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Longtime travel journalist Spud Hilton shares tales about the wild and weird side of the planet and
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19/08/2021

What happens when three cities with unfortunate names decide to team up? It becomes the “Trinity of Tedium.” And why are there so many Shakespearean Globe Theaters if no one knows what the original looked like?
https://bizarretraveltales.com/strange-sister-cities-shakespeares-faux-globe/

Strange sister cities! Shakespeare’s faux Globe! August 19, 2021 Listen + subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher MUNICIPALITIES OF MONOTONY The practice of Sister City agreements or twinning towns has a long history of “creating bonds between people from differ...

10/08/2021

New episode! We solve the mysteries of: Why there are ATMs in Antarctica; how to lose your car at Oktoberfest — for more than a month; and which Portland landmark should be called "Attack of the 50-foot Woman's Lawyers!"
https://bizarretraveltales.com/portlands-famously-unknown-statue-fixing-atms-in-antarctica/

Portland’s famously unknown statue! Fixing ATMs in Antarctica! August 10, 2021 Listen + subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher JOHN FLINN GEO QUIZ: QUESTION This week we’re introducing the John Flinn Geo Quiz. Each episode I’ll ask a q...

30/07/2021

Taking first steps toward video snippets of our best Bizarre Travel Tales. Cheers!
https://youtu.be/xbCSxs-pMqA

After rebranding of the former Inappropriate Traveler podcast, travel journalist Spud Hilton is back on the air with the wild and weird side of the planet — ...

21/07/2021

Time for Episode 12: Exploring the Cosmosphere in Kansas! Judge rules in favor of man stuck on Disneyland ride! EasyJet ban's child's stuffed bear from the plane! https://bizarretraveltales.com/soviet-spaceships-in-kansas-teddy-bear-trauma-stuck-on-its-a-small-world/

Soviet spaceships in Kansas! Teddy bear trauma! Stuck on It’s a Small World! July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 Listen + subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher BORIS, IT’S LOOKS LIKE WE’RE IN KANSAS It’s not that strange that someone would amass a collection of equ...

13/07/2021

In this episode: Bobby Troup becomes part of the hummable history of one or the most popular highways! Archaeologists uncover a brewery that's 5,000 years old! Air New Zealand brings marketing to a head!
https://bizarretraveltales.com/actor-hits-the-highway-quaff-like-an-egyptian-airline-using-its-head/

Actor hits the highway! Quaff like an Egyptian! Airline using its head! July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Listen + subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher BOBBY TROUP’S FAVORITE HIGHWAY There have been many Hollywood actors who, through their movies, helped inspire peopl...

14/06/2021

It's our first Road-Trip episode, with a tribute to Clark Griswold's chariot, and a look at what happens when faith in your GPS supersedes common sense — and takes you to Croatia. http://bizarretraveltales.com/bizarre-travel-the-road-trip-episode/

Bizarre Travel: The Road-Trip episode! June 14, 2021 Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify | Google Podcasts BUT IS THERE A REPLICA OF WALLYWORLD? (SFX: Audio clip of Eugene Levy) Road-trips are not a particularly complex form of travel. The recipe is pretty basic: vehicle...

09/06/2021

Most of us love a great road trip, but there's a difference between a "road-trip song" and some random songs you like to play on a road trip. Find out more on the new episode of Grounded! https://bizarretraveltales.com/grounded-great-road-trip-songs-and-not/

Grounded: Great road-trip songs — and not June 9, 2021 Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify | Google Podcasts Host: Spud Hilton Since a whole lot of travel through the rest of this year is going to be domestic and on the road, I’ve decided to share my list of the “b...

02/06/2021

In this episode: Ancient Korean history inside the world's most dangerous wilderness reserve! Trivia from South (and North) of the Border! And the legend of Galileo's finger! Please follow the links to Apple podcasts, Amazon & Spotify and hit Subscribe. https://bizarretraveltales.com/bizarre-travel-king-of-the-dmz-stately-trivia-getting-galileos-digits/

Bizarre Travel: King of the DMZ! Stately trivia! Getting Galileo’s digits! June 2, 2021 Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify | Google Podcasts KOREA’S DISAPPEARING CAPITAL (SFX: Korean Buddhist chants) One of Asia’s least-visited wonders is a wildlife reserve with f...

