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In the studio
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CNN Local Headline
News in Southern CA.
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Sandy and with
Guest
Thomas Steinmetz
publisher of
ETurboNews
Introducing the
Ambassador from Tanzania to the US.
Village at Squaw Valley
Lake Tahoe
LIVE REMOTE from
HAMPTON VA
Sandy and
KING ABDULLAH II
from Jordan
Sandy and Egypt's
former Minister of Tourism
AHMED EL MAGHRABY
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TravelTalkRADIO
JUNE 29,
2008
Broadcasting
from our
studios in
sunny San
Diego,
California,
and parts of
Tanzania.
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Segment 1
SANDY
DHUYVETTER
Executive
Producer
&
Host |
Segment
2
& 3
COLONEL
JOHN
BLASHFORD-SNELL
President
of
the
Just
A
Drop
organization |
Segment
4
GARY
SAIN
President
and
CEO of
the
Orlando/Orange
County
Convention
and
Visitors
Bureau |
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Segment
5
KINA
PAEGERT
Information
Officer
for
the
Del
Mar
Fairgrounds
in
SD |
Segment 6
DUANE
KELLER
Executive
Chef
at
the
Gaylord
National
Resort
and
Conference
Center |
Segment 7
JEAN
PIERRE
DANSEREAU
Director
of
Sales
for
the
Gaylord
National
Resort
and
Conference
Center |
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Segment
8 &
9
JULLY
BEDE
LYMO
Park
Warden
for
Lake
Manyara
National
Park
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Segment
10 &
11
JONATHAN
HINKLES
UK
Managing
Director
of
Zoom
Airlines |
Segment
12
SANDY
DHUYVETTER
Executive
Producer
&
Host |
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SEGMENT
1
SANDY DHUYVETTER
Executive
Producer
&
Host
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Welcome to this week's
program.
Missed last week? Listen
in as UK Radio Host Mike
Mendoza talks about
traveling
to America to
visit the San Diego
area.
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SEGMENT
2
& 3
COLONEL JOHN
BLASHFORD-SNELL
President of the Just a
Drop organization
In 1968 Emperor Haile Selassie
of Ethiopia invited the British
Army to send a team to explore
and make the first descent of
the infamous Blue Nile. Captain
John Blashford-Snell of the
Royal Engineers was commissioned
to select, train and lead the 60
person party. The success of
this immense expedition led to
even tougher assignments, such
as the first vehicle crossing of
the complete Darien Gap (Central
America) in 1971/2 and in
1974/5, navigating almost all
the 2,700 miles of the great
Zaire (now Congo) River.
Having organized and led over
100 expeditions, Blashford-Snell
has built up a reputation as a
practical field engineer and
become one of the world's most
renowned and highly respect
explorers. His innovative method
of negotiating white water in
inflatable boats has been
adopted as a worldwide sport.
Today he supports numerous
charities and divides his life
between the concrete and green
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Just a Drop charitable
organization
Just a Drop raises money to
build wells, install hand pumps
and carry out health and
sanitation programmes to give
children and their families
clean, accessible water.
This means children are well
enough to trek long distances to
collect water or to go to
school, mothers don't have to
stay at home to look after them
and fathers are healthy enough
to work. The cycle of sickness
and poverty is broken and the
future is immediately brighter.
Just a Drop also supports water,
sanitation and health projects
around the world and helps in
disaster relief efforts when the
most basic human need is clean
water. For example:
In Cambodia, JP built 50 new
wells in nine villages, restored
five other wells and launched a
community health programme.
In North East India, we helped
the isolated village of Riangmaw
by providing a new water system
to pump water 60m up a slope.
In Afghanistan, JP worked in
partnership with the Scientific
Exploration Society to provide
the Khanabad Emergency Obstetric
Clinic with fresh clean water.
For 2008, Just a Drop is looking
into projects in Bolivia,
Uganda, the Philippines, Niger
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It's a great
luxury in
life to be
able
to drink
clean water
from a
tap.
