078. Spirit Airline Shutdown, "Townsising" & a New Travel Scam

In this episode, we’re catching up on the latest in travel news, trends, and where we’re dreaming about going next—especially if it involves great food and drink!

We dig into:
✈️ Monaco, with the world’s most expensive apartment sale—a $550 million ultra-luxury penthouse that takes “over-the-top” to a whole new level.
✈️ The sudden May 2026 shutdown of Spirit Airlines, what led to it, and what it means for travelers, employees, and the future of budget flying.
✈️ The growing “townsizing” travel trend—why more people are choosing smaller U.S. destinations over big cities, and what makes these places so appealing right now.
✈️ A sneaky checked-bag scam involving stolen barcode tags and fake lost luggage claims.
✈️ Top 2026 destinations for food and drink lovers around the world.
✈️ Top 2026 Adventure-forward destinations if you’re craving something a little more off the beaten path.
✈️ Some wild in-flight stories—from unexpected animal encounters to chaotic passenger moments that feel almost too crazy to be true.

🎧 Come hang out with us and tune into this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or watch on YouTube!

Sources: 

• https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines-airports/spirit-airlines-workers-advocate-for-support-after-airline-abruptly-closes
• https://www.travelandleisure.com/airline-luggage-tag-scam-warning-11823359
• https://www.spiritrestructuring.com/resources/Spirit-Airlines-Begins-Orderly-Wind-Down-of-Operations.pdf
• https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-places-to-go-2026-11840319#toc-food-and-drinks

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Transcript

Welcome and Travel Updates

SPEAKER_05 0:00

Spirit Airlines shutting down.

SPEAKER_00 0:03

Are we surprised?

SPEAKER_05 0:04

We are not. I guess I also shouldn't be surprised at how much of a cluster it has been.

SPEAKER_01 0:10

This happened with another airline and people are like stranded places.

Monaco Mega Apartment Sale

SPEAKER_05 0:14

Oh, it's it's that's exactly it's happening. No, for sure. I definitely feel bad for travelers. Like it's awful. Everyone has places to go, people to see, things to get to. What's also very disappointing is the effects that it's having on the employees and just everything. Because from what I'm gathering, we're told basically at the same time everyone else was. Like, again, this is hearsay. I want to make sure I'm like right about that, but it really seems like it was incredibly abrupt. No longer any like customer service.

SPEAKER_02 0:48

Like you're just yeah, nothing.

SPEAKER_05 0:50

Yeah, no, they're basically like, don't call here expecting to get like a refund or help or anything. Like it's shut down. Hi guys, and welcome back to another episode of Taste Toast Travel. I'm Tara.

SPEAKER_01 1:10

And I'm John.

SPEAKER_05 1:11

And we're taking a little break from our A Taste of series episodes. We've done like four of those now, intermittent with our guest episodes, which have been lovely. But there are there, well, there is, has been recently a very big development in the travel world. So we wanted to briefly talk about that, but then also just use this opportunity to talk about some other fun and interesting things going on just around the world. Some hot topics that are fun to I don't know, talk about, good for you to know. So we'll start with that in just a second. Do you want to share your bit of news first? Sure. Coming out of Monaco. Speaking of one of our a taste of series episodes.

SPEAKER_01 2:01

The most expensive uh apartment in the world was sold in Monaco for$550 million. Crazy.

SPEAKER_04 2:15

Okay, I need details.

SPEAKER_01 2:17

So it's in the lay it's in the La Renzo building, which is part of the exclusive waterfront Mare Terra development in Monaco.

SPEAKER_05 2:25

Of course it is.

SPEAKER_01 2:26

It is owned by Renat Akhmetov, which is Ukraine's most uh richest person.

SPEAKER_05 2:34

Okay. Interesting.

SPEAKER_01 2:36

Seems strange when they have like a war going on. He's over here buying 500.

SPEAKER_05 2:40

The whole thing's very interesting. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 2:42

I feel like he could help with money. Yeah, well, it's a lot bigger than I thought it was. Okay, yeah. So what are we doing? 27,000 square feet. That is okay it spans five enormous five floors. And it includes a private pool, jacuzzi, 21 rooms, and at least eight parking spots.

SPEAKER_05 3:05

Where does this fit in Monaco? Like, Monaco's not that big.

SPEAKER_01 3:09

Well, it's just a high rise. Incredible. It's just a no, I know. I guess just the top five floors.

SPEAKER_05 3:13

So it goes up. Yeah, no, I got that. Wow.

SPEAKER_01 3:16

Yeah, crazy. Uh uh, I mean, oof.

SPEAKER_05 3:19

Anything else on it? Or I mean, I guess this is really something you probably just have to see uh for yourself. Have you looked up any photos of it or anything?

SPEAKER_01 3:27

The building where the sale was uh occurred was inaugurated by Prince Albert II.

SPEAKER_05 3:34

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 3:35

And designed as an ultra-luxury eco-district on reclaimed land. Yeah, it's just this massive. Yeah, it's like right. You remember?

SPEAKER_05 3:44

I just googled a picture of it. I'm like looking at it right now. Yeah, it's like you remember where the marina is.

Spirit Airlines Shuts Down

SPEAKER_01 3:48

Where all the yachts are and everything else, yeah, it's right there.

SPEAKER_05 3:50

It's basically right there.

unknown 3:52

Oh my god.

SPEAKER_05 3:52

Yeah, okay. All right, I'm getting some some close-ups of it now. Wow.

SPEAKER_03 3:58

Isn't that wild?

SPEAKER_05 3:59

How does one value something like that at 500? I mean, I get it.

SPEAKER_01 4:04

It's valued, I guess, at whatever someone's gonna pay. So this guy paid$554 million, so that's what it's worth.

SPEAKER_02 4:11

That's unbelievable.

SPEAKER_01 4:12

Well, I mean, yeah. So I mean, it it's in the most expensive real estate market in the world. No, I know, yeah. I mean, there's surprised as I have 2,000 square foot apartments there for$10 million.

SPEAKER_05 4:23

Yeah, that's a very good point. What a bargain.

SPEAKER_01 4:26

And eight parking spots.

SPEAKER_05 4:29

Mad.

SPEAKER_01 4:29

And park all the time.

