Call Andy by Telephone and Record a Question Now

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Here is a funny ad that appered on your site.

Rick Stevesevents.latimes.com/travelshow/
Speaking Live At L.A. Times Premier Travel Show.
3/19-20 LA Conv Center

Now in the eyes of middle America HE IS THE WORLD TRAVELER.

What question would you ask him if you went to his show ?

A question like Why are there no Quarter Pounders with Fromage served in France ?

How would you handle a dead roach in your bathroom ?

Why do the French have a different word for almost evrything ?

etc.

Gadget from has written 1,018 comments

Chuck...

You
- Why are there no Quarter Pounders with Fromage served in France?

An interesting plaisanterie, but is it correct, if you are referring to MacDonald's?...

When I was in Paris, France, I ate at MacDonald's on a regular basis, it was the only country I have even visited, whereby McDonald's was a regular stop. Hmm, I guess I do stop in to Micky D's on Khao San Road, in Bangkok, Thailand and eat a chocolate dipped cone.

France has a lot of MacDonald's, it is the only restaurant that was even slightly reasonable in price and gave me food in less than an hour. Now the question is, I know there are many MacDonald's in Paris, do they sell Cheeseburgers?

T.M.I. --- Too Much Information
or
T.I.A. --- This is Africa
or
T.I.F --- This is France

Generally, it is hard to get a staunch, and cynical opinion of something until you have a lot of experience. I was walking in Belgium with my friend Pascal, he said,
"Let's go to McDonald's."
I said,
"Are you joking?"

I have been with many Australians as they has a Mac Attack.

Rick Steves?
I do not think I have ever read anything he wrote, I know he goes to Europe, hard for me to even make a good joke, I do not know anything about him.

I have read a couple of books by Paul Theroux, but he says,
"I am not a travel writers, I am a writers that travels."

Long story, I am in the process of reading a book right now about travel. I am referenced in the book and I have yet to read the book, it is painful for me read travel books or websites.

Pato from has written 59 comments

Very cool. I suppose as bloggers we need to take full advantage of all the media forms that we have available to us. This additional utilization of other media is perhaps what separates a blogger from a writer. A blogger must do it all -- web design, photography, video, radio style podcasts, as well as writing to tie it all together. My biggest hangup here is that I rely on writing too much -- it is my default position -- when I should be concentrating almost as much on the other forms of media. It is good to see you branching out. I like the style of this too: you are a much better answerer than a questioner. This is the opposite of what most other podcasters do.

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No Quarter Pounder with cheese because they are on the Metric System.

Rick Steves has his own TV show. My Nana loves him, thats how I know he sucks.

Gadget from has written 1,018 comments

Aagh Wade... !!!!

Wade you wrote:
"I like the style of this too: you are a much better answerer than a questioner. This is the opposite of what most other podcasters do."

Wade, I 100 percent have this Rubik's Complex,
"A personality disorder in which the inflicted feels the constant need to solve the puzzle."

1. Style?
2. Answerer?
3. Questioner?
4. Opposite of Podcaster

What a puzzle? How am I suppose to reconcile being a Podcaster who can answer questions when I have yet to do one Podcast.

Serious though Wade, intonation, style, pauses and feelings can be inserted into a Podcast, and faster than writing. In a way, I am being lazy, I sense there is a need to answer questions in a more complete way. Plus, I am becoming more jaded, I am not sure people can read anymore. Facebook is quickly creating a generation of people that stop concentrating after about 144 characters.

Wade, my advice is you need to write a book.

tropicalguide from has written 130 comments

Got my K7.net USA number as well, along with my Magic Jack, now have two USA numbers just in case, I wrote a borrador or rough draft of a 'Primer for First Time Travelers to Central America', actually a little bit of travel and safety advice, tiny bit of wisdom, spice of humor and a lot of url s or links, country by country, actually I know personally a few of the webmasters, a 'travel guru' from the 'travellerspoint' travel forum called me a 'Genius', I write very little, as most people in Generations X Y or Z or whatever don't read over 144 characters, last week I rambled and vetted on a FB thread, the people from developed countries cannot understand me or try not to, I understand, from now on a minimum on FB
I love bloqs and journals that have humor and satire in them, where the author will actually answer questions TO THE BEST OF HIS OR HER ABILITY, point the newbie or wanabee traveler in the right direction and try not to steer them wrong, I always get that 5 or 10 that belittle, mock or try to get online 'trip planning' or 'insider information'??? out of me...Do you know locals who are selling land in ------------? NO, I tell them to travel to the area or region, hire a bi lingual local or ex pat resident driver/guide, there is a web site to do, covers 190 countries and one can ask questions on line, the Hospex sites, once a good place to 'meet' other good travelers on the groups are now young travelers, many confused, looking for direction and a free place to stay, and many now asking where to find a 'job'.
Good luck on your new phone service, will call and say hello tommorow, good thing you do not base in Europe during summer high travel season, phone would ring off the wall!

worldmind from has written 13 comments

@Chuck WoW - I think it is a bit misleading to say that Quarter Pounders with Cheese are not served in France. The sandwich is served in France, but it is called a Royal Cheese it's just a different name. Now it is true that this sandwich has recently been replaced in my local McDo by the Double Cheese, but the Royal Cheese is still on the official website and may exist in other restaurants.

What do you mean that the French have a "different" word for everything?

@Andy - Good luck and have fun with the podcast. It is true that audio expresses more than the written word.

worldmind from has written 13 comments

P.S. Andy, you've mentioned this one several times over the past weeks, but I don't find the answer anywhere: ""How do you fake an onward plane ticket?" Is this related to visas, entry and exit of the countries? I can't believe that printing a fake ticket would actually be accepted by the airlines, or is it just a good enough copy to get past the border guard?