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Elliott Confidential PodcastGermany Confidential: An adventure across Europe and Asia!Hello from Lenzen, Germany. We’re halfway between Berlin and Hamburg in a small town along the Elbe. Did you miss us?It’s been weeks since our last podcast, so we have a lot to talk about. But first, our question of the week: Have you ever traveled to a place to do something that you thought you would like, but ended up not liking?(We have. We’ll tell you about it in the podcast.)Okinawa is one of our favorite places in Japan, and we’ll tell you why in this pod...
2025-07-1921 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastTaiwan Confidential: This is the best part of TaipeiLí hó from Taipei! It’s been two weeks since our last Elliott Confidential podcast, and we have been on the move. We’ll do a lightning round on hotels, and we also have a hotel-related question of the week: In all of your travels, what’s been your favorite hotel experience?The Grand Hotel in Taipei. This is a landmark in the Taiwanese capital and well worth a visit just to see the lobby.Our hotel this weekend: The Kimpton Da-An in Taipei. Close to everything.We didn’t stay in the pre...
2025-05-3121 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastHong Kong Confidential: Our adventures in ChinaHello from Hong Kong!We’ve been exploring this fascinating city and hiking around town for the past few days. We’ve also taken a side trip to Phuket, Thailand, and we’ll share details in this podcast.But first, this week’s question. Last week, we asked where you’ve felt the healthiest in your travels. This week, we want to know where you’ve felt the most unwell.This is Tai Kwun, the old Central Police Station in Hong Kong. It’s now a shopping and entertainment complex with a museum. We had lu...
2025-05-1717 min
Locked On Steelers – Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh SteelersSteelers Draft Sleeper 1st Round Options: Nick Emmanwori/Shemar Stewart? | Trade Minkah Fitzpatrick?Christopher Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, hosts the Locked on Steelers podcast and is joined by Mike DeFabo of the Athletic.The Pittsburgh Steelers need to be prepared for if their top defensive tackle options aren't available in the first round of the NFL Draft. Christopher Carter and Mike DeFabo go over their top sleeper options. Safety Nick Emmanwori, edge rusher Shemar Stewart and running back Omarion Hampton all could fit that bill, but what would make the most sense for the Steelers? Also, Chris and Mike take your questions on the Locked on Steelers c...
2025-04-1737 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastJapan Confidential: Cherry blossoms, vending machines and funny English signsKon'nichiwa from Tokyo.We’ve been here for more than a week and are adjusting to life in Japan. Early April is the perfect time to be here — the weather is still cool and everything is in bloom.That brings us to this week’s question: What's the longest vacation you've taken?Where did you go — and was it worth it?We thought the cherry blossoms would be gone by now, but they aren’t. You can still walk around Tokyo and see the famous sakura. We’ll tell you more about this famous Japan...
2025-04-1217 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastSingapore Confidential: Here's what we found in "instant" AsiaGreetings from Singapore. They call this place “instant” Asia because it’s diverse and multicultural. But nothing could have prepared us for what we found.Before I get to that, here’s this week’s question: What’s the safest you’ve ever felt in your travels? It can be a safe destination, like Singapore or Doha, or a safe mode of transportation, like flying on EasyJet. Here’s the view from the pool deck of the Marina Bay Sands. Monsoon season just ended, but it’s still a little rainy here.The hotel is an instan...
2025-03-2925 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastKota Kinabalu Confidential: Our adventures in the rainforests of BorneoHello from Borneo!We’re in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia’s Sabah state. It’s on the northern tip of Borneo. And wow, what an adventure it’s been!Before we get to that, here’s this week’s question: What’s the most remote place you’ve ever visited? Borneo is definitely a contender, but we’ve also been to the Antarctic, and that’s pretty remote.This is the Mari Mari Cultural Village, which features five different indigenous tribes. These guys love to have fun, and we felt like we were at a party. They sho...
2025-03-2224 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastBorneo Confidential: What we discovered in Kuching, MalaysiaHai from Borneo!We’re in Kuching, the capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak. We’ve spent this week discovering the rich cultural heritage and natural beauty of East Malaysia.This week’s question is inspired by Southwest Airlines’ move to end its “bags fly free” policy. Have you ever stopped visiting a place because of a change they made? Maybe prices went up or a favorite attraction closed down. We’ll read your comments in our next podcast.These dancers at the Sarawak Cultural Village were having a lot of fun when we visite...
