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Travel With Hawkeye features longtime Dallas morning radio host Mark “Hawkeye” Louis (96.3 KSCS) and his tales from a lifetime of travel and adventure. The podcast features a variety of celebrity guest, noted travel writers and a number of Hawkeye’s travel companions. The topics range from Henry Win…

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    • May 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Observation Deck Observations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 11:37


    Episode 285 - I love to see a city from an observation deck. Did you know that New York City has five! I give you my favorites, including a few you would have never imagined and the best time of day to visit an observation deckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Let's Take a RUN-cation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 14:53


    Episode 284 - One of my favorite things to do when visiting a city is to see it on foot. My favorite places to run; Rome around the Coliseum, Philadelphia, up to steps like Rocky and New York's Central Park. Bart Yasso, the Mayor Of Running joins us to talk about great cities and events to run and to discuss his new book 100 Runs of a LifetimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    True Crime Travel - Yes It's a Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 9:24


    Episode 283 - You've heard about the popularity of True Crime Podcasts. But did you know there was such a thing as True Crime Travel. Travel writer Dawn Barclay has started a 10 book series on True Crime Travel titled Vacations Can Be Murder. The first volume focuses on New England. She joins us to discuss this niche travel genre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Do You Have a REAL ID?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 4:30


    Episode 282 - The Department of Homeland Security has set May, 2025 as the first date that domestic airline passengers must have a REAL ID to board a flight. Do you have a REAL ID? How do you get one? What if you don't have one and can't get one before May 7th? We answer all your questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Custodians of Wonder, Those Keeping Ancient Traditions Alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 14:57


    Episode 281- Elliot Stein has traveled the world in search of the last people who carry on ancient traditions. Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive delves into the last Incan rope bridge builder, a mysterious metal mirror maker form India that will reveal your true self and Scandinavia's last night watchman to name a few. Stein discovers individuals who are keeping the these ancient traditions alive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Big Changes at Southwest Airlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 10:34


    Episode 280 - Clint Henderson from The Points Guy joins us to discuss the recent changes to Southwest Airlines. Is the good news or terrible news? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Nearly Forgotten Tale of the First All Women's Ascent of Denali

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 16:35


    Episode 279 - Writer Cassidy Randall joins us to discuss her book, 30 Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali, celebrating the almost forgot tale from 1970 of this historic first. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Episode 278 Lisa Abend Unplugged Traveling

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 29:59


    Episode 278 Travel writer Lisa Abend explores various European cities by totally unplugging and setting back the clock to a time when we were less connected. Could you travel the way that she recommends? Follow Lisa on SubstackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Tips for European Travel in 2025 with David Yeskel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 29:23


    Episode 277 - Headed to Europe in 2025. When will the visa rules take effect? What's the best way to connect flights when traveling overseas? Is there a better way to tour a new city. Are Destination Dupes really worth the time? We discuss all with travel write David Yeskel (On X @CruiseGuriu)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How To Get Out Of A Time Share

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 16:26


    Episode 276 - A recent article in the Washington Post drew my intention, "Timeshares can trap you. My family couldn’t escape until my dad died." Travel writer Joel Balsam discussed the steps he took to get out of his family's time share. He joins us this week as our guest. Plus we discuss the problems with timeshares, and the high pressure sales tactics they use. Links: Resonable ExitSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Unknown Gems in Mexico with Travel Writer Diana Spechler (and some sidetrack discussions on travel and relationships)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 24:50


    Episode 275 - Travel Writer Diana Spechler and I had plans to discuss about three relatively unknown gems to visit in Mexico, (Ajjic on Lake Chapata, Merida and Zihautanejo) but as often is the case when Diana and I chat, we got sidetracked and also delved into traveling and relationships Diana Spechler is a novelist, essayist, and travel writer, whose work appears in the New York Times, the Guardian, Harper's, Bon Appetit, GQ, Esquire, Washington Post, and many other publications. She is the author of the travel-writing Substack Dispatches From The Road Follow Diana Spechler of Substack See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A Visit with the Bucket List Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 9:55


    Episode 274 - Have you ever traveled overseas with kids? How about three very young kids? How about traveling continuously for years with three very young kids. That is what Jessica Gee and her husband did. The popular YouTube family, The Bucket List Family documents their travels. They also have a new book with National Geographic..  Join us for our conversation with the Bucket List Family mom, Jessica GeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Let's go back to Washington DC

