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Get Outta Here!

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The latest travel news, trends and trip ideas featuring host Warren Levinson, calling on the experience of Associated Press correspondents all over the world. Whether you’re an armchair traveler or a frequent flyer, “Get Outta Here!” provides you with a weekly conversation about travel that’s informative, inspiring and fun.

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AP Ground Game: Inside The Poll Numbers

April 03, 2020 19:44 - 14 minutes - 10 MB

This is a special presentation of APs Ground Game: Inside The Outbreak.State and local officials are receiving high marks for how they’ve been handling the coronavirus outbreak, less so for President Donald Trump and the federal government. AP Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace and Director of Public Opinion Research Emily Swanson explain what this means based on several recent surveys done by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.You can listen and subscribe to all epi...

AP Ground Game: Inside The Ripple Effect

April 02, 2020 21:00 - 11 minutes - 7.82 MB

This is a special presentation of APs Ground Game: Inside The Outbreak.The coronavirus pandemic continues to take a devastating toll on The United Sates economy, with over 6 million Americans filing for unemployment. The disruptions due to coronavirus are causing a ripple effect, trickling into the day-to-day lives of people across the globe. AP National Writer and Director of Digital Innovation, Ted Anthony, has been covering the ripple effect of the virus and breaks it all down for us on th...

AP Ground Game: Inside Madrid, Spain

April 01, 2020 22:00 - 14 minutes

This is a special presentation of APs Ground Game: Inside The Outbreak. Spain has been hit especially hard by the coronavirus outbreak and the country’s death toll remains comparatively high despite a two-week lockdown. With more than 9,000 COVID-19 deaths documented, officials have been forced to convert hotels into hospitals and ice rinks into morgues. Madrid-based AP reporter Aritz Parra explains what is happening inside Spain’s overburdened medical facilities and funeral homes. You can ...

AP Ground Game: Inside The Epicenter

March 31, 2020 19:30 - 12 minutes

This is a special presentation of APs Ground Game: Inside The Outbreak. New York has been hit especially hard in the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 75,000 cases confirmed so far. In New York and elsewhere, health officials are reviewing guidelines from sources including state governments and medical groups on how to fairly ration limited resources as hospitals prepare for a surge in patients. Central to these guidelines will be figuring out who gets a ventilator and who doesn’t. AP reporte...

Once and Future Baseball

March 31, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes

This week's episode is a fond look back and a hopeful look into our future: traveling to watch baseball. AP Baseball Writer Ben Walker gives us an up close look at visiting spring training camps, and Digital Innovation Director Ted Anthony tells us why he's spent so much time bringing his family to minor league ballparks. On My Favorite Trip, former Top Gear co-host James May gives us an insight into some of the things he found fascinating in Japan during three months in the country last year...

Bonus: AP Ground Game: Inside The Outbreak - Inside Rural America

March 30, 2020 21:30 - 12 minutes

This is a special presentation of APs Ground Game: Inside The Outbreak - Inside Rural America In rural towns and already isolated communities across the country, the concerns about the coronavirus outbreak range from outsiders bringing the virus with them from bigger cities to economies that normally rely on tourism grinding to a halt. AP Reporter Gillian Flaccus takes us inside rural Oregon to discuss how the pandemic is playing out there. You can listen and subscribe here: https://podcasts....

The Russophile

March 24, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes

Former Associated Press Moscow correspondent Andy Katell talks about his travels in Russia as a journalist and a tourist, taking the cover off a vast country largely unknown to Americans. In lieu of My Favorite Trip this week, Andy previews his seminar on sorting real information from fake news in a time of pandemic.

Thinking About Travel in a Time of Quarantine

March 17, 2020 18:15 - 26 minutes

The Covid-19 restrictions on travel have turned the industry upside down and forced us to rethink what travel is all about. That's in the long term. In the short term, what are we supposed to do about getting refunds for what we've already booked? And when is it appropriate to start booking again? To answer those and other questions, we've called on Melanie Lieberman, travel editor at The Points Guy. And on My Favorite Trip, AP sports columnist Jim Litke recalls two of his favorite baseball a...

The Romance of the Seine

March 10, 2020 16:00 - 27 minutes

Elaine Sciolino takes us on a trip along what she considers the most romantic river in the world, from its source in Burgundy, through Paris and to the ocean at Le Havre. Sciolino, a former New York Times Paris bureau chief, is the author of The Seine: The River that Made Paris. And on My Favorite Trip: award winning fashion designer Prabal Gurung tells us why he loves New York.

