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

in my passport photo.

Amateur Traveler episode 317. Today the Amateur Traveler talks about temples and

palaces and lots and lots of people as we return to India. Welcome to the The Gotta sit in one more cafe.

I know that I should be heading home, but maybe not, maybe not today. 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

shouldn't come as any surprise as airlines are trying to cut down on their costs.

More airlines are starting to put weight limits on carry-on bags.

This is something I've seen before, but don't be too surprised if there is a weight limit, and this is something you might want to check out at the page for the airline that you're going to be flying.

Passengers aboard the Seaborn Odyssey had an unusual cruise experience.

They were in the Pacific Ocean, which you may know is a very, very big ocean, not too far

from American Samoa, when they took part in a rescue effort.

The ship happened by some very lucky fishermen who had been drifting in the Pacific

ocean for three weeks.

And then speaking of lucky, if you're flying, you might be lucky to fly through one of these airports

Fromer said an article about the 10 favorite things that are free at an airport

and they include unusual things like in Singapore you can attend movies for free.

In Terminal 2 and 3 at JFK, which is a bit of a pit

of an airport, but you can use 100 different iPads

for free in different restaurants.

There's a free library in Amsterdam which I think we've talked

about on this show before. You can make free Skype calls from Tallinn Estonia. There are free airport

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