~ Colonel
Blashford-Snell |
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SEGMENT
4
GARY SAIN
President and CEO of
the Orlando/Orange
County Conventions and
Visitors Bureau
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Prior to joining the Orlando CVB in February 2007, Sain was executive vice president, chief marketing officer, and partner of Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russell, an Orlando-based international advertising and public relations agency specializing in travel, leisure and lifestyle categories. Sain is no stranger to all aspects of travel and tourism marketing having served as a senior executive in the hotel, cruise line, and convention services industries. Sain received a bachelors degree from Davis and Elkins College with a major in business administration and a minor
in marketing. |
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The number one family destination and worldwide destination, Orlando, is home to seven of the top ten theme parks in the world, some of the best beaches in the country and plenty of Four-Star and Four-Diamond Resorts. Approximately 50 million visitors, both domestic and international, travel to Orlando each year. Sandy and Gary talk about how the destination offers a little bit for everybody and how they have created a global brand to attract visitors from all over the world. Gary's suggestion: If you're ever looking for info and want the right info on an area, use a CVB website. According to the Orlando CVB, the city continues to grow, offering nearly 100 attractions, 112,000 hotel rooms and more than 5,300 restaurants, as well as the second largest convention center in the nation. Tourism has become the leading industry for Central Florida with approximately 50 million visitors annually and an economic impact of $29.6 billion. |
Orlando Skyline |
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SEGMENT
5
KINA PAEGERT
Information Officer for
the
Del Mar Fairgrounds
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Ever wonder where and when the county fair started? Sandy and Kina discuss the origins of this nationwide concept and what the fifth largest county fair in the country, the San Diego County Fair, has in store for visitors. The fair is located at the Del Mar fairgrounds in Del Mar, California - just down the road from Sandy's studios. It runs until July 6.
The San Diego County Fair began in 1880 when a group of San Diegans organized an agricultural fair to bring county farmers together to share ideas, see who had the best citrus fruit, who baked the best pie and who had the fastest horse. After that first fair, the county fair was held annually with a few exceptions in various county locations until 1936, when it moved to its present Del Mar home. Each year the fair has a different theme. Each year, hundreds of consumer and trade promoters rent the Del Mar Fairgrounds facilities for home and garden shows, dog shows, antique fairs, sports shows, music festivals and much more. |
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Scenes from the San
Diego County Fair
provided by Nick Gosling
of TravelTalkMEDIA
and the San Diego
County Fair Media
Relations Department.
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SEGMENT
6
DUANE KELLER
Executive Chef at the
Moon
Bay Coastal Cuisine
inside the
Gaylord National Resort
and
Conference Center
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Step into Moon Bay for
an eclectic menu of
Mid-Atlantic seafood,
where our chefs
transform the
traditional fruits of
the Chesapeake
Bay--including
Maryland's famous crabs
and oysters--into modern
versions for today's
culinary tastes. Gaze at
sweeping views of the
Potomac River as you're
surrounded by the aroma
of freshly prepared
seafood. Peruse the wine
cave, then watch the
masters at work in our
show kitchen. Dive into
fresh lobster,
soft-shell and blue
crabs, whole fish, a
variety of clams, shad
roe, and contemporary
sushi and sashimi.
Choose from our
collection of fine wines
from around the world,
or pair your seafood
selection with a
cocktail from our vast
menu. |
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SEGMENT 7
JEAN PIERRE DANSEREAU
Director of Sales at the
Gaylord National Resort
and Conference Center
The Gaylord National
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Gaylord National
Resort & Convention
Center On the Potomac:
Gaylord National Resort
Hotel and Convention
Center, the cornerstone
of the exciting new
National Harbor project
in Prince George's
County, Maryland, shines
in glass and steel from
the banks of the
historic Potomac River.
Located eight miles due
south of Washington,
D.C., the resort hotel
is just 15 minutes away
from our nation's
capital--an ideal
location for meetings
and conventions. And
with 470,000 square feet
of flexible meeting
space, Gaylord National
is the largest combined
hotel and convention
center on the East
Coast.
Our spectacular 18-story
glass atrium welcomes
you to the resort,
offering wonderful views
of the Potomac River and
Old Town Alexandria,
while a river meanders
through the multi-level
indoor gardens. Within
this lush landscape
you'll discover fine
dining and casual
restaurants, unique
shopping experiences,
and a 20,000-square-foot
spa and fitness center.
And for late-night
excitement, an express
elevator speeds you to
the two-story rooftop
Pose Ultra Lounge.
This luxurious new
addition to the Gaylord
Hotels family in
Washington D.C. boasts
2,000 stylish guest
rooms, including 110
lavish suites and 300
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