SPEAKER_05 4:31

But actually, like Real Talk though in Monica, right? And again, and if somewhere that doesn't have a lot of space, you know, that probably is actually you could probably just like walk out and go right to the freaking casino and spend all of his money. That's crazy. That's actually what prompted this episode was him telling me that. And I was like, okay, we need we need to mention that. That's wild. Also, wild bit of news that I'm sure most people have heard at this point, especially if you're listening to this podcast, you're probably more in the know on what's going on in the travel world. But Spirit Airlines shutting down.

SPEAKER_00 5:09

Are we surprised?

SPEAKER_05 5:11

We are not.

SPEAKER_00 5:12

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 5:13

I guess I also shouldn't be surprised at how much of a cluster it has been.

SPEAKER_01 5:19

Oh.

SPEAKER_05 5:19

I was gonna swear there, but I'm trying to be easy about it.

SPEAKER_01 5:23

This happened with another airline, and people are like stranded places.

SPEAKER_05 5:27

Oh, it's it that's exactly it's happening now. Yeah. So I know you're not on social media, but from what I have seen just intermittently here and there, oh my god, yeah, the stranding. It's been so bad. But you know what? For sure, I definitely feel bad for travelers. Like it's awful. Everyone has places to go, people to see, things to get to. What's also very disappointing is the effect that it's having on the employees and just everything. Because from what I'm gathering, it's it's they were told basically at the same time everyone else was like again, this is hearsay. I I I want to make sure I'm like right about that, but it really seems like it was incredibly abrupt. And, you know, now they're out of a job and having to pivot and deal with all the customer service things, which I was looking on their website for just like an official statement, which I'll share some of here in just a second. But there's you know, no longer any like customer service. Oh, right.

SPEAKER_01 6:30

Like you're just yeah, nothing.

SPEAKER_05 6:31

Yeah, no, they're basically like, don't call here expecting to get like a refund or help or anything. Like it's dang shut down. So here's pretty much what it says. It is with great disappointment that on May 2nd, 2026, so we're recording this a couple days after that, Spirit Airlines stated and order started an orderly windown of our operations. Orderly is a very interesting word to use there. Effective immediately to our guests. All flights have been canceled, and customer service is no longer available. We are proud of the impact of our ultra-low cost model on the industry over the last 33 years, and it hoped to serve our guests that old for many years to come. For more than 30 years. Oh, I can't even, I can't even deal with that. In March 2026, we reached an agreement with our bondholders on a restructuring plan that would have allowed us to emerge as a go-forward business. However, now this is really where a lot of global stuff starts coming in and what's going on in the world, but the sudden and sustained rise in fuel fuel prices, which we're all feeling, let's be real, with no alternative but to pursue an orderly window of the company. Sustaining the business required hundreds of millions of additional dollars of liquidity that Spirit simply does not have and could not procure. This is tremendously disappointing and not the outcome any of us wanted.

SPEAKER_01 7:50

I'm not surprised, and I think that you're gonna see that with other airlines too, actually.

SPEAKER_05 7:54

Sh for sure. However, what was really interesting, I saw this reel of this girl who I think works in finance. She's like a that's like has a finance account, right? And she said something really interesting. I am completely and utterly paraphrasing right now, and I wish I had saved this, I'd I could share it or link it or something. But basically, she was saying it's going this isn't like an isolated incident in that the closing of Spirit is just like a one and done in in terms of other airlines, other bigger, what would have been more expensive airlines, right? Would like lower their flight cost to compete with Spirit.

SPEAKER_03 8:36

Sure.

SPEAKER_05 8:37

But now that Spirit's not in the picture, the those prices are gonna like start creeping up again. So we could see, you know, they're already some flight prices are already high. We were looking at some places to go later this year, and it's it's already high. So that's interesting. So it'll be yeah, to see how this goes moving forward.

SPEAKER_01 8:55

It's so expensive to operate an airline now. It's crazy.

SPEAKER_05 9:00

Yeah, as if fuel costs aren't bad enough. My god. Yeah, I mean it's just everything personnel.

SPEAKER_01 9:04

Like I don't know how much what the going rate for a gallon of jet fuel is right now, but regular gas many monies, regular gas where we're at. I paid 709 this morning. Yeah, you know, it's like it's really bad.

SPEAKER_05 9:16

I can't remember a big thing.

SPEAKER_01 9:18

And when you're putting in a hundred thousand gallons on each plane, like who's paying for that, right?

SPEAKER_05 9:23

Yeah, yeah. So I was reading this other article. Spirit employed approximately 17,000 people. Many of them were blindsided by the airline's abrupt uh closure this past weekend. The impact of the halting of business operations is continuing to ripple through the travel industry with major airlines offering relief to airline workers and travelers impacted, and now with major airline workers unions advocating for support. So there's like this whole article on this. I'll try and include it in the show notes so one can read it. But it's like different organizations come, you know, trying to help out, come to the rescue. One, the Association of Flight Attendants represents about 5,500 spirit airlines flight attendants across the country. It sent a letter this weekend to Transportation Secretary Duffy and acting secretary of labor Keith Saunderling, encouraging the government to ensure the flight attendants are protected after being let go so quickly. So some good people doing good work out there, hopefully.

SPEAKER_01 10:22

Yeah, I'm just waiting for some of the other ones to get bought up, like Southwest.

SPEAKER_05 10:27

Been waiting for Southwest for a while now.

SPEAKER_01 10:29

They're gonna get bought up. I feel like we've been talking about that for a while.

SPEAKER_05 10:31

They're gonna merge. There could be some mergings and stuff.

SPEAKER_01 10:34

Yeah, they did merge.

Townsizing Travel Trend

SPEAKER_05 10:34

Didn't they merge? No, wait, no, yeah. They merged with Alaska. Alaska. No, Hawaiian merged with Alaska, didn't they? Yes. There was some merge. I think it was making me second guess.

unknown 10:45

Thanks.

SPEAKER_05 10:45

I'm pretty sure there was something about either way.

SPEAKER_01 10:47

That I feel like it's just gonna get to this the to the point where it's all gonna be owned under the same umbrella. All right, just a monopoly. Yeah, it's just gonna be like everyone is like owned by the same person.

SPEAKER_05 11:00

It's gonna be so interesting to see where the where the travel, like the air industry is in like twenty, fifty years. I don't know.

SPEAKER_01 11:07

Yeah, I mean, I don't know. It's gonna get to the point where it's gonna be so expensive that like no one can afford it.