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 25:33


    Episode 273 - For the first time in 40 years, I headed back to Washington DC. I had such an great time that I'm planning to go back soon. But I wanted to find out more about this city that every American should visit, so we invited DC Tour Guide Rob Pitingolo of TripHacksDC to join us for the show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Atlas Obscura Wild Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 8:15


    Episode 272 - Cara Giaimo joins us to talk about the latest offering from the travelers at Atlas Obscura - Wild LifeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The London Ski Train

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 22:09


    Episode 271 - You're wanting to travel to the French Alps for a skiing adventure of a lifetime. Take it to the next level by flying into London and taking the train to France. Jamie Aranoff from Ski Magazine tells you about this interesting travel hack that could also save you money See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What's New in Las Vegas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 23:18


    Episode 270 - What's new and exciting in Las Vegas, David Yeskel (@TheVagesGuru_ on X) joins us to talk about the exciting new shows and attractions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Let's Visit All 30 MLB Parks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 29:53


    Episode 269 - If you are a baseball fan, you've probably thought about the ultimate road trip, to visit all 30 Major League Baseball ballparks. Timothy Malcolm has written Baseball Road Trips, which is the ultimate travel guide to the 27 cities you'll be visiting while on your journey. Let's talk some baseball  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Have Influencers Ruined the Amalfi Coast?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 21:22


    Episode 268 - Washington Post Travel writer Andrea Sachs recently penned an article titled Influencers Hyped The Amalfi Coast For Years. Now it's a Theme Park. We invited Andrea to discuss the issue of overtourism and to ask the question, 'have influencers ruined the Amalfi coast?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Travel the Journey of the Apostles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 7:15


    Episode 267 - Rebecca Carrell discuss a trip she is hosting (via a luxury yacht) that retraces the journey of the apostles in Turkey and Greece. Details on the trip here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Visiting all 50 States? What counts as visiting a state?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 27:56


    Episode 266 - Paul Lukas of the Inconspicuous Consumption column (PaulLukas.Substack.com) recently wrote a piece titled "What Counts as Truly Having Been In a U.S. State?" This became a topic of conversation among family and friends who have the goal of visiting all 50 states.  We invited Paul to offer his obviously subjective rules to having visited a state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Hidden Treasures of Peru

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 30:42


    Episode 265 - Machu Picchu is on many people's bucket lists, but as Alvaro Silva tells us, some equally incredible Peruvian sites often go undiscovered by travelers. Today we explore the Hidden Treasures of Peru, including: Qhapaq Nan - The famed Incan Trail  The Sarcophagi of Carajia Cumbemayo and it's aqueducts The lost city of Caral and the famed Q'eswachaka Rope BridgeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Early Pioneers - The First World Travelers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 13:42


    Episode 264 - Scott and Tarantino have written an engaging new travel book, Looking for Legends, which discusses the early travel pioneers, often booking passage on cargo ships because there was not any travel infrastructure. They include the first person to climb the Matterhorn, the first person to cross Greenland and a writer whose early travelogues became school textbooks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Here Not There - Incredible Overlooked Travel Destinations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 13:06


    Episode 263 - National Geographic writer Andrew Nelson has written a compelling travel book that highlights incredible destinations that equal the splendor of better known sites but don't garner the same attention. Here Not There not only focuses on these "Destination Dupes", I suspect they will add to your bucket list.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    An Endearing Look at Zermatt, Switzerland

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 24:44


    Episode 262 - My wife and I just returned from a wonderful trip to Zermatt, Switzerland. Why we love Switzerland so much See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Let's Eat Our Way Across America

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 20:16


    Episode 261 - Travel writer Joe Yogerst joins us to discuss unique and delicious dishes he and his team discover while writing the book for NatGeo, 50 States, 1000 EatsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    El Camino de Santiago

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 13:46


    Episode 260 - Travel writer Lucas Peters joins us to discuss Spain's El Camino De Santiago See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Garvan Rushe on Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 28:43


    Episode 259 - Dublin Tour Guide Garvan Rushe joins us to discuss Ireland's past and it's amazing future potential. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Finally, some information on Mexico's amazing new Tren Maya

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 13:26


    Episode 258 - Travel writer Jimmy Thomson recently rode Mexico's controversial new train, The Tren Maya, which services the Yucatan Peninsula. Why is this train so controversial? Is it a game changer? And is now the time to ride it? All answered this week in Travel with HawkeyeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A Conversation with Travel Writer Lucas Peters on his new book

