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The Informed Traveler Randy Sharman
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The Informed Traveler is a weekly travel podcast dedicated to bringing you the latest travel news trends and destination ideas. Each week we dive into the latest travel stories and how they effect you, the traveler. Plus we provide insight traveling to interesting destinations and and useful travel tips to help you along the way.
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Traveling With Your Pet & Tips for Visiting Morocco
Send us a Text Message.On this week's podcast we talk about traveling with your pets, in particular your dog. Some changes are coming to the regulations about taking your dog with you to the US. So travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to discuss those changes and offer some general tips when traveling with your pet. Plus, if Morocco is on your list of places to visit we'll get some insight and tips on traveling to Morocco from Devaki Das, the founder of Weave A Thousand Journeys. And, Ken...
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Tourism Phobia & Cycling Tours With O Cycle Japan
Send us a Text Message.The term "overtourism" has been used quite a bit recently in the travel industry and according to some, it's leading to another term called "tourism-phobia" where locals are blaming tourists for their deteriorating quality of life. And it's causing a rise in social unrest and tourism rejection. So on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to discuss some of the destinations where there has been an increase in anti-tourism. Fortunately, Japan isn't ...
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Trip Interruption/Cancellation Insurance & Anakonda Amazon River Cruises
Send us a Text Message.Between airline strikes and hurricanes it's a good time to remind you again of the importance of trip interruption and cancellation insurance so in this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to give some tips and advice on trip interruption and cancellation insurance. Also, if you remember a while back Onanta was cruising the Amazon River with a company called Anakonda Amazon Cruises and while she was there she chatted with one of the founders, so we'l...
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Car Rental Insurance, Gigsky eSIMS & Explora Journeys
Send us a Text Message.On our podcast this week we're going to talk about Car Rental Insurance. Should you go with the car rental companies insurance, your credit card insurance - if you have it or your own personal car insurance? Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join us to wade through the different coverages. Plus we've got a bonus segment for you again this week, we're going to chat with Sam King, the Chief Revenue Officer with Gigsky, a company that specializes in eSIMS. So we'll get a le...
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Vacation Repetition, SafetyWing & the Andaz Hotel in Scottsdale, AZ
Send us a Text Message.Here's a question for you. Are you the type of vacationer who enjoys going back to the same place or do you like to visit different destination? Travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us this week to discuss Vacation Repetition. We've also got a bonus interview this week and it's a bit of a follow up from last week's topic of retirement destinations. One of the concerns people have when they choose to stay at an international destination for any length of time is health ...
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Retirement Havens and the Weinhotel Freylich Zahn Hotel, Germany
Send us a Text Message.Up for discussion on our podcast this week is retirement havens. It came to mind from our travel expert Onanta Forbes who has returned from her adventures in Central America and while she was there she discovered a number of expats in the areas of Panama and Colombia so she'll join us to talk about some of those retirement havens. Plus, travel writer Jennifer Merrick will also join us to share her experience at the Wienhotel Freylich Zahn in Germany. And, Ken Stewart fr...