June 2, 2012 – Hour 1




RMWorldTravel with Robert & Mary Carey and Rudy Maxa show

Summary: What's the story behind Delta Air Lines' new "Basic Coach" fare?  Brett Snyder, author of the blog Crankyflyer.com joins Rudy to explain the savings and limitations of buying that fare category, currently offered on Delta flights from Detroit to Florida.  Author Andrew Blackwell travels a bit differently that most of us.   A couple of years ago, while living briefly in Delhi, he became interested in a very polluted town and river in India. That led to an examination of some of the world's most polluted places and a fascinating, new book, Visit Sunny Chernobyl. He joins Rudy to share details.  In honor of National Trails Day, Rudy talks with Henry Fortunato, a determined walker who thinks nothing of walking four hours to an airport to catch a plane.  (When he's not walking, Henry is the director of public affairs at the Kansas City Public Library.)  And Rudy re-visits an interview with another serious walker, Stephan Bossert, who, following an injury suffered in a rickshaw accident while visiting Asia, was advised by his doctor to begin a regimen of walking.  He's committed to walking every single street in his hometown of Minneapolis, and he's nearly a thousand miles toward his goal.  Plus, Rudy delivers the up-to-the-minute travel news and deals.