20 Minute Delay
61 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsTwo ladies who travel a lot… talk about it briefly.
Romance authors and consummate travelers Gail Carriger & Piper J Drake dish tips, tricks, gadgets, and horror stories on traveling by land, air, and sea.
We get there, so you don’t have to.
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Ep 10; Frequent Flyer Loyalty
February 26, 2018 05:09 - 31 minutes - 58.5 MBTravelers are constantly bombarded with "Sign up now!" loyalty offers and point earning systems. Are airline offers worth it? What do you get for your loyalty? Time Stamped Show Notes: 0:11 – Intro (Steampunk Girl by John Anealio) Host Introduction; Gail Carriger and Piper J Drake 0:34 - Where have the ladies traveled recently? San Diego! 1:16 - Piper's Trip 2:14 - Sparkly floors 2:33 - The PDX carpet 3:02 - The SouthWest airlines cattle call 3:50 - Question for the ...
Ep 9; Hotel Loyalty Points and Silicone Owls
February 05, 2018 10:20 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBGail Carriger and Piper J Drake know how to eek every extra bit of value out of travel; including hotel loyalty points. Earn them? Keep them? Use them? Time Stamped Show Notes: 0:05 – Intro (Steampunk Girl by John Anealio) 0:30 – Host Introduction; Gail Carriger and Piper J Drake – – – 10:52 – Main Topic -> Hotel Loyalty and Reward Points – – – 27:18 – Gadgets! (what don't we trust the hotel to provide?) Gail – Mug -http://amzn.to/2EJrzYw -http://amzn.to/2E5ivf6 ...
Ep 8; Hotel Food
January 22, 2018 05:30 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBGail Carriger and Piper J Drake let the listener in on their secrets for dealing with hotel room food - and most importantly, getting the most out of it. Time Stamped Show Notes: 0:05 – Intro (Steampunk Girl by John Anealio) 0:31 - Host Introduction; Gail Carriger and Piper J Drake - - - 7:40 - Main Topic -> Hotel Room Food Optimization - - - 32:32 - Gadgets! Gail - Spoon-Fork-Knife combo "Light My Fire Original" Piper - Travel Chopsticks - - - Sec...
Ep 7; Hotel Room Optimization
January 08, 2018 05:01 - 39 minutes - 36 MBHotel rooms are the frequent traveler's refuge. But they're not home. How do you get the most out of your stay? Piper and Gail discuss baby bricks, silk, & more. Time Stamped Show Notes: 0:05 – Intro (Steampunk Girl by John Anealio) 0:31 - Host Introduction; Gail Carriger and Piper J Drake 0:56 - Where have the ladies traveled to this week? 0:59 - Piper regrettably stayed at a swanky hotel in Princeton, New Jersey that she last stayed at in college (Trenton State). But this ti...
Ep 6; Self Care and Bath Bombs
November 29, 2017 00:19 - 32 minutes - 31.5 MBTraveling can be hard on the body so what are frequent travelers to do? Bath bombs, preparedness, and some quick but extra special self-spoilage go a long way. Time Stamped Show Notes: 0:33 – Intro 0:50 - Self-care on the go 1:05 - Recent Travel! 1:11 - Piper did a StayCation in the next city over at a swanky Scottsdale resort with big bathtub, fluffy pillows that - of course - was dog friendly for Corbin the Corgi 2:37 - Gail went on her 35th annual pilgrimage with her moth...
Ep 5; Travel Kits and Proper Packing
November 20, 2017 08:49 - 31 minutes - 43 MBPreparing to travel made simple: keep your kits packed and ready. Travel kits come in all colors/textures/sizes and should be machine washable. Ready to kit up? Time Stamped Show Notes: 0:32 - Intro 0:55 - This Week's Trip (just how much do these ladies travel?) 1:37 - Piper's Travel comes in two parts; day-job (85% of the time) and author trips 2:12 - "You live in transit Piper." -Gail 2:16 - Piper breaks down her typical (consistent/inconsistent) travel schedule for work ...
Ep 4; Backpack Sasquatch
November 18, 2017 01:35 - 18 minutes - 8.6 MBRoadtrips can be rough on the tummy; how do frequent travelers cope? Gail and Piper discuss their recent drive and go head-to-head about backpacks. Its time for #luggagewars Time Stamped Show Notes: 0:34 – Intro 1:06 - Piper and Gail's road-trip together 2:16 - "Know where your towel is." -Douglas Adams 2:26 - What to have with you on a road trip; especially when traveling with someone like Piper who has a delicate tummy (towels, wetones, and plastic baggies) 2:57 - How to ...
Ep 3; The Burrito Protocol
November 03, 2017 17:46 - 21 minutes - 9.76 MBTraveling while hungry is the pits. And when you're hypoglycemic it can be deadly. What to do? Initiate the burrito protocol. Gail Carriger has a love of tasty food. Even better when its spicy. Travel requires food that is portable and stores well even at room temperature. The pursuit of this has led her to develop what is affectionately known as: The Burrito Protocol. Simply put, buy a burrito from your favorite local place and take it with you. But what about salsa, and beans? ...
Ep 2; Travel Whammies and a European Cruise
November 01, 2017 18:25 - 17 minutes - 8.23 MBWhat adventures are there to be had on the Baltic Sea? Culture, food, and fun in cities like Kiel (Germany), Copenhagen (Denmark), Stockholm (Sweden), Tallinn (Estonia), and St. Petersburg (Russia). Gather amazing experiences and enjoy, until a typo ruins everything. Then, it's a "travel whammy!" In this episode, Gail and Piper discuss recent travels in Europe as well as what happens when your luggage doesn't quite keep pace with you. Also, what's the most versatile garment? The swimsuit...
Ep 1; Hellmouth Airports
October 30, 2017 22:54 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBTravel is always an adventure, sometimes a travail, and there's always that one airport we can't escape once we arrive. We call them hellmouth-airports. Gail and Piper fly multiple times a month, enough to accumulate little "sometimes" issues and coincidental travel whammies into truly hellish experiences. In this episode our podcasters discuss the horrors of Denver International Airport (DIA), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), then...
Ep 0; Travel Never Goes the Way you Expect
October 30, 2017 01:01 - 3 minutes - 1.63 MB20mindelay - or 20 Minute Delay - is a new podcast from authors Gail Carriger and Piper J Drake. This short teaser episode is made up of a few clips from the coming season so you know what to look forward to. Gail and Piper travel a lot. Maybe more than anyone should - but they love it. So why the podcast? To create a community of informed, savvy, travelers that are armed with better, cooler, smarter, lighter gadgets and kits. Please subscribe for new 20-25 minute episodes ...