Alex Bell's card shop was operational from 1988-1995 with lots of local brick and mortar competition.  Now card shops compete with the digital world of card sales and virtual community.

This week, we continue our interview with Alex, as he shares his Top 10 Travel Tips (plus 1), and asks us to share some of ours too! 

• Alex’s Top 10 Travel Tips (plus 1) 
  1. Join a rewards program (airline miles) 
     • Can use miles to get meals, more legroom, check a bag 
     • One-World Alliance, Star Alliance, Southwest, Delta 
  2. Learn how to use Google Flights well 
     • Open destination search 
  3. Consider alternate transportation methods 
     • Rome2Rio.com
     • Consider taking a bus 
  4. Explore a city on foot 
     • And use public transportation 
     • Burger boat! 
  5. Don’t be an influencer, but be sure to take photos 
     • Balance between capturing memories and experiencing the trip 
     • People never try to start a conversation with you when you’re on your phone 
     • Offer to take photos of others 
  6. Find something to collect 
     • Try and have it be the same thing in all the places you go 
  7. When traveling with a buddy, set expectations before you leave 
     • Talk about budget expectations 
     • Discuss how to spend your time - what do you want a day to look like? 
  8. Get a travel credit card 
     • Benefits: no international fees, free rental insurance, buy clothes if bags are lost, trip cancelation 
  9. Use Google Maps to your advantage 
     • Pins & hearts in google maps 
  10. Talk to locals, be a local 
      • The “top 10 things” in a city doesn’t always give you a complete picture of a city 
      • Learn which restaurants to visit 
      • Also learn what to avoid (where should I not go) 
  11. Treat yo-self! 
      • Get a message, get a nicer room for the night, buy the nice thing, etc. 

Ryan’s Travel Tips: 

• Know yourself 
• Use what you enjoy to frame your travel 

Cheryl’s Travel tips: 

• Don’t always assume everything will work out & be prepared when things don’t 
  • E.g., schedule a long enough layover 
• Be yourself when traveling & also try to experience local culture 

Wish You Were Here 

Cheryl: Rockhounding at the Humpback Mountain Trailhead, Snoqualmie Region, WA 

Alex: Saint Lucia Christmas Concert, Stockholm, Sweden 

Ryan: Fort Casey, Whidbey Island, WA 

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The episode opens with a discussion of Starbucks mugs and the various collections that have existed over the years. Then Alex answers our returning guest questions, which includes a description of what it’s like to fly during the current COVID 19 pandemic. He then launches into his travel story about visiting 7 cities, 5 countries in just 8 days! 

• Corfu, Greece 
  • The old fortress of Corfu 
  • Greek style church 
  • Great tips from an AirBnB host 
• Tirana, Albania 
  • Possibly the best town square in Europe 
  • Cold war bunkers turned into Cold War museums 
  • Met a woman from Germany outside a restaurant and ended up having dinner with her 
• Podgorica, Montenegro 
  • Traveling by bus 
  • Most boring European capital 
  • Niagara Falls of Montenegro...not quite as advertised 
• Dobrovnik, Croatia 
  • Walled city 
  • Visited the island of lokrum just off the coast that’s mostly nature 
  • Discovering a major water polo match in the harbor 
  • Alex’s travel tagline: “Whatever this is, I’m interested” 
  • Walking tour of the top of the city walls 
  • Visiting a bar between the outside of the city wall and the ocean 
• Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovenia 
  • Cite of very recent civil war 
  • The river as the dividing line between the sides of the conflict 
  • One of the most meaningful travel moments he’s had 
  • Čevapčiči!!! 
• Hvar, Croatia 
  • A kind of party island 
• Split, Croatia 
  • Diocletian’s palace 
  • Just observing daily life, like families sitting eating ice cream, listening to a guy play guitar 

If you could take us to one thing from your trip, what would it be? 

• The water polo match in Dubrovnik 

What’s your next trip? 

• Hiking in Patagonia 

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Alex Bell and I discuss different methods of storing and protecting sports cards - the more valuable as well as those less valuable.

What kind of school leadership will help schools and education communities to move forward as we dance with the COVID-19 Pandemic? Alex Bell, Director for Global Education and Outreach at Portland Education (UK) offers his thoughts and expertise in understanding the call for authentic leadership to better face the challenges of the pandemic. 

Get to know more about the works of Alex Bell. Visit : https://linktr.ee/AlexBell

This episode has a video podcast version, which is also accessible on:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/empowerEDTV
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empowerEDwithJimTuscano/
  

Alex draws upon 30 years of experience in education and outreach at school, local authority, national and international level.​

Prior to becoming Director of Portland Education, he led two London schools in challenging circumstances to be Ofsted rated 'outstanding' and designed and delivered bespoke facilitation in Asia, Europe and North America for a range of schools and other organisations. ​

Alex has designed education and outreach programmes for international government, museums and charities, is a sought-after professional coach to senior leaders and a mentor to emerging talent. 

We will discuss the state of education during the Covid-19 pandemic, unpack the best ways to engage and inspire youth. We will look at best initiatives young people can get involved in during lockdown and beyond.  

Useful Links:

http://www.LinkOnlineLearners.org - a weekly global youth-led online cultural exchange.

www.ThisIsOurChance.Education - the world's first free online film festival about education starting in June.

http://www.PortlandEducation.co.uk - my global coaching consultancy for leadership and innovation

Alex Bell joins me on the show to talk about how you can get started with Online Freelancing – full time or part time – set your own prices, and make solid money.

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We continue Alex’s episode from last week as he asks us various travel questions, and we finally get to our Wish You Were Here’s! We discuss which kind of plane is our favorite (we didn’t even know!), what we collect when we travel, and where we want to go next!

Wish You Were Here

Ryan: CS Lewis Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Cheryl: Cafe Mox, Seattle, WA

Guest: Jiufen Old Street, Taipei, Taiwan

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