Author: rachel
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Cruising the High Seas, Magnets in Tow (#151)
#nerdbird Sebastian has been on over 20 cruises, and shares his stories with co-hosts Rachel & Kai — including fun things to do on a ship, how to handle seasickness, […]
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Short Stories from Airplane Reading (#148)
Brendan’s Book of the Month is an anthology of super-short stories from the website Airplane Reading (airplanereading.org), where readers submit a travel story that involves an airport or airplane and […]
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Finding Art in Airport Towers (#143)
If you can find a way to make concrete airport towers look cool, you can probably do anything! #nerdbirds Brendan and Rachel review “The Art of the Airport Tower,” a […]
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Bite-Size Travel Tales: Lighter, Brighter Airport Lounges (#125)
Co-hosts Kai and Rachel chat about the changing nature of airport lounges and trying to stay healthy during long-haul travel. Articles mentioned in this episode: Rachel says: As someone who […]
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If It’s Boeing…Am I Going?! Meet #nerdbird Mark (#124)
It only took 18 months from our first episode for #nerdbird Mark to finally appear for his intro with our now-vintage lightning round questions! Unlike the founding #nerdbirds, Mark was […]
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Looking Back on 9/11 and The Future of Travel (#119)
#nerdbirds Sebastian and Rachel say goodbye to Season 5 by pondering the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, from where they were on that day to what’s happened with travel since — […]
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Travels with Wine, Whiskey, and Whatever Floats Your Boat (#118)
It’s Labor Day weekend in the US — picnics and BBQs galore — and #nerdbirds Brendan and Rachel reminisce with travel stories of all things drinkable: whiskey tasting in Tennessee […]
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West Coast Road Trips: Seattle to Southern Oregon (#110)
Join #nerdbirds Kai & Rachel as they chat about roadtripping down I-5 from Seattle and through the state of Oregon – Mt. St. Helens, the other Vancouver, Portland, Eugene, Junction […]
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Boom! The Glamour of Supersonic Flight (#109)
Time for a sonic boom! #nerdbird Rachel has her hands full with both Brendan and Sebastian’s witty banter, from Sebastian reminiscing about his flight on the famous Concorde to Brendan […]
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How do Different Cultures Celebrate Summer? (#108)
#nerdbird co-host Kai found himself missing the Finnish midsummer holiday, so Rachel thought it would be fitting to talk about global celebrations in the summer and how Americans make them […]