SPEAKER_05 11:13

It's already tough to afford for a lot of us. Like there's some trips we couldn't go on if we didn't have points and things.

SPEAKER_01 11:19

No, I know. Like, imagine if regular seats were the same price as business class. Like no one would fly.

SPEAKER_05 11:24

Oh my god, no.

SPEAKER_01 11:25

No one would fly.

SPEAKER_05 11:26

No, average person could not.

SPEAKER_01 11:28

So it's like, and if it gets to that point, it's like the airlines have to make a profit, otherwise they can't keep going.

SPEAKER_05 11:33

Right.

SPEAKER_01 11:33

But at the same time, it's like we can't afford to buy that ticket.

SPEAKER_05 11:36

So it's like, how does this work?

unknown 11:41

You know? Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 11:43

Well, speaking of traveling, for those of us who can still travel uh and still want to and can afford it. So have you heard of this natural transition? Have you heard of this trend called town sizing?

unknown 11:57

No.

SPEAKER_05 11:58

You want to hear about it? I'm gonna tell you anyway.

SPEAKER_01 12:01

I know.

SPEAKER_05 12:02

Sounds very well, I so I saw this article. No, I saw I saw this article, and I was just reading some of the the towns they mentioned in this, and there's one that is very close to my heart. So stay with me. I'm not answering any questions, you will see. So it as the town, as the name implies, people are swapping, you know, bigger bigger cities, a lot of hustle and bustle there with small town destinations with authenticity and soul for their spring and summer plans. Uh I cannot remember, by the way, I can't remember what sources says. I will put it in the show notes.

SPEAKER_00 12:38

But it's Savannah, Georgia.

SPEAKER_05 12:40

Uh no. So while travel and daily life has been changing for a while, there are a few deeper focuses, deep deeper focuses, forces responsible for alluring people in the direction of town sizing travel. People are burned out, they want calmer, more relaxing experiences.

SPEAKER_01 12:57

But like closer.

SPEAKER_05 13:00

No.

SPEAKER_01 13:01

Oh, this is international?

SPEAKER_05 13:02

I thought this was just like well, no, there's no international cities on this particular list, but it doesn't necessarily mean you wouldn't fly to go.

SPEAKER_01 13:13

I've been seeing a lot more like travel closer to where you live. Well, like commercials for like, you know, different states like Texas, oh sure, Colorado, Hawaii, like I've been seeing a lot of commercials like you know, visit Texas and they like have this whole infomercial about coming to Texas or Colorado or wherever. It's interesting.

SPEAKER_05 13:36

Yeah. I wouldn't say this is related to that.

SPEAKER_01 13:39

No, I but sure.

SPEAKER_05 13:41

Yeah. Uh yeah, I'm seeing that a lot too. A lot of Ohio. So there's like this whole thing of getting Californians to move to Ohio. I love Ohio. We've been talking about Ohio. There, my mom grew up in Ohio. I've been to Ohio many times. There are some places that are absolutely I have nothing wrong with Ohio.

SPEAKER_01 13:59

You've never been to Ohio? No, there's nothing wrong with Ohio except for winter.

SPEAKER_05 14:03

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 14:04

It's the one thing.

SPEAKER_05 14:04

That's why we live in California.

SPEAKER_01 14:06

Exactly.

SPEAKER_05 14:06

All right, I digress. So, yes, basically, oh, and social media obviously has like has a lot to do. Not necessarily Gen Z, but I think just social media in general, I think it's just shifting into what really like desirable looks like, and just like, you know, this kind of more cozy aesthetic, if you will. So obviously, bigger cities have their draw, they're super fun, like that's your vibe, go for it. But uh anyway, town sizing is is quite a thing right now. So just wanted to run through a few of these really quick because should this inspire your next trip, perhaps, depending where you live. Beaufort, South Carolina. Okay, super cute. So even though, and by the way, I'm reading some bullet points here. So sorry if this sounds a little scripted. It's because it is. I want to remember what they said. So Charleston is obviously one of South Carolina's uh most beloved destinations. But if you're looking for something a little quieter but oozing that kind of southern charm, it is located one and a half hours from Charleston, 45 minutes from Hilton Hem. And it really does look so cute. The article says it offers a true blue, genuinely lived in, not staged for visitors ambiance. So it's surrounded by marshes, tidal rivers, featuring antebellum homes. I'm trying not to use that word, but these really beautiful homes, live oaks dripping with Spanish moss, just very quintessential south. I think is what a lot of us who are not from the south would think of it as a big thing. I feel like it's very, very notebook, you know, the house that they have anyway.

SPEAKER_00 15:43

Yeah, it's very southern.

SPEAKER_05 15:44

Yeah, sounds beautiful. Next is yeah, uh Cape May, New Jersey.

SPEAKER_01 15:50

Oh, I've never heard of it.

SPEAKER_05 15:52

Get out of here. I feel like I've I almost feel like I've passed through here before, but I don't remember it.

SPEAKER_01 15:57

By the shore.

SPEAKER_05 15:58

So it is 45 minutes from the more bustling energy and casinos of Atlantic City. And it apparently as though it is set in a Hallmark movie. So it stands out, it's just it's just really charming. It has, you know, the history, the sceny scenery, the coastal, relaxing vibes. It's also known for its concentration of preserved Victorian homes, which I love. I love that about the East Coast. It's so fun. So it just like you just kind of feel like you're stepping into the 19th century with like guy kind of exhibiting like the colorful, like painted ladies, wraparound porches, very ornate details.

SPEAKER_03 16:35

That's cool.

SPEAKER_05 16:36

That reminds me of certain uh places I've been to in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Sparks joy for me. This next one is closer to home. I'd make you guess, but I feel like we'll be here a while.

SPEAKER_03 16:47

Petaluma.

SPEAKER_05 16:48

Carmel.

SPEAKER_03 16:49

Uh what?

SPEAKER_01 16:50

Everyone goes to Carmel.

SPEAKER_05 16:52

Who's everyone?

SPEAKER_01 16:53

First of all. It's Carmel is so famous.

SPEAKER_05 16:55

Very well, people listening to this podcast who may do not know what Carmel is.

SPEAKER_01 16:59

Carmel, everyone in California, like, oh yeah, Carmel. It's car, it's awesome.

SPEAKER_05 17:01

Okay, well, there are some people who might not be from California.

SPEAKER_01 17:05

So uh I thought it was just well known.

