Guido Adelfio's guest appearances

Guido Adelfio

Our Town with host Andy Ockershausen - Homegrown History

THE BILLY GERRISH EXPERIMENT!

Susan Lacz

Keller Williams

Doug Duncan

Greg Davis

Tom Quinn

Brian Kelly

Mark Russell

Jessica Walsh

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Ric Edelman

Ryan Seacrest

Caroline Carter

Jackie Robinson

Dexter Manley

Patrick Kane

OwlTail

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Guido is a longtime friend of my family and the owner of Bethesda Travel, which is an international boutique travel business.  After the Gerrish European Vacation of 2006 that Guido so marvelously orchestrated, Linda threw in her talents and worked with Guido.   Europe is opening up -- let Guido plan your dream European Vacation -- like he did for the Gerrishes!!! <a href="http://www.bethesdatravel.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bethesdatravel.com</a> 301-656-1670 STEP ON OUT!!!

PILLARS XXV -- GUIDO ADELFIO

Guido Adelfio on his passion for travel - "It's hard work. It's a lot of energy to fly to Europe for three days, do stuff the whole time, and fly home and head right back to the office, but I love it. The beneficiaries of that are our clients."Guido Adelfio, Global Travel Expert, Bethesda TravelA Ockershausen:	We have a special guest here today for Our Town. A man who knows Our Town and probably knows your town and their town and every town. It's Guido Adelfio from Bethesda Travel, a very, very dear friend of WMAL for so many years. Guido, where did Bethesda Travel start?Guido Adelfio:	Good morning, Andy! A Ockershausen:	We did that already. Guido Adelfio:	We did that?A Ockershausen:	It's not morning, it's night. La Familigia, Antonio and Margaret Adelfio, and Bethesda TravelGuido Adelfio:	Thanks for having me. Bethesda Travel started in a dream of my parents. In 1961, my father was working for Air France. A Ockershausen:	He had been in the Italian Air Force.Guido Adelfio:	He had been in the Italian Air Force. He was trained as a lawyer. They met in Capri, believe it or not. Got married here in the States. Went back to Italy. I was born. Back to Canada. A Ockershausen:	I've been to your place where you were born, if you remember that.Guido Adelfio:	That's right. That's true.A Ockershausen:	I loved it.Guido Adelfio:	Then, we stayed a few years in Canada. He got his law degree. Came to the States, practiced as a lawyer then started working for Air France. He was doing very well. The way I heard it, I was a child at the time, there was a promotion. Well, the French guy got the promotion and the Italian guy was left sitting at the desk. He said, "The heck with this. I'm going to start my own business." That was in December of 1961.A Ockershausen:	Oh my god . . .that's 70-some years ago. Guido Adelfio:	Well, not quite, but ...A Ockershausen:	Feels like 70 years.Guido Adelfio:	Almost 60. A Ockershausen:	Guido, but did he start in Bethesda?Guido Adelfio:	In Bethesda, right on Waverly Street. If you're familiar with the Vamoose Bus?A Ockershausen:	Yes.Guido Adelfio:	Where it stops on that same block, we had a rented office. In the day, it was the Suburban Trust Bank Building. Nearby, you had the Hot Shops. No metro yet. Bethesda's really changed.A Ockershausen:	You mentioned two businesses that don't exist anymore.Guido Adelfio:	Correct.A Ockershausen:	Suburban Trust and Hot Shop.Guido Adelfio:	There was also a Dart Drug.A Ockershausen:	That's what happens.Guido Adelfio:	There was a Dart Drug and a Grand Union.  There was a Grand Union. A lot of stuff.A Ockershausen:	Guido, when he started in the business, it was a different world, of course. He was on the ground floor of what was going to be the future, is travel. Guido Adelfio:	Correct.A Ockershausen:	I mean, people who help other people travel.Guido Adelfio:	Absolutely.A Ockershausen:	He was really on the ground floor.What Stamps Had to Do With ItGuido Adelfio:	When he was in University, he had two experiences, actually, three. One as a child. His uncles had a shipping agency. They used to bring home, this was a kid in the '30s in Italy, Mussolini was in charge. They used to bring home stamps from all over the world, decorated stamps. Sri Lanka, Brazil, Finland. As a child, that wakened him up that there was a world outside of Palermo, Sicily.A Ockershausen:	Amazing.Guido Adelfio:	Absolutely. That woke up his imagination. Then, after the war, he went in the Air Force. Then, he was in University. At that time, he had two jobs. One was, I think he thought he would meet more girls, but he got a job at the fledging Club Med that started right after the war as a tour guide.A Ockershausen:	A Club Med!Guido Adelfio:	Taking people, French visitors, it was called "Club Maaseik," at the time. This was '48, '49. Then, he morphed that into a job at the train station in Palermo assisting travelers who had com...

