In a quick return to a shorter Travel Bite episode, #nerdbirds Kai and Rachel ponder the awkwardness of restarting travel after so much time staying put, and provide a quick update on our "slow season" post-episode 150. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

Pilot Sarah spent two months earlier this year becoming a Captain, and answers questions from the #nerbirds -- everything from bathrooms on airplanes to the number of stripes pilots wear on their sleeves, flight simulator pranks, and the changing views of Earth from far above. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

#nerdbird Sebastian has been on over 20 cruises, and shares his stories with co-hosts Rachel & Kai -- including fun things to do on a ship, how to handle seasickness, and a reminder to always read your cruise documents before getting stuck in the wrong city. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

It's the fourth anniversary of the final Virgin America flight where the founding #nerdbirds met, and our 150th episode! Brendan and Rachel channel their inner game show hosts, with contestants Charlie, David, Kai, and Sebastian trying their hand at the Password game show. Will Charlie be able to defend his title from last year's 100th episode Jeopardy! special to become a supernerdbird? Listen in and find out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast....

Making memories is core at any travel experience - and souvenirs are one physical representation to evoke those memories. But does it make sense to always buy souvenirs when travelling? And for whom? #nerdbirds Rachel & Kai talk about their souvenir philosophies, their favorite treasures and alternatives to the standard souvenir.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

Brendan's Book of the Month is an anthology of super-short stories from the website Airplane Reading (airplanereading.org), where readers submit a travel story that involves an airport or airplane and everything imaginable that can happen at either. Selected works were placed into a book in 2016; Brendan and co-host Rachel share highlights from their favorite stories, which sparks touching and hilarious memories from their own travel journeys. --- Support this podcast:...

#nerdbirds Charlie and Rachel continue last week's topic on lonely moments during solo travel with Charlie's contrasting stories of trips in New York City and Japan. They segue to self-awareness during travel, which includes making sure one's mental health and emotional needs are met. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

Solo travel, just like any other kind of travel has it's positives and negatives. Rachel & Kai discuss both sides, how they kicked loneliness to the curb while still maintaining the positives of solitude and making your own way through the travel world. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

Nearly two years after the first stay-at-home order, #nerdbirds David and Rachel catch up in real life with a trip to an aviation memorabilia show and a super-late lunch afterwards. While waiting for their food, they thought about midday eating events that aren't labeled lunch. David recalls the Washington DC brunch scene and Rachel muses on brunch in Omaha, elevenses in England, and fika in Sweden. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

Food is an integral part of travel - so #nerdbirds Rachel, Kai & Sebastian chat about their favorite breakfasts, where to get them, what to eat, and the travel stories that go with them.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

If you can find a way to make concrete airport towers look cool, you can probably do anything! #nerdbirds Brendan and Rachel review "The Art of the Airport Tower," a photographic book and Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit. They discuss favorite photos, and Brendan shares trivia on Disney's purchase of a Southern California airport. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast:...

Travelling the world is a great way to experience new cultures and get out of your comfort zone, but company leaders tend to be anything but diverse. #nerdbirds Rachel & Kai chat about one Black-led travel startup (localeur.com) and their own experience with travel and how it has opened their eyes to diversity and how we learn and benefit from diversity. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

#nerdbirds Rachel & Kai riff on how laundry is done differently around the world - and some very unique ways to wash (or not) your clothes, rugs, and so much more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

#nerdsbirds Rachel & Kai chat about their individual favorite travel apps: MarineTraffic (track boats around the world!) & Rome2Rio (want to get from Point A to Point B? Here's how...) respectively - and also their shared joy for Flightradar24. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

For 2022, #nerdbird Brendan will pull a travel/aviation/airport/design-themed book from his library for the Book of the Month. This episode looks at Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975, a hefty part-art part-story book looking at 13 airlines from around the world and the items that made their brands tick. The majority of items are in the form of posters that showcase travel destinations and aircraft -- from cartoony mid-century modern to photography. Listen in as Brendan and Rachel share...

For the last episode of Travel Bingo, Rachel settles on the word "suitcase." Kai & Sebastian share stories of how to choose the right baggage for your needs and how NOT to lose it along the way. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

This week's January Travel Bingo word is "kids," which sent almost all #nerdbirds running away screaming except for Brendan and Charlie. Rachel and Brendan reminisce about 1980s gum (and soda) flavors, and Charlie finds new ways to mess with his travel karma when flying with family. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

For this week's Travel Bingo, #nerdbirds Rachel, Sebastian & Kai chat about... coffee! And also about drinks to get at a coffee house/cafe when traveling if coffee really isn't your thing, along with some serious time warp advice on finding cool coffee spots in Hawaii. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

Season 7 starts with an offshoot from Travel Bites: Travel Bingo! #nerdbirds Rachel & Kai take one word and offer a tale and a tip. This week they talk about ATMs & money - how to get it when you're travelling and how to pay for things in this increasingly cashless society! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

#nerdbirds Rachel & Kai finish off season 6 by sharing the interesting story of Thor Pedersen, a Dane who is attempting to visit every country in the world without flying. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

#nerdbirds Rachel & Kai provide a travel bites tip for the holidays (and really all year round!). Those near-ubiquitous QR codes have helped to create a touchless environment when eating out, searching for information or getting you on a plane, train or bus. On rare occasion though, a QR code may point you towards something malicious. Listen in for a tip or two on keeping your information safe! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

#nerdbirds Rachel & Kai talk about an article from Vivienne Dovi, founder of Melanin Travel - outlining bias and privilege in travel, and how stereotypes unfairly paint countries or entire continents in negative lights, when in reality they're perfectly fine places to visit. Pro tip: Apply your critical thinking skills to whatever you hear about a certain destination.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

#nerdbirds Kai & Rachel delve into the science-based aspects of travel and how the act of travel improves our moods, creates joy and gets us of our comfort zone. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

After digesting Thanksgiving, your first thoughts probably aren't about airport announcements, but #nerdbirds Rachel & Kai chat about the slow reduction of airport-wide announcements and how technological improvements have made audio announcements less necessary - and the concept is spreading to airports around the world.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support

#nerdbirds Rachel & Kai chat about how to take care of yourself when travelling - planning for any and all eventualities, espousing BYO... whatever in case Plan A isn't available. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdbirds/support