SPEAKER_05 17:07

As we know, no, this is so typical from someone who's like born and raised in California.

SPEAKER_01 17:12

It's like right next to Pebble Beach.

SPEAKER_05 17:13

Okay, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 17:14

All right, go.

SPEAKER_05 17:16

God, you know it. It is it's very quaint. It looks like it's kind of out of a little fairy tale story. It's it's really cute. I remember there's like yeah, there's like no big chain stores. This is even saying no addresses posted on houses, which I didn't even realize when I was there, but who looks at a house that place? I know, like I didn't think about it.

SPEAKER_01 17:38

Wait, um that can't be.

SPEAKER_05 17:40

I don't know. It could be like on the, you know, maybe on a mailbox or then delivering man deliver. No, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 17:46

Where would Santa go?

SPEAKER_05 17:48

How would he know? Um, but it's cute. There's a lot of like it's very cottage-y, it's right, they're like the the It's like just like that. It's out of like cancel and gretal kind of.

SPEAKER_01 17:58

Yeah, coastal cottage.

SPEAKER_05 18:00

Yeah. Actually, um, this isn't on the list, but Solvang is another one of those. Yeah, it's a strange place. Really cute. They're so cute. I've been there the last couple years for work.

SPEAKER_01 18:10

Yeah, it feels like you just like you're like in or at some Germany, but not at all. Yeah, it feels like you're at like a park in Disneyland. You're like, oh, we're in Germany now. Yeah, a little bit.

SPEAKER_05 18:20

Or no, uh Anderson's. Where's Anderson's split pea soup? That's another one that I was thinking of. You haven't been there? No. Okay, California boy. Haven't been everywhere.

SPEAKER_01 18:28

Carmel, by the way. It's freezing.

SPEAKER_05 18:34

I have been there some days where it was nice, but it is it's breezy.

SPEAKER_01 18:38

January 5th, 64 degrees. Fourth of July, 64 degrees. So don't go there thinking you're gonna be like, ooh, California beach. No, yeah, bring a sweater, or it'll be at the best 67 degrees and sunny. That's as good as you get. Yeah, I promise.

SPEAKER_03 18:55

So true. That's true.

SPEAKER_01 18:56

I feel like people are gonna go there thinking it's gonna be like fucking Honey.

SPEAKER_03 18:59

Southern California, like it's Huntington Beach.

SPEAKER_01 19:01

Like, we're gonna like go hang out in the sand. No. Sweater, sweater beach.

SPEAKER_05 19:06

Definitely bring your layers.

SPEAKER_01 19:07

Warm drink.

SPEAKER_05 19:08

Yes. But you know what? They have a lot of really good restaurants from what I remember. It's still pretty though. It's very eclectic. There's lots of um boutique shops, art, and stuff. Yeah, it's it's it's very pretty. It's very pleasant.

SPEAKER_01 19:19

It's just very cute. Yeah, it's more similar to I would say Oregon Coast than I could see that. Having never been to Oregon Coast, Southern than like Southern California.

SPEAKER_05 19:28

Oh, a million percent. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And actually, that's a good point because Big Sur is just a short drive south, which is not a good one. Jagged cliffs, I talk to people all the time.

SPEAKER_01 19:38

Like, oh, we're going to Big Sur. I'm like, oh not in much wearing, I hope.

SPEAKER_05 19:43

I don't know what you're wearing. Uh and then they and then they freestyle out of the yeah.

SPEAKER_01 19:48

Yeah, yeah, they do. And it's all windy.

SPEAKER_05 19:49

Yep. All right. This next one we've talked about on the podcast before in a very different context. Estes Park, Colorado. Oh, it was in Estes Park, Colorado.

SPEAKER_00 19:58

S D.

SPEAKER_05 20:00

E. S. T E S. Estes. Estes? Am I saying that wrong?

SPEAKER_01 20:03

I would say Estes.

SPEAKER_05 20:05

Estes. Estes Park. Oh, I don't know.

SPEAKER_01 20:07

Estes Park.

SPEAKER_05 20:08

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 20:09

I have no clue what's there.

SPEAKER_05 20:10

Oh, you've called this out before. It inspired that's where the Stanley Hotel is. Which inspired the shiny.

SPEAKER_01 20:16

Oh, yeah, from the shiny.

SPEAKER_05 20:17

So anyway, but small mountain town, Eastern Edge of the Rockies, and despite being home to or inspired by horrifying movie movie. Yeah, it is it has a very walkable downtown, lots of shops, galleries, riverfront paths, strong outdoor adventure culture. So if you are an outdoorsy type, definitely head there. I think you can you go see the Stanley? I feel like we talked about this before in another episode, and I can't remember if you can go visit it or not. Should have looked that up.

SPEAKER_00 20:50

Anyway, can all right.

SPEAKER_05 20:52

Next on my list, Fredericksburg, Texas. Oh yeah, Fredericksburg's cool. Speaking of Texas, have you been to Fredericksburg? You have. What can you tell us about it? Do you remember much? How how long were you there for? Did you kind of just pass through?

SPEAKER_01 21:02

Stayed the night there. Okay. It was cool.

SPEAKER_05 21:05

Like when you were playing baseball, so did you really get to explore it?

SPEAKER_01 21:08

No, no, no. Yeah. We stayed in a the hotel was super cute. It was just like it it honestly felt like more of like a BB than a hotel, and we're all these you know 20-year-old like dudes staying in it. Yeah. It was pretty and they have vineyards everywhere, and it's just very quaint.

SPEAKER_05 21:24

Yeah. So it's saying it was founded in 1846 by German immigrants.

SPEAKER_01 21:28

It's a pretty part of Texas, the hill country. It's very pretty.

SPEAKER_05 21:31

Yeah, which don't get a lot of in Texas.

SPEAKER_01 21:35

A lot of it's flat.

SPEAKER_05 21:36

Quite quite flat, generally. But anyway, so yeah, it's fun. So that German heritage is still quite strong, and it just shapes everything from the architecture to the cuisine, all the things. Old limestone buildings, beer gardens, boutiques, bakeries. That sounds absolutely lovely. That is right up my alley. Yeah. Oh, apparently one of the major draws outside of the Rolling Hills covered in stunning wildflowers. Apparently. You just said this near it's near the Texas Hill uh country. The wine region. Yeah. So Oh, this is so funny. It literally says numerous bed and breakfasts and quaint in offerings. Sounds like you experienced a lot of cute. Hmm. How do I even say this next one? Kennebunkport, Maine. It's literally K-E-N-N-E bunkport. Like Kennebunkport. That's all one word. It's very storybook-like, very distinctive. New England, Maine, coastal charm, once again, rocky shorelines, old sea captain's homes, and just yeah, very classic by the sea vibes. And visit because you have to talk about the food. Come there for the lobster. Yep. Served whole or chunked in a roll.

