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The TRAVELERS JOURNAL
The TRAVELERS JOURNAL is a series of short audio postcards delivered daily from around the world. They are hosted by David Bear, travel editor of The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Scroll the list for the latest episode, as well as all previous episodes. For contact details about program subjects, check the episode information box or visit us at www.travelersjournal.com This Podcast was created using www.talkshoe.com

• EPISODE502 - A hitch hikers guide to the skyways
  Hitching rides on the highway was once an inexpensive way to get around. Travelers with a sense of adventure and a flexible flight schedule can still thumb themselves a cheap flight. FMI www.airhitch.org or www.airtech.com
• EPISODE501 - Celebrating the Panama Canal
  95 years ago today, The Alex Levalle, a small workboat, became the first ship to take a shortcut from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
• EPISODE500 - A night in Tunisia
  The smallest of the four countries on North Africa's Mediterranean coast, Tunisia is easy and exotic, a land of strong influences and sublime pleasures. FMI - www.tourismtunisia.com
• EPISODE499 - Rappelling into Godzilla's nostril
  California's largest limestone caves bristles with dagger sharp stalactites and shimmers with pink flow stone. Descending into it requires considerable bravery. FMI www.caverntours.com
• EPISODE498 - In Iceland's Blue Lagoon
  Two decades ago, Iceland opened a plant to turn its geothermal energy into electricity. Super heated water spills into a huge man-made lagoon that has become the country's major tourist attraction. FMI www.bluelagoon.com
• EPISODE497 - Another New Years day
  This is the first day of the first month of the 2000 and ninth year of the Gregorian calendar. January first is also the world''s most widely celebrated holiday.
• EPISODE496 -On Margarita Island
  This huge island just off Venezuela's northeast coast could pass for paradise. Its beaches are long and sandy, its waters warm climate, its climate perennially sunny. FMI - www.islamargarita.com.
• EPISODE495 - A Little Snoring in England
  Many English-speaking countries have odd names for some of their cities and towns, but none can hold a candle to merry old England.
• EPISODE493 - Doing laps in Lapland
  These are dark days in Hammerfest Norway, situated as close as anyone can drive to the North Pole. Winter's long night here last for 67 days.
• EPISODE492 -Camera film and airport x-ray security
  Metal detectors and x-ray security devices at airports have had a positive impact on airborne terrorism. Unfortunately, they can also have a negative impact on camera film.
• EPISODE491 - Bone fishing on Christmas Island
  A 140 square mile sand spit in the middle of the Pacific Ocean 1200 miles straight south of Hawaii happens to harbor the world's largest coral atoll.
• EPISODE490 - Travel under the Christmas tree
  According to a recent survey, the gift that tops most people's gift wish list is still a pre-paid vacation someplace special.
• EPISODE489 - Shark fishing in New Zealand
  If you appreciate the thrill of big game fishing, mark Waitangi on your map. Author Zane Grey was not the first to collect the anglers Eldorado.
• EPISODE488 - Talking travel online
  Computer savvy travelers can tap into newsgroups to swap stories, seek specific answers, and share advice about destinations around the world.
• EPISODE487 - Airline charter flights
  Charter flights still offer a combination of advantages that can make them an attractive alternative for lower-cost travel.
• EPISODE486 - Airport idle time activities
  No doubt about it, long layovers can be miserable, but some airports are now providing more interesting diversions for passengers who are temporarily stranded in transit.
• EPISODE485 - First flight day
  103 years ago today at precisely 10 a.m. in Kitty Hawk North Carolina, mankind first slipped gravity's bounds.
• EPISODE484 - Keeping in touch at sea
  Once people took ocean cruises to get away from it all, but in today's Type-A age of telecommunications, some cruise passengers seem to crave constant contact even more than the midnight buffets.
• EPISODE483 - A fragrant fragment of France
  Today is a celebration of independence in the Comoros, a nation of three small islands situated in the Indian Ocean between the coast of Africa and Madagascar.
• EPISODE482 - Where whale watching is best
  All creatures great and small, none are more magnificent than the great whales. Here's where you can go to watch them up close and personal.
• EPISODE481 - Ski lines online
  Current information about skiing has never been more accessible. There is a blizzard of data about ski areas and snow conditions around the world all available right click of a mouse. FMI - www.skimaps.com, www.skinet.com, www.skicentral.com, www.onthesnow.com, www.skiresorts.com, www.cdc.noaa.gov
• EPISODE480 - Off-road on Hawaii's Big Island
  At 4000 square miles, the Big Island of Hawaii is a Connecticut sized micro-continent with slices of 12 of the earth's 14 different climatic regions. FMI www.gohawaii.com/big_island
• EPISODE478 - The worst seats in the air
  With the tight configuration economy class actions, all planes these days on all planes these days, getting a seat from hell can be a miserable experience, especially on a long flight.
• EPISODE478 - Going gaga over Gozo
  This tiny Mediterranean island coastal is often called the Ireland of Malta. It's a Brigadoon realm of quiet hilltop villages, stone-lined lanes, and sun washed seascapes. FMI - www.visitmalta.com
• EPISODE477 - Going to extremes in the USA
  Here's a quick list to sharpen your geographic awareness. Name the most southern, northern, eastern, and western states in the US.
• EPISODE476 - Cut the cost of solo travel
  "Price based on double occupancy" is a phrase that is painfully familiar to anyone who travels alone. No doubt about it, solo journeys can be expensive.
• EPISODE475 - Tips on traveling alone
  Traveling solo can have distinct advantages, in addition to having the opportunity to do only what you want to do.
• EPISODE474 - Tips on traveling together
  Kipling observed that whoever travels fastest travels alone, but speed is not always the only consideration and a good traveling companion offers many benefits.
• EPISODE473 - Passing time Palenque
  A thousand years ago, the steamy jungles and volcanic mountains at the base of the Yucatan Peninsula were the heart of the Mayan civilization. FMI - www.colegiomexsur.edu.mx/english.html
• EPISODE472 -Riding rickshaws around the world
  Lonely Planet Publications founder Tony Wheeler produced "Chasing Rickshaws" a magnificent photo-filled portrait of the world's most appealing way of getting from here to there. FMI .lonelyplanet.com
• EPISODE471 - Tips to make packing painless
  Having a trip collection point makes for a more convenient way to pack. Plus, we offer other strategic tips to make your trip more enjoyable.