2025-03-1519 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastIstanbul Confidential: Our new adventures on the BosphorusMerhaba from Istanbul!We’re back in town (we were here in April 2022) and we got to stay for two weeks this time. And wow, what an adventure we’ve had.Before we get into it, here’s this week’s question: Have you ever visited a city that changed how you think about food? That’s how we feel about Istanbul, which is one of the world’s great food cities. Details are in the podcast.The Grand Bazaar is one of the can’t-miss attractions in Istanbul, along with the Blue Mosqu...
2024-11-1616 min
Dirty Mo Dough with Steve LetarteBristol: Can Denny Hamlin Avoid Elimination?Steve Letarte and the guys started out reviewing last weekend’s race at Watkins Glen, and, specifically, what Chris Buescher’s win did to Tampa Timms’ bet slip.Then, their attention turned to the current books as NASCAR heads to Bristol this weekend for the final race in the first round of the Cup Series Playoffs. Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell and Brad Keselowski all sit in Tier 1 of the Professor’s model. The sportsbooks aren’t as high on Elliott as the model is, so some value can be found there.Kyle Busch...
2024-09-1956 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastDublin Confidential: Discovering Ireland one bite at a timeDia duit from Dublin!We’ve landed in the Irish capital, and oh boy, do we ever have stories to tell. We live right across the street from one of the most famous pubs in the city.Before I show you, let’s do this week’s question: What’s the loudest experience you’ve ever had in your travels? I’d love to hear your tales of noisy parties and high-decibel attractions.So here’s the source of our noise — it’s the bar to Aren’s left in Dublin’s Temple Bar district. Our rent...
2024-09-1423 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastFinland Confidential: Hanging out in Helsinki, Turku and TampereHello from Helsinki. It’s a rainy day here in the capital and we are at the end of a two-week whirlwind adventure through Finland.This week’s question: Tell us about your last airline luggage disaster! I’d love to hear your tales of surprise luggage fees, emergency repacking, and evading the luggage police. We’ll share our tips for avoiding luggage fees in the podcast. The distinctive architecture of Turku Castle in Turku, Finland. Many Americans miss this coastal city and the archipelago, a collection of 40,000 islands in the Baltic. Aren and I met up w...
2024-08-3124 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastSweden Confidential: What we did in Stockholm this summerHello from Stockholm!It’s great to be back in Minnesota — I mean, uh, Sweden — and we’ve covered a lot of ground in the last two weeks. We’ll have all the details in this week’s podcast.Before we get to the pictures, here’s this week’s question: Tell us about your most recent visit to a “hidden gem” — a place that no one knows about but where you had a great experience. We’ll read your comments in our next episode.Stockholm is a series of connected islands with a famous maritime cultur...
2024-08-1727 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastLeipzig Confidential: Our midsummer trek through eastern GermanyHallo from Leipzig, Germany!We just wrapped up an ambitious tour of eastern Germany, which included Magdeburg, Halle and Leipzig. It’s almost too much to fit into a single podcast — but we’ll try!Before we get to it, here’s this week’s question: What is the worst destination dupe you’ve ever visited? Have you ever been to a place that was billed as being “just like” a famous destination, but wasn’t? (For example, Helen, Georgia, is supposed to be a Bavarian town, but it’s not really.) We’d love hear your stori...
2024-08-0324 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastSwitzerland Confidential: What happened on our train tour of the AlpsHello from Berlin.This week’s podcast is all about Switzerland — our rail tour and our adventures in Grindelwald.Before we go there, here’s this week’s question: What’s the strangest thing you’ve eaten in your travels? I ask because we’ve just finished a tour of Berlin’s urban gardens. And they grow and eat some things you would not expect (details in the next podcast).Here’s Aren on the Glacier Express with some friends he met along the way. You get eight hours of really stunning scenery on this rail adven...
