Tony Perdomo of Tucan Travel, tucantravel.com, Chris, and Jerry explore adventure travel in a way you may never have considered. Overlanding where you do the shopping and cooking, taking local transportation within cities and between countries, no single supplements, small group size, free time to explore, and trips ranging from 7 to 77 days are just some of the options discussed. And all at prices less than staying home. Tucan Travel offers tens of trips throughout the world that you should highly consider for a unique perspective of cultures and adventures you’re friends have yet to experience, but will when you return.
Category Archives: Travel Tips
Travel Insurance Travel Advice Show
Purchasing travel insurance is a question that most travelers have and often find confusing. Gail Magiante of Insure My Trip, insuremytrip.com, Chris, and Jerry help answer these and other questions as they discuss travel insurance in a realistic and understandable way. This Travel Insurance 101 show explains most types of travel insurance, including lost and damaged baggage, injury and sickness while on your vacation, cancellation for any reason, coverage for participating in adventure activities such as bungee jumping and white water rafting, and how soon ahead of your trip should you purchase travel insurance. Listening to this show can help save you money and give you peace of mind on your next vacation.
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.
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.
Private Driver and Guide Travel Advice Show
Robin Brooks, Marketing and PR Director for Kensington Tours, joins Chris and Jerry to discuss ever-growing private driver and guide style of travel. If escorted, large groups terrify you, restricted itineraries which don’t spend enough time at or visit sites you especially want to visit, or you want the security of having someone local, who speaks the language, and knows neat things to do, then this show is for you. Definition, age group, cost, advantages, options, examples, and other topics are discussed. Every traveler, regardless of travel experience and age, should listen to this program to gain an insight which might make your next trip, your best ever.
Tour Directing Travel Advice Show
Cherie Anderson, owner of Professional Tour Management Training, tourtraining.com , joins Chris and Jerry to discuss the challenging, exciting and fast-growing tour directing profession. Many aspects of the profession including the various types of tours from around the world to in-town half-day, solving problems, who might consider being a tour escort, how to handle sudden situations, tipping and many other topics are discussed. This show is a must for both those who want to be a tour director and those who like to take escorted tour.
Grandparent / Grandchildren Travel Advice Show
Helena Koenig, founder of Grand Travel, joints Chris and Jerry to discuss the fast-growing and family-uniting grandparent/grandchild travel concept. She shares her 22-year experience with this exciting travel opportunity with ideas on safety, itinerary planning and pacing, modes of travel, unique travel experiences, transmitting cultural inheritances and many other ideas to help grandparents and grandchildren bond together while traveling worldwide.
Johnny Jet Travel Advice Show
This show teaches you how to save money while making your vacation and adventure plans. Johnny Jet, founder of JohnnyJet.com, joins Chris and Jerry to discuss traveling in style while saving big bucks. Featured on many radio and television networks and in travel newspapers and articles, Johnny created a website where everyone should begin their plans as it links to thousands of travel websites including airline, hotels, cars, travel articles and many other tools to make you a better traveler.
Travel Agency Travel Advice Show
Charles Weston of yourtrip.com joins Chris and Jerry to discuss the roll of the travel agent. History, current status, how to efficiently work with and select a travel agency, specialties, fees and many other topics are discussed to help you have a more successful vacation. Specific examples of how best to utilize a travel agent are also given. See your travel agent for fabulous travel options.
Consolidated Air Travel Advice Show
Great travel options to customize your travel plans are presented by Frank Moulton, Sales Director for Auto Europe, along with Chris and Jerry. The advantages of consolidated air fares, chauffer-driven cars and lodging, primarily in Europe, are discussed as viable options to design your vacation the way you would like at great savings. Listen to this program prior to culminating your European and world travel plans.