Ann speaks with Suzanne, web administrator of wejustgotback.com.

Ann speaks with the editor in chief of Luxury Spa Finder magazine, Gary Walther. Then Ann interviews David Farley, writer, editor, and author of Travelers' Tales Prague.

Ann Lombardi speaks with travel insurance expert Laura Heidt of Travelex, Virginia Tourism's Richard Lewis, and globe-trotting volunteer Joyce Majors.

Host Ann Lombardi talks with Jan Rudomina from the Poland Tourist Office, & Richard De Sousa, Sales Director of Peter Deilmann Cruises. She takes a look at various tourist destinations and how a good "escape" can be a good treat every now and then.

Escapes host Ann Lombardi speaks with the Mayor of North Pole, Alaska and has a special Guest John Cutliffe. John hails from Ireland, and manages the successful Irish Folk Band Altan as they kickoff their American Tour for one month. Catch Altan on February 25th at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. Visit www.altan.ie or www.pyros.com or www.jigtime.com. John and Ann discuss John's hometown in Donnegal. Visit the only place where the folks of Northern Ireland have to drive North to Go South. Want to experience rural Ireland before you go? Rent "Waking Ned Devine".

"Escapes Host Ann Lombardi talks with Humor travelwriter/editor Jen Leo from her secret hideaway in California at the Portofino Yacht club just south of Manhattan Beach. Travel in Australia, Queensland, Sunshine coast, Darwin, National Parks and Soft Adventure. Cozy intimate, plunge pools. Guided hiking in Australia. check out www.writtenroad.com. The second half of the show discusses Malta and Mediterranean Travel with Walter Boden from www.academictours.com and www.maltours.com. Aired 1/29/07 posted 2/1/07

Host Ann Lombardi discusses global travel and altruism with Kim Passion founder of Untours and Eurozine. The second half hour Lombardi chats with Evelyn Hannon founder of www.journeywoman.com.

Escapes host Ann Lombardi talks with Gary Murphy, President of the international tour company, Brendan Tours and Marybeth Bond, better known as the Gutsy Traveler.

Host Ann Lombardi, of the Trip Chicks, talks with

Ann Lombardi of the Trip Chicks with Franz Wisner and brother Kurt. Franz is the author of the best-selling funny travel book Honeymoon with My Brother, featured on "Oprah."  Also, Rudy Maxa, the acclaimed travel writer, PBS "Smart Travels" host, and NPR's original "Savvy Traveler".

For over 23 years, certified travel consultants Ann Lombardi and Wendy Swartzell (a.k.a. The Trip Chicks®) have been sharing their savvy travel advice, traveling to 60 countries, and helping people plan stress-free trips. With both international and U.S. airlines work experience, The Trip Chicks® know travel industry and airline issues like few travel agents do. They have been interviewed on NPR, CNN Travel News, and FOX TV's “Good Day Atlanta.� Prior to his national syndication, they often filled in for Clark Howard on his “Friday Flyer� radio show on AM 750 WSB Atlanta .

The Trip Chicks® hosted their own travel talk radio show on a Washington, D.C. FOX station and now moderate a monthly travel teleseminar with top national experts. Their articles have appeared in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, travel trade magazines, two national travel humor anthologies, and regional magazines.

Recommended in the “Dummies� travel guidebooks, The Trip Chicks® focus on teaching travelers smart ways to save time and money. Their trademarks are discovering off-the-beaten-path destinations and revealing the best insider travel tips. Ann and Wendy are currently writing a book called Renegade Travel Secrets of The Experts.