2024-07-0625 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastZürich Confidential: Our adventures in Switzerland ... and elsewhereGruezi from Zürich, Switzerland!It’s been a few weeks since our last podcast, so we have a lot of catching up to do. Our adventure has taken us from Tampa to the Swiss financial capital, to Liechtenstein and Germany. That’s a lot of ground to cover.Before we get to our pictures, here’s this week’s question: Since Zürich has a reputation for being one of the most expensive cities in the world, we thought we’d ask: What’s the most expensive place you’ve ever visited? And was it worth it?...
2024-06-2218 min
Kill ItEpisode 27 -- You WILL Be Brainwashed - Do this instead!One of my favorite quotes was from Elliott Hulse: "You WILL be brainwashed, so you might as well brainwash yourself into believing something that will serve you" Well, in this episode of The Kill It Podcast, I will be explaining what he meant by brainwashing, I'll prove through simple logic how it is a simple fact that you WILL be brainwashed, the positive and negative implications of brainwashing, how to determine what a person was brainwashed to believe and -- most importantly -- how to identify YOUR OWN brainwashing and how to determine if it is positively o...
2024-05-2723 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastAntigua Confidential: Blue waters, honeymooners — and a little earthquakeHello from Antigua!If you like romantic islands with warm blue waters and lots of all-inclusive resorts, you’re going to love this place.But it’s also a seismically active area. This week, we experienced a small earthquake. Which brings me to our question: Have you ever been through a natural disaster in your travels? Tell us about it in the comments.We took a long walk while we were staying at Keyonna Beach Antigua Resort and saw things we’ve never seen. Enormous conch, laughing gulls, and crabs sparring in the clear...
2024-05-1112 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastBarbados Confidential: Turtles, sustainable ports and scuba divingHello from Barbados!This is a fascinating island and there’s a lot going on here.Before I get to the details, here’s this week’s question: Tell me about the newest skill you’ve learned in your travels. We’re asking because Aren is trying to learn how to dive, and it hasn’t been easy. We’ll talk about it in the podcast.Barbados has the best sunsets. Here’s what we saw on our first evening on the island. I remember my editor’s stories of seeing the Green Flash here. Alas...
2024-05-0424 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastCuraçao Confidential: Hunting lionfish in the ABC islandsGreetings from Curaçao!Today, I have something completely different: I strapped on some dive gear and accompanied lionfish huntress Lisette Keus on an expedition. Keus runs an organization called Lionfish Caribbean that turns these invasive creatures into bracelets, earrings and keychains.It’s all part of the island’s sustainability efforts.Here’s this week’s question: What’s the greenest hotel you’ve ever stayed in? I’m talking about a property that went way beyond the “recycle your towels” sign in the bathroom.Lionfish are beautiful but deadly creatures that came...
2024-04-2014 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastBrazil Confidential: Our last days in RioOlá one last time from Rio!This week, we experienced everything — a heatwave, monsoon rains and a double dose of Brazilian culture.One of the highlights was a visit to the Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, a modernist church based on the Mayan pyramids. It’s one of the most awe-inspiring cathedrals I’ve ever seen. (I’ll share a picture in a minute.) And that brings us to this week’s question: What’s the most impressive religious monument you’ve ever visited in your travels? Whether it’s a sh...
2024-03-2314 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastCarnaval Confidential: How we survived Brazil's big party!Hello again from São Paulo, where the big party is well underway. I’m happy to report that we’ve survived the chaos of Carnaval so far. Details are in this week’s podcast.Here’s this week’s question: The State Department has issued warnings for several popular spring destinations. Are there any places that are on your “DO NOT VISIT” list for 2024? Please share your place in the comments.In the podcast, we talk about how tight security is at Carnaval. They got Aren and frisked him. He doesn’t look suspicious at all, right?
2024-02-1720 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastUruguay Confidential: Where to escape the coldHoliiii from Montevideo! We survived our adventure on the Chilean volcano, crossed the Andes, and now, here we are.This week, we’re talking about Southern Hemisphere hotspots where you can escape the cold. We’ll give you our advice on the best places in today’s podcast.But before we go there, here’s our question of the week. This part of Latin America is famous for its political turmoil, so we want to know: What’s the most unstable place you’ve ever visited? Speaking of instability, here’s a look at Villarrica...
