{"id":143,"date":"2015-08-24T11:25:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T15:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2026-02-26T22:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:42:03","slug":"travel-talk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/editions\/travel-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"TRAVEL TALK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Column by Chase Binder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: After eight years anchoring the Concord Monitor&#8217;s Sunday Travel Section <strong>Chase Binder&#8217;s<\/strong> column will now only appear in this paper. We are proud to have Bow resident Binder&#8217;s Travel Talk as a regular feature.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/travel11-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #76 &#8211; The Beaches at Normandy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/travel12-2024.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #75 &#8211; Cruising the Eastern Mediterranean<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/travel09-2024.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #74 &#8211; Robots for Milking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/travel04-2024.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #73 &#8211; Pre-Clearance Customs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/travel03-2024.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #72 &#8211; Pre-Cruise Booking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/travel02-2024.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #71 &#8211; Cruising<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/travel01-2024.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #70 &#8211;  About Etias<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/travel04-2023.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #69 &#8211; The Exumas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel02-2023.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #68 &#8211; Travel to the Mediterranean<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/travel09-2022.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #67 &#8211; St. Louis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/travel07-2022.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #66 &#8211; NH Glamping<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/travel06-2022.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #65 &#8211; Niagra Falls<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/travel_talk01-2022.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #64 &#8211; Do You Enjoy Waiting in a Line? All about VeriFLY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk12-2021.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #63 &#8211; Touring London with Chase and Bud<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/travel_talk04-2021.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #62 &#8211; Travel Time with Chase and Bud &#8211; COVID PASSPORT?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/travel_talk01-2021.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #61 &#8211; Travel Time with Chase and Bud<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/travel_talk12-2020.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #60 &#8211; Travel Time with Chase and Bud<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk11-2020.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #59 &#8211; Travel in the Time of COVID<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk10-2020.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #58 &#8211; Travel Insurance Update<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk09-2020.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #57 &#8211; Cancellations and Rebookings<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/travel_talk08-2020.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #56 &#8211; Stay Local and in the USA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk06-2020.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #55 &#8211; East Coast Travel and COVID-19<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk05-2020.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #54 &#8211; A Cancellation Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk03-20201.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #53 &#8211; Travel and the Corona Virus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk03-2020.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #52 &#8211; Ideas for Where to Go<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk01-2020.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #51 &#8211; What to Do on the Road<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk11-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #50 &#8211; Camino Franc\u00e9s<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk09-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #49 &#8211;  Travel Apps, Mobile Passport Control<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk08-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #48 &#8211;  Pet Sitting Service<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/travel_talk07-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #47 &#8211; Road Trip Through Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/travel_talk05-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #46 &#8211; Traveling Abroad On Your Own<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk04-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #45 &#8211; Try Packing Light<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk03-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #44 &#8211; Tips on Tipping<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/travel_talk02-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #43 &#8211; Handling Jet Lag<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/travel_talk01-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #42 &#8211; Booking Winter Flights Updated<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/travel_talk12-2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #41 &#8211; One Happy Island<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/travel_talk11-2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #40 &#8211; Tuckaway Tavern<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/travel_talk10-2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #39 &#8211; Providence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/travel_talk09-2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #38 &#8211; Travel Talk September 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk08-2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #37 &#8211; More Lessons Learned on a World Cruise, by Bruce and Lorraine Harris<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/travel_talk07-2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #36 &#8211; Lessons Learned on a World Cruise, by Bruce and Lorraine Harris<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/travel_talk06-2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #35 &#8211; What is &#8220;Authentic&#8221; Travel?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/travel_talk05-2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #34 &#8211; Destination is Primary in Packing Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/travel_talk04-2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #33 &#8211; Safe Travel?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/travel_talk03-2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #32 &#8211; Rent or Own Your Snowbird Home?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk02-2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #31 &#8211; Through the Canal and On<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/travel_talk01-2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #30 &#8211; Travel Around the World<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk12-2017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #29 &#8211; Consider FIT &#8211; Foreign Independent Travel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk11-2017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #28 &#8211; Should You Use a Tour Company<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/travel_talk10-2017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #27 &#8211; When a Hurricane Hits<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/travel_talk09-2017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #26 &#8211; Travel Insurance and Your Credit Card<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk08-2017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #25 &#8211; A Bow Student&#8217;s Visit to South Africa by Brayden Binder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/bow_times07-2017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #24 &#8211;  Bags, Tags, and the TSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk06-2017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #23 &#8211; Overseas With Cash and Credit Cards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk05-2017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #22 &#8211; Why Not Try New Hampshire?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk04-2017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #21 &#8211; Vacations, Rentals, and VRBO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk03-2017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #20 &#8211; Let&#8217;s Take a Cruise<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/travel_talk02-2017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #19 &#8211; Making Memories or Just Spending Money?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk01-2017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #18 &#8211; Letters from Albania<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk017.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #17 &#8211; Bow Students Visit Cuba<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk016.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #16 &#8211; Booking Air Travel in the Winter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/travel_talk015.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #15 &#8211; Pets and House Sitters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/travel_talk014.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #14 &#8211; Flying Out of Manchester<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk013.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #13 &#8211; The Fells<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk012.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #12 &#8211; Panama<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk011.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #11 &#8211; Watch Out for Thieves<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk010.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #10 &#8211; Foxwood Resort Casino<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk009.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #9 &#8211; Travel in a Time of Terrorism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk008.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #8 &#8211; Flying on a Budget<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk007.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #7 &#8211; Letters from Albania \u2014 Life in a European City<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk006.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #6 &#8211; Dogs and Lost Keys<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk005.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #5 &#8211; STEP and MedJet Assist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowtimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/travel_talk004.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Talk #4 &#8211; Take the Bus and Leave the Worry To&#8230; 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