Pre-COVID Travel was the WORST

Dr. Matt Christian
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In 2020, COVID-19 changed how we do just about everything - including travel. But is that a bad thing? Join Dr. Matt Christian as he explains why he thinks traveling before COVID was the WORST by sharing short stories about his travel in the pre-COVID era.

Episodes

  1. 12/24/2020

    Let It Snow...but not while I’m on the road!

    In this episode, we get to hear about lost luggage, an embarrassing train story, and getting stuck in a blizzard in NYC.

    8 min

  2. 12/07/2020

    If Given the Choice Between Business and Pleasure...

    If you’re an American entering Canada, how do you answer the question: “Business or Pleasure?” In this episode, let me tell you about how I answered the question. They might not let me back in.

    7 min

  3. 11/20/2020

    Barely Leaving Birmingham

    There’s a reason the gate agents ask you to stay close to the gate.

    9 min

  4. 11/13/2020

    One Night in Bangk—er, Newark

    Have you ever had to spend the night in an airport? Once again, I caught the Newark Curse. What a miserable night.

    10 min

  5. 10/30/2020

    If It Weren’t for Bad Luck...

    In this episode we take to the friendly skies. Well, sorta. Delays are inevitable but running through terminals is less than ideal.

    7 min

  6. 10/23/2020

    Nowhere to go

    From creepy crawlies to entrapment, what do you do if there’s no place to go? There are two hotel experiences I honestly would love to forget. As bad as the adventure was in Hotel Smell, nothing compares to creepy crawlies or the feeling of being trapped.

    11 min

  7. 10/16/2020

    Welcome to Hotel SMELL...

    If you think this podcast stinks, wait until you hear this episode! The curse of the Hotel SMELL await...

    7 min

  8. 10/09/2020

    The Art of the Deal (Part Deux)

    In this episode, Let’s go back to 1994 and a memorable trip for our honeymoon to the then newlywed mecca, Cancun, Mexico. Remember how we said if a deal is too good to be true, it often is?

    9 min

  9. 10/02/2020

    The Art of the Deal (Part 1)

    It was 1989. Good travel deals were available - if you could find them. On a trip with my parents to Niagara Falls, we found a deal. In part 1, hear the story of a family trip and the hazards of deals too good to be true.

    11 min

  10. Season 1, Episode 1 Trailer

    "pre-COVID Travel was the WORST": Trailer

    On February 21, 2020, I returned home from a business trip to Missoula, Montana. While I did not have any new trips scheduled, it never occurred to me that it was my last trip. Well, my last trip in the pre-COVID era. Soon after returning, the economy shut down and all we were all quarantined in our homes. Travel as we knew it may never be as it was. Personally, I am ok with that because as the title indicates, pre-COVID travel was the WORST. What follows is a collection of stories about my bad experiences traveling in the pre-COVID world. Some are amusing while others are predictable but there are a few you will think I made up. Sadly, I did not. To protect the innocent, and to limit litigation against me any names are pseudonyms and actual business names are omitted.

    1 min

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In 2020, COVID-19 changed how we do just about everything - including travel. But is that a bad thing? Join Dr. Matt Christian as he explains why he thinks traveling before COVID was the WORST by sharing short stories about his travel in the pre-COVID era.

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