2024-01-2022 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastPucón Confidential: Our adventures under the volcanoMari Mari from Pucón, Chile. That’s how the indigenous people greet each other in Mapuzungun, the language of the Mapuche. We’re in central Chile's Lake District, a place with a blue sky and a large lake overlooked by the not-so-dormant Villarrica volcano. At night, you can see the glow of the lava contrasting against the snow. (We’re headed up there tomorrow.)Last week’s question was about pre-departure rituals. So this week, we’re asking: What’s the first thing you do when you arrive at a new destination? The first ite...
2024-01-1320 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastSantiago Confidential: What to do before you leaveHola one last time from Santiago, Chile. It’s out last week in the Chilean capital, so we thought we’d talk about what we do before we leave a destination.And that brings me to this week’s question: What do you do before you leave a place? Do you have a pre-trip ritual or a favorite thing you always do before you go? Our comments are open — and we’ll read yours in our next podcast.The ciabatta in Chile is excellent, and definitley on our our pre-departure list. Throw them in the toa...
2024-01-0623 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastAndes Confidential: Happy New Year from San Alfonso, ChileHola from the Andes mountains. We're in San Alfonso, Chile, at a place called Cascada de Las Ánimas, or Waterfall of the Spirits. What a great place to end 2023.All of which brings me to this week’s question: What was your favorite destination of the year? And where are you going next year? (You can answer both for bonus points!) As always, we’ll read your comments in our next podcast.To get to the waterfalls from Santiago, you have to drive about two hours south and into the Andes. It looks a lit...
2023-12-3123 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastRainforest Confidential: Yes, we survived our trip to an Ecuadorian preserveGreetings from Santiago, Chile. We survived multiple illnesses during our Ecuador adventure, and isn’t that what makes it an adventure? This isn’t the high-energy podcast you’re accustomed to because Aren and I are still recovering from whatever we had. But we are still alive! In the last few weeks, we’ve gone from practically zero hours of daylight in Spokane, Wash., to a full blast of summer and 14 hours of daylight. Talk about climate shock!All of which brings us to this week's question: Please tell us your best climate shock st...
2023-12-1624 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastGalapagos Confidential: Here's what happened to us in EcuadorHello from the Ecuadoran rainforest. We’re in Mashpi Lodge, a three-hour drive from Quito. We’re thrilled to be podcasting again, and Aren and I are happy you’ve decided to join us. This is going to be fun!Here's this week's question: What’s the sickest you’ve ever gotten on a trip? (If you listen to the first few minutes of the podcast, you’ll know why we’re asking.)It’s hard to do the Galapagos any justice with photos. But we’ll try …Here’s our ship, the Santa Cruz I...
2023-12-1117 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastKyoto Confidential: Farewell to Iden — and to this podcastHello from Kyoto, Japan. This is our final Elliott Confidential podcast. Iden is about to graduate from the University of Florida, and he’s leaving the nest tomorrow to start a new business in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. We can’t imagine doing this program without him.The newsletter will continue, of course. (I have a blockbuster story on the “sequel” to revenge travel tomorrow, and you won’t want to miss that.) And who knows — we may return to podcasting someday.There’s no question this week since this is our last episode...
2023-09-3029 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastJapan Confidential: Hopping around Tokyo and Northern JapanGreetings from Aizuwakamatsu, Japan.We’re coming to you from Northern Japan this week, but during the last two weeks, we’ve been everywhere. We’ll share our impressions in this week’s podcast.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.This week’s question: Please tell us about a trip where you felt out of place — I mean, really out of place. We’ll share our experiences in this episode and read yours in our next podcast.Iden takes a break at Yun...
2023-09-2322 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastTokyo Confidential: Getting lost in the big cityHello from Tokyo!It’s a miracle we made it back to our hotel after wandering around the Tokyo subway yesterday. But there’s still time to get lost in the city’s concrete labyrinth. (Hey, it’s an adventure.)Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s the view from the Palace Hotel in Tokyo yesterday as a typhoon grazed the city. Aren and I went underground while the storm soaked the city. We found multiple levels of shops and tunnels le...
