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 366. Today the amateur traveler talks about wreck dives,

sailing ships and live volcanoes as we go to Vanuatu. Welcome to the

I've sit in one more cafe.

I know that I should be heading home

but maybe not maybe not

not today.

Welcome to the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen. Before we get

into this week's episode I do have three news stories for you. If your car

needed a tow you, you wouldn't be surprised if the tow truck operator charged you.

Those same rules don't seem to apply at sea because Carnival Cruise Line is telling a U.S.

Senator that no, they don't have any intention of paying the bills for the 90

different serious events involving carnival ships that needed Coast Guard help

over the last five years and for just the last two the Carnival Triumph and the Carnival

Splendor Incidents the bill comes to 4.2 million dollars. I mentioned last

week that Frommer's Guidebooks were no longer going to be available in print.

Turns out that may not be true.

Google has sold the brand back to Arthur Frommer. Frommer hasn't actually owned the brand

for a number of years. And then in an interesting but somewhat inevitable turn of events, Samoa Air has figured

out that heavier passengers cost more than lighter passengers, and they are now going to charge

you based on how much you weigh.

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