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26
Jun
Show Notes

003: Scrambling To Find Catania Italy Flights Before The Border Closes

Posted on by Christopher Rudder

The Corona Virus Chronicles (Week 3) with Lora Pope & Alex Kallimanis

By the time Lora & Alex arrive in Catania, Italy for their TBEX Conference (Travel Bloggers Exchange) the Italian Prime Minister decided to close the borders leaving all the attendees scrambling to get home. Lora & Alex take us on a journey through several cancelled flights and different destinations as they try to inch their way back home.

About The Guest(s):

Lora Pope
Travelling the world has changed her life. Through solo adventure travel, She’s gained confidence, new perspectives, growth, freedom, and joy. She truly believes that adventure travel can change lives, and she wants to help you discover the same joys from it that she has. Whether you want to maximize your paid time off, take a sabbatical from work, or leave it all behind for a life of adventure, she’s here to help. She’s done it all, and you can too.

Website:
Explore With Lora

Alex Kallimanis
Alex and his wife, Bell’s mission, is to arm you with great travel information, so you get the most from your trips. They also offer great travel hacks that can save you thousands of dollars on flights and hotels in a given year! They cover hidden gem destinations off the tourist trail, in addition to the world’s most popular places. Whether you’re new to travelling or a seasoned explorer, you’ll find useful information based on many years of living abroad and over 20 years of experience travelling around the world!

Website:
Wanderlust Marriage

Resources, Tips & Tricks:

  • Joining various travel Facebook groups are a great place to ask questions even during crazy times.
  • Elite Status (Aeroplan) – Consider upgrading your points cards to an Elite package if possible.
  • Tickets can take time to process when using points. So booking last minute with points (without an “Elite” Status) might not be available when you’re ready to depart.

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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.