Delta Diamond Medallion Facebook Group Podcast

Eric is a guy I'd like to spend time with. But I couldn't keep up with his pace.

Barner knows agriculture. Knows growers. Knows a big great part of the world. And, perhaps more importantly for us, knows Delta. Take a listen to his insights and his background in getting to know the people who run the mothership. And when your neighbor dumps their blankets and pillows into your seat, what do you do? Need some advice.    

From Mary: I am participating in Relay For Life of Delta GO on 05/04/2017. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life movement is the largest cancer-fighting fundraiser in the world. Donations raised help the American Cancer Society continue fighting to free the world from the pain and suffering of cancer. Every donation helps. Five hundred lives are saved every day due to the progress that we've already made against cancer. So please join me by donating to my fundraising efforts. Visit my fundraising page: http://mobileacs.org/2hFXVv3   As for me, this podcast still needs a sponsor. All I need is a contact at a company who wants the attention of some very committed and savvy travelers. I'll take care of the rest. Any help is appreciated. And please go to iTunes and rate this podcast - it helps!      

As the father of four children all under the age of 14 I don't put my brag tags on my bags. To me brag tags equal "bad dad." When I look at them I feel awful. I'm eager to learn how a mother of two teenage sons manages it all. There is a lot to be learned from this lady. And she's the best amateur photographer out of the bunch so far.

Meet Sharon - an executive coach traveling the country helping top management achieve their potential. Along the way she meets regular folks like you and me and travels along side us.  I also recount how I travel once a year with each of my four children and how the little things that I over look in my travels are etched into their memory from every trip - a humble reminder of how this lifestyle of ours can be so exotic to others.

http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com Gary gives us a lot of great insight and his overview of the airline industry today. No one I've spoken to knows more. And the industries that he covers treat him with ... trepidation. And I think some of what he says you may find somewhat controversial...

We talk laptop privacy screens, window shades, brutal weather in the mid-west, the boondoggle known as "ice fishing," the approach and departure views at BOS, a personality analysis of gate-lice, participated in the jet-pull, and gives us insights on DDMF meet-ups. Incidentally, it's pronounced Ca-PREE-no. (Sorry for butchering it, Valerie. Won't ever do it again.)

Mark is a friend and is new to the DDMF group. His perspective on travel is one which I wish I could adopt. And this is the time for New Year's Resolutions. Send me yours using the Voice Memo feature on your smart phone and email them to me at cammarton@me.com. I'll put them together and play them back. Share your name, your location, and one or two or your resolutions. Keep it within one minute, please. Onward...

Christmas is in the air. The wine is pouring in the office below mine at 10am. And Will Turner is getting up early to be a part of the podcast - all the way from Hawaii.  

We begin with my warning: PEs can happen to you, too. It happened to me in July and HURT. You and I, as veteran travelers, are not immune or beyond this danger. Pete is one of the more active members on the Facebook Medallion Group and has stories worth telling. And a well deserved plug for Dang's Limousine service on Hawaii.Dang's Limousine Service. Meet Pete...

And you get a minimal rant from me on ExpressJet Airlines - Satan's gift to on-time travel. Let me know if your experiences on ExpressJet are similar to mine.   Want to participate in a podcast? Please send an email: cammarston@me.com. We'll put you on the calendar.

Baan Khanitha

Video of Frank's race in AntarcticaFrank believes in living life to the fullest. He's teaching counselors how to work with genocide survivors in East Africa. He's received a chicken as a gift by a grateful African landowner. He's eaten goat-head soup. And he'll run a half marathon around a gravel track in Antarctica if the weather holds up but, per international law, he's forbidden to step in any penguin poop; he must avoid it at all costs. Frank get's it. He's an inspiration. I'm glad to have spoken to him. (Pls rate this show on iTunes. It matters.)

"And a SWAT team carried him off the plane, bound and gagged, like a roll of carpet." Great sister, unconscious bias expert, and celebrity spotter. A fun interview. You'll certainly want to know Melanie.

Never heard anything like Kailash's story and nothing like anything that's ever happened to me. Once thing's for certain - he was wearing shorts.  More when you listen. Ready for your podcast interview? Email me here: cammarston@me.com. And please review on iTunes - it matters.  

Tom says Annette Bening was delightful and he has great things to say about Joan Rivers. And likes being one of the first people on the plane but is NOT a Gate Lice. Enjoy meeting your colleague Tom Yarbrough. Send me an email to schedule YOUR conversation - cammarston@me.com.