27/05/2021

In today's episode: Can you take a rotting co**se through (and does it count as "carrion luggage")? And skinny-dipping in the Garden State! https://bizarretraveltales.com/bizarre-travel-tsa-scans-carry-on-co**se-naked-in-a-national-park/

Bizarre Travel: TSA scans carry-on co**se! Naked in a National Park! May 27, 2021 Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify | Google Podcasts EPISODE SCRIPT Talk about a full-body scanner at TSA (SFX: Airport background noise) Love them or hate them, you have to give at least....

24/05/2021

Today's episode: Harry Potter fans getting into grave situations! The Florida research center devoted to sniffing out the Skunk Ape! Please subscribe on Apple, Amazon Music, Spotfiy and Google Podcasts (links on the episode page), and share with friends who would enjoy the show. Cheers! https://bizarretraveltales.com/bizarre-travel-harry-potter-and-the-strangers-tomb-sniffing-out-the-skunk-ape/

Bizarre Travel: Harry Potter and the Stranger’s Tomb! Sniffing out the Skunk Ape! May 23, 2021 Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify | Google Podcasts HARRY POTTER’S GRAVE SITUATION (SFX: Eerie scale) Among the historical treasures in the Israeli town of Ramla, south o...

20/05/2021

In this episode: Everest isn't really the tallest! The Top Ramen museum! Why United has a PR department!
https://bizarretraveltales.com/bizarre-travel-summits-equations-stranded-on-united-museum-of-instant-noodles/

Bizarre Travel: Summits & equations! Stranded on United! Museum of Instant Noodles! May 20, 2021May 23, 2021 Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify | Google Podcasts TALLEST MOUNTAIN (SFX: Wind) Anyone who wonders if Mother Nature has a sense of humor need only consider the...

17/05/2021

In today's episode of Bizarre Travel Tales: The arm-eating toilet on a high-speed train! A UFO no-fly zone in southeaster France! Indian samosas in space! Enjoy and share. Cheers!
https://bizarretraveltales.com/bizarre-travel-arm-eating-toilet-ufo-no-fly-zone-samosas-in-space/

Bizarre Travel: Arm-eating toilet! UFO no-fly zone! Samosas in space! May 17, 2021May 23, 2021 Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify | Google Podcasts WE’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER PLUNGER (SFX: French train station) It turns out that TGV, France’s high-speed rail system, ...

13/05/2021

How many American cities are in the original version of road-trip anthem "I've Been Everywhere"? Answer: Zero. Find out out why in today's episode of Bizarre Travel Tales. Cheers!
https://bizarretraveltales.com/bizarre-travel-caribbean-igloos-musical-road-trips-a-really-tiny-skyscraper/

Bizarre Travel: Caribbean igloos! Musical road-trips! A really tiny skyscraper! May 13, 2021May 23, 2021 Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify | Google Podcasts ICE CASTLES IN THE CARIBBEAN (SFX: Steel drum music) It’s pretty safe to say that Turks and Caicos, an island ...

10/05/2021

Brand new! Uploaded our first Bizarre Travel Tales podcast with some wild and weird segments taken from the world of travel. Find it under the InappropriateTraveler label on iTunes, or click here. Cheers! https://bizarretraveltales.com/bizarre-travel-chest-size-matters-bulls-revenge-cannabis-carry-on/

Bizarre Travel: Chest size matters! Bull’s revenge! Cannabis carry-on! May 10, 2021May 23, 2021 Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Spotify | Google Podcasts EPISODE SCRIPT INTRO: In this episode of Bizarre Travel Tales, we’ll explore why chest size matters; that what happen...

02/04/2021

We're back! With a redesigned site and new podcasts, we're now the Inappropriate Traveler Podcast Network. Coming soon: The Bizarre Travel Tales podcast. https://bizarretraveltales.com/grounded-is-a-language-barrier-always-a-barrier/

Grounded: Is a language barrier always a barrier? March 31, 2021April 2, 2021 We rely so much on spoken and written language, especially on the road, but is it possible that focusing too much on it prevents us from communicating other ways? Longtime travel journalist Spud Hilton explores the topic i...

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