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 19:39


    Episode 257 - Travel Writer Lucas Peters, who has written the new book Grand European Journeys, 40 Unforgettable Trips by Road, Rail, Sea and More, joins us for a no holds barred conversation about travel, adventure and romance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A 200 year old mystery solved in San Antonio's UNESCO Missions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 16:34


    Episode 256 - George Dawson was a docent at San Antonio's Mission Concepcion when he re-discovered the phenomena called Illuminations. The Franciscan Priests who built the mission in the 1750's were able to "Capture the Sun" to convey a Message from God to the indigenous people of the area.     The Illuminations were only recently re-discoved after being forgotten about for over 200 years.    The San Antonio Missions were recenly named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    NY Times' 52 Places to Travel in 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 14:04


    Episode 255 - NY Times Travel Editor Amy Virshup discuss their 52 Places to Travel in 2024, and what criteria there is for a destination to make the liat. Read the Article Here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How has Bentonville, Arkansas become the Mountain Biking Capital of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 11:01


    Episode 254 -  How has this small town in Arkansas become the Mountain Biking Capital of the World in less than 15 years?  Kalene Griffith from Visit  Bentonville joins us to discuss what has become the Disneyland of Mountain BikingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Winter Adventure Edition: Extreme Sledding in Switzerland and Skiing in New Mexico

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 27:28


    Episode 253 - We kick off Season 8 by heading to Switzerland with New York Times Travel writer Elaine Glusac to travel down the day long sledding trails in an uniquely European winter adventure. Check out her article Extreme Sledding in the Swiss Alps here. Then we travel to New Mexico to experience the champagne powder the Rockies are known for but at a much more affordable price. Christy Germscheid from Ski Mexico joins us to describe the variety of winter adventure available in one of the US' southernmost states. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    David Yeskel, The Cruise Guru, in Japan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 25:28


    Episode 252 - David Yeskel told me that his trip to Japan affected him no other trip he's ever taken. Find out why with our very first episode on Japan. And discover the amazing cruise line that kicked off his travels.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Episode 251 - Americas Greatest Roadtrip, Really!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 20:34


    Episode 251 - Tom Cotter of the series "The Barn Find Hunter" tells us about his new book, "America's Greatest Roadtrip - Key West to Deadhorse, Alaska, 9000 miles across backroads USA. What did he discover along the way? Whom did he meet? Why does he hate to plan and use GPS? And ultimately, what life lesson did he learn on the road? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Travel Trends for 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 11:53


    Episode 250 - What is a Destination Dupe? Set Jetting? A concert Tourist? They are all travel trends for the upcoming year. Melanie Fish from Expedia joins us to discuss new developments in travel for the upcoming year See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    100 Disney Adventures of a Lifetime

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 17:04


    Episode 249 - Did you know you can stay overnight at Disney World's Cinderella's Castle? Have you ever heard of Disney Adulting?  Or the Monorail Pub Crawl? Find out more of Disney's secrets from Marcy Callicker Smothers of the New Book "100 Disney Adventures of a Lifetime" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A Cruise to Europe via the Mediterranean

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 24:13


    Episode 248 - David Yeskel, aka The Cruise Guru (@CrusieGuru on Twitter / X) joins us to discuss a new opportunity to visit the wonderful ports of call on the Mediterranean, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Why so many people travel to the 127 Yard Sale

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 16:42


    Episode 247 - New York Times writer Kendall Waldman recently visited the World's Largest Yard Sale, almost 700 miles long across multiple states. Discover why so many people travel every year to this spectacle. Read the story hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    National Geographic Explores the Great American Outdoors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 15:12


    Episode 246 National Geographic editor Allyson Johnson joins us to talk about thousands of adventures in the new Nat Geo Book "Great Outdoors USA"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Great Hikes into NYC's Little Known Urban Wilderness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 17:34


    Episode 245 - Travel writer John Surico penned a piece for the New Your TImes, "The Five Best Hikes in N.Y.C. (to Make You Forget You're in the City)"    John said he was astonished by the reaction to the article, including lifetime New Yorkers amazed at the wilderness hiking trails there were within the city limits.  If you are from NYC, discover how much you know of NYC untamed areas. If you enjoy traveling to New York City, add one of these hikes to your next itinerary.  Check out John's article hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Travel Visa Soon Required for European Travel - It's not as bad as it seems

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 11:47


    Episode 244 - European nations just announced that American will be required to obtain a visa to visit starting in 2024. But travel writer Jessica Pointevien (SheDreamsofTravel.com) says it will be a rather simple process. We discuss her recent article from Conde Nast where she explored the new process.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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