Jen recounts her trip to London’s Chinatown to have some Dim Sum. She uses Yelp, her good half-Chinese sense and directs the audience to a great tip – an all-you-can-eat dim sum special.

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Last Episode of Coffee Break with Jen Leo: Coffee Break Ep. 3: Use Twitter During Europe Terror AlertE

Today’s episode of Coffee Break encourages travelers in France to use Twitter while the terror alert is in effect. I point them to the information they need to send text messages to Twitter while traveling in France.

Coffee! Each episode will be brought to you by someone who’s donated a cup of coffee. I’ll mention the person by name and write out their Twitter handle or website at the end of the blog. So, if you’d like to get your name on the show, or if you thought the tip was particularly helpful to you, why not buy me a cup of coffee? Just use the Donate button below and I’ll mention you/your website on a future episode.

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Last Episode of Coffee Break with Jen Leo: 6 Must-Have Vegas Apps for #BWE

For today’s episode of Coffee Break, I tell you about six different Vegas iPhone apps and why you must get them.

Why did I start a new vlog? Here’s the first episode of Coffee Break.

Coffee! Each episode will be brought to you by someone who’s donated a cup of coffee. I’ll mention the person by name and write out their Twitter handle or website at the end of the blog. So, if you’d like to get your name on the show, or if you thought the tip was particularly helpful to you, why not buy me a cup of coffee. But don’t worry, it’s not a huge sales pitch – just an opportunity to share the spotlight.

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Hi! It felt great to share some tips and wisdom from my eight years of blogging experience with fellow writers at the annual Society of American Travel Writers this past weekend in Germany. Also, it’s been far too long since I have written on a blog in my own voice, and I’ve really missed that as well as being a helpful resource to others. Hence, this new video blog: Coffee Break with Jen Leo.

This first video is 11 minutes long, and don’t worry, they won’t all be that long. This one addresses a few different segments that I thought would be fun to include from sharing bits of online and professional experience I’m learning to online (and offline) life tips that have helped me. I think 2-5 minutes is *plenty* long enough – to say good morning and let you know what I’ve been up to.

Each episode will be brought to you by someone who’s donated a cup of coffee. I’ll mention the person by name and write out their Twitter handle or website at the end of the blog. So, if you’d like to get your name on the show, or if you thought the tip was particularly helpful to you, why not buy me a cup of coffee. But don’t worry, it’s not a huge sales pitch – just an opportunity to share the spotlight.

If you have a question that you think I might be able to answer, hit me up on Twitter: @jenleo.

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This Week’s Guest is Joe d’Eon of Fly with Me

This Week’s News

• J.D. Power survey shows rising customer satisfaction with airline service
• Airlines get long ground delays under control; Hawaiian, Alaska, US Airways top on-time ratings
• Five things you don’t know about your airline ticket
• Easyjet to pioneer ash cloud detector

Pick’s of the Week

• Joe – Gate Guru iPhone app
• Jen – Cockpit landing videos on YouTube & Tourism Marketing Consulting
• Chris – Canon EOS Rebel T1i (and T2i) and Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS Telephoto Zoom Lens

This week’s guest is Ben Abramson, Online Travel Editor of USAToday.com

This Week’s News

• Pushy fliers may show up on TSA’s radar
• Airline Gives Osama Bin Laden a Boarding Pass
• Gulf fights for tourists in wake of spill
• VisitFlorida.com
• Most dangerous places in Mexico — and where it’s still safe to travel
• Bumped fliers could see higher compensation
• Jetstar airline to trial iPad hire with passengers
• USA Today Travel Tips by Demand Media

Pick’s of the Week

• Gary – Kayak iPad app
• Chris – World Touristiness Map
• Jen – ooh.com
• Ben – Contact your mobile provider for a retroactive data plan if you used too much data.

This week’s guest is Kim Mance of GoGalavanting and Travel Blog Exchange.

This Week’s News

• And the world’s top airline is …
• Ryanair Fined 3 Million Euros for Abandoning Passengers
• Gun Taken From Suicidal JetBlue Pilot in Crew Lounge
• Holiday Inn to test smartphone as hotel-room key; some guests prefer to skip front desk
• TBEX Talk

Picks of the Week

• Jen – California parks have campsites available
• Gary – MotionX-GPS HD
• Chris – Foursquare
• Kim – TBEX Lounge

This week’s guests are Greg Jourgenson of Bangkok Podcast and Kevin May of Tnooz.com

This Week’s News

• Violence in Bangkok @vaitor @legalnomads
• High Court blocks strike by British Airways cabin crews
• More Volcano News
• Apple travel app in the future?
• Google might buy ITA
• Tnooz.com

Picks of the Week

• Chris – Tuscony augmented reality
• Gary – legalnomads.com, iPad
• Kevin – Social media in travel

This week’s guests are Jessica Spiegel of BootsNAll.com and Spud Hilton, travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle.

This Week’s News

• More Ash Clouds
• British Airlines Strike
• $10 Jet Blue Flights
• Portland hosts the SATW Editors Council
• Continental CEO apologizes for ‘ugly girl’ comment
• Accountant becomes first person guilty of posting ‘menacing’ Twitter message after threat to blow up airport
• T-Mobile and Orange team up to name company with same name as travel blog

Picks of the Week

• Spud – zipcar.com
• Jessica – new BootsnAll writers on WhyGo France, WhyGo Las Vegas, WhyGo Spain, WhyGo Australia, & Travel Gear Blog – and Eye On Italy podcast
• Chris – Getty Museum
• Jen – StayHip iPhone App
• Gary – Basque Country

This week’s guest is Betty from Betty in The Sky With Suitcase.

This Week’s News

• Arizona Travel Boycott
• Hudson crash raises safety concerns
• Airline investigated after Times Square bomb suspect taken off Emirates plane
• Man sues airline for not looking at his scrotum
• Climbers may be banned from Uluru
• Airline merger between United/Continental

Picks of the Week

• Chris – PixPal, QuickPod
• Betty – Airplanes flying on synthetic bio fuel
• Gary – El Prado, Renia Sophia
• Jen – hotel chatter wifi review