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

in my passport photo.

Amateur Traveler episode 280.

Today the Amateur Traveler talks about lake sidewalks, quaint villages, and romantic poets as we go to England's Lake District. Welcome to the city 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 three news stories for you.

The first one is that Starwood Hotels and Four Square are getting together so that when

you check in using Four Square, the location-based app on your iPhone or Android phone,

then you may get a chance to get extra Starwood points for the hotel that you're

staying at.

And then there's been a rash of weird behavior on flights this week, and I don't know what that is all about.

Probably the most scary story was from the Daily Mail.

Someone who got very nervous at about 35,000 feet about being in an airplane.

A British man believed to be in his 40s worried fellow passengers

when he became agitated during the short trip from Kratow Poland to Edinburgh. He began pacing up and

down the aisles while clutching onto a card of safety instructions

which detailed how to open the exit during an emergency situation.

Man finally put on his Russick and lunged at the door handle but was quickly tackled by staff and

fellow passengers as the aircraft's pilots were forced to land at Amsterdam's

Schippel Airport and this is one of at least three stories in the same week of people just suddenly

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