Guido Adelfio on his passion for travel - "It's hard work. It's a lot of energy to fly to Europe for three days, do stuff the whole time, and fly home and head right back to the office, but I love it. The beneficiaries of that are our clients." Guido Adelfio, Global Travel Expert, Bethesda Travel A Ockershausen:	We have a special guest here today for Our Town. A man who knows Our Town and probably knows your town and their town and every town. It's Guido Adelfio from Bethesda Travel, a very, very dear friend of WMAL for so many years. Guido, where did Bethesda Travel start? Guido Adelfio:	Good morning, Andy! A Ockershausen:	We did that already. Guido Adelfio:	We did that? A Ockershausen:	It's not morning, it's night. La Familigia, Antonio and Margaret Adelfio, and Bethesda Travel Guido Adelfio:	Thanks for having me. Bethesda Travel started in a dream of my parents. In 1961, my father was working for Air France. A Ockershausen:	He had been in the Italian Air Force. Guido Adelfio:	He had been in the Italian Air Force. He was trained as a lawyer. They met in Capri, believe it or not. Got married here in the States. Went back to Italy. I was born. Back to Canada. A Ockershausen:	I've been to your place where you were born, if you remember that. Guido Adelfio:	That's right. That's true. A Ockershausen:	I loved it. Guido Adelfio:	Then, we stayed a few years in Canada. He got his law degree. Came to the States, practiced as a lawyer then started working for Air France. He was doing very well. The way I heard it, I was a child at the time, there was a promotion. Well, the French guy got the promotion and the Italian guy was left sitting at the desk. He said, "The heck with this. I'm going to start my own business." That was in December of 1961. A Ockershausen:	Oh my god . . .that's 70-some years ago. Guido Adelfio:	Well, not quite, but ... A Ockershausen:	Feels like 70 years. Guido Adelfio:	Almost 60. A Ockershausen:	Guido, but did he start in Bethesda? Guido Adelfio:	In Bethesda, right on Waverly Street. If you're familiar with the Vamoose Bus? A Ockershausen:	Yes. Guido Adelfio:	Where it stops on that same block, we had a rented office. In the day, it was the Suburban Trust Bank Building. Nearby, you had the Hot Shops. No metro yet. Bethesda's really changed. A Ockershausen:	You mentioned two businesses that don't exist anymore. Guido Adelfio:	Correct. A Ockershausen:	Suburban Trust and Hot Shop. Guido Adelfio:	There was also a Dart Drug. A Ockershausen:	That's what happens. Guido Adelfio:	There was a Dart Drug and a Grand Union. There was a Grand Union. A lot of stuff. A Ockershausen:	Guido, when he started in the business, it was a different world, of course. He was on the ground floor of what was going to be the future, is travel. Guido Adelfio:	Correct. A Ockershausen:	I mean, people who help other people travel. Guido Adelfio:	Absolutely. A Ockershausen:	He was really on the ground floor. What Stamps Had to Do With It Guido Adelfio:	When he was in University, he had two experiences, actually, three. One as a child. His uncles had a shipping agency. They used to bring home, this was a kid in the '30s in Italy, Mussolini was in charge. They used to bring home stamps from all over the world, decorated stamps. Sri Lanka, Brazil, Finland. As a child, that wakened him up that there was a world outside of Palermo, Sicily. A Ockershausen:	Amazing. Guido Adelfio:	Absolutely. That woke up his imagination. Then, after the war, he went in the Air Force. Then, he was in University. At that time, he had two jobs. One was, I think he thought he would meet more girls, but he got a job at the fledging Club Med that started right after the war as a tour guide. A Ockershausen:	A Club Med! Guido Adelfio:	Taking people, French visitors, it was called "Club Maaseik," at the time. This was '48, '49. Then, he morphed that into a job at the train station in Palermo assisting travelers who had com...

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