On the Sunday, August 24th, 2014 edition of The Travel Guys… It's all about hot air! Mark and Tom (experts on the subject) interview Tom Garrity, Communications Director for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, held the first two weekends of October every year. Now it's 43rd year, the fiesta is the biggest of its kind in the country, and indeed draws spectators from all over the planet. Tom shares the best ways to see the balloons, and explains the different events in which they are launched, or in some cases, tethered. Sports Leisure Vacations offers the balloons on a tour every year, and this year's trip includes Carlsbad Caverns.
In the Travel News, Mythbusters has decided the fastest way to board an airplane and the CEO of Jet Blue is under fire for giving his traveling customers too many perks. Yes, you read that right. Mark and Tom have the details on this strange story.
Gwen Duncan of Cordially Yours Travel is in studio with her deal of the week, which is actually a repeat of last week's deal, which got presented poorly due to time limitations. If you have ever dreamed of being on a sailing ship, you'll want to be listening.
Finally, it the week of an annual ritual in the desert called Burning Man. Heard of it? Over 60,000 people will be "camping" in the middle of the Nevada dessert to be part of a cultural phenomena. We have some quirky facts and figures about what the gathering is and what it means to Reno's economy.
On the Sunday, August 17th, 2014 edition of The Travel Guys… On a busy Sunday edition of The Travel Guys, here are some of the highlights: Mammoth Lakes - Rhonda Duggin, longtime friend of tour operators in Mammoth Lakes stops by to talk about the beauty of fall in the Sierra - Devil's Postpile, Bodie Ghost Town and more. Mark shares a bit about Sports Leisure Vacations' October departure. Gwen Duncan of Cordially Yours Travel is on board with the Deal of the Week, a cruise with Star Clippers, on an authentic sailing ship. Road Reporter Ramona Goodge joins us live to share highlights from her recent travels to Mendocino and the final resting place of Seabiscuit, near Ukiah. A member of the Music Circus production team shares an update on the last show of the season, "La Cage Aux Folles," and we have tickets to give away! Tim Winship of Smartertravel.com talks about his recent column declaring tips to waiters and service people should go the way of the dinosaurs and why.
On the Sunday, August 10th, 2014 edition of The Travel Guys… This week's edition of The Travel Guys features two great guests and a chance to win tickets to the theater. Rob "On The Road" Stewart from KVIE joins us to reprise his recent show on burgers. Where are the best pieces of cow in the region? Rob has his thoughts, we'd love to hear yours.
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Travel Guys Mark Hoffmann (left) and Tom Romano (right) at the KFBK studios with "Rob on the Road" Stewart of KVIE (center) Forktown Tours of Portland has some great ideas on how to enjoy the many different culinary adventures in their city. There's even a tour featuring some of Portland's legendary food trucks. Heidi will share info on some of the excursions and tell you how you can connect with them on your next to Portland. We'll tell you about a new listener trip we are working on involving Forktown Tours and the Tiny House Hotel up north. "La Cage Aux Folles" comes to Music Circus in August, and we'll give you the opportunity to win tickets to one of the performances on the show. A fun hour, Sunday from 3-4pm with The Travel Guys.
On the Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 edition of The Travel Guys… Saturday was the day for the Travel Guys first-ever listener trip, as we headed for San Francisco to board The Magic Bus. Indeed, we had a grand time, going back to the 60's and touring The City, especially the Haight - Ashbury District. On Sunday's show, we share comments from some of our travelers and talk about our grand adventure! Steve LaRosa joins Mark as Tom is off to Lake Tahoe for the day. Steve updates us on local events and festivals (check out the links below). Ed Perkins stops by to update you on the 10 Worst Tourist Scams. Gwen Duncan has the Deal of the Week, and it's all about Ribs in Reno. Sounds like a fun Sunday afternoon with The Travel Guys