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

in my passport photo. The Amateur Traveler episode 194.

The Amateur Traveler takes a break from talking about destinations and talks about traveling and working around the world.

I'm going to sit in one more cafe.

I know that I should be heading home,

but maybe not, maybe Not To the Day.

Welcome to the Amateur Traveler.

I'm your host Chris Christensen.

Before we get into this week's interview,

I do have some news stories for you.

There are some bad news in the news like someone

being murdered on a cruise and possibly Swine flew on cruises and such and I'm

going to skip over those and talk about three news stories that caught my eye.

The first one is just mean.

Somebody is selling a dissolving bikini as the ultimate revenge gift. It looks like a regular

bikini, but a few seconds in water it dissolves.

This is obviously a sophomore prank, but not a new one.

I had a roommate in college who is a polymer chemist,

and his polymer chemist friends were playing this trick on each other 25 years ago.

And then two good news stories.

One is a hotel chain called Sage Hotels is doing a give a day get a night promotion where if you give eight hours of community service

You can get either a complimentary stay or 50% off a hotel room. They're doing a limited number of complimentary stays. That offer ends

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