This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York as the 2025 World Series approaches. I have all the travel updates, from air traffic controllers and the government shutdown to my hit list of the domestic and international airports I avoid and why. Which hotels have taken tipping too far? And which are charging for services you never received? Internet star, mega-influencer, financial guru, and global traveler Vivian Tu (Your Rich BFF) on her pet travel peeves and how to really travel on a budget. And then, a deep dive into America’s pastime with Jane Forbes Clark, Chairperson of the Board of Directors at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, who reflects on her own history with the town and how the story of baseball continues to endure. I touch base with museum curator Tom Shieber on separating the myth from the history of baseball. Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch on the hits, the swings, the misses, and of course… who’s on first. And a look at Yakyu, a fascinating look at the remarkable history of Japanese baseball. And of course, I have never quite gotten over the time my mother threw out all my baseball cards. And I answer your travel questions. There’s all this and more on this week’s Eye on Travel.
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