Places & Travel
**The Frommer’s Travel Show**

Since the 1957 publication of Arthur Frommer’s (1929-2024) seminal Europe on $5 a Day, the Frommer guidebooks have been America’s most trusted travel source. This podcast, hosted by Arthur Frommer’s daughter, and President of FrommerMedia LLC, Pauline Frommer, gives listeners the low down on what’s happening in the world of travel today. Topics range from the most appealing destinations, to money-saving and enjoyment-enhancing trends, to books and TV shows that bring travel into your daily life, and more. Expect guest appearances by some of the biggest names in travel today, including Samantha Brown, Andrew McCarthy, Frances Mayes, Jason Cochran, travel journalists from the New York Times, the Washington Post, and other publications.

Latest Episodes:

S1E397 - New York City—Its People and Struggling Hotel Industry—Plus a Look at the Quirkiness of Connecticut Apr 04, 2021

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Craig Taylor author of "New Yorkers: A City and Its People in Our Time", Jennifer Gonnerman, staff writer at The New Yorker magazine, and Anastasia Healey Mills Healey, author of "Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure" were this week's guests.

S1E396 - Travel Woes (Expiring Vouchers), Travel Delights (McLeod Plantation, Charleston) and Travel Substitutions (View From My Window) Mar 29, 2021

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CORRECTED VERSION! Scott McCartney of the Wall Street Journal had warnings for travel voucher holders, then Charleston Park's Lead Interpretive Aide Toby Smith discussed one of the only two attractions in the USA devoted to the topic of slavery. We finished the show with Barbara Duriau, founder of a delightful Facebook group that is being distilled into a book.

S1E394 - Rental Car Apocalypse! Plus Walking the Camino de Santiago Mar 21, 2021

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Today's show features Jonathan Weinberg of AutoSlash talking about the massive current shortages in rental cars, and Victor Prince, author of The Camino Way: Lessons in Leadership From a Walk Across Spain

S1E393 - A Chat About the Joys of Anticipating Travel with Stephanie Rosenbloom, Plus Jason Cochran on the Latest Developments in Travel Mar 15, 2021

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Hopefully, this "pause" is coming to an end. In the meantime, Stephanie Rosenbloom gives advice on how to savor planning for the return to travel, plus Jason and Pauline discuss the latest cruise news, Disneyland's reopening, travel developments in Israel and more.

S1E392 - How the Sense of Smell and the Sense of Taste Play Into the Travel Experience Mar 07, 2021

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We discussed aromas and travel with author Jen Rose Smith, and took a look at Indonesian cuisine and culture with Lara Lee, author of the new book Coconut and Sambal

S1E391 - Latest Developments in Travel with Jason Cochran, Plus Lauren Sloss On What It's Like to Do a Mandatory Hotel Quarantine Feb 28, 2021

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Jason and Pauline discuss a new tool for US National Park vacations, a study on the world's most popular dogs, and more. Then the New York Time's Lauren Sloss talks about what it's like to do a hotel quarantine.

S1E390 - Travel Close to Home (with Don George), Plus a Look at U.S. National Park Vacations Feb 21, 2021

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Done George, author of "Wanderlust in the Time of Coronavirus" and John Waterman, author of "The Atlas of the National Parks" were our guests today.

S1E389 - Upcoming Changes to the Travel Experience, How to Get a Second Passport, American Food Origins and More Feb 14, 2021

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Consumer Advocate Christopher Elliott and Frommers.com Editor In Chief Jason Cochran joined Pauline Frommer for wide-ranging conversations on history, travel regulations, and a whole lot more.

S1E388 - Adventurous Travel—On the High Seas and With a Hypochondriac Feb 08, 2021

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Pauline interviewed Devin Murphy about his Outside magazine article on how he saw the world by working on cruise ships, and Jeremy Hance, author of the new memoir "Baggage: Confessions of a Globe-Trotting Hypochondriac"

S1E387 - A Chat with Frances Mayes, Author of Under the Tuscan Sun, About ALL of Italy Jan 31, 2021

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An in-depth interview with the inimitable Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun and Forever Italy, about Italy's regions, hidden sights, wines, breads, museums and more.