Rundown for the week of September 11, 1999
Autumn Leaves
Sunny days, moderate rain and cool nights...that's the best end-of-summer
recipe for a colorful display of autumn foliage. Yet this summer's
withering drought has raised concerns that the upcoming foliage season may
be shorter or less dramatic than many would hope. The Savvy Traveler's Tom
Verde checked it out for us.
Your Answers:Laughs on the Road
Rudy talks to listeners about the funniest people and experiences you've
encountered in your travels.
Revisiting the Hostel Experience
The best thing, though, about hostels is that anything can happen...as The
Savvy Traveler's Scott Carrier learned recently. A warning: some may find
part of this story objectionable.
Deal of the Week
Welcome fall in Yellowstone at a nice price.
Ask Rudy
Rudy takes listeners' general questions about travel. He mentions:
- Long-Distance Relationships
- Golfing Trip to Ireland
Fear of Flying
Every time a plane crashes about 25 percent of Americans get fuel for their
phobia. People are afraid of flying for all kinds of reasons --
claustrophobia, lack of control, or just the fear of dropping out of the
sky. But there are ways to counter these phobias -- acupuncture,
hypnotherapy, group support ... and the latest addition is a virtual
reality computer program. It's software that allows you to see, hear and
feel a plane flight without getting anywhere near one. Reporter Marianne
McCune visited one of five places in the country that uses Virtually Better
Technologies' new program.
Culture Watch
Autumn Moon Festival
Next Week
Travel with us again next week when we're joined by comedian/actor/director
Mel Brooks...ever wonder what a big star like Mel Brooks does when he gets
to a hotel?
"I woo the bathroom, the toilet. Even if I don't have to go I sit on it,
just to get used to it, you know? And then I bounce up and down on the bed
with my clothes on just so that I don't go naked into a bathroom or into a
bed without having first introduced myself properly to it."
Mel Brooks and a rare visit from a two-thousand year old man who talks
about travel in
the days before transportation. We get a slice of Americana at a county
fair in Nevada.
And, traveling over to Scotland, you'd expect you hear some local music
right? Well, think again.
"We came here to hear the bagpipes, and there are no bagpipes in all of
Edinburgh!"
Find out why they're piping down in Scotland during next week's journey
with The Savvy Traveler.
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