Amateur Traveler Podcast, Episode 71. Today the Amateur Traveler Podcast goes to Liverpool.

I got my bags packed on a roll.

I'm heading out there. I got my bags packed on a roll

heading out there and I'm ready to go

looking real good in my passport photo

15 hour flight oh I don't think I'll ever be coming home

You know I love it

Got to see one more cathedral

Got to sit in one more cafe. I know that I should be heading home but maybe not maybe nights

in the day. Welcome to the amateur traveler podcast. I'm your host Chris Christensen.

We want to hear about the Paris Boutique with the Fine Silk PJs and the New Orleans Cafe with the best

biniers. So what's your story? Visit Sheridan.com to share your story and

get tips from fellow travelers. The first news story I have for you today is bad news for frequent flyers on U.S. Airways. In case you didn't notice, U.S. Airways has just recently cut in half from three years to 18 months the time it allows frequent flyers to retain their miles without any account activity.

So pay attention to that if you are a U.S. Airways frequent flyer.

Links to that story from Smarter Traveler newsletter can be found at the show notes at amateur traveler.com or in the enhanced iTunes version of this show.

The second news story, a little bit of the news of the weather weird a tornado struck London

That's what I said on December 8th a tornado set down in London. It lasted less than a couple minutes,

according to the independent.

First, the sky is suddenly blackened over London,

and there was a flash of lightning and thunder,

followed by a maelstrom of rain and hail.

But then came the terrible wind rapidly forming itself into a

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