AT#219 - Budget Travel Tips from Pauline Frommer

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2010

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Amateur Traveler talks to Pauline Frommer again about tips for budget travel. We talk about booking tours and alternative places to stay instead of hotels. We talk about which travel destinations are inexpensive now and which ones have hidden fees. Learn where a travel expert takes her family on vacation.Pauline Frommer’s London and the second edition of Pauline Frommer’s New York City were named “Best Guidebook of the Year” by the North American Travel Journalists Association (2007 and 2008, respectively).NewsFree aiport wi-fiTravel Tip Tuesday : American Airlines Announces $8 BlanketsDirty HotelsThis Week in TravelShow NotesPauline FrommerPauline Frommer on Budget Travel – Episode 123Houe of the Redeemer in NYCUK Airports face chaos over departure tax riseArgentina Visa Fee To Hit Tourists Starting Jan 1ShoreTrips.comJamaica – Meet the PeopleTlaxcala, MexicoOaxaca, Mexico – Felipe the Weaver (part 1) – Video Episode 46Reciprocity in Brazil Tourist Visa Fees for American and CanadiansInternet Resourcesoster.com – hotel reviewsCommunityCeleste has Marquesas correctionsDavid has Marquesas correctionsDavid, “you break up the monotony” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I got my bags packed on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good
0:08.6	in my passport photo.
0:11.6	Amateur Traveler episode 219. Today the Amateur Traveler talks about budget travel and
0:17.2	we do it with the help of Pauline Frommer. to see one more cathedral
0:23.0	in one more cafe
0:26.1	I know that I should be heading home
0:29.4	but maybe not maybe not
0:31.0	today welcome to the amateur. I'm your host Chris Christensen.
0:35.6	Before we get into today's interview we have a couple news stories for you.
0:38.8	We learned this week that a lot of airports are getting free Wi-Fi
0:42.2	which is good news. We learned that American Airlines is going to start
0:46.3	charging $8 for that blanket and pillow if you still want it, which is not so good news.
0:52.1	That's one of many different ancillary fees that are coming.
0:55.7	And we learned the list of the dirtiest hotels, the ten dirtiest hotels in America.
1:02.0	And some of the dirtiest hotels, the comments, and this comes from
1:04.8	Trip Advisors, have things like I found a crack pipe in my bed, so it's not even
1:09.2	just bedbugs. This is a truly horrific list to look at and most of these hotels are still in business
1:16.0	and at least one of them is at New York City and is $126 a night.
1:20.5	So check that out.
1:21.7	For more information about all those stories stories check out the show notes and also check out this week in travel which is the weekly
1:28.0	Podcast of travel news
1:31.8	I'd like to welcome back to the show Pauline Frommer who has come to talk to us again
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