This week on “Out of Office,” the boys make merry and chat through the top NYC Christmas trees. Plus, Louis Armstrong spies a Christmas creep! Stop Podcasting Yourself: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/stop-podcasting-yourself/  Things we talked about on this week’s episode: Met Creche Controversy: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/24/nyregion/a-familys-tradition-helping-decorate-the-met-christmas-tree-has-come-to-an-end.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare  Ugly Ornament 1: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1120326393/big-chonky-glitter-grinning-ornament?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=ugly+christmas+ornament+face&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&pop=1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1  Ugly Ornament 2:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/1325171158

This week on “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” Kiernan takes us on a tour of his home turf: New Haven, Connecticut! It’s all apizza (a-BEETZ!), fake medieval buildings, dinosaurs, and New England charm. Plus, a BRAND NEW RICK STEVES’S SERIES! Things we talked about on today’s episode: Ryan’s new bastard podcast “Red Pen” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/red-pen-a-grammar-podcast/id1658608663  Rick Steves’s new show https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/art  Wooster Square https://www.ctvisit.com/listings/wooster-square  Pepe’s https://order.pepespizzeria.com/  Sally’s https://www.sallysapizza.com/  Modern http://modernapizza.com/  Da Legna x Nolo https://jet2nolo.com/  Zuppardi’s https://zuppardisapizza.com/  Bar https://www.yelp.com/biz/bar-new-haven  Beinecke Library https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beinecke_Rare_Book_%26_Manuscript_Library  Gutenberg Bible page turning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKXDGFOoxvc  Harkness Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harkness_Tower  Taft seat in Woolsey Hall https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/19/nyregion/a-president-s-custom-seat-still-best-in-the-house.html  Crypt societies https://archive.curbed.com/2018/6/21/17484316/yale-secret-society-tomb-history-skull-bones  Yale University Art Gallery https://artgallery.yale.edu/  Yale Center for British Art https://britishart.yale.edu/  Peabody Museum https://peabody.yale.edu/  “The Age of Reptiles” mural https://news.yale.edu/2019/12/02/peabodys-iconic-dinosaur-mural-gets-check-ahead-museum-renovation  Atticus Bookstore https://atticusnhv.com/  Book Trader Cafe http://www.booktradercafe.net/    The Coffee Pedaler https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeepedalernewhaven/    “Bones and All” https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/bones-and-all-midwest-setting-explained   Art of the Brick https://artofthebrickexhibit.com/ 

This week on “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” Kiernan takes us back to London to explore the wild and wacky world of small and odd museums. Forget the British Museum, we’re going to a museum all about WINDMILLS!!

This week on “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” Ryan recaps his recent trip to Asunción, Paraguay. He talks museums, restaurants, a scaffolded pink palace, and why Sopa Paraguaya isn't soup. Also, don't miss Ryan wandering a cemetery bothering grave diggers.  Things we talked about in today's podcast: Follow The Out Of Office Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ooopodcast/ Pakuri:https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/Establishments/Paraguay/Asuncion/Pakuri.html Pizzeria Javori: https://www.instagram.com/javorai_py/ Lido Bar:https://lidobar.com.py/ Paulista Grill:https://www.instagram.com/paulistagrill/

This week on “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” it ain’t Barcelona without Gaudí, and it ain’t a podcast without Ryan and Kiernan. The boys highlight Gaudí’s top architectural treasures—weird, organic-seeming, and magnificent. Visit the orginal episode for more details:  https://outofofficepod.com/podcast/episode-34-gaudis-barcelona/

This week on “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” Ryan and Kiernan recap a momentous occasion: their first overnight trip together! (Separate hotels.) They talk museums, graves, historic homes, Presidents, the Civil War (A LOT of Civil War), and restaurant picks. Plus, a standout National Park hidden treasure! The American Civil War Museum https://acwm.org/  Virginia Museum of Fine Arts https://vmfa.museum John Marshall House https://preservationvirginia.org/historic-sites/john-marshall-house/ Hollywood Cemetery https://www.hollywoodcemetery.org/ Maggie Walker House https://www.nps.gov/mawa/index.htm  Society of Cincinnati https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_the_Cincinnati  Virginia State Capitol http://virginiacapitol.gov/index.php/tours/  Statue of George Washington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Houdon)  James Madison’s Montpelier https://www.montpelier.org/  Paul Jennings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jennings_(slave)   Eater’s Richmond List https://dc.eater.com/maps/best-bars-restaurants-bakeries-richmond-dining-guide  Barcode https://www.barcoderva.com/  Triple Crossing Brewery https://triplecrossing.com/  Emily Dickinson’s House https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/arts/design/emily-dickinson-museum-renovation.html 

This week on “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” Kiernan gets an excuse to listen to himself reminisce about all the best Lesser Known National Parks. The National Park System’s most popular sites– Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Zion— have become victims of their own success, with long lines and visitor frustration. But Lesser Known Parks are just as packed with treasures and far less packed with people.

On this special Halloween episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan and Kiernan share some of their top picks for (supposedly) haunted places to visit. With these stories of unlucky Confederate children, folks with a death wish, and voodoo practitioners, you might want to leave the lights on for this one. BOO! Things we talked about in today’s podcast: OOO Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ooopodcast/  Boston’s Granary Burying Grounds https://www.thefreedomtrail.org/trail-sites/granary-burying-ground  Haverstraw Hitchcock House https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2014/10/in-haverstraw-the-house-that-inspired-hitchcock/ Charleston’s Magnolia Cemetery https://www.bulldogtours.com/tours/the-spirits-of-magnolia-cemetery-tour/1 New Orlean’s Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1 https://www.frenchquarter.com/st-louis-cemetery-no-1/  New Jersey’s Devil Tree (and slightly warm rock) https://weirdnj.com/stories/devils-tree/ National Park Ghost Stories https://parktrust.org/blog/scary-stories-from-national-parks/   Georgia Guidestones https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/georgia-guidestones-destroyed-in-an-explosive-attack-180980383/ Poe’s graves https://www.eapoe.org/balt/poegrave.htm   

On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, we head back to Colombia! Ryan talks about his recent trip to Bogota, from a chocolate handwash to finally taking a Funicular. Plus, all the must-see museums. Tune in to discover if Ryan rode a llama.  Things we talked about in today’s podcast: https://www.banrepcultural.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_Church_Museum https://parque93.com/ https://www.theworlds50best.com/latinamerica/en/the-list/salvo-patria.html https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/Establishments/Colombia/Bogot%C3%A1/Leo.html https://www.theworlds50best.com/latinamerica/en/the-list/41-50/criterion.html https://www.theworlds50best.com/latinamerica/en/the-list/el-cielo.html https://www.wicomicotourism.org/blog/take-a-look-inside-the-perdue-family-farmhouse 

This week on “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” we take another listen to one of Kiernan’s favorite interviews—cookbook author and food writer Anissa Helou! Anissa talks about the diversity of foods in the Islamic world and some of her favorite travel anecdotes.