Travel Advice Show

Chris and Jerry discuss each of the six Central American countries by giving ideal preferred travel times, lengths of stay, suggested sites to see and unique travel options including great ways to visit each countries. This program should be heard by every visitor planning a trip to this exciting part of North America.

Bill Pedlar, president of Knightly Tours, joins Chris and Jerry to explore the tremendous array of opportunities to tour exciting Alaska. Lodges, fishing, bear viewing, Denali National Park, glaciers, whales, ways to travel including Alaska Marine Highway System, various cruises, Alaska Railroad and car rental and many other subjects are discussed. Listen to this show to make your Alaska vacation truly memorable!

Return guest Bill Pedlar, Vice President of Knightly Tours, explores the exciting Canadian Rockies with Chris and Jerry. Definition, how to travel, when to go, itineraries, wildlife and many other topics are discussed. Listen for the numerous exciting ideas and options to make your Canadian Rockies' vacation truly spectacular.Additonal Travel Advice:Alberta and British Collumbia are each about the size of Texas and larger than France.Both provinces have spectacular mountain scenery and world-class snow skiing. Each province requires a minimum of one one week to do any justice to see them. Both provinces are best seen with a rental car or on an escorted tour.

The Canadian Arctic is explored with John Gunter, General Manager of Frontiers North, along with Chris and Jerry. Various options to experience the polar bears including Tundra Buggy and hotel stays, best times to visit and photographic tours are discussed. Also, taking an expedition cruise through the Hudson Strait visiting Baffin and the Hudson Bay region, watching grizzly bears, beluga whales and musk oxen and being awed by the Aurora Borealis are just some of the topics discussed on this unique Canadian Arctic show.

Cruisecritic.com, the most comprehensive, valuable and informative cruise web site in the world, is our topic of today's show. Melissa Baldwin, managing editor, joins Chris and Jerry to explain how to best utilize this money-saving site. Numerous topics including ship review, port information, member chats and discounts are discussed. Begin your cruise experience by first visiting cruisecritic.com.

Whether you are a first or multi-time cruiser, you need to listen to this program. The different types of water travel such as large and small cruise ships, ferries, river, barges, freighters, yachts and other forms are discussed. If you've ever wondered if it mattered where you're located on the ship, what is the difference between large and small ships and does it matter if you have a balcony or not, pull up this archived show.

The River Cruise Adventures is explored with Vanessa Bloy, of Majestic America, Chris and Jerry. Various options to experience the river cruise adventures. Majestic America Line provides guests with a graceful, refined experience exploring extraordinary American destinations.

For a truly unique water-travel experience, put yourself on a Windstar Cruise. Vanessa Bloy, Director of Public Relations for Windstar Cruises, Chris and Jerry explain why travel on the multi-masted Windstar ships is an adventure of a lifetime. Activities, ship layouts, varied menus inspired locally, itineraries, types of passengers and many other topics are explored.

Mary Camp, adventure coordinator of Adventure Life Voyages, discusses with Chris and Jerry the exciting alternative to exploring the world, adventure cruising. Covering every continent, this viable travel option works for both first and second time visitors to become an active part at their destination. Life on board, land experiences, age options, price range, lectures and many other topics are discussed. Listen to this program for a life-changing travel experience.

In about 1900, an exciting option to tour Europe was expanded, that of river cruising! Ronald Santangelo, President of Peter Deilmann Cruises, Europe's premiere river cruise company, joins Chris and Jerry to discuss this ever popular and expanding concept of enjoying the scenes and culture of Europe. River and itinerary options, shore excursions, life on board, type of traveler who would best appreciate this type of travel and many other topics are included to help you decide which river and itinerary would be best for you.

Guest Linda Ralston, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Coordinator of Leisure Services Management, along with Chris and Jerry give valuable suggestion from visas/passports to packing ideas. Presented in a light and informal way, they give personal successes and failures so your trip will go more smoothly. They've traveled millions of miles throughout the world, so have note pad handy while listening to this program.

Learn about the different types of travel and how to combined them into making your vacation more exciting and unique. Independent, F.I.T., Hosted and Escorted tours are defined and discussed in detail suggesting which type to take for each traveler. Specific suggestions for combing these types during a vacation are given. Both beginning and seasoned travelers will learn a lot from this program about different ways to travel an area.

As the Baby Boomers and the population ages, but are healthy, have time and often money, it becomes a challenge to determine which vacation is perfect for them. Sitting on the beach or golfing at a fabulous resort, usually doesn't always fill the bill. This program offers a wide variety of options including white water rafting, mountain climbing, heli-hiking, and adventure travel ideas to excite and satisfy the over 50 travelers.

The difference between cheap and budget travel were some of the topics guest Brian Erickson, Chris and Jerry discussed on budget travel. Tips such as why or why not to travel off-season, setting budgets, various travel passes, being safe, ideas of where to purchase tickets, staying healthy while traveling on a budget and numerous other ideas were discussed. Even if you're not traveling on a budget, listen to this program to obtain some helpful suggestions to travel better and safer.

Chris, Jerry and their guest, Dr. Linda S. Ralston, Ph.D. of the University of Utah, discuss the importance of sustainable and ecological travel. Ways that help the world be a better place for future and present visitors. Suggestions such as taking out your used batteries, offering fair prices for locally-made items, walking and riding a bicycle rather than always in a car and many other topics were discussed. This show offers some valuable pre-trip information to make your trip help the world be better.