2023-09-0922 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastJapan Confidential: Sailing along Japan's southern coastGreetings from Takamatsu, Japan!We have a lot of ground to cover in this week’s episode. The boys and I traveled from Chiang Mai to the Golden Triangle, then back to Bangkok and finally to Osaka, Japan.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.You probably saw this question coming: Have you ever woken up in a hotel bed and asked yourself, “Where am I?” I did it several times this week. Please leave a comment and we’ll read it — and respon...
2023-08-2721 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastVietnam Confidential: Our adventures in Hoi AnXin chào from Da Nang, Vietnam! I never thought we would make it to this corner of the world! I feel so lucky to be here and to be able to share it with the boys.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.(This is a special double episode of the Elliott Confidential podcast. Last week’s episode from Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia, didn’t transmit because of technical problems. Here’s a link to the show.)Before I forget...
2023-08-1212 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastCambodia Confidential: Hello from Krong Siem Reap. We got temples!Suostei from Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia. We were ready for a change of scenery, so we headed over to Cambodia to see Angkor Wat.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Before I forget, here’s this week’s question: Have you ever had an unexpected animal encounter in your travels? Maybe you were roaming the back alleys of Istanbul and encountered a cute kitten. Or you were strolling along the beaches of Bali and ended up befriending a dog. Or maybe it was an u...
2023-08-0621 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastBangkok Confidential: Everything you need to know about Thai malls and dentistsSà-wàt dee khráp from the other side of Bangkok. We’ve moved into an urban jungle of vertical mega-malls and medical offices, and we have much to report. Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: We have only one week left in Bangkok. Where should we go? We’d love to get your suggestions.It’s just Aren and me on the podcast this week. Iden is visiting a friend in Vietnam. (Don’t worry, we wil...
2023-07-2924 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastBangkok Confidential: Our adventures along the Chao Phraya RiverHi again from Bangkok, where we’ve spent the last week hotel-hopping along the Chao Phraya River.And wow, what a mind-blowing experience!Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: What’s the best hotel experience you’ve ever had? I’m talking about the most over-the-top luxurious resort you’ve ever been to. We’d love to hear about it!Here’s the Anantara Riverside as seen from the Avani+, a high-rise shopping complex and hotel...
2023-07-2213 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastThailand Confidential: Greetings from Krung Thep Maha NakhonHello from the Big Mango — Bangkok, Thailand!Well, this place isn’t at all what we expected. It’s a huge city — the 33rd largest in the world.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Before I forget, here’s this week’s question: Have you ever visited a place that defied your expectations? For example, we thought Bangkok would be small and provincial (maybe we watched “The King and I” once too often). Ever been to a place that wasn’t what you expected...
2023-07-1612 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastBali Confidential: One final dispatch from rainy Indonesia!We got the wrong impression of Bali.For the first two weeks, the weather was sunny. Then it started raining …Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: Has bad weather ever ruined your vacation? I’m talking rain on a ski vacation or a hurricane when you’re trying to visit the beach. Please share your tales of woe. We’d love to commiserate!Balinese are deeply spiritual people. Here’s a local woman leaving an off...
2023-07-0815 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastIndonesia Confidential: A dispatch from the land of a thousand hotelsThey call Bali the land of a thousand temples, but it is really the land of a thousand hotels. And this week, we checked out a few of them.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: Have you ever done something on vacation that you regretted? As you’ll hear in this week’s podcast, we took surfing lessons in Canggu at high noon and we ended up getting knocked over by monster waves and then burned to a crisp...
2023-06-2420 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastAuckland Confidential: Our adventures on the North IslandHello from Auckland, New Zealand. We’re thrilled to be back with another podcast, and this week we’re exploring the North Island of New Zealand. Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s this week’s question: Tell us about a time you visited two cities in the same country and had a radically different experience. We’re still trying to come to terms with the contrast between Christchurch and Auckland — and we’d love to hear your stories! Please leave your comment. We’ll...
