You'd love Sandy Fenton. In part because of her personality -- Fenton hosts "Let's Talk Travel," a radio talk show on WHP 580 in Harrisburg, Pa. And in part you'd love her because she's smart, witty and she likes good wine. But most of all you'd like her because a few years ago, at the Tom Watson Fall Classic at the Greenbrier, Fenton introduced the tournament host to one of her friends as "Todd" Watson -- and still laughs about it. Watson's ego took a dart in the neck. Since then, the guy has made a name for himself by playing his new hip off. He almost won the British Open at age 59, and contended at the Masters at age 60. I'm always happy to jump the 7:25 a.m. "Keystone" on Amtrak from Penn Station to Pennsylvania for the opportunity to share stories from the road with a veteran of the industry.
Last week Fenton and I taped 10 segments, which is two Saturday shows worth of radio. The first five segments aired last Saturday.
Here are the links to each (click segment numbers to listen):
Segment 1: I
Segment 2: We discuss some of my recent travels, my mission statement for the travel section of Golf Digest and I attack the $500 green fee at Pebble Beach.
Segment 3: We talk about the Greenbrier's great escape, my schedule, reporting stories for the magazine and some general thoughts on the travel industry.
Segment 4: More travel talk, packing tips and Q&As with tour pros, athletes and celebrities.
Segment 5: Fenton tees up the show this Saturday and talks about the Golf Digest partnership with AAA -- up to 60% discounts on green fees if you're a AAA member.
In related news, my round-trip ticket from Penn to Penn. was $94. It is supposed to take 3 hours, 18 minutes each way. On the way from New York the train lost power twice and eventually we had to get on a new train to finish the trip. I was an hour and a half late and received exactly $0 off the price of my ticket. We got the courtesy "sorry for the inconvenience" over the loudspeaker. I had plenty of time to think: Shouldn't a travel "inconvenience" have some monetary value to the customer? If a three-hour trip cost me $47, shouldn't a five-hour trip be a little less? Why not? If I jumped the train that could get me there in an hour, I'd have to pay a lot more.
--Matty G.
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