Historic Roads, Relaxing Islands, a Dash of Halloween and…Travel Underwear?!

by The Travel Guys · October 24, 2010

The life of a full time traveler is always moving, and today’s episode is a perfect example of that. From Route 66 to the Florida Keys with a pit stop in Carson City, today’s episode is a little of this, a little of that and a whole lot of fun. To top it all off, Jon Holloway joins us from packinglight.net to talk travel underwear. It’s an experience you won’t want to miss!

Looking Back at Route 66

Mark takes a moment to reflect on his two-week journey across the historic Route 66 with 25 travelers from all across the country. This is Mark’s seventh journey across the old road, so he’s sure to have a few insights on how things are doing and what’s worth taking the time to see! You can learn more at http://www.historic66.com/.

Ghost Walks and Birthday Celebrations in Carson City, NV

Candy Duncan from the Carson City CVB joins us to talk about the city’s annual Ghost Walks that took place over the course of this weekend. Also, next week is Nevada’s 146th Birthday! To celebrate, they’ll be throwing their exciting Nevada Days celebration. We recommend you check it out at www.visitcarsoncity.com!

Travel Underwear from PackingLight.net

In today’s travel world, saving room and packing light is more important than ever before. Not only can it keep your bags lighter and make traveling less of a hassle, but it will also save you money! Jon Holloway joins us from packinglight.net to demonstrate…err…tell us about….some of his favorite ways to save room in his bag. Instead of selecting a few products to highlight on the site, we recommend you head on over to packinglight.net’s travel underwear section itself. They have tons of great options! check them out here.

Key West, Florida

Stacey Mitchell joins us from the Florida Keys and Key West Tourism Office to talk all-things Key West. Key West is a recent destination for Sports Leisure, and it’s been received very well by our travelers. If you’ve never considered adding this exotic Florida destination to your bucket list, we recommend you give it a shot! You can learn more at www.fla-keys.com.

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Odds’n Ends

We often spend a lot of time bashing and trashing the various airline companies in America, and while it’s not always uncalled for, it certainly wouldn’t hurt to spend some time looking at the good side as well. This is a great article that highlights 4 airline employees that did the right thing. http://www.thestreet.com/story/10886494/1/4-top-airline-service-moments-of-2010.html