I got my bags packed on a roll. I'm heading out there and I'm ready to go.

Looking real good in my passport photo. Amateur Traveler episode 147. Today the Amateur Traveler goes to India, to Kerala. Learn about

beaches and backwaters, Hindu rituals, and of course the food today on the amateur

traveler.

I know that I should be heading home, but maybe not, maybe not soon

the day.

Welcome to the Amateur Traveler.

I'm your host, Chris Christensen.

Before I get into today's interview, I do have a few news stories for you.

This episode of the amateur traveler

is sponsored by budget travel.com go to budget.com slash travel to save money on your

next rental car. In the first new story, if you happen to work in the airline security industry,

this is something you would not want to show up on your performance evaluation.

In Brisbane last week week a large bag with bomb written across it passed through the

quantist check-in and security screening before baggage handlers finally caught it and they shut down for 40 minutes the bag

system as they checked into what was going on. In the Better News Department

the CEO of JetBlue is planning on taking a 50% pay cut in

solidarity with all of the other cutbacks that are happening in his airline

industry. Now granted he makes half a million a year so it's a little less

suffering for him but still I think a good move well done. And then it might be

harder to get places because the rising cost of air, but there are now more places to go.

U.N.S.S. go has added 27 sites to its World Heritage List.

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