Archive for September, 2007
Women’s Travel Clubs
Women know that much of life is about compromise, but when you’re embarking on a travel adventure, why play by everyone else’s rules? If you’re a solo traveler eyeing that Alaskan cruise, you’re probably also dreading the singles mixers, and if you’re a married mom packing up the family’s bags for a European expedition, you [...]
The Complete Travel Detective Bible Debuts
For many people there is nothing more daunting than trying to plan a business trip or a vacation: Where do I go? What hotel should I stay in? Where should I sit on the plane? What companies should I stay away from? What do all of these fees mean? Peter Greenberg, the trusted travel editor [...]
Transplant Tourism
You’ve probably heard of medical tourism—going abroad for medical procedures—or dental tourism—doing the same thing for dental care. But now there’s something called “transplant tourism.” There’s medical tourism and dental tourism, but here’s a new one: transplant tourism. Before you start thinking they’re pushing the envelope too far, the transplants aren’t for organs . . [...]
Ask Peter: Your Travel Problems Solved
I was diagnosed in 2004 with multiple sclerosis (MS). I have gone from walking four miles a day to walking with a cane, barely being able to walk down a hall. So I know how hard it can be. I am looking for a get away for my husband and myself mainly for my husband, [...]
Travel Book Spotlight: MTV Spain
We sit down for a one-on-one conversation with the world’s travel writers… Imagine graduating college and being sent around the world on someone else’s dime and then being paid to review bars, restaurants, museums, and everything else that a city has to offer. That’s the life that Andre Legaspi gets to brag about as a [...]
Tips for Travelers From The Complete Travel Detective Bible
When it comes to travel, I firmly believe a plan is only something to depart from, and that the serendipity of travel opens my eyes to a world where the arbitrary borders of fear and misunderstanding can be ignored. What follows are my own tried-and-true guidelines for spontaneous journeying—literally—outside the box. Forget brochures. Brochures lie. [...]
Pint-Size Pros: Hotel Programs Put Kids to Work
Why spoil your kids on vacation when you can put them right to work? Don’t worry, it’s more fun for everyone than it may sound. Here’s how kids can get involved with their hotel stay, and learn a new skill in the process. Several of the Historic Hotels of America are offering children the chance [...]
On the Air: Nancy Cobb, Coronado Walking Tours
Thirty years of walking tours could exhaust even the most dedicated guides from telling the same stories over and over again. But not Nancy Cobb, co-founder of Coronado Walking Tours. She keeps going, leading tours around Coronado and its environs every Thursday and Saturday morning. What keeps her so interested in this small Southern California [...]