(Don't) Get Outta Here? Travel and COVID-19

March 03, 2020 17:00 - 23 minutes

The new coronavirus has turned the travel business upside down,. with quarantined cities and towns, postponed and canceled conferences and public events and uncertainty. A lot of uncertainty. Johanna Read (www.traveleater.net), a travel writer whose piece for Fodor's Travel is called Should You Change Your Travel Plans Due to the Coronavirus?, brings us up to date. And on My Favorite Trip, writer and photographer Susan Portnoy (www.insatiabletraveler.com) takes us to Antarctica and the Falkan...

The Film Festival Experience

February 25, 2020 17:00 - 30 minutes

Even as streaming services cut into movie theater attendance, the number of film festivals around the world is exploding. There are now more than three thousand around the world, from the famous -- Cannes, Sundance and New York -- to the lesser-known -- the DC Black film festival in Washington, for example, and the film festival in Wroclaw, Poland. Our guide to visiting film festivals is Jake Coyle, who's been writing about movies at the AP for a decade. And on My Favorite Trip, actress Lucy ...

Slavery Tourism

February 18, 2020 17:00 - 25 minutes

Some commentators refer to it as the rise of Dark Tourism: the desire to visit places that played significant roles in disasters or evil acts. The history of slavery fits uneasily into that category. Uneasily, not because human ownership and forced labor aren't evil, but because visits to slavery sites are usually an attempt to educate, or grapple with a dark past. This week, Associated Press correspondent Russell Contreras takes us to slavery museums in Liverpool, England and Lagos, Portugal...

A Can't-Miss Birding Expedition

February 11, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes

Travel writer and former Get Outta Here host Beth Harpaz went to Nebraska to watch hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes linger at their rest stop on the North Platte River, and she can't stop thinking about it. She stops by to tell us why. And on My Favorite Trip: a woman raised in New Jersey reflects on a childhood visit to her grandmother's place in still legally segregated South Carolina in 1962.

Painters' Paradise in Mexico

February 04, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes

A visit to San Miguel de Allende, a Mexican town with a rich cultural and architectural history and a vibrant artistic and international present. And on My Favorite Trip, Hall of Fame pastelist Richard McKinley takes time from leading a nine-day workshop to recall a painting trip to Provence.

Travels with Charley(s)

January 28, 2020 18:00 - 26 minutes

The novelist John Steinbeck (The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden) was a giant of American literature and a peripatetic traveler. He also wrote one of the most charming of travel books, Travels with Charley, about a journey he took with his dog in 1960 to reacquaint himself with the country he was famous for describing. Steinbeck's widow Elaine accompanied him on most of his travels in the 18 years of their marriage. She was a prolific letter writer all of her adult life, and her letters and sna...

Miami: Back in the Super Bowl Spotlight

January 21, 2020 18:00 - 31 minutes

The Super Bowl is back in a familiar spot: Miami, which is playing host to the NFL championship for a record eleventh time But a lot has changed, both in Miami tourism and the hoopla surrounding the game, in the ten years since Miami's last Super Bowl. Our guide to the scene for 2020 is Bill Talbert, CEO of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. And on My Favorite Trip, AP college football writer Ralph Russo takes us from the 2001-2 Super Bowl to the snows of Kilimanjaro.

Vacation in Middle Earth

January 14, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes

Former Associated Press Tokyo bureau chief Malcolm Foster was expecting gorgeous scenery when he took his family on vacation in New Zealand. They're big fans of the Lord of the Rings movies, which were shot there. But they were gobsmacked by just how beautiful it was. Malcolm Foster reports on traveling through southern New Zealand with his wife and two teenage sons in the family's first camper van trip. And on My Favorite Trip: an upcoming auction takes us inside the travels of the Nobel Pri...

The Ukrainian Vienna

January 07, 2020 17:00 - 24 minutes

Most of the headlines about Ukraine have centered on impeachment and the war with Russia for control of the eastern half of the country. AP Rome correspondent Frances D'Emilio paid a visit to Chernivtsi, a charming, bustling college town a university campus that's a UNESCO World Heritage site. And on My Favorite Trip, New York correspondent Deepti Hajela reports on a visit to Antarctica.

Revisit: Scorpion Hunt!

December 24, 2019 17:00 - 23 minutes

Associated Press News Director Peter Prengaman, newly relocated from South America to Phoenix, grabs his flashlight, black light and salad tongs — and indulges a longtime fascination with scorpions on a hunt in an Arizona state park. On My Favorite Trip, Bishop Briggs on Hong Kong.

