The #nerdbirds met on a Virgin America final flight in 2018, and believe the journey is just as fun as the destination. Their podcast covers all aspects of the travel experience, focusing on design, sustainability, and destinations off the beaten path.
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#nerdbird Rachel asks both John the Traveler to reflect on organizing his first Mexico City CuriosiTrip in January and Robin from the Cortona School of Photography to share wisdom from 27 years of leading photo workshops in Tuscany.
Brendan shares his first impressions of Mexico City, followed by special guest John the Traveler who shares his first trip, which gave him the idea to lead a CuriosiTrip to the city in January 2025.
The #nerdbirds celebrate six years since the Virgin America final flight with a meetup at the Los Angeles airport
As a nod to our (not-so-former?) Design Series episodes, #nerdbirds Brendan and Rachel discuss an exhibit of Air India's award-winning vintage Maharaja posters at Poster House in NYC, and share interesting art finds during a recent San Francisco airport field trip.
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Because #nerdbird Eric can't hog all of the airline inaugural celebrations, co-host Rachel finally goes on an inaugural flight (ZipAir, Tokyo-San Jose) and swaps tales with Eric's inaugural flights: JetBlue from Boston to Kansas City, and Delta's new A321 from Boston to San Francisco. They share the wild and wacky tales of pomp, random airports, and chalk cookies -- and look ahead to finding…
#nerdbirds Kai & Rachel, with input from Pilot Sarah, discuss how scents are one of the strongest memory recall triggers, and how scents impact our journeys, for better or for worse! Articles mentioned in this episode: Travel’s signature scents — and how to avoid them
When #nerdbirds co-host Rachel overheard Brendan pondering what (paper-based) books to bring on an upcoming trip, she wondered if anyone else reads while traveling.
Pilot Sarah needs some company in the honorary #nerdbird department, so it's time to welcome Flight Attendant Joey!
It's time for another Brendan's Book Club episode, where he and fellow #nerdbird Rachel review The World: Travels 1950-2000 by Jan Morris.
