This Week in Travel 128 - Safety Sheep Pluckers

Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest is Paul Lasley of OnTravel.com. Subscribe on iTunes | Become a Fan on Facebook | Download the iPhone app | Download This Week's News:

• 'World's worst airline' launches world's worst booking site
• Goats To Join Chicago O’Hare Maintainance Crew
• Adventures by Disney

Picks of the week:

• Gary - how to fix your iPhone home button
• Jen - Hotel Tonight App expands to Amsterdam and Dublin
  • Amsterdam - Cafe Luxembourg
  • Dublin - Bewley's Grafton Street
• Chris - Internet Archive's - Wayback Machine
• Paul - dophop.com

Episode 127 - Volunteer Samuri

This week's guest is Shannon O'Donnell, blogger at alittleadrift.com and author of The Volunteer Traveler's Handbook Subscribe on iTunes | Become a Fan on Facebook | Download the iPhone app | Download This Week's News:

• VIDEO: Man draws samurai sword to break up fight on Phoenix light rail train - NY Daily News
• Suitcase of the Future Follows You - ABC News
• Man who filmed up flight attendant's skirt freed due to jurisdiction loophole ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
• Plane Panic: Drunk Flyer on 50-Day Bender Tries to Open Emergency Exit - SmarterTravel.com
• 10 Surprisingly Cool Airport Attractions - SmarterTravel.com
• Flight Attendants Wanted For Less Pay: American Airlines
• Airport theft ring busted for stealing $750,000 worth of liquor mini-bottles - Yahoo! Travel

Picks of the week:

• Jen - Tasting Along the Wine Road Cookbook (A Wine & Food Affair)
• Chris - Esperanza International
• Shannon - Skyscanner.com
• Gary - DLink DIR 505

Episode 126 - Food Glorious Food

This week's guest is Alison Bing, travel author of the recent Lonely Planet book “Food Lover’s Guide to the World”

This Week’s News:

• American Airlines Seats Become Loose in Flight Before Emergency Landing
• Former priest hired by TSA to pat down passengers, three months after church kicked him out for ‘molesting young girls’.
• Gen-next airport scanners to read every molecule in your body – Indian Express
• Titanic II plans to be revealed in New York – Telegraph
• We’ve come undone: American Airlines bolts loose seats back to the floor
• TSA steals $500 in cash from traveler as punishment for a bad attitude.

Picks of the week:

• Chris - Kaminsky’s Baking Company in Charleston
• Jen – 5 Free Lonely Planet City Guides
• Alison - skift.com
• Gary – witopia.net VPN

Episode 125 "Flying with Horses... possibly in pajamas"

Our guest this week was Tom Meyer of EuroCheapo.com

This Week’s News:

• Flight attendant spat causes four-hour delay on American Eagle
• Attendants’ fight sends United flight back to N.C.
• United passengers subdue ‘wasted’ model on flight to California
• Crocs on a Plane! – Carry On
• JFK Terminal 4 Evacuated After Grenade Found In Passenger’s Bag
• Attendant’s gun accidentally discharged at Philadelphia airport
• Controversial ‘naked’ airport body scanners to be scrapped after failing to receive European approval
• Weekly Weird: The World’s Worst Flight Delay Excuse

Picks of the week:

• Gary – Maps on IOS 6, Google Maps mobile
• Chris – GetGoing.com
• Jen – Spud Hilton on Vegas, Eat London: All About Food
• Tom – Book Rail on the local sites

Episode 124 - TBEX Europe Live Show

Chris and Gary attended TBEX Europe in Girona, Spain and were asked to step in and do a live version of the show as one of the keynote sessions. Our guests included:

• Dylan Lowe
• Veronica Montuges
• Jaume Marin
• William Bakker
• Pam Mandel
• Keith Jenkins

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