Beaches, Tea and Buddha's Tooth

December 17, 2019 17:00 - 28 minutes

A year ago, the Lonely Planet guide called Sri Lanka the place to go in 2019. We check in with AP New Delhi correspondent Emily Schmall on the tea plantations, the trains, the elephants, the beaches -- and the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings in the commercial capital of Colombo. Plus: In the spot where we usually do My Favorite Trip, we'll look at a new survey of what kind of behavior travelers find acceptable and not acceptable on board a jetliner. Spoiler alert: we don't care for sn...

Gift Guide

December 10, 2019 17:00 - 27 minutes

Looking for a little thing -- or a big thing -- for the traveler on your shopping list? Our guest experts on holiday gifts are Mike and Anne Howard, who have been on the world's longest honeymoon since 2012. On My Favorite Trip: Actor Tim Dolan, who described his Broadway theater walking tour business a couple of weeks ago, tells us about a special day off from the cruise ship where he was working.

Revisit: Montgomery's Slavery Museum and Lynching Monument

December 03, 2019 17:00 - 12 minutes

A memorial to the victims of racial terror lynchings is attracting new visitors to Montgomery, Alabama. In this episode of the Associated Press Travel podcast "Get Outta Here," AP Travel editor Beth Harpaz visits the city to see the memorial and a new museum dedicated to the legacy of slavery and segregation. You'll hear from visitors who drove across the country to be there for the opening, and you'll hear what Ava DuVernay and others have to say about it. The podcast also explores some of M...

The Show Behind the Show

November 26, 2019 17:00 - 29 minutes

Spare time is something actors tend to have a lot of. In his spare time, actor Tim Dolan has created a Broadway walking tour company, Broadway Up Close, which takes visitors around the theater district. Recently, after years of entreaties, he's been able to add a tour that shows the magic of the theater from inside Broadway's oldest playhouse. Plus: this week's My Favorite Trip features Broadway star Rebeca Luker.

Going to Hong Kong?

November 20, 2019 17:00 - 24 minutes

Hong Kong has been wracked by demonstrations for the last six months. The number of visitors has been cut sharply. Precautions are in order if you travel, but there are also large areas of the territory untouched by protests. AP correspondent John Leicester, back from a reporting trip to Hong Kong, describes what made him fall in love with the place. On My Favorite Trip, a screenwriter visits with Dian Fossey's Gorilllas in the Mist

Going Solo in Barcelona

November 13, 2019 04:16 - 25 minutes

If your friends and family are unavailable to travel with you, do you go anyway? If you're Courtney Bonnell, an editor in the AP's Phoenix bureau, and the destination is Barcelona, you do. She returns with an architecture-heavy travelogue of the Catalonian capital, and some advice for solo travelers. And on My Favorite Trip, actress and lifestyle brand Jane Seymour lives it up on the road with her grown children.

Visiting Cuba Today

November 06, 2019 17:00 - 21 minutes

It is the 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana, and despite White House moves to keep U.S. residents from going, it's still legal for Americans to visit Cuba, and, reports Michael Weissenstein, the Associated Press news director for the Caribbean, well worth the effort. On My Favorite Trip: a tourist's reminiscence about a Cuba tour.

The Last Flight of Thomas Cook

October 30, 2019 16:00 - 28 minutes

The 178-year old British tour operator Thomas Cook collapsed suddenly last month, scrambling travel plans for tens of thousands of travelers around the world. AP London correspondent Charles de Ledesma turns out to have been one of them. He and his wife left for southern Greece on a Cook flight just before the failure. He talks about his adventures, both in Greece and in getting the flight back two weeks later. On My Favorite Trip, we talk about the phenomenon of mystery travel, with a satisf...

Have Camera Will Travel

October 23, 2019 14:36 - 27 minutes

Associated Press photographer and photo assignment editor Blair Raughley spends a lot of her time on red carpets at premieres and awards shows in Los Angeles. But Blair was bitten by the travel bug at a very young age, and she shares three of her top destinations. Plus she's got some pointers on how to make our vacation photos better than the dark smudges we too often bring back. And on My Favorite Trip, AP sportswriter Paul Newberry pays a visit to The Sasquatch Experience in northwest Georgia.

Thailand Away From the Crowds

October 09, 2019 11:41 - 20 minutes

Since Associated Press video editor Nicole Evatt was posted to Bangkok last year, she and her husband have spent many weekends on jaunts away from the capital, discovering hidden beaches, quiet hiking trails and stunning temples away from the capital — and, in some cases, away from the crowds. On My Favorite Trip, host Warren Levinson talks about a fondly remembered moment at the Winter Olympics in Italy in 2006.

