The exciting world of rail travel is discussed by Chris Skow of traintrips.biz, Chris, and Jerry. Topics discussed include the history of rail travel, train tours, train trips, train vacations, and luxury private rail car trips. Started in 1984 by Chris, a retired conductor of the Western Pacific/Union Pacific rail, traintrips.biz, also known as Trains & Travel International, has been offering rail trips throughout the world from a 1day California Zephyr trip from Los Angeles to Oakland, CA to a 21 day Silk Road Moscow to Beijing private Golden Eagle Silk Road. If you’ve ever wanted to travel by rail, this is the program to listen to as Chris goes into great and exciting detail on what it is like, types of rail cars used, difference between train tours, trips, and vacations, and numerous other topics.
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Peru, Tanzania, and Kilimanjaro Travel Advice Show
Do not visit Peru and Tanzania without listening to Robin Paschall of Adventures Within Reach, Chris, and Jerry discuss these two exciting destinations. Along with the basic facts, often unknown and fascinating insights are given such as where the best beaches are located in Zanzibar, the different accommodation options such as lodges and permanent and mobile tented camps in the Serengeti, unique cultural experience of visiting the Hadza Bushmen in Tanzania, cooking with the locals in Cuzco, visiting Lake Titicaca, talking about the various Inca Trails, and when is the worst time to visit Peru and Tanzania. This show will greatly assist you in your planning stage to make the best decisions for a fabulous vacation.
New Zealand Adventure Travel Advice Show
Karen Hardy of Australia 2000 returns as guest with Chris and Jerry to discuss the wide-range of outdoor, unique and adventure activities and options while visiting New Zealand. Heli-skiing and hiking, whitewater and sea kayaking, trout and deep sea fishing, sand dunes and multi-day treks were just some of the topics discussed. Listen to this program forfabulous ideas to enhance your New Zealand experience.
Wendy Simmons Travel Advice Show
Join Chris and Jerry as they discuss three important travel topics with Wendy Simmons, wendysimmons.com, who has traveled to more than 85 countries and counting. A noted travel photographer and writer, including the Huffington Post and her forth-coming book on North Korea (DPRK), Wendy has a down-to-earth, realistic travel approach. This unique program discusses women traveling the world alone, suggestions and directions for taking photographs that truly capture the subject, and some excellent packing trips to make your travel less stressful. Wendy’s sense of humor and enthusiasm for traveling is catching and fun and immediately comes across. This definitely is a must-listen-to program prior to any trip you take.
Alps Alpenwild Travel Advice Show
Greg Witt, president and founder of Alpenwild, joins Chris and Jerry to discus the many options to experience the Alps. The primary emphasis is on walking, hiking, and trekking the Alps of Switzerland, France, and Italy, including the definitions of walking, hiking, and trekking, difficulty of the various trails, age and health requirements, types of accommodations, food, including cheese and chocolate, times of year, including winter, to do the various activities, and many other pertinent facts to enhance your Alpine by foot experience. Greg goes into great detail on the famous and not-so-famous hikes. He also discusses their exciting multi-rail trip which includes the various cog rail trains and trains pass through the scenic the scenic areas of Switzerland, including the Glacier Express, Bernina Express, Golden pass Line, and tunneling through the Elger to arrive at the Jungfraujoch, the highest railway station in Europe. Prior to solidifying your trip to the Alps, you must listen to this show to learn many options to make your vacation truly exciting and memorable.
Polar Bear Travel Advice Show
The Canadian Arctic is explored with John Gunter, General Manager of Frontiers North, along with Chris and Jerry. Various options to experience the polar bears including Tundra Buggy and hotel stays, best times to visit and photographic tours are discussed. Also, taking an expedition cruise through the Hudson Strait visiting Baffin and the Hudson Bay region, watching grizzly bears, beluga whales and musk oxen and being awed by the Aurora Borealis are just some of the topics discussed on this unique Canadian Arctic show.
Jet Lag Travel Advice Show
Jet lag is a problem that most international air travelers experience, especially from traveling east to west or west to east. Chris and Jerry discuss, both scientifically and personally, the symptoms, affects, and possible minimizers of this condition to help you arrive either at your destination or return home with minimal affects.
Mexico Colonial Cities Travel Advice Show
A fascinating and interesting introduction to Mexico’s colonial cities by Nella Huaringa, Senior Travel Advisor for Latin America, Kensington Tours, Chris and Jerry. Definition of colonial cities, differences between cities, length of time to stay, time of year to visit, ones best for children, costs, and many other topics are discussed. A great program helping you better design your first or tenth visit to Mexico.
Ponant Cruises and Small Ship Travel Advice Show
Chris and Jerry, with guest George Papagapitos, CEO of Ponant, Cultural Cruises & Expeditions, explore the fast-growing adventure and education small ship travel. Destinations, expectations, costs, seminars, philosophy, families, and many other topics of Ponant cruises and this unique travel opportunity are discussed; a most viable option to the large passenger ships and cruise experience.
Australia Adventure Travel Advice Show
Return guest, Lynette Wilson of Destination World, joins Chris and Jerry to discuss fabulous options for your Australian vacation. Speeding along at 60 miles per hour in Sydney Harbour, backstage tours of Sydney Opera House, shark feed dives, riding the world’s steepest railway, night tours of the Cairns Zoo, tandem sky diving and many other exciting opportunities are explored. After listening to this program, you’ll have an Aussie experience unlike any of your friends.