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

in my passport photo

Oh no! Amateur Traveler episode 398. Today the Amateur Traveler talks about

historic towns canoeing beautiful waterways and miles and miles of beaches as

we go to New Jersey.

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 is

a disturbing story about US.S. border crossing.

There was a Canadian woman who was turned away from the U.S.

because of a history of mental illness that she has had.

She's had some severe bounce with depression is actually a paraplegic

after an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide but the big question that

raises is how did they know how did they get access to her medical records and that's not yet

clear the second story is also a little bit disturbing in South Africa there's a luxury

hotel and spa that has offered visits to a shanty town, but knowing

that those shanty towns are filled with poor people and poverty, they have built a fake shantytown so that people can have a more clean slum tourism experience.

I don't know what to say.

American Airlines is doing something different.

If you want an upgrade on their upcoming flights, they're turning

it into an auction. Basically you can get your upgrade if you bid more than someone else does.

What do you think? Good idea or bad? For links to all three of those stories

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