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Randy Sharman The Informed Traveler Podcast

The Informed Traveler is a weekly Travel podcast dedicated to bringing you the latest travel news and information. Each week we provide insight traveling to interesting destinations, plus useful travel tips to help you along the way.
My travel knowledge mostly comes from working in the cruise line industry for 3 years. That experience has taken me to both coastlines of North America, Alaska and Hawaii to Mexico and the Caribbean and Central and South America. The Informed Traveler is all about making that experience more enjoyable.
As Mark Twain once said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” I hope the Informed Traveler assists you in your explorations, dreams and discoveries of the world.

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Touring South Africa &Amp; The Cashel Palace, Ireland &Raquo; Aou4Ydhfzl8Dh6Nsrshk0Xs52Gv8
Touring South Africa & The Cashel Palace, Ireland

Send us a textOn this week's podcast we salute and remember our good friend and colleague, Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions who passed away suddenly last week. Plus, Travel Expert Onant…

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Send us a textOn this week's podcast we salute and remember our good friend and colleague, Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions who passed away suddenly last week. Plus, Travel Expert Onanta will join us to share her experience in South Africa where she finished up her semi world cruise on the Zuiderdam. And travel writer Debra Smith recently visited Ireland staying at the luxurious Cashel Palace so we'll get some insight on her experience staying there.  Support the show

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Entry Into The Us &Amp; The 5 Best Attractions In Bora Bora &Raquo; Aou4Ydhfzl8Dh6Nsrshk0Xs52Gv8
Entry Into the US & The 5 Best Attractions in Bora Bora

Send us a textTravel Expert Onanta Forbes has returned from her semi world cruise and I have returned from last week's Travel South USA Global Week Conference in Louisville. Kentucky so on this w…

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Send us a textTravel Expert Onanta Forbes has returned from her semi world cruise and I have returned from last week's Travel South USA Global Week Conference in Louisville. Kentucky so on this week's podcast we'll get caught up on the latest travel news about traveling to the US. Then we'll chat with travel writer and blogger Linda King about the island of Bora Bora in the South Pacific. She's the founder of the Smart Travelista website Smarttravelista.com and that's where you'll find her blog about the 5 Best Attractions to Visit in Bora Bora. And Ken Stewa…

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On Location In Louisville, Kentucky &Raquo; Aou4Ydhfzl8Dh6Nsrshk0Xs52Gv8
On Location in Louisville, Kentucky

Send us a textLast week we continued our road trip from Louisiana to Louisville, Kentucky. We spent 3 days in Louisville to attend the Travel South USA Global Week Conference. While we were there we g…

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Send us a textLast week we continued our road trip from Louisiana to Louisville, Kentucky. We spent 3 days in Louisville to attend the Travel South USA Global Week Conference. While we were there we got to experience the culture, music and food Louisville has to offer. Plus, sample lots of bourbon. So in this week's podcast we'll share with you the conversations we had with Travel South USA, Kentucky Tourism, Louisville Tourism and the Waterfront Botanical Gardens.Support the show

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On Location In Southwest Louisiana &Raquo; Aou4Ydhfzl8Dh6Nsrshk0Xs52Gv8
On Location in Southwest Louisiana

Send us a textFor this week’s podcast we are coming to you from Southwest Louisiana, a region bursting with a vibrant culture, fantastic cuisine, lively music and southern hospitality. Over the past…

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Send us a textFor this week’s podcast we are coming to you from Southwest Louisiana, a region bursting with a vibrant culture, fantastic cuisine, lively music and southern hospitality. Over the past few days we’ve been hosted by our friends from Visit Lake Charles and Lafayette Travel, who have been sharing with us the best of what this incredible destination has to offer. Our stay included two nights in Lake Charles and two nights in Lafayette, uncovering the sights, sounds, and the wonderful flavors that make this part of the world so unique. Support the show

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Zuiderdam Kitchen Tour &Amp; A Review Of Azamara Cruises &Raquo; Aou4Ydhfzl8Dh6Nsrshk0Xs52Gv8
Zuiderdam Kitchen Tour & A Review of Azamara Cruises

Send us a textIt's all about cruising on our podcast this week. We'll check in travel expert Onanta Forbes who's been sailing onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam for the past month…

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Send us a textIt's all about cruising on our podcast this week. We'll check in travel expert Onanta Forbes who's been sailing onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam for the past month. Plus, we'll also get some insight on what it's like to cruise with Azamara cruises when we chat with David Yeskel, the Cruise Guru. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along with a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Roundup.Support the show

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Enjoying Zuiderdam'S World Cruise &Amp; Hadco Experiences, Trinidad &Raquo; Aou4Ydhfzl8Dh6Nsrshk0Xs52Gv8
Enjoying Zuiderdam's World Cruise & HADCO Experiences, Trinidad

Send us a textTravel expert Onanta Forbes continued her semi world cruise onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam last week so on this week's podcast we'll get another update on where she&a…

