Winter Means Travel Channel!

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I'm still basking in the glow of the Chicago Cubs' World Series championship (I can put "I saw them do it" on my headstone now!), but it's "down time" for me. I don't really care for any other sport than hockey (and I like the sport more than any team in particular, although I tend to favor the nearest team to me, the Nashville Predators), so winter means that I can lose the cable remote and not worry, as long as the cable box is set on the Travel Channel. I don't watch it in the summer (because I'm always watching baseball) but I hardly miss it in the winter. Thankfully, Booze Traveler is in a new season, as are Expedition Unknown (one episode that aired the other night showed host Josh Gates' reaction as he got a text from his wife telling him he was gonna be a daddy! That was so sweet) and Mysteries At the Museum (more history on that show than you can find on the "History Channel"!). A special with Hotel Impossible (one show I don't like) host Anthony Melchiorri exploring ice hotels just aired. That was amazing. What a concept: every year a new hotel is constructed out of ice and snow in various parts of the world where it's cold enough so the building won't melt all winter (sorry, Key West, Florida, maybe next year ). It was fascinating, and the intrinsic details in the ice/snow sculptures is unbelievable. I also love Booze Traveler, even though I don't drink. (No prudish reasons: there's a history of alcoholism in my family, and I see no reason to tempt fate. Plus, I really don't care for the taste!) Jack Maxwell, the host, is somewhere between Andrew Zimmern (Bizarre Foods host) and Anthony Bourdain (No Reservations host who's now on CNN as host of Parts Unknown). It's quite interesting to see what people drink in other countries, not to mention their attitudes toward drinking and the traditions associated with them. So until the cries of "Play Ball" ring out in spring training I'll be glued to the Travel Channel.