Bizarre Travel Tales podcast

Spud Hilton
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Longtime travel journalist Spud Hilton focuses on stories about the wild and weird side of the planet and the people who roam around it.

  1. 08/19/2021

    Very strange sister cities! Is Shakespeare's theater a faux Globe?

    In this episode: Three towns that have really unfortunate names find there's strength in pairing up as the "League of Extraordinary Communities." Considering how many "authentic" recreations of the Globe Theater there are, how come no one knows what the original looked like? --------- Subscribe: https://podfollow.com/1468333563  Written & produced by @SpudHilton Linktree: https://linktr.ee/bizarretraveler   Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/bizarretraveler/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BizarreTraveler

    9 min

  2. 08/10/2021

    Portland's famously unknown statue! Fixing ATMs in Antarctica!

    In this episode of Bizarre Travel Tales: Public art statue in Portland should be called "Attack of the 50-foot Woman's Lawyers"! If it's hard to believe there are ATMs in Antarctica, imagine being the guy who has to go fix them! An Italian guy misplaces his car during Oktoberfest — for more than a month! --------- Subscribe: https://podfollow.com/1468333563  Written & produced by @SpudHilton Linktree: https://linktr.ee/bizarretraveler   Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/bizarretraveler/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BizarreTraveler

    11 min

  3. 07/21/2021

    Soviet spaceships in Kansas! Teddy bear trauma! Stuck on It's a Small World!

    In this episode: Troves of Cold War space-race history finds a home in the Heartland at the Cosmosphere museum in Kansas! EasyJet stops a 6-year-old girl from flying with her stuffed bear, calling it "excess baggage." A Disneyland guest sues after being stuck on the "It's a Small World" ride — and wins. --------- Subscribe: https://podfollow.com/1468333563    Written & produced by @SpudHilton   Linktree: https://linktr.ee/bizarretraveler     Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/bizarretraveler/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/BizarreTraveler

    10 min

  4. 07/09/2021

    How to Quaff like an Egyptian! Hummable highway history!

    In this episode: Actor make highway history! Archaeologists in Egypt find a beer-making operation from before Stonehenge existed! Air New Zealand gets 'brand ambassadors' to use their heads!

    10 min

  5. 06/14/2021

    Griswold's Truckster still truckin'! The 1,800-mile detour!

    In this episode: Buyer pays $100,000 for a replica of most unfortunate station wagon in road-trip history. Thanks to GPS, a Belgian woman driving to the Brussels airport to pick up a friend ends up in Croatia.

    7 min

  6. 06/09/2021

    Grounded: What's a road-trip song — and what's not

    Whether it's "I've Been Everywhere" by Johnny Cash or Chuck Berry's version of "Route 66," road-trip anthems are a great part of travel culture. But there's a big difference between "road-trip songs" and "songs that are fun to play on a road-trip." On this episode of GROUNDED!, I talk about the difference and why it matters.

    7 min

  7. 06/02/2021

    King of the DMZ! Florence museum gets Galileo's digits!

    In this episode: The ruins of a Korean king's castle still reside in the world's most dangerous eco-park! Geography trivia from South (and North) of the Border! A relic of one of science's saints is at home in Florence.

    10 min

  8. 05/27/2021

    TSA scans carry-on corpse! Stripping down in a National Park!

    In this episode: The TSA scans a carry-on corpse that gives new meaning to the term "dead-heading!" Secret Garden State: The mystery behind New Jersey's only nude beach!

    9 min
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Longtime travel journalist Spud Hilton focuses on stories about the wild and weird side of the planet and the people who roam around it.

Information

  • Creator
    Spud Hilton
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2019-2021 Spud Hilton, Bizarre Travel Tales Podcast Network
  • Show Website
    Bizarre Travel Tales podcast