946: Tips for Capturing Cities
Capturing the essence of a city in a photograph or even a panorama can be a daunting challenge. Here are a few tips to help you bring that mission into focus.
Feb 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 946
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945: Happy Birthday, Amerigo!
A navigator born on this day in 1454 in the Italian city-state of Florence certainly left his mark on the New World.
Feb 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 945
944: Insights on In-flight Exercises
Last time, we looked at the air inside planes. Sitting in cramped spaces for hours on end is also uncomfortable, and possibly even dangerous. Here's an exercise routine you can do without leaving your seat.
Feb 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 944
943: Sitting in a Desert 35,000 Feet above Sea Level
The cabin atmosphere in airliners is pressurized, warmed and filtered to make you feel at home, assuming your home is someplace high and dry, say Flagstaff, Arizona.
Feb 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 943
942: Delving the Grand Canyon
This grand chasm that slashes across northern Arizona is both a National Park and World Heritage site visited by millions of travelers each year.
Feb 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 942
941: Appreciating the Plums of Atami Baien
This time each year, the Japanese celebrate "Ume," the beautiful plums, whose blossoms are a reassurance of the arrival of Spring.
Feb 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 941
940: 4 Tips to Follow Whenever You Leave Home
When traveling, no one enjoys being ripped-off. These four tips may seem like basic common sense, but it pays to always keep them in mind.
Feb 08, 2018•2 min•Ep. 940
939: Learning to Be a Clown
For two weeks each summer, Mooseburger Clown Camp in the woods of Minnesota becomes ground zero for the serious work of zaniness.
Feb 08, 2018•2 min•Ep. 939
938: A Look at Industrial Tourism
While many travelers are fascinated by the inner workings of a factory, for car buffs, no tour is better than an auto assembly plant. Consider the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Alabama.
Feb 08, 2018•2 min•Ep. 938
937: Discovering Bardou
This remote hamlet in the story foothills of southwestern France has become a rustic resort.
Feb 08, 2018•2 min•Ep. 937
936: Collecting Concierge Wisdom
Members of Les Clef d'Or are highly trained to provide the expertise and attention that make a guest feel special
Feb 08, 2018•2 min•Ep. 936
935: Captivated by Cape Town
Although it is presently suffering a severe water crisis, Cape Town remains a trendy, relatively inexpensive destination for adventurous travelers.
Feb 08, 2018•2 min•Ep. 935
934: Tassajara Meditations
Set in a quiet mountain canyon south of Carmel, Ca, Tassajara, the first Zen monastery outside of Asia, welcomes meditative visitors each summer.
Feb 08, 2018•2 min•Ep. 934
933: Enviously Eying Ischia
The largest of four islands scattered off Italy's Bay of Naples, Ischia long ago earned a reputation as the Isle of Well-being.
Feb 08, 2018•2 min•Ep. 933
932: Enjoying Aukland Alfresco
It's now mid-summer in New Zealand, and the citizens of its largest city certainly know how to enjoy the weather.
Feb 08, 2018•2 min•Ep. 932
931: Hiking in One of America's Celebrated Blank Spots
The first official "blank spot" on US Survey maps, the Gila National Forest in New Mexico now encompasses 3.3 million acres.
Feb 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 931
930: Searching for Gold in Silver City
For centuries, people have been prospecting for treasure in the Pinos Altos mountains of SW New Mexico. Rather than gold, they found silver.
Feb 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 930
929: Traveling on the Wings of Love
While taking a trip together these days can be a stiff test of love, it appears that many couples are passing that test.
Feb 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 929
928: Kissed With a Seal
The Magdalene Islands are a remote Canadia Atlantic archipelago, which each year becomes a nursery for whiteout harp seals.
Feb 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 928
927: Picking Bananas in Iceland
Iceland is a fascinating place to visit for any traveler who enjoys outdoor adventures. And now WOW air flies cheaply from many US Gateways.
Feb 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 927
926: Remembering the Normandie
On her maiden voyage in 1935, the French passenger liner Normandie was considered the grandest ocean-going vessel ever. But she came to an early and tragic end.
Jan 29, 2018•2 min•Ep. 926
925: Spending the Night with Madam Pele
Camping in Volcanoes National Park will be an experience you will never forget.
Jan 29, 2018•2 min•Ep. 925
924: Visiting Volcanoes National Park
The Big Island of Hawaii is big and still growing, fed from molten lava which oozes up from deep inside the earth.
Jan 29, 2018•2 min•Ep. 924
923: Celebrating Carnival in Quebec City
Most people know about Mardi Gras celebrations in warm places like Rio or New Orleans, but here's one place where the temperature's is below freezing.
Jan 29, 2018•2 min•Ep. 923
922: A Few Tips for Student Trips
Young scholars are encountering enticing offers for spring-break escapes and summer study tours. Here are some questions to ask before signing up.
Jan 29, 2018•2 min•Ep. 922
921: Honoring Seven Legendary Ski Runs
It's not enough to be impossibly precipitous, heavily moguled, or just plain terrifying. To attain legendary status, a ski run must have a lot of history behind it.
Jan 15, 2018•2 min•Ep. 921
920: In an Offbeat Corner of Europe
Too many travelers are entirely unaware of Andorra, a tiny, independent principality tucked into the folds of the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain.
Jan 15, 2018•2 min•Ep. 920
918: Defining the American Discovery Trail
A little known right of way stretches more than 6800 miles across 15 states. It's the only US public footpath that extends from sea to shining sea.
Jan 15, 2018•2 min•Ep. 918
917: Playing the Game of Hurry-up and Wait
On time is not good enough. These days, it's important to get to the departure gate half an hour before your flight's scheduled departure.
Jan 15, 2018•2 min•Ep. 917
916: World Capitals You Never Learned in School
London, Rome, Vienna, these national capitals are familiar to most veteran travelers. But how did Strong, Maine become the world's toothpick capital? Or Gulfport, Mississippi the world's root beer capital?
Jan 15, 2018•2 min•Ep. 916
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