SPEAKER_01 22:49

Yeah. Either way.

SPEAKER_05 22:50

Sounds so good. I really, I really want to go to like Maine, Vermont. We've talked about it.

SPEAKER_01 22:54

I would love to do that. Want some syrup.

SPEAKER_05 22:58

That too. Oh, just to experience wallop there. But spring and summer would be beautiful. If you're gonna go to the ocean, like that's chef's kiss. All right. Next one. New hoe. I told you. Yeah. I didn't want to give it away. A lot of famous people live there now. My old hometown. Or just Bucks County, Pennsylvania in general. It's not as cool as it used to be.

unknown 23:20

What do you mean?

SPEAKER_01 23:21

It's not as popular. Everyone goes there.

SPEAKER_05 23:23

Oh, you mean like it it used to be a little more off the map and now it's like almost gotten not trendy, but it's the old but look at it.

SPEAKER_01 23:30

It's on a old saying places to go now. It's the old saying. What is it? It's like I think I just said it.

SPEAKER_05 23:35

It's like oh, it's the one that the famous baseball player said. Yeah, Yogi Berra. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 23:40

Yeah. It's too crowded. Nobody goes there. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_05 23:44

It's so funny. He's so good with those.

SPEAKER_01 23:46

It's too crowded. Nobody goes there.

SPEAKER_05 23:48

Well, I would still highly recommend it. It is the cutest little town. It's got some cute personality. It has fun, good restaurants. It's definitely a little it is a little quirky.

SPEAKER_01 24:00

It's an interesting place because it's like kind of like long and straight. And it just goes like down the Delaware.

SPEAKER_05 24:06

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 24:06

It's it's more like, oh, you're out of New Jersey now. You're into wherever Pennsylvania. Yeah, you're into Pennsylvania now. And it's just like all down one long street.

SPEAKER_05 24:18

You still don't know the geographic.

SPEAKER_01 24:20

Oh, sorry. Yeah, Pennsylvania to New Jersey. Sorry.

SPEAKER_05 24:22

Yeah. Lambertville, though, is also one that should be talked about. That's a little bit bigger. It feels like those are that's more streets. I love walking through Lambertville. New Hope, too. The houses and everything. But Lambertville really has some nice quintessential old like New Jersey. I don't know. They're very classic to me.

SPEAKER_01 24:40

It's not my favorite place. But it's fine. It's not like I'm like upset if I'm there. I like other parts of New Jersey better.

SPEAKER_05 24:47

That breaks my heart, but it's fine.

SPEAKER_01 24:48

I love I love Princeton 10 times more.

SPEAKER_05 24:50

Oh, I love Princeton. Yeah. Lots of good memories there. Well, anyway, New Oops is it's a cute, it's just a cute, like, I would say weekend place. Like, and it also has like some really nice hotels and stuff, the Logan Inn, which is apparently haunted. But that that's been redone, and that's it looked it was nice last time we were there. Lunch there is very pretty. So anyway, it's I it's really positioned very well with where it is, like kind of in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and like I don't know, and then just being on the Delaware, it's really cool. And then you go south a little bit, you're Washington's crossing, there's a lot of history there, so it's cool.

SPEAKER_03 25:28

Anyway, I'm not saying I hate it.

Checked Bag Tag Scam

SPEAKER_05 25:31

Just not your favorite. No, fair enough. All right, last one Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

SPEAKER_01 25:38

Speaking of Delaware, I never hear anything about Delaware. It's just like that tiny little thing on the map where they have to like point at it from the ocean, like Delaware.

SPEAKER_05 25:48

So it is due east from our nation's capital, and it is yeah, just great for people, great for people looking to get out of the traffic. The Washington DC vibe, which I love Washington, DC. It's I've been there many, many times. It's depending where you're at, it's cool. There are some really fun neighborhoods, some feel very historic, but yeah, I've never been to Rehoboth, but people really like it for kind of old school beach vibe, lots of personality. There's a mile-long boardwalk with like arcades, snack stands, boutique shops. That sounds more like your bike. That sounds fun. Arcade games. It'd be fun. Yeah, exactly. So, anyway, and the beach, yeah, the beach there too. Obviously, it's very well kept. It's like, you know, nice, pleasant place to go.

SPEAKER_00 26:32

Interesting.

Foodie Destinations 2026

SPEAKER_05 26:33

Mm-hmm. So should that inspire anybody? Those are some some popular ones. Closer to home places. Yeah, but if you're in the US at least, yeah. All right, switching gears. There's a new scam that we need to talk about. This this is this is a wild one. People need to take a nap and just uh sit down and stop being people need to stop falling for them. No, this this one you this one's kind of wild. Okay, so the scam is targeting checked bags. Okay, so scammers are reportedly stealing luggage tags and filing fraudulent claims with the information to seek compensation for quote lost luggage when in fact the luggage is actually fine. So they're apparently taking travelers' white barcode bags, right? So not they're not just taking your like your handwritten little tag thing, they're taking your white tag that you get when you check it, like the barcode. That can obviously have private passenger information, name, itinerary, confirmation number, whatever. So awareness of the scam went viral after someone who said they were an airline baggage employee posted about witnessing it in practice and encouraged others to be careful while flying. So, this is all from travel and leisure, by the way. I think they confirmed this. Yeah, but uh, this is a quote, this is this particular part's from Reddit, but we are getting an influx of fraudulent claims being submitted for quote missing items, as these people are observing who is removing their luggage tags in the claim areas and using your information to submit claims for reimbursement. Wild. And then this other quote says, From my own personal experience and currently dealing with this, it is causing issue with reimbursing the real people if they submit a legitimate claim. If something actually happens, right? So yeah, basically the message is just be careful, do not take your tags off at the airport. That's a that's a good tip, actually. That I I don't usually, I feel like I always take them off when we get home or something. Yeah, but now it's also making me want to like act. I don't I sometimes I'll just like take it off and I don't necessarily like crumple it up, you know. Like somebody could unravel it and try and so cut them up, I think is the question. I know, isn't it crazy? People are getting more and more creative. I hate to say it that way, but creative in the worst way, yeah. All right, so kind of going back to sort of one of our top lists here. Top 2026 destinations for food and drinks. This is global. I would again let you choose, but I think some of these are gonna surprise you. So I will just run down the list. This first one is going to be.

