Travel Agent Tales: Around The Globe, From The Supersonic Concorde To An Amazon Slow Boat

Places I Remember with Lea Lane

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As a travel agent, Gary Loupassakis has inspired his clients to travel the globe. And in his new book, Go Dat Way and Go Dere: Around the World in 50 Years, he details some of his many experiences and stories.
After offering some travel tips, Gary tells of his favorite flight, on the supersonic Concorde.

He and Lea talk of culture, traditions and tourist attractions in countries including Australia, Switzerland, South Africa, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
They share funny/scary stories of a trip into the Peruvian Amazon on a basic old boat. And remembering trips to Russia, China, Myanmar and Ukraine, they remind us to not wait too long to visit countries, until it’s unsafe to go.
Gary ends with a list of countries he's still like to visit!
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Gary Loupassakis has been a travel agent since 1967, and has extensively traveled to sixty-five countries on six continents over the past 50 years. Go Dat Way and Go Dere: Around the World in Fifty Years is his first book. For more information, please visit https//:godatwayandgodere.com.
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Podcast host Lea Lane blogs at forbes.com, has traveled to over 100 countries, and has written nine books, including the award-winning Places I Remember (Kirkus Reviews star rating, and 'one of the top 100 Indie books' of the year). She has contributed to many guidebooks and has written thousands of travel articles.
Contact Lea- she loves hearing from you! @lealane on Twitter; PlacesIRememberLeaLane on Insta; Places I Remember with Lea Lane on Facebook; Website: placesirememberlealane.com.
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Chapters

1. Travel Agent Tales: Around The Globe, From The Supersonic Concorde To An Amazon Slow Boat (00:00:00)

2. Intro (00:00:06)

3. A few travel tips (00:01:34)

4. Flying in the supersonic Concorde (00:02:44)

5. Talking of fave destinations Gary describes in his book, including Australia, Switzerland, South Africa, Greece, Turkey, Romania, The Baltics (00:04:51)

6. Funny/scary stories of the Peruvian Amazon (00:20:38)

7. Places you can't go to right now, including Russia, China, Myanmar, Ukraine (00:23:36)

8. What's still on Gary's bucket list (00:26:32)