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 393 today the Amateur Traveler episode 393. Today the Amateur Traveler talks about cloisters and plazas and one big volcano as we go to Peru's second city, Erequipa.

I'm going to 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 episode I do have one favor to ask you and that is the amateur

traveler is again nominated for a podcast award at podcast awards.com and

we have been nominated every year since the podcast awards were formed in 2006 and we have lost every year since 2006 we have lost to

Lou Manjello very nice guy from W DDW radio which is a show about Walt Disney

world it would be nice to win for a change so if you which is a show about Walt Disney World.

It would be nice to win for a change.

So if you would be willing, if you could vote every day

between now and the 15th of November 2013

for the amateur traveler,

that would be greatly appreciated.

Before we get into our interview today, we do have some new stories. The first one is good news

for those flying in the US. The FAA has finally done what has been rumored is they have allowed airlines to let you use your devices in airplane mode even during takeoff and landing and so you don't have to put down your Kindle book or that movie you're watching during

takeoff and landing. It's going to take a little bit of time to implement because

the airlines for some reason have to come up with a plan that has to be approved for the FAA,

which is a step I must admit I do not completely understand.

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