Travel Tales from the #nerdbirds

Leading Group Travel, Improv Style: Flex Your Travel Muscle, Level 4 (#183)

#nerdbird Rachel asks both ⁠John the Traveler⁠ to reflect on organizing his first Mexico City CuriosiTrip in January and Robin from the ⁠Cortona School…

Mar 22

November 2024

Destination Series: Mexico City for Curious Travelers (#179)

Brendan shares his first impressions of Mexico City, followed by special guest John the Traveler who shares his first trip, which gave him the idea to…

Nov 30, 2024

May 2024

LAXplored: Unexpected Adventures Around the Los Angeles Airport (#178)

The #nerdbirds celebrate six years since the Virgin America final flight with a meetup at the Los Angeles airport

May 1, 2024

June 2023

Cheeky Air India Design & Airport Art Musings (#169)

As a nod to our (not-so-former?) Design Series episodes, #nerdbirds Brendan and Rachel discuss an exhibit of Air India's award-winning vintage Maharaja…

Jun 17, 2023

March 2023

Pardon Our Mess

We’re in the process of changing podcast and website platforms!

Mar 12, 2023

February 2023

Inaugural 2022 Recap: ZipAir Tokyo, JetBlue to Kansas City, Delta's A321neo (#165)

Because #nerdbird Eric can't hog all of the airline inaugural celebrations, co-host Rachel finally goes on an inaugural flight (ZipAir, Tokyo-San Jose…

Feb 15, 2023

November 2022

Scent Tales from the #nerdbirds (#160)

#nerdbirds Kai & Rachel, with input from Pilot Sarah, discuss how scents are one of the strongest memory recall triggers, and how scents impact our…

Nov 19, 2022

September 2022

Is it Worth Reading When You Travel? (#157)

When #nerdbirds co-host Rachel overheard Brendan pondering what (paper-based) books to bring on an upcoming trip, she wondered if anyone else reads…

Sep 14, 2022

July 2022

Meet Flight Attendant Joey: It's (Also) All About the Food (#155)

Pilot Sarah needs some company in the honorary #nerdbird department, so it's time to welcome Flight Attendant Joey!

Jul 2, 2022

June 2022

The World by Jan Morris: Cringe-Worthy & Thought-Provoking Travel Tales (#154)

It's time for another Brendan's Book Club episode, where he and fellow #nerdbird Rachel review The World: Travels 1950-2000 by Jan Morris.

Jun 18, 2022

May 2022

Pilot Sarah Becomes a Captain (#152)

Pilot Sarah spent two months earlier this year becoming a Captain, and answers questions from the #nerdbirds -- everything from bathrooms on airplanes…

May 22, 2022

Cruising the High Seas, Magnets in Tow (#151)

#nerdbird Sebastian has been on over 20 cruises, and shares his stories with co-hosts Rachel & Kai -- including fun things to do on a ship, how to…

May 8, 2022