2023-05-2719 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastHiking Confidential: Almost live from the hills of Christchurch, New ZealandHello from the hills of Christchurch, New Zealand. We took a hike this week and we can’t wait to tell you about it.Welcome to the Elliott Confidential podcast. To get the full Elliott Confidential experience, please subscribe to this newsletter.Here’s an original question: Since we’re talking about hiking in this episode, what’s your favorite hike of all time? We’ve gotta know. Please leave a comment. We’ll answer in next week’s podcast.Aren looks a little confused because he's trying to figure out where to go next. There...
2023-04-3018 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastQuake City Confidential: How we made it through our first earthquake in ChristchurchGreetings again from Christchurch, New Zealand. This week we survived our first New Zealand earthquake. They don’t call this place Quake City for nothing!Kiwis are some of the friendliest people on Earth. Which brings us to this week’s question: What’s the friendliest place you’ve ever visited?It’s autumn in Christchurch, which means cooler weather and rain. But the rain is often a fine mist instead of a steady downpour. The leaves are spectacular. On Sunday evening, we went to an Eid festival in the park, and the leaves were so bright...
2023-04-2313 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastChristchurch Confidential: An unauthorized podcast from New ZealandKia ora from Christchurch, New Zealand. The tourism authorities don’t want us to talk about New Zealand, but when has that ever stopped us?Here’s this week’s question: Have you ever been to a “forbidden” destination? For us, New Zealand was “off limits,” as I’ll explain in this podcast.We have a small rental near Hagley Park in Christchurch. The park’s crown jewel is a botanical garden with plants and flowers we’ve never seen because they are native to here. What a treat.The Avon River cuts through the park. On...
2023-04-1526 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastBarcelona Confidential: Our adventures in SpainOla from Barcelona!It’s been three weeks since our last podcast. We’ll explain the reason for the delay and I’ll tell you about the ski accident that nearly ended our trip. Tell me about your worst accident while traveling. While we’re on the subject of mishaps, I’d love to know about your worst travel accident. What happened to you? Did insurance cover you? (Were you even insured?)Here are some photos from this week’s episode.Aren checks out the Christmas market at the Sagrada Família this morn...
2022-12-1719 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastSwitzerland Confidential: Our adventures in Basel and beyondHallo from Switzerland!🇨🇭This week we toured the western part of the country, including Basel and Zürich. We’ll tell you more about Basel in this podcast and we’ll get to Zürich in the next one.What’s your most expensive vacation? Since we’re in Switzerland, we want to know about your most expensive travel experience. Have you ever returned from a destination will less money in your account than expected? Tell us where you went — and how much it cost you.Aren rides a bike through the Lange Erlen near Basel...
2022-11-1220 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastLarnaca Confidential: привет, Cyprus!Greetings from Larnaca, Cyprus. This week, we found ourselves in a seaside resort with the Russians. The signs are in Cyrillic. Borscht is on the menu — but also very good Greek food. I had no idea this place existed.Have you ever visited a place where you were not the target demographic? That’s our question of the week. In this podcast, I’ll share the funny anecdote of a family that accidentally booked an LGBT theme cruise. (There was this incident in an elevator …)We’ll also talk about last week’s podcast on C...
2022-09-2413 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastDubrovnik Confidential: Adventures in the Pearl of the AdriaticHello from Dubrovnik, Croatia! Our whirlwind tour of the Pearl of the Adriatic was a real adventure. We took the catamaran from Split and arrived in a city that looked almost too perfect. We’ll explain in this week’s Elliott Confidential Podcast. What’s your favorite historical city (real or fake)? That’s our question of the week. You can leave a comment here. We’ll read it in our next podcast.Here are a few photos from our Dubrovnik adventure.Aren walks down the esplanade in the old city. Sun protection is a must...
2022-09-1015 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastSplit Confidential: What we discovered under the cityThis week in Split, Croatia, we went underground to discover the basement of Diocletian's palace. It’s one of the most well-preserved Roman-era basements outside of Italy, and it was made famous by the HBO series Game of Thrones.The fall travel season is here, as I noted in my Forbes story this morning, so here’s our question: Tell us about your favorite fall trip. Push the big red button to leave a comment now.Before I forget: From now through Labor Day, an annual subscription for new subscribers to Elliott Confidential cost...
