Dark Skies and Stargazing with Valerie Stimac

This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan interviews Valerie Stimac, the author of Lonely Planet’s newest guide “Dark Skies: A Practical Guide to Astrotourism.” We learn about dark sky certifications, the best places on earth to study the stars, and why everyone has to make time to see the Milky Way. Plus, Ryan goes to Florida. Things we talked about in today’s podcast: “Dark Skies: A Practical Guide to Astrotourism” https://shop.lonelyplanet.com/products/dark-skies-1 International Dark Sky Association https://www.darksky.org/  Valerie & Valise https://www.valisemag.com/  Space Tourism Guide https://spacetourismguide.com/  “The Universe” https://shop.lonelyplanet.com/products/the-universe-1  The Dali Museum https://thedali.org/ UM Libraries “Cleared to Land: The Records of Pan American Airways, Inc.” https://scholar.library.miami.edu/digital/exhibits/show/panamerican/digitization - Listen to past episodes at: https://outofofficepod.com/ - Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ooopodcast/