SPEAKER_01 29:24

Are these in terms of like best to worst? Or just yes. Oh, okay.

SPEAKER_05 29:29

Well, these are what I will give in these next two because I have one for food and drink, and then adventurous travelers for like the adventure secrets. And I'm giving the top six. I'll I'll try and run through these kind of quicker. You'll never guess this first one.

SPEAKER_03 29:47

Is it United States?

SPEAKER_05 29:48

It's in California. I yeah, I don't think you'll Ukaya. Carl's bad.

SPEAKER_03 29:58

Oh, okay, yeah.

SPEAKER_05 29:59

You can't kind of believe it, yeah. So fish tacos. High high level reasons why. Michelin star destinations, apparently, there. Each venue has its own personality, but I think there's a big thing right now around like outdoor dining, local farms, very vibrant food, and it's casual so cow, beachy city, right? So I think it's just very like approachable, but obviously in the climate that it's in, it's like very Mediterranean, it's very, it's just it's lovely, right? It's great, great weather. Proximity to the sea being a big one. So Carlsbad makes sense of all things.

SPEAKER_01 30:36

I get it.

SPEAKER_05 30:38

Next one, we're going somewhere completely and totally we are going somewhere completely and entirely different. Malaysia.

SPEAKER_01 30:48

I can believe that.

SPEAKER_05 30:50

Yes, 100%. Well, so a couple things here. So this article said breakfast in Malaysia is more than just a meal, it is a shared ritual that binds the country together. That would be very cool too.

SPEAKER_00 31:02

Experience be some kick-ass breakfast.

SPEAKER_05 31:04

Apparently, I think it's more of the the sharing of it. And actually, uh UNESCO recently recognized the country's morning spread as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

SPEAKER_03 31:15

Cool.

SPEAKER_05 31:16

I have some learning of Malaysia to do, apparently, because I did not go far into like what that all entails, but must be a big deal if UNESCO's getting involved. The country's food scene is getting elevated in other ways too. The world's second tallest skyscraper, Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, is home to a park Hyatt, which has a 75th floor restaurant doing wood-fired cuisine. So I think it's just getting very elevated. So it's uh that's interesting. It's a probably a very interesting mixture of like very cultural, yeah. Some of the street food things like you were just saying, but then it's like really leveling up too.

SPEAKER_03 31:55

Cool.

unknown 31:55

Interesting.

SPEAKER_05 31:56

Next one, such a random list. This is kind of why I loved it. This is kind of why I picked this, and also, you know, we're foodies. Philadelphia. I mean, yeah, who doesn't love it's funny because I actually didn't even really mention cheesecake. It just says it's it is just all about innovative, award-winning chefs from around the globe. They are just making the city a must-experience food destiny.

SPEAKER_00 32:18

I like Philly. Philly's cool.

SPEAKER_05 32:19

Yeah, I I trust, I do too. It's been many times. So it's yeah, there's just more and more spots for bringing different flavors and vibes. People are just trying new models and new styles of food and ways of dining, and it's just sounds very experimental, which sounds kind of fun over there right now. And of course, the Philly cheesesteak, yeah, which is making me quite hungry to think about right now. All right, number four, Sansa France. Cool. Could also go for some sansere right now, which Taylor Swift made very popular, by the way. Should mention.

unknown 32:55

Oh my god.

SPEAKER_01 32:56

It was been popular for a thousand years.

SPEAKER_05 32:58

And then Taylor's like, I think I told you this literally, yes, like sold out just having a bottle of the case. When not because of Taylor Swift.

SPEAKER_01 33:06

Everyone are just like figuring, they're like, oh, I must I discovered sans serre. No, you didn't. It's been there forever.

SPEAKER_05 33:12

I know, I know.

SPEAKER_01 33:13

So the town's they have white and red sansere.

Adventure Travel Picks 2026

SPEAKER_05 33:16

Uh yeah. So the town's 14th century limestone tower, a symbol of the region, gracing the labels of many Sanseir wine bottles, has been closed for the public for most of the past century. Don't know if you knew that. But from what I gather, that has reopened and that's adding some resurgence. And then wineries in the area are selling more to American travelers. Shocking. And some are really just trying to attract a younger set of tourists. And apparently it's working. And Taylor Swift probably did help with that quite a bit. Yeah. Uh, all right, next one, Taipei. Also, not surprising. I think it's definitely a city for anyone who wants to eat well. So the capital has over 30 night markets, uh, including Raoul R-A-O-H E. Rao. I don't know.

SPEAKER_01 34:10

That's where my language knowledge leaves is Chinese.

SPEAKER_05 34:14

It's Taipei. Yeah. It is home to five Michelin recommended stalls. How cool is that? Yeah, that's cool. So Michelin recommended, you know, all right. Stalls. I would completely eat my way through all of those. That sounds amazing. But beyond the street eats are 53 Michelin-starred restaurants.

SPEAKER_03 34:32

Cool.

SPEAKER_05 34:33

A lot of Michelin restaurants are concentrated. Jeez. And then lastly, Umbria. Oh. Love Umbria, which makes sense. Truffle hunting, truffle tourism, I think is it's a big one. Yeah, I think it's just the region interest in the region is growing. There's a lot of noteworthy hotel openings slated for the year ahead as well. So I think that's definitely bringing in a lot. But again, it's like one of those places. Hi, been around forever.

SPEAKER_02 35:01

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 35:02

Everyone's like, I'm discovering it. Just now discovering it. Yeah. It's been there. But oh the truffle on Post. It's so good.

SPEAKER_01 35:09

Yeah, sounds good to me. I'd go to all those places.

SPEAKER_05 35:11

Right? Okay. So my last little list here, top 2026 locations for adventurous travelers. This one sounded fun. I was personally interested in this. So first is Andremott, Switzerland.

SPEAKER_01 35:26

Because why not? Right.

SPEAKER_05 35:28

It was once a cloistered military outpost.

SPEAKER_01 35:31

Don't know if you believe that.

