Archive for February, 2009
Google Latitude Launched: Track Your Travels in Real Time
First it was Facebook status updates; then Twitter alerts; and now, you can broadcast your whereabouts—in real time—on a Google map. Google Inc. released software today that can track people’s locations through its mobile mapping service. The new feature, called “Latitude,” requires users to manually turn on tracking software through their cell phone or other [...]
Literary Hotels: Theme Hotels Inspired by Books and Libraries
With so many hotels bragging about their high-tech amenities, once in a while it’s nice to find a place that actually celebrates the lost art of reading.
Grateful Traveler: The Miracle Magnet, Part 3, Presents That Touch the Heart
These days, the newspapers, the radio, the Internet, and TV are filled with stories of gloom. The country seems to have spent years in a euphoric state, only to have manically flipped to depression. Like everyone, I know how hard it is to get by. But as a deep believer in Eskimos—the people who reach [...]
This Week: Feb. 7, 2009
This weekend Peter will be broadcasting his radio show from Cardiff, Wales! And now, you can listen to it streaming live on WLWI 1440 AM, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the East Coast, 9 a.m. to noon Central Time, and 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the West Coast. Check out the lineup this weekend… Paul [...]
Revolt on a Plane? Where and How to Complain If Your Pilot Is Drunk and Other Dangerous Air Travel Scenarios
Back on December 28, passengers on Aeroflot Flight 315 revolted before takeoff when they suspected their pilot was drunk. It was the pre-flight announcement on the Moscow to New York flight that tipped them off that the pilot was in no condition to fly, at which point passengers pleaded with the crew. Though at first [...]
Zeppelin Tours, Sight Seeing from the Air
If you thought Zeppelin travel went the way of the Hindenburg, think again. These days you can actually take a Zeppelin to do some sight seeing from above.
Suzy Gershman’s Postcard from Berlin, Germany: Adlon Hotel, Checkpoint Charlie, and Baths
Liebe Peter, Since I had a German pen pal when I was 8 years old, I know the proper way to address a German letter and postcard. Beyond that, however, my German is not very good but thankfully here in Berlin most people seem to speak flawless English. For me, however, one of the best [...]
New York’s Hotel Carter Tops Dirty Hotels List – Again
For the third time in four years, New York’s Hotel Carter has been awarded the title of Dirtiest Hotel in America by TripAdvisor (the other year it was number two). Roaches, bedbugs, filthy sheets and, oh yes, a dead body wrapped in garbage bags, are just some of the gems in this Times Square hotel’s [...]
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