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Travel Tips From Anthony Bourdain
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Insider travel tips that only the most seasoned travelers would know
- Duration 6:15
- Date Nov 21, 2011
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Having more danger to talk about some insider -- on how well you can.
-- seasoned traveler can hit the road in there you are the lay over you are the expert welcome.
All right thank you first explain about what is the layover.
The show that -- on.
Which is sort of highly caffeinated high speed version of no reservations that tries to be useful sort of -- a guide to major hub cities around the world where.
You might be expected to spared either a short holiday or it may be a one -- two day -- we try to cut right to the good stuff.
The uniquely wonderful things about some of these destinations.
This is -- exciting and not only that it's really done that most of the are out of like -- 24 to 48 hours.
Yeah I -- -- -- we we shot.
I was in these -- -- only 48 hours maximum.
For the filming of the show so.
We tried to cram a lot of good stuff it was short period of time.
You know if there's anybody who can give travelers and advice -- -- this holiday travel season it is certainly you.
What -- some of the advice that you have for people who -- going to be stressed out at airports -- especially airports this.
This this Wednesday.
Well you know -- it's gonna be stressful things will go wrong you could find yourself you you know -- wounded an airport so.
Prepare for the worst case scenario you know bring.
You know was something square and she that you can use to -- stay warm forty possibly uses the pillow.
You know load your iPad or laptop with this many games or books or or films as possible -- case you're stuck there.
And dress for security.
You know beautiful.
Could be hit boots would probably not be good idea for me with a lot of late -- -- You know Lotta jewelry -- they're not kidding about liquids and gels don't leave the jerk.
Standing where everyone else grumbling waiting for you to you know take all the metal off.
And just relax you know as we've all learned you know getting angry and align its security is -- gonna help you get through any faster.
I'd love I love how you just doubling -- -- -- don't be a jerk than it does give permission -- for people to say that lines like you know would you not you -- please.
It doesn't help anywhere in restaurants -- does it help in airports.
You know yeah I think that's a good watchword.
Lot of people -- they -- -- there are seasoned travelers and they show the airport they have been probably the airport and probably maybe a year show.
And they don't understand it then they get upset about the long lines.
I mean you've got at LaGuardia here.
At 5:30 in the morning they've got a line it just would.
Snakes around in -- around just to get through security.
How can you deal with -- because once you get into the airport and get into the waiting area that's one thing but -- line.
You know -- get tested.
Well you know they're that you just gonna have to deal with it because.
You know you're gonna -- the same period of time whether you're huffing and puffing and driving yourself crazy and taking years off your life.
Stressing out Michael rescinded this convict you know what it when I -- without in the sense that when I get grabbed IE.
-- I relax I go limp I I try to just throw my mind someplace in the distance because.
Doesn't matter how angry you get your still gonna -- the same amount old time as everybody else and you're not doing yourself any good getting cranky -- -- You know security people or airline people or anything else -- they're professionals who at.
At atmosphere of being abused by people like you so it's.
Best you can do is try to keep -- -- -- humor about it well.
Blacks are some of the best places you've been into on the layover because I think that's a lot of people's fantasies actually just gonna go some place on the spur of the moment Stewart can get to.
What is in the best places you've been to.
Well I mean won't can be either the best place in the world tour or or not so much fun if you pick the right spots and I think that's what the -- -- For -- show you how to have a great time in a place like Roman a short period of time.
Hong Kong is a wonderland.
Singapore is is it's sort of the -- Disneyland.
These are all great places you know in a big beautiful world filled -- lots of good stuff.
And what about though wouldn't that money though because one of the prohibiting backers of finding travel is just how much money it's -- it takes if you don't plan.
In -- months in advance that air American killed.
Well it's you know the air fares cough -- B that's where -- really got to plant and that's where -- go to but definitely these spending you know the most bodies but I at a place like Singapore you can eat with you know.
Really magnificently well.
For very very -- for for what it would cost you -- you know a food court.
Most places in America Hong Kong that complacency and -- very cheaply as well.
So you know after ponying up for the flight we hope to offer places in the show that are that that there are affordable.
Now then when you.
Do you can you get good deals some place like Singapore.
On a moment's notice and when you talk -- -- dealing with a good deal be.
You know obviously you do you -- there -- the travels over the travel web sites do do offer deals but -- you know that's the toughest part of the challenge getting there.
Yeah -- and then and then and just in terms the differences in food choices perhaps your stomach won't exactly.
Warm to the idea of some of his place is how would you.
They recommend they do about.
What's the worst thing that can happen I mean if a lot of locals are -- it that's what they're good -- that's what they're proud of them they think is delicious.
You know it's not sanitation you have to worry about so much and if you know if you know we well the spicy food I don't know for a magical experience -- a foreign place.
A little extra time in -- bathroom is a small price.
OK second -- right thanks so much.
-- morning's travel tips a separate tours and -- four game post the layover thank you so much there's the website check it out.
And we thank you so much for being here and we're all excited about the biggest travel -- of the year maybe somebody will take one of those spur of the moment when he for our troops thank you so much.