2022-09-0319 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastCroatia Confidential: A city with a Split personalityWe’re in Split, Croatia, this week — and as we discovered, this city really does have a split personality. There’s the ancient inner city with Roman ruins, medieval churches and a bustling port. And there are the suburbs with the communist-era apartment buildings that look like something from a dystopian science fiction movie.In this week’s podcast, we’ll visit both places.Speaking of split, here’s this week’s question: Have you ever visited a city that offered both a positive and negative experience? I’d love to hear about visiting a place with a spl...
2022-08-2719 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastUrban Hiking Confidential: Where to walk in LondonPut on your walking shoes! In this week’s podcast, we’ll tell you where to hike when you’re in London. The boys and I will also take a detour to our favorite donut place — and we’ll sample a mystery pastry in the studio.Before I get to the photos, here’s this week’s question: What’s your favorite walk in all your travels? Whether you’re hiking the red rocks of Sedona or meandering the concrete jungles of Manhattan, we’d love to know. Push the big red button to leave a comment n...
2022-08-1321 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastMuseum Confidential: A London history adventureBeen to any good museums lately? If you visit London, you’ll be surrounded by them. In today’s podcast, we’ll take you to three of our favorites.Here’s this week’s question: What’s the best museum you’ve seen in your travels — and why? Please scroll down to leave a comment or just push the red button.The latest episode of the Elliott Confidential podcast is on the top of the page. Here are a few photos from this week's adventures:Wait, is that Iden texting and drivi...
2022-07-3015 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastTea Confidential: Sipping your way through London on the hottest day everWhen you think of London, what comes to mind?If you said "tea," then you have to join us today. We're going to tour three of London's best-known tea shops, and we'll try some tea right here in the studio.We were in London on the hottest day ever. We'll tell you how that went in just a minute. Plus, your comments from last week. You had a lot to say about hotels and how they made you feel.Before we get to it, here's this week's question: Since we're talking about tea...
2022-07-2321 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastGlobal Nomad Confidential: What do you really want in a hotel?What if they made a hotel just for global nomads?In this week’s Elliott Confidential Podcast, we’ll check into the CitizenM in London to find out.But before we start our adventure, we want you to share your comments.Which hotel have you felt the most at home in? Whether it's a small country inn or a big chain hotel, we'd love to know where you've felt the most comfortable. (I didn't reveal my choice in the podcast, but I will in the comments.)Scroll up for the link to t...
2022-07-1619 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastBaguette Confidential: A special podcast about bread from ParisThere's nothing quite as French as bread. And no bread is more French than the baguette. This week we dedicate our entire podcast to just one type of bread found in Paris. But we also want you to share your bread stories with us. So before you listen to today's episode, please scroll down and tell us about your bread experience.What is the best bread you've ever had in your travels? We want to hear your stories about pão in Sao Paulo, pan in Madrid, brot in Berlin.Scroll up for th...
2022-07-0216 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastParis Confidential: The City of Lights is on fire!This week's podcast originates in Paris. We're not entirely sure how we ended up here, but the French capital will be our home for the next month. Someone turned up the heat here. It's in the triple digits today. Hotter than Athens. Our apartment has no air conditioning, so we are taking cold showers to keep from overheating. (Hey, it's an adventure!)Speaking of which, this week's question is: What's the most extreme weather you've experienced while traveling? The comments are open, and as always, we'll read them in our next episode.Scroll u...
2022-06-1818 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastPangrati Confidential: An insider tour of Athens and stadium secretsThis week's podcast comes to you from the Pangrati neighborhood of Athens, Greece. We skipped last week's broadcast because we got sick. We'll tell you what we had and how it shaped our impressions of the Greek capital. In this episode, we'll also take a walk to one of the highest points in Athens and tell you what we saw. Scroll up for the link to the latest Elliott Confidential podcast. Here are a few photos from this week's adventures:Here's Aren and Dustin at the top of Lycabettus Hill. It's a strenuous hi...