SPEAKER_05 35:32

I did not. But it is one of the most designed forward destinations of the Swiss Alps. Vacation homeowners are also drawn to the sleek alpine architecture according to various sources. And yeah, but there's also a world-class concert hall, three restaurants with Michelin stars, and a new outdoor hip-hop festival.

SPEAKER_01 35:52

Huh.

SPEAKER_05 35:52

Because why not? I would love to go to Switzerland. Switzerland is a good one.

SPEAKER_01 35:57

Yeah, Switzerland's fun.

SPEAKER_05 35:58

Pretty high on my list, yeah. Second is Cyprus.

SPEAKER_00 36:02

Oh love to go to Cyprus as well. Like Greece? Yeah. Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 36:06

So it gets more than 300 days of sun every year, which is of course making it very popular for vacationers for generations. But it's also becoming a quick go-to for people from all over the world, thanks to, of course, the beaches, some of the cleanest water on earth, and a large network of well-maintained hiking trails, particularly in the Trudos Mountains. Trudos, Trudos. But what was I going to say? Oh, it's also been hard at work. It, the country, the people in the country have also been hard at work creating artificial reefs to boost marine biodiversity, which will appeal to snorkelers and scuba divers.

SPEAKER_03 36:47

That's cool.

SPEAKER_05 36:48

So for those of you who like that, keep that in mind. It's also one of the few places in Europe where you can ski on Mount Olympus, no less, and swim in the Mediterranean in the same day if you wanted to.

SPEAKER_01 37:00

Sounds good to me.

SPEAKER_05 37:00

Mm-hmm. I would love to go back to Greece. I've only been to what was it? Santorini.

SPEAKER_00 37:07

Oh, I've never been to Greece.

SPEAKER_05 37:08

And Athens. Yeah. It's beautiful. All right. Number three, Dakar, Senegal. Oh yeah, Dakar, yeah. Dakar. So Dakar. Yeah. There's a is there a Formula One race?

SPEAKER_01 37:20

Not a Formula One race. There's not. What is it?

SPEAKER_05 37:22

No, it's a bike. Bike race?

unknown 37:24

No.

SPEAKER_01 37:24

There's some race. They used to be they used to have a rally.

SPEAKER_05 37:29

That's it.

SPEAKER_01 37:30

They used to have the Perry Dakar. Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 37:31

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 37:32

So you'd go Perry Paris. Dakar.

SPEAKER_05 37:35

That's what I'm thinking of.

SPEAKER_01 37:36

Yeah, it was a race, but they don't do it anymore.

SPEAKER_05 37:38

No. Why was that? It's too dangerous. It was dangerous, right? Yeah. Something. Did other things happen? I can't remember.

SPEAKER_01 37:44

It was just dangerous because there's a lot of like it's like the wild west out there, and there's a lot of like renegades and stuff like that.

SPEAKER_05 37:51

Sketchy. Sounds like it's for the best. But since the United Airlines' new direct flight took off from Washington, DC in May of 2025, it has been more accessible than never. So I think so people are starting to take advantage of it. So um it's really just known for a lot of contemporary art, music, history coverage, and it is the heart of it's just the country's creative energy. DACART, Africa's longest-running international art biennial, which gets some 250,000 visitors.

SPEAKER_01 38:24

Never heard of it.

SPEAKER_05 38:25

Dak Art, D-A-K Apostrophe A-R-T. DACART.

SPEAKER_01 38:28

Oh, that's fine.

SPEAKER_05 38:29

It's like a play, yeah. And the hospitality scene is rising to meet demand. So there's like a new Marriott four points by Sheridan or something that's opening. Like it's really leaning into that. Fascinating. Okay, last few here. This is not surprising at all, and I am dying to go back. Milan and the Dolomites.

SPEAKER_01 38:47

Yeah, I've been to Milan, not the Dolomites, though.

SPEAKER_05 38:50

I have, and I miss it every single day. So Milan, along with uh Cortina da Penso, uh is a chic mountain town and ski resort in the Dolomites, but there's so many Cortina, that's where they just had the Olympics. Yes, exactly. That's what I was gonna talk about.

SPEAKER_01 39:05

So and the name that Ford Cortina named after it.

SPEAKER_05 39:08

Oh, I almost don't know if I put that together. I was just thinking about that in my head. That's funny. So okay, that makes sense. Yeah, so that was a big part of this particular article was you know, the Olympics. So of course now that time has passed, but but looking beyond the winter season, uh, it's just always, I feel like it's always very in-demand destination. But I've I've been seeing a lot about the Dolomites and even on just on social media, it's like I don't want to say it's like trendy, but I think people are, I don't know, they're like craving the mountain air, I think. It's just relaxing to people get out of life. That's fair, you know. But for hardcore cyclists as well, there was like this dolomites challenge that this article was saying might feel like something out of the Olympics. So it's a six-day 273-mile ride, and then but you kind of get rewarded by staying in these cozy high-altitude refugios.

SPEAKER_03 40:00

Huh.

SPEAKER_05 40:01

So yeah, I didn't, I actually I need to go back through the article and catch when that was, but you know, you're a cyclist.

SPEAKER_01 40:07

I know you are not, no, but if you are, stay off the road.

SPEAKER_05 40:12

That's for yeah, really. Number five, Mongolia.

SPEAKER_01 40:16

Oh, yeah.

SPEAKER_05 40:17

This always reminds me of Top Gear and when they went to Mongolia.

SPEAKER_01 40:20

The most empty country in the world.

SPEAKER_05 40:21

Yep, yep. So in May of 2025, uh, United Airlines became the first US airline to fly to the capital, Ulambatar, with a route connecting Tokyo's Narita International Airport to Oh god, I lost it Chingis Khan International Airport.

SPEAKER_03 40:44

Could be.

SPEAKER_05 40:45

Yeah. So once you're there, you can experience one of the last nomadic cultures as well as the largest intact temperate grassland in Mongolia's eastern steps. Yeah. S-T-E-P-P-E-S. Which was nominated to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lots of UNESCO news today. Yeah, just the vast untouched landscapes. That would, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 41:07

Wild horses there still.

SPEAKER_05 41:08

No, literally, yeah. I mean, gosh, could you imagine? Yeah, being in that. I don't know. But then like imagining what was there, like however long ago that was.

SPEAKER_01 41:18

Nothing was there, nothing's ever been there.

