do you answer the question: “Business or Pleasure?” In this episode, let me tell you about how I answered the question. They might not let me back in.

Dec 07, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Barely Leaving Birmingham

There’s a reason the gate agents ask you to stay close to the gate.

Nov 20, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 7

One Night in Bangk—er, Newark

Have you ever had to spend the night in an airport? Once again, I caught the Newark Curse. What a miserable night.

Nov 13, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 7

If It Weren’t for Bad Luck...

In this episode we take to the friendly skies. Well, sorta. Delays are inevitable but running through terminals is less than ideal.

Oct 30, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Nowhere to go

From creepy crawlies to entrapment, what do you do if there’s no place to go? There are two hotel experiences I honestly would love to forget. As bad as the adventure was in Hotel Smell, nothing compares to creepy crawlies or the feeling of being trapped.

Oct 23, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Welcome to Hotel SMELL...

If you think this podcast stinks, wait until you hear this episode! The curse of the Hotel SMELL await...

Oct 16, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 3

The Art of the Deal (Part Deux)

In this episode, Let’s go back to 1994 and a memorable trip for our honeymoon to the then newlywed mecca, Cancun, Mexico. Remember how we said if a deal is too good to be true, it often is?

Oct 09, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 2

The Art of the Deal (Part 1)

It was 1989. Good travel deals were available - if you could find them. On a trip with my parents to Niagara Falls, we found a deal. In part 1, hear the story of a family trip and the hazards of deals too good to be true.

Oct 02, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 1

"pre-COVID Travel was the WORST": Trailer

On February 21, 2020, I returned home from a business trip to Missoula, Montana. While I did not have any new trips scheduled, it never occurred to me that it was my last trip. Well, my last trip in the pre-COVID era. Soon after returning, the economy shut down and all we were all quarantined in our homes. Travel as we knew it may never be as it was. Personally, I am ok with that because as the title indicates, pre-COVID travel was the WORST. What follows is a collection of stories about my bad ...

Sep 23, 2020•1 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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