Recent Posts
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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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Revisiting Diversity in Travel (#142)
Traveling the world is a great way to experience new cultures and get out of your comfort zone, but company leaders tend to be anything but diverse. While #nerdbirds Rachel […]
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Travel Apps: Planes, Trains, Automobiles & Boats! (#140)
#nerdsbirds Rachel & Kai chat about their individual favorite travel apps: MarineTraffic (track boats around the world!) & Rome2Rio (want to get from Point A to Point B? Here’s how…) […]
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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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Travel Bingo: ATMs & Money (#135)
Season 7 starts with an offshoot from Travel Bites: Travel Bingo! #nerdbirds Rachel & Kai take one word and offer a tale and a tip. This week they talk about […]
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When You’re Traveling Around The World & Get Grounded (#134)
#nerdbirds Kai and Rachel finish off Season 6 by sharing the interesting story of Thor Pedersen, a Dane who is attempting to visit every country in the world without flying. […]
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Watch Out for QR Codes! (#133)
#nerdbirds Rachel & Kai provide a travel bites tip for the holidays (and really all year round!). Those near-ubiquitous QR codes have helped to create a touchless environment when eating […]
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Who Gets to Call a Country Dangerous? Bias & Privilege in Travel (#132)
#nerdbirds Kai & Rachel talk about an article from Vivienne Dovi, founder of Melanin Travel. They ponder bias and privilege in travel, and how stereotypes unfairly paint countries or entire […]
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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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Travel Bites: 13…Actually, Three Ways to Travel Responsibly (#127)
#nerdbirds Rachel & Kai riff on selected ways to travel responsibly from an article – and also reminding viewers Ameri-centric views don’t apply everywhere, so do your research! Spoilers.. Articles […]