SPEAKER_05 41:20

Well, no, but I guess like remember like in the episode of the when Top Gear and all those guys were there, those like the systems that they had with like with the horses to deliver mail or whatever. I don't know, just like to be there during that time would have been like wild. Anyway, so there's just like this authenticity, there's just a really off-the-beaten pathness in the city.

SPEAKER_00 41:38

Yeah, I'd say so.

SPEAKER_05 41:40

It's hard to get anywhere else.

SPEAKER_00 41:41

It's an empty place.

SPEAKER_05 41:43

Last is southern Peru.

SPEAKER_00 41:45

Oh, yeah.

SPEAKER_05 41:46

So legendary Mountain Citadel. Yeah, Mount Chupichu. It has been coming up a lot. And also in conversations with guests on the podcast, like so many people have been to Peru and are like, you gotta go.

Wild Flight Attendant Tales

SPEAKER_01 41:56

Well, it's like got two of the like two of the best restaurants in the world. Which was Lima.

SPEAKER_05 42:02

Oh, in Lima, yeah. There are two. Interesting. Are they Michelin stars or they're just really well known?

SPEAKER_01 42:07

There's one called Central, and it was like the number one restaurant in the world, like maybe last year or the year before. Can't remember. But yeah, there's another one there too, and they're just amazing.

SPEAKER_05 42:15

Say less.

unknown 42:16

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 42:16

I'm down. Yeah, so obviously Machu Picchu, but Kolka Canyon and Lake Titicaca, where they have both the cultural fluency and on-the-ground connections to make it just super magical. But you there's also apparently some really nice, like stylish accommodations now. Like it's, you know, apparently it has evolved interesting quite a bit in that way, too. Yeah. So, but honestly, a lot of the people that I have talked to are like you kind of stay in like the hostel. Like they like they roughed it a little bit more, which I can really appreciate.

SPEAKER_00 42:52

I would just like buy all the alpaca stuff. So nice, so cheap.

SPEAKER_05 42:57

Yeah. Uh, just to experience Machu Picchu. Yeah, it would be incredible. All right, that's pretty much all I have. The this last thing was like this the headline was there are these are the strangest things flight attendants have seen on planes, according to crew members. I just have to share a couple of these really quick because they're just they're just hilarious. So this this one you're gonna, I feel like laugh about, and I feel like you've experienced potential. I feel like we've talked about this before. So some of these are quotes, but I've only kicked, I've only ever kicked off two people from my flight my whole career. No one can get ever guess why. They'll be like, oh, were they drunk? No, it was BO.

SPEAKER_01 43:36

Oh, yeah.

SPEAKER_05 43:37

Mm-hmm. I feel like we heard about one of these recently. Maybe not recently in the last six months to a year where there was something about that. I don't know, it's like on the news or something. But you know what's crazy though? So this flight intended was saying it's in the I don't know what airline or whatever this is, but it's in the bottom line of the ticket, like in the fine print, you have to have good hygiene.

SPEAKER_01 43:58

Yeah. I mean, you're gonna be in. A tomb with like people right next to you, like you can't smell like crap.

SPEAKER_05 44:03

Yeah. I know. So that's that was funny. So yeah, the BO part. Uh another recalled a passenger attempting to board with a squirrel. When he told the animal wasn't allowed, the passenger insisted otherwise. He looked right back at us and he was like, That's my cat. We were looking at the squirrel, and we were like, That cat has a tail that looks like a squirrel. I mean, I was questioning my sanity.

SPEAKER_01 44:28

It's my cat.

SPEAKER_05 44:30

Oh my god, people are so unhinged. I'd be like, sir, are you okay?

SPEAKER_01 44:35

Squirrel.

unknown 44:36

It's my cat.

SPEAKER_00 44:37

That's funny.

SPEAKER_05 44:38

Emotional support cat. That's insulting to cat.

SPEAKER_00 44:41

Good try, I guess.

SPEAKER_05 44:42

Oh my god. It's a cat.

SPEAKER_00 44:44

Oh my god.

Wrap Up and Next Episode

SPEAKER_05 44:45

Yeah. Uh, and then the last couple of things here, I just again, I just thought these were funny. So passengers also tend to get busted when vaping in laboratories. Oh, yeah, sure. So I feel like people think that because vaping is like it doesn't smoke. Right. Or it doesn't smell or whatever. False. There is a signal that goes to the cockpit. So don't vape on planes, y'all. They will figure it out. They will catch you. Uh it also, I didn't include this, but it also said like the whole like mile high club thing, I think it's like becoming less and less common. I think it's like less of a thing nowadays. Because like if you think about it too, a lot of the air, like the uh toilets and stuff, they're near jump seats, they're near next to like people see you walking in. Yeah, it's just I don't know.

SPEAKER_01 45:27

So that's that's plus it's like an empty flight.

SPEAKER_05 45:29

Yeah. But the but the vaping thing is apparently definitely still a thing. And then the very last one was this flight attendant. It was their very first trip after training.

SPEAKER_02 45:40

Gosh.

SPEAKER_05 45:41

And they were landing in Charlotte. I see a bunch of police officers and they're like vests on, ready to go. And I'm new, so I'm thinking, are police always here to open the door? It wasn't. Officers were there to escort an armed robbery suspect off the aircraft. At the same time, a dog in the main cabin had an accident, adding another layer of chaos to an already eventful arrival. Oh my god, this poor person is like, I'm questioning ever becoming a flight attention. I mean, you see it all.

SPEAKER_01 46:11

Yeah, she had it all on the first day, though.

SPEAKER_05 46:12

So funny. Well, we've talked to our friends.

SPEAKER_01 46:14

Second day couldn't be any worse.

unknown 46:16

No.

SPEAKER_05 46:16

Our family friend who works for Southwest and has for many years has great stories. God, does she have some stories?

SPEAKER_00 46:23

Great stories.

SPEAKER_05 46:23

Yeah, it's very entertaining. So I wanted to share a few of those. I thought those were funny.

SPEAKER_00 46:27

Cool.

SPEAKER_05 46:27

That's all we got.

SPEAKER_03 46:28

Nice.

SPEAKER_05 46:29

All right. So that's it in the news and just random bits and pieces of travel lately. But we will be back next week with another amazing guest episode, and then most likely pick up our a taste of series next because we gotta pull yours and we're gonna go. Yep. All right, thank you guys for hanging out with us, and we'll see you in the next one.

SPEAKER_00 46:48

Cheers.