http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog A quick roundup of the latest travel news posted to Travel Off The Cuff. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:20:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to our slightly more detailed show notes for Episode 008. In this episode, we cover the following stories: Three Sheets available from: iTunes, Hulu, or DVD Getting Abroad (TV Show) Getting Abroad (Unknown Website) New Design Share travel news you like with the world How To Make Your Hostel Less Hostile 081 - Preparing to travel Canadian Court Rules ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/podcasts/episode-008-three-sheets-getting-abroad/91 Just a quick post here. I've been working on a new design and here it is! I hope you all enjoy it. My goals were to make the site feel "lighter." The dark blue background gave it a heavy feel to me, at least. Also, I'll have ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/blogs/new-design/89 In Episode 7: We take a quick video look at Munich, Talk about Paris Greeters, Find out about 5 things that (can) suck in long term travel, get groped on an airplane, savor beer in Italy, attempt some travel trivia, visit an amusement park in North Korea, found out ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/podcasts/episode-007-license-to-travel/87 My recent trip to Europe started out well enough. I picked up my travel mate and we headed to the airport with plenty of time to spare. At the airport, we made our way to the check in counter and were relieved to find only a handful of ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/blogs/the-two-phrases-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-hear-while-flying-to-make-a-connection/85 In Episode 6: We look at the merger of Delta and Northwest Airlines, the Boeing strike being resolved, passengers stranded by another airline collapse, Munich museum savings, Tuesday Travel Trivia, 9 tips for learning a foreign language, the pirates life on Somalia's coast, traveling in style in Italy, touring Italy, ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/podcasts/episode-006-google-street-views-italy/81 In Episode 5, we warn people not to travel to Bali, Look at Charlottesville and Williamsburg Virginia, go on a treasure hunt in Rome, take a virtual tour of Terminal 5 by JetBlue at JFK, stay at the 10 best airport hotels, drink at the 10 best traditional pubs in ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/podcasts/episode-005-monticello-and-william-mary/76 In Episode 004, we apologize for mispronouncing Greenwich, packing in one bag, sleeping on the plane, doing expensive cities on the cheap, 20 things to do in Italy, smoke a cigar and drink absinthe, ride a zeppelin, take some road trips out of Rome, learn about the cost of extended ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/podcasts/episode-004-elphaba-does-not-live-in-england/67 As everyone knows, after 9/11, the United States went into an ultra secure mode increasing security at Airports, rail stations, ship yards…wait, okay, just at airports. We pumped a lot of money into improving the security at all of our airports. Some will argue that it has worked as there ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/blogs/lets-talk-security/65 In Episode 003 we look at damaged 757 engines, places to roll in the hay in Germany, Mona Lisa condoms, where to stay in Paris, what to do while you're in Paris, check out British Airways magazine Highlife on the web, Southwest Airlines first quarterly loss since 1991, the future ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/podcasts/episode-003-rolling-in-the-hay/62 Hi all, just wanted to let you know that I have started producing a new podcast called Travel Bits. It is available via iTunes here. If you prefer to just listen to it, you can also go to the "Blog Postings" link above and it'll be listed in ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/blogs/our-new-podcast-travel-bits/60 [EDIT: Fixed space on end of episode] In retrospect, this article probably should have been named: Armpitty.  In this episode, I look at TSA Security, Rick Steves latest blog posting, Morocco, Bus Tours, Haunted Places, Disney California Adventure, New Zealand, Sydney, Oktoberfest Post-Mortum and Google Maps.  Still not sure how well ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/podcasts/episode-002-security/57 The first episode of Travel Bits by Travel Off The Cuff.  We highlight some great travel stories that came out this past week. http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/podcasts/episode-001-drugs/50 In this episode, we make sure everything is set up correctly and layout our vision for the podcast. http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/podcasts/episode-00-test-setting/47 If you’ve ever been to or planning on going to France you’re certain to hear the question or comment about how rude the French people are to visitors.  I recently got back from a couple of days in France and there were a couple of people who’ve asked me if I encountered any rude French ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/blogs/those-rude-french/43 As you can probably tell, the site has gone under the scalpel and been updated with a whole new look.  If you have any problems, please, contact us at the link in the footer to report any issues.  However, if you've used the site before, there are some things you ... http://traveloffthecuff.com/blog/blogs/site-news/37