Country Music: The Ken Burns Tour

October 02, 2019 19:05 - 22 minutes

Documentarian Ken Burns (The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz) turned his lens on the history of country music, coming away with a 16-hour epic that aired on PBS last month. AP entertainment writer Kristin Hall was inspired to do a survey of locations that have inspired some of the most familiar songs in American music, and we go on a quick tour. On My Favorite Trip, the beauty moguls Huda and Mona Kattan report on the wonders of living in Dubai.

Scorpion Hunt!

September 18, 2019 12:39 - 24 minutes

Associated Press News Director Peter Prengaman, newly relocated from South America to Phoenix, grabs his flashlight, black light and salad tongs — and indulges a longtime fascination with scorpions on a hunt in an Arizona state park. On My Favorite Trip, Bishop Briggs on Hong Kong.

We Can Travel. Can We Breathe?

September 04, 2019 13:56 - 24 minutes

It started with the diesel smell on the streets of Beth Gardiner’s adopted home city of London, and led the former Associated Press correspondent on a world tour that ended with her book, “Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution.” She’s on to talk about her travels — where things are bad, and where they have gotten better. And on My Favorite Trip, actress Rebecca Rittenhouse (Four Weddings and a Funeral) talks about living in London while filming the TV series. Spoiler Alert: she...

Cruising the Fjords

August 07, 2019 15:57 - 28 minutes

Associated Press correspondent Brian Witte cruised to the Arctic Circle this spring, taking in breathtaking scenery, plus charming and historic towns along Norway’s rugged coast. Plus: on My Favorite Trip, TV star Bethany Joy Lenz tells us about what it’s like to take an eight-year old on a monthlong trip across Europe. (Spoiler Alert: they had a good time)

A Visit to the Primaries

July 23, 2019 13:09 - 28 minutes

Presidential candidates go to a lot of trouble to court voters in the critical early primary states. But not everyone they encounter on the trail in New Hampshire or South Carolina is a New Hampshire or South Carolina voter. Visitors come from near and far to see the show in person, rather than on TV. For some, it’s the contemporary version of visiting the birth-of-the-Republic sites in Philadelphia. And on My Favorite Trip: Taking a 12-year old to the New Hampshire primary.

No Snow? No Problem!

July 03, 2019 04:45 - 28 minutes

It started with a few zip lines and some plastic slides. Now a growing number of ski resorts are embracing attractions to bring in visitors in the summer. Coaster rides. Mountain bike races. Nature walks. Hilltop yoga. Associated Press writer John Marshall surveys the ski resort scene in what is looking less and less like the off-season. And on My Favorite Trip, writer and podcaster Scott Gurian (Far From Home) takes us back to his 2016 drive in the Mongol Rally, an improbable road trip from...

The Wound at the Center of Paris

June 19, 2019 13:32 - 31 minutes

The April fire that melted the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral has wrought big changes in the center of the French capital's tourist industry. Visitors are being encouraged to see Sacre Coeur, the cathedral atop Montmartre, for instance. Plenty still want to see the wounded church for themselves, though of course, it’s mostly off limits. AP Paris correspondent Thomas Adamson updates us on what’s happening around Notre Dame, what the investigation of the fire looks like, and what has happened to ...

Summer at the Music Festivals

June 05, 2019 20:10 - 22 minutes

Summer brings a wealth of outdoor opportunities to hear music. Some are just concerts. Some are the full camping festival experience. Some have a long history. Some are seeking to make a name for themselves. The AP’s Kristin Hall talks about who — and what — to watch for. And on My Favorite Trip, musician and photographer Julian Lennon talks about his very full itinerary.

A Trip to Bicycle Heaven

May 21, 2019 13:37 - 20 minutes

Nearly a quarter century ago, the province of Quebec launched an ambitious effort to encourage bicycle touring. And from Montreal’s annual bike festival at the end of May to scenic country routes along the St. Lawrence River to the Blueberry Trail around Lac St. Jean, visitors -- riders and non-riders alike — have responded. AP correspondent Cal Woodward has been visiting Quebec by bicycle for the last seven years, and bringing his friends. He guides us through the touring scene. Plus: Actr...

Revisit: Across the U.S. by Train

January 23, 2019 10:30 - 12 minutes

A reporter who spent two weeks traveling the U.S. by rail shares what it was like to live, eat and sleep on trains.Associated Press reporter Tamara Lush spent two weeks riding trains across the country as a writer in residence for Amtrak. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” hosted by AP Travel Editor Beth Harpaz, we get all the details on what that was like, everything from sleeping and eating to just watching the world go by.

