[caption id="attachment_11052" align="alignleft" width="198"] Terry Gardner of TerryTravels.com[/caption] Travel writer and environmentalist Terry Gardner joins Paul and Elizabeth to talk about her experience of seeing the Panda Research Station in Chengdu, of Szechwan China.     

After four wild days in San Diego, our family travel reporter James DeRuvo gives us a report on San Diego Comic-Con!  Costumes, toys, comic books, movies and more, San Diego Comic-Con is the pop culture super bowl of the year and James says it's a must item to put on your bucket list, especially if you have family and love movies.     [caption id="attachment_10487" align="alignleft" width="300"] Image Credit - Taylor DeRuvo[/caption]  

Family travel correspondent James DeRuvo joins us to preview San Diego Comic-Con. What it is. When it is. And how you can get tickets! This four day pop culture fest is not to be missed if you're a pop culture fan.     [caption id="attachment_10486" align="alignleft" width="163"] Image Credit - Taylor DeRuvo[/caption]  

Jennifer Dombrowski is back reporting from Bordeaux, France on her most recent trip. This time, she traveled to a small place, not far from Bordeaux, in the Pyrenees mountains: Andorra.  From how to get there to her favorite restaurants, activities, and other attractions Jennifer gives all the details you need to plan a trip to what she calls the most underrated winter sports destination in Europe. With charming towns and luxe ski resorts, there's something for everyone.  Jennifer, Paul, and Elizabeth also talk about traveling in the Bordeaux region and more. Listen to the full episode for all the details and read more on her website.   

Mayor Jim Brainard of Carmel, Indiana has made the city a leader in the use of traffic roundabouts, containing more than 100 within it's city streets.  Jim talks with Paul and Elizabeth about how increasingly, cities are trading their traffic lights in for  European-style roundabouts.  They’re doing it for reasons that range from cost savings and traffic flow to safety and the environment.  As many as four times the number of cars move through a roundabout in the same time as a traffic light, and yet the number of injury-related accidents goes down by an astonishing 80%.  And because cars are not idling in long lines before launching again, each roundabout typically saves thousands of gallons of gasoline per year. For more, listen to the full episode below.   

Andy Yang from 500px visits the show to talk all things travel photography. Paul met Andy at the Phocuswright Conference in Los Angeles last year, and today they discuss great travel photography.  500px is a photography community and marketplace that aims to help photographers grow three things: their skills, network, and wallets. Andy shares info on each as well as more details about how to join, upload, and even monetize your travel photography.  Additionally Paul and Andy discuss other travel photography topics, 500px's visual intelligence offerings, and more. Listen to the episode below for more.   

Terry Thornton, Senior Vice President of Carnival Cruises joins Paul and Elizabeth to share details of their new Havana, Cuba cruise program in the Caribbean. Leaving from the port of Tampa, Florida, Carnival offers 12 different cruises to Havana: either 4-day "weekend" cruises or 5-day cruises with an additional stop at a location such as Key West.  Terry shares what kind of logistics goes into creating a new cruise line destination and what passengers need to prepare as well as what the cruise line takes care of for them. Additionally, Terry and Paul discuss his predictions for Caribbean cruising. Listen below for more information.   

In this episode we welcome Gary Arndt back to the show as he's recently returned from his first trip of 2017 to the Netherlands. On this trip he visited Utrecht, Rotterdam, and more and talks to Paul about the culture, architecture, history, and food and more.  Gary also shares about his new Facebook group, Everything and Everywhere Travel Community. A group created for well-traveled people to share knowledge and travel info and tips. He and Paul also talk about the rise of online travel writing and photography, as well as Gary's upcoming online class about how anyone can take better travel pictures. Listen to the full episode below for all the details, and visit Gary's website for pictures and more.  

    Margie Goldsmith, the Snow Lover  and collector of cow bells, traveled via Swiss International Airlines on a travel pass on the Swiss Travel System which also includes  50% price reduction on most mountain railways and free admission to nearly 500 museums. She stayed in Swiss Deluxe Hotels  and talked about on the air some of the best in Switzerland  including: The Carlton Hotel, St. Moritz, The Grand Hotel Kronenhof Pontresina, The Tschuggen Grand Hotel, Arosa, The Widder Hotel.  She dined at: Kulm Hotel, St. Moritz  and  The Arosa Kulm Hotel, http://www.arosakulm.ch/en/ Although she does express reservations about raclette and fondue we are confident the Swiss people will welcome her back at anytime. However they will protect their cowbells. There is more information at Switzerland.      

TAP Portugal is expanding and carrying Portugal's flag to new parts of the world with expanded routes. Paul chats with Carlos Paneiro about what makes the airline special.  

Jennifer Dombrowski returning OnTravel correspondent, visits once again from Bordeaux, France to talk about all things truffle.  Jennifer recently went truffle hunting and shares her experiences, as well as information about truffles, what she likes about them, why the cost so much, and some favorite ways to enjoy them with food.  She then shifts to a different type of truffle, chocolate. From her quest to find the best in Wester France and more. To hear more listen to the full episode below and visit her website.