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Send us a textTravel expert Onanta Forbes continued her semi world cruise onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam last week so on this week's podcast we'll get another update on where she's been and what she's been doing. Plus, we'll head to the Caribbean island of Trinidad and talk with the co-founder of HADCO Experiences, Trinidad and Tobago’s leading Destination Management and Hospitality Company that offer immersive travel experiences that highlight the twin islands' rich biodiversity, cultural heritage, and natural beauty. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Tra…

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Still Cruising On The Zuiderdam &Amp; Changes To Aeroplan And Westjet Rewards &Raquo; Aou4Ydhfzl8Dh6Nsrshk0Xs52Gv8
Still Cruising on the Zuiderdam & Changes to Aeroplan and Westjet Rewards

Send us a textOn this week's podcast we'll continue our game of where's travel expert Onanta Forbes as she sails onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam so we'll find out where sh…

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Send us a textOn this week's podcast we'll continue our game of where's travel expert Onanta Forbes as she sails onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam so we'll find out where she's been this past week. Plus, both Air Canada's Aeroplan and Westjet Rewards recently announced changes coming soon to their loyalty programs, we'll get the good and bad of both plans with Patrick Sojka from Rewards Canada. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along with a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Roundup.Support the show

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Cruising On The Zuiderdam &Amp; Exoticca Tours &Raquo; Aou4Ydhfzl8Dh6Nsrshk0Xs52Gv8
Cruising on the Zuiderdam & Exoticca Tours

Send us a textOn this week's podcast we're going to play the game of where's travel expert Onanta Forbes. We know she's cruising on Holland America's Zuiderdam so we'll f…

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Send us a textOn this week's podcast we're going to play the game of where's travel expert Onanta Forbes. We know she's cruising on Holland America's Zuiderdam so we'll find out where she's been this past week. Plus, we'll talk with Exoticca, a company that offers all kind of multi day tours all over the world. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along with a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Roundup.Support the show

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Onanta'S Zuiderdam Cruise (Week 2) &Amp; The Metcalf Hotel, Ottawa &Raquo; Aou4Ydhfzl8Dh6Nsrshk0Xs52Gv8
Onanta's Zuiderdam Cruise (Week 2) & The Metcalf Hotel, Ottawa

Send us a textOur resident travel expert Onanta Forbes continued her semi world cruise onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam last week so we'll catch the highlights from her on this week'…

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Send us a textOur resident travel expert Onanta Forbes continued her semi world cruise onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam last week so we'll catch the highlights from her on this week's podcast. Plus, we'll head to Ottawa to learn all about the Metcalf Hotel and all it has to offer as well as some general tips on visiting Ottawa. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions is back from Mexico so he'll be along with a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Roundup.Support the show

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Onanta Sailing On The Zuiderdam (Wk 1) &Amp; Toronto, Ont. &Raquo; Aou4Ydhfzl8Dh6Nsrshk0Xs52Gv8
Onanta Sailing on the Zuiderdam (WK 1) & Toronto, Ont.

Send us a textOur resident travel expert Onanta Forbes is still traveling around the South Pacific, this week finds her onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam so on this week's podcast we'…

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Send us a textOur resident travel expert Onanta Forbes is still traveling around the South Pacific, this week finds her onboard Holland America's Zuiderdam so on this week's podcast we'll get an update from her. Plus, according to Booking.com's recent survey, Toronto happens to be Canada's Most Welcoming City so we'll find what makes it such a welcoming place from Booking.com's Dani Musse. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions is also traveling this week so we'll catch up with him in Mexico.Support the show

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Onanta In Australia (Part 2) &Amp; Arundel Castle, Uk &Raquo; Aou4Ydhfzl8Dh6Nsrshk0Xs52Gv8
Onanta in Australia (Part 2) & Arundel Castle, UK

Send us a textOur resident travel expert Onanta Forbes continues her adventures in Australia so on this week's podcast we'll get an update on what she's been up to and where she's …

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Send us a textOur resident travel expert Onanta Forbes continues her adventures in Australia so on this week's podcast we'll get an update on what she's been up to and where she's been. Plus, we'll head to the UK and chat with Paul Ullson, he's the Events Coordinator for Arundel Castle, a beautifully restored and remodeled medieval castle located in Arundel, England. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along with a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Roundup.Support the show

Listen · 41:10
Onanta In Australia &Amp; Universal Orlando'S Epic Universe &Raquo; Aou4Ydhfzl8Dh6Nsrshk0Xs52Gv8
Onanta in Australia & Universal Orlando's Epic Universe

Send us a textOur resident travel expert Onanta Forbes is down under in Australia so on this week's podcast we will check in with her to she what she's been up to and where she's been s…

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Send us a textOur resident travel expert Onanta Forbes is down under in Australia so on this week's podcast we will check in with her to she what she's been up to and where she's been so far. Plus, Universal Orlando will be opening their Epic Universe on May 22 so we'll get a preview of what to expect from Family Travel Specialist Renee Tsang, who specializes in places like Universal Orlando. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along with a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Roundup.Support the show

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