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Loneliness, Solo Travel, & Self-Awareness (#147)
#nerdbirds Charlie and Rachel continue last week’s topic on lonely moments during solo travel with Charlie’s contrasting stories of trips in New York City and Japan. They segue to self-awareness […]
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Retro Posters Galore! Reviewing “Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975” (#139)
For 2022, #nerdbird Brendan will pull a travel/aviation/airport/design-themed book from his library for the Book of the Month. This episode looks at Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975, a hefty part-art part-story […]
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When Should You Buy a Flight? (#128)
Any rules for when to purchase travel have gone out the window since 2020. #nerdbirds Kai and Rachel try to answer the #1 question asked by their non-travel-obsessed friends, using […]
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Bite-Size Travel Tales: Luggage Wheels and Gender Stereotypes (#120)
For Season 6, #nerdbirds co-hosts Rachel and Kai are playing with a new format — a maximum 5-minute chat about one “thing.” This week looks at an article about the […]
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Travel Encounters of the Animal Kind (#117)
#nerdbirds Rachel & Kai talk about traveling with animals, traveling to see animals, and the experiences we have with animals during our travels. Goats in Mongolian buses, dog guides in […]
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From Pizza to BBQ: The Random 50 States Challenge, Part 2 (#107)
After this week’s planned episode encountered technical difficulties, #nerdbird Rachel rounds up Charlie and Sebastian to chat about anything, starting with things to see in Antarctica. They eventually decided to […]
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Twilight, Amazon Pickup Points and Ferries, Oh My! (#106)
#nerdbirds Kai & Rachel continue their discussions about the great state of Washington, going a bit further afield from the Seattle metro area to the north and west — into […]
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The Futurist’s Guide to Travel, Part 1 (#96)
It’s been 364 days since we aired Episode 1! How has the travel industry changed, and what do these changes bode for the future? In Part 1, #nerdbirds Rachel and […]
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Americans and Their Quirky Habits: Culture Zaps in Reverse (#90)
Ice in drinks. Winning is the only thing. Perfectly straight teeth. #nerdbirds Rachel and Kai boomerang from last week’s Culture Zaps to look at Americans and their charming, quirky, and […]
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Culture Zaps: Ubuntu, Floor Zero, and Goats On Buses (#89)
#nerdbirds Rachel & Kai riff on culture shocks & culture zaps – that experience we all have when we run into something that is different from how we’re used to. […]