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 370. Today the amateur traveler talks about

cowboys and cattle drives and art museums as we go to Fort Worth, Texas. Texas. I'm going to go 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. This episode of

the amateur traveler is sponsored by audible.com. Audible is the leading

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amateur traveler.com slash free book. What I'm going to recommend because the

cowboy theme of this particular episode is the book Lonesome Dove. It was made into a

mini-series a while back. It's a good story and a good listen.

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Before we get into this week's interview I do have two news stories for you.

In the first story in most jobs it wouldn't be odd if you told a colleague can you just cover my desk for a few minutes

while I go to the restroom even if it turned out to be a 40 minute restroom break.

But when your job is being a pilot for Air India and the person you hand the controls over

to is a stewardess, that does raise some eyebrows and that actually happened. In the second story a man

with Tourette's syndrome has been banned by JetBlue from their flights because

he can't stop saying the word bomb.

He probably said it about a hundred times through the terminal and through the TSA.

I know I should feel sorry for the man with Tourette's syndrome.

It's a terrible situation to find himself in, but I am going to side with the airline on this one.

For links to both those stories, check out the show notes at amateur traveler.com.

I'd like to welcome back to the show Jason Hall who is the newest member of our five-time

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