2022-05-2817 min
Space Debris PodcastIt's Important Your Eyes Be Kind - Ep 14We start off on defragging brains & soul troubles. Kaz impressively lists every Xbox console in order of release date, just for fun. This leads to discussing how the Xbox led to the infamous XBMC which eventually became Kodi, an awesome little OS to turn your computer into a streaming media center with cool plugins, functionality, etc.This leads us right into discussing an awesome new show, Severance, on Apple TV, starring Adam Scott. But before getting to it, we loop around the context, discussing Punch Drunk Love, early Ben Stiller director work, Jon Brion & Elliott Smith (tragic...
2022-04-131h 58
Elliott Confidential PodcastWhat is load shedding?Here’s episode 4 of the Elliott Confidential podcast, starring Aren, Iden and Christopher. This week, we talk about rolling blackouts in South Africa, the etiquette of power consumption, electrical outlet challenges, and more. This week’s question: In light of higher fuel prices, is the American road trip dead? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.elliottconfidential.com/subscribe
2022-03-1309 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastDo you feel safe here?Here’s episode 3 of the Elliott Confidential podcast, starring Aren, Iden and Christopher. This week, we talk about security in South Africa, how Iden learned he was accepted into graduate school, and the truth about Africa’s most annoying bird, the Hadada ibis. Plus, we take a tour through South Africa’s famous winelands. I promised you photos, and here they are:Zinfandel grapes at La Clé des Montagnes in Franschhoek, South Africa.Here’s one of the rooms. Annie Lennox stayed here. (We did not.)We took plenty of long w...
2022-03-0512 min
The Elliott Confidential PodcastOut of South AfricaFor the podcast reboot, I decided to get out of town — way out of town. We’re in Cape Town, South Africa, a 20-hour flight from our home airport.
Here’s my unscripted discussion with the boys, Aren and Iden Elliott, about our experiences here. We talked about everything from South Africa’s tourism infrastructure to security. I hope you enjoy the podcast.
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2022-02-2017 min
Elliott Confidential PodcastOut of South AfricaFor the debut podcast, I decided to get out of town — way out of town. We’re in Cape Town, South Africa, a 20-hour flight from our home airport. Here’s my unscripted discussion with the boys, Aren and Iden Elliott, about our experiences here. We talked about everything from South Africa’s tourism infrastructure to security. We referred to one work of art in this podcast and I promised to post a picture. This is Johannes Phokela’s “Eating People Isn’t Always Wrong,” on display at the Zeitz Mocaa museum in Cape Town. And here’s...
2022-02-1917 min
Dropping the Hammer with Daniel McFadin#27 - Hangin' out with the Fast Lap Pod Crew"My Kid Rejected Erik Jones"There. If you haven't seen this quote already, you aren't subscribed to our Youtube or Daniel's Twitter. Please correct that. While you are at it, check out the links below to hear more stories about a young child's hate for Eric Jones. - CrowMore Fast Lap:@FastLap_Podcast on Twitter@ctluttrell9 (Chrissi) on TwitterThe Fast Lap PodcastThe episode featuring DanielStuff Daniel Wrote:Daniel on Frontstretch.comChristopher Bell: Kyle Larson ‘Running His Mouth is a Little Uncalled Fo...
2021-08-271h 07
The Elliott Confidential PodcastThe most dangerous places to travel this springIf those crazy pictures of Miami Beach during spring break aren't enough to give you second thoughts about spring break, maybe this will: I have an exclusive list of places in the United States where the risk of infection is rising.
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2021-03-2802 min
The Elliott Confidential PodcastThis is the travel industry's secret pandemic recovery planYou'll probably hate the travel industry's secret pandemic recovery plan. The strategy is clear: First, demand a generous taxpayer bailout. Then, raise prices. (Produced by Aren Elliott.)
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2021-03-0803 min
She's Bold with Beth WhitmanAdvocate and Adventurer Allison Dvaladze on sailing, travel, women's advocacy and suing Delta AirlinesLadies! Please join our Be Bold Facebook Group! "If you have the opportunity and the ability, you have the obligation." ~ Allison Dvaladze Allison Dvaladze first landed on my radar when I came across an article about her suing Delta Airlines because of an incident that happened on a flight in April, 2016. During that flight from Seattle to Amsterdam, Allison was sexually assaulted by another passenger. We don’t get into the details of what happened (you can Google her for more information) but, in short, let’s just say the flight attendants weren’t equipped to han...
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