Episode 37 - Travel

This week Emelie joins Ben to discuss the word travel.  First they talk about the interesting places they have each been for work and pleasure.  Driving, flying and riding the train are just a few of the modes of transportation discussed before Ben talks about two ridiculous travel themed “games.”  To close out the show Emelie and Ben share their international and domestic dream vacations: Tokyo, Stockholm, the Grand Tetons, and a specific Disney destination.

00:00:56 - “Ask Cheyenne about her unicycle experience”
00:02:43 - Emelie’s one free day in Kauai, and Ben’s childhood fascination with surfing 
00:05:42 - Emelie has been playing lots of Beat Saber on the Oculus Quest 
00:08:40 - Remembering our favorite rhythm games… DDR, Beatmania, and Rock Band 
00:13:20 - The first rhythm game, and Ben has a question for Emelie about VR for travel
00:18:00 - Back to Emelie in Hawaii and future vacation plans there
00:21:30 - Ben talks about skiing, Emelie asks if “pizza” works, and the “Canada pants”
00:27:40 - Emelie’s trips to Mille Lacs Lake, Rocky Point, Pagosa Springs, and So Cal
00:32:00 - As a child, Ben was afraid of getting stuck in Canada at Niagara Falls 
00:34:25 - AMC’s “Airplane Mode” and “Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors”   
00:40:15 - Trips on trains   
00:45:07 - Emelie wants to visit Stockholm, and Ben mentions “Welcome to Sweden”
00:51:20 - Travel preferences… solo vs. family, and Australia 
00:55:51 - Ben wants to sleep at a capsule hotel in Tokyo 
00:59:20 - "First Cabin" themed hotel, staying at a ryokan, bath houses, and hot springs 
01:02:28 - Getting a driving permit for a Go-Kart tour, and visiting Super Potato
01:06:21 - Themed cafes, vending machines, Gashapon, and fishing for you supper
01:09:50 - Maid and butler cafes, and a prison hospital themed bar. 
01:11:40 - Grand Tetons for Emelie, and Galactic Starcruiser for Ben 
01:15:20 - Saying, not singing “Just the Two of Us,” and vacation advice to close the show.