Revisit: Montgomery, Alabama's lynching memorial and Legacy Museum

January 16, 2019 10:30 - 13 minutes

A new memorial to the victims of racial terror lynchings is attracting new visitors to Montgomery, Alabama. In this episode of the Associated Press Travel podcast "Get Outta Here," AP Travel editor Beth Harpaz visits the city to see the memorial and a new museum dedicated to the legacy of slavery and segregation. You'll hear from visitors who drove across the country to be there for the opening, and you'll hear what Ava DuVernay and others have to say about it. The podcast also explores some ...

150 Years of Tabasco Sauce on Avery Island, Louisiana

January 09, 2019 21:21 - 18 minutes

One of the most famous condiments in the world celebrated its 150th birthday last year: Tabasco. The famous hot pepper sauce was invented in 1868 by Edmund McIlhenny on Avery Island, Louisiana. Tabasco is still made there today, and the company is still run by McIlhenny's descendants. Visitors can tour the Tabasco museum and factory, dine on Cajun food and even have a bloody mary (spiked with Tabasco, of course). Avery Island is also home to Jungle Gardens, a nature preserve that tells the st...

All 50 states as a travel goal

January 02, 2019 22:14 - 25 minutes

In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” Beth Harpaz talks with Alicia Rovey, founder of the All Fifty Club, about the ways travelers go about achieving the goal of visiting every state in the U.S. Rovey reveals which states are typically the last ones people check off, and offers advice about how to plan your trips. We also hear from a few travelers who checked the states off in unusual ways: by driving a truck around the lower 48, by running marathons in every state, by visiting 50 states in 50...

Becoming a better tourist

December 26, 2018 10:30 - 21 minutes

Forget the spectacles, the tourist attractions and other adventures presented to you as the “movie of travel.” It’s time to dive in and get a better understanding of how people really live. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with the AP’s Ted Anthony about his years living abroad and what that has taught him about other cultures and our own.

Low-cost airlines: Are they worth it?

December 19, 2018 10:30 - 23 minutes

Low-cost airlines can save you tons of money, but only if you know how to play the game. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with the AP’s Cara Rubinsky. She’s an American, now based in London. And she and her fiance love to hop around Europe for quick getaways, often on low-cost airlines. They’ve learned a lot over the years and she shares that wisdom in this week’s episode.

Taking the slow road: a guide to bike vacations

December 12, 2018 10:30 - 21 minutes

Explore the world at a different pace with a bike vacation. It’s slower, energetic and a unique way to travel. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with the AP’s Seth Sutel. He has done more than 20 bicycling adventures in his spare time about how to find the right group or how to plan your own trip.

Rediscovering Travel: Ignore online reviews and have better trips

December 05, 2018 10:30 - 27 minutes

Getting lost on vacation isn’t that bad of a thing. Stop mapping out every second of a trip and allow for random discoveries. It will be a much better vacation. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Seth Kugel, author of the new book “Rediscovering Travel.”

TWA Hotel: A taste of travel’s golden age

November 28, 2018 10:30 - 27 minutes

There was once a time when passengers dressed up to take flights. They were served hot meals on fine china - even in coach. The new TWA Hotel at New York’s JFK airport hopes to bring back a taste of that life. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Tyler Morse, the man behind the project, about the unique nature of this hotel.

Thomas Jefferson’s slaves at Monticello

November 21, 2018 10:30 - 24 minutes

The relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings gets new attention at his Virginia plantation, Monticello. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Gayle Jessup White, a descendant of both Jefferson and Hemings and now the community engagement officer for Monticello.

Holiday travel survival guide

November 14, 2018 10:30 - 15 minutes

Traveling this Thanksgiving or Christmas? The traffic, the flight delays the winter weather. It can be a nightmare. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Joe Cortez, travel rewards expert for NerdWallet, about ways to avoid your holiday vacation turning into a nightmare.

Staying fit while traveling: Tips from Flywheel’s CEO

November 07, 2018 10:30 - 16 minutes

Staying fit on the road is no easy task. There are unhealthy meals. Busy schedules. And hotel gyms that are darker than medieval dungeons. In this episode of “Get Outta Here,” the AP travel podcast, host Scott Mayerowitz chats with Sarah Robb O'Hagan, CEO of Flywheel Sports, about how to squeeze a workout into a trip.

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