Traveling for A Wedding Gown

by Jamie Rhein on

When a friend of mine visited me when I lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, another friend got us tickets to see the Today Show when it was filmed for a week in Old Town. She won the tickets through a radio promotion call in. From what I recall, we had to be at Old Town by 4 AM since filming started at 7 AM. If it’s a live show that goes on at 7 AM in New York, filming before the sun comes up in a later time zone is a reality of real time television.

The Today Show is fond of doing segments that get people to tune in and travel to somewhere. This time it’s wedding dresses that are the lure. If you’re in the market for a wedding or a wedding gown, here’s a reason to travel. If you’re THE chosen winner, the show will give you a wedding that Martha Stewart puts together. Even if you’re not picked as THE wedding couple, the first 50 eligible brides to show up at 3 of the interview spots will get a free wedding dress from Filene’s Basement. Maybe you’ll get lucky. You have to show up at 4 a.m. so if you’re an early riser, head on over to one of these places. Get an application and details from the Today Show Web site. Check a site like Hotwire. There are a lot of cheap flights to some of these places. If nothing else, this is a fun way for a quick trip.

  • Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 24 at the Venetian
  • Miami, Wednesday, July 25, Loews Miami Beach Hotel
  • Chicago, Thursday, July 26 at WMAQ-TV, NBC Tower
  • New York, Friday, July 27 at Today Show Plaza. (New York not included in the brides dress give-a-way.)

My brother-in-law and sister-in-law won a radio promotion wedding to Las Vegas for Valentine’s Day years ago, so it can happen. People do win these things. At least you may go home with a dress or some vacation memories and a tale to tell.

Adventure Travel with Reality Stars

by Erik Olsen on

Don’t know how much you’re into the reality
television thing. To be honest, I more or less wish it had had its 30 minutes of fame and died a few years ago, but
alas, it is still with us, which means that lots of folks who have done the reality show travel thing are finding ways
to capitalize on their "success".

To wit: we have a company called Reality Trips, run by former Survivor stars Burton Roberts (pictured…Survivor:
Pearl Islands, Eco-Challenge Fiji) and Jenna Lewis (Survivor: Borneo, All-Stars, Eco-Challenge
Fiji). The team leads trips to many of the same, or similar, exotic locations where they discovered their TV fame.
Places like Morocco, the Inca Trail in Peru, and Belize, where they will take you diving.

Actually, I think
it’s cool that these folks are doing this It’s far better than leveraging your fame in some other, less-savory way, say
doing commercials for toothpaste or something. In fact, given the chance, I’d probably take one of these trips. But
then, I’d most likely get voted off the island.

Word for the Travel Wise (04/20/06)

by Adrienne Wilson on

Even though I never watched a single
episode of Survivor: Palau, the seasons long reality show
always comes to mind when hearing the country name. (Now, that’s how you know you’ve got a show that works.) While I
lack the time to sit engulfed in primetime television, I’ve got nothing against watching the adventure armchair type
travel/challenge programming and I suppose with each season Survivor has given the hard working mother, under tipped
waitress, and the too-afraid to fly there themselves person the opportunity to see Palau up close. My only question for
all those religious Survivor fans out there is did they teach you any Palauan? If not perhaps it is time to start tuning
into Gadling as well.

Today’s word is a Palauan
word used in Palau:

chellimosk – expert; a
person who has in depth knowledge on his/her trade

Palauan (also spelled Belauan) is spoken by some 15,000 people
in Palau. It is considered one of the two languages of Micronesia and belongs to the Austronesian language family.
Palauan is 64.7% official in all islands except Sonsoral, Tobi and Angaur. Filipino and English are also spoken on the
island. Learning Palauan online may prove a bit difficult, but you can start at this Palau: Airai – Native Place site. The word list found
here covers family members, society and terms relating to geography. A small pronunciation guide is included below the
list as well. Palau Island has a phrase
list, common proverbs, and tons of info on diving and things to do and see when visiting one of Oceania’s most popular
destinations.