Azores Quarantine
23
Jun
Show Notes

002: Escaping The Azores Quarantine

Posted on by Christopher Rudder

The Corona Virus Chronicles (Week 2) with Andy Vanr

Andy shares his crazy story of trying to get back to Canada from a small, remote Island on Portugal’s Azores Islands as COVID-19 spread rapidly gets worse. From prop planes to ferry boats to rental cars and cancelled flights. How did Andy and his wife make it home?

About The Guest

Andy is always looking for the next vacation location for him and his wife to visit. They enjoy fun and active road trips and discovering exciting places along the way. On AvrexTravel, they enjoy sharing their authentic travels and providing their readers with some great one-week travel ideas. Website: Avrex Travel

Resources, Tips & Tricks:

  • Home Trust – Credit Card with no foreign exchange fees
  • Get an advanced supply of your medication.
  • Pack N95 Masks (When travelling during a pandemic – hopefully not any time soon)
  • Listen to the locals.
  • Prepare for the worst that can happen.
  • It’s essential to think about your money, but it can trump your health and safety

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Christopher Rudder

Show Host Christopher Rudder is no stranger to being on a microphone. As a former hip hop artist, he spent several hours in recording booths and on stage performing. After travel became the new epicentre of his life he lent his calming, deep and distinctive radio voice to the narration of his travel videos as well as co-hosting other non-related travel podcasts. Chris can but funny, witty and quick with his tongue but equally charming, compassionate and sensitive depending on the direction of the story. When he is not hosting this show you can find him creating content over on his blogs Rudderless Travel & Road Trip Ontario, filming & editing travel videos for his YouTube channel or interacting with the members of a popular Facebook Group called Toronto Bloggers Collective as one of the admins or discussing travel in the Travel Horror Stories Facebook Group.