Two ladies who travel a lot… talk about it briefly. Romance authors and consummate travelers Gail Carriger & Piper J Drake dish tips, tricks, gadgets, and horror stories on traveling by land, air, and sea. We get there, so you don’t have to.Read more »
Two ladies who travel a lot… talk about it briefly. Romance authors and consummate travelers Gail Carriger & Piper J Drake dish tips, tricks, gadgets, and horror stories on traveling by land, air, and sea. We get there, so you don’t have to.Read Less
How do you stay awake? When do you choose to stay awake? Tricks to accomplishing your caffeine ingestion intelligently while far from home!
Time Stamped Show Notes:
0:21 – Intro (Steampunk Girl by John Anealio) Host Introduction; Gail Carriger and Piper J Drake
1:05 - Piper went to Disney over the crazy-busy Christmas Holiday
2:10 - Disney's Magic-band wrist-bands are near Magic
5:15 - Gail Carriger, Tea on the Go (video on Gail's caffeine process) --> https://youtu.be/IzPzjkfJgRg
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Main Topic - Caffeine Ingestion!
9:55 - Gail's water-boil coil, aka immersion heater: https://amzn.to/2tSdXp0
10:30 - Mug and milk hunting
15:14 - Thou shalt not give the Piper caffeine first thing in the morning
16:50 - after lunch Emergen-C, Airborne, or similar with B-12 in it
17:26 - Gail is opposed to drinking calories - save that for eating!
17:55 - Gail's caffeine pattern; tea in the morning, coffee at noon, afternoon tea
19:05 - pay attention to your travel day's schedule and be aware of how caffeine affects you (time it!) - this helps you plan transitions to local time zones, etc
22:29 - "Toy with yourself!"
23:11 - Be aware of the strength of New Zealander's black tea! - Especially the lovely author Philipa Ballantine
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Gadgets!
23:35 - caffeine on the go
Gail - immersion heater - https://youtu.be/IzPzjkfJgRg Zojirushi mug - https://amzn.to/2EOkkQB
Piper - vitamin pellets that easily dissolve into 500ml water bottles https://amzn.to/2C5zKy9
28:10 - Outro and thanks to: Producer Matt
Special thanks to Dan Sawyer of Artistic Whisper for editing this episode!
Thanks for listening; Travel smart and pack the snacks!
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