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Archive for April, 2009

10 Great Summer Volunteer Vacations

10 Great Summer Volunteer Vacations

Got plans to clean up or help out on Earth Day? Why not extend the goodwill and start planning for your next travel experience with an eco-friendly volunteer vacation in mind? Here are 10 great ways to not only get your butt off the couch this summer, but to make a difference through travel with [...]

April 18 – Hour 2

On April 18, 2009, Peter’s radio show was live from Cooperstown, New York. The second hour’s guests include: Mayor Carol Waller will talk about the Village of Cooperstown, the community and what to see while you visit. Carolyn Spencer Browne, Editor-in-Chief of CruiseCritic.com, will update on us the latest in cruising. Shannon Stowell, President of [...]

April 18 – Hour 3

On April 18, 2009, Peter’s radio show was live from Cooperstown, New York. The third hour’s guests include: Ben Mutzabaugh, travel columnist for USA Today, goes over travel news highlights with Peter. Erin Crissman, Curator of the Farmers Museum in Cooperstown, will tell us what life was like in Cooperstown in 1845. Matthew Parker, author [...]

International Travel News Roundup

International Travel News Roundup

In case you missed any of the news and feature stories we posted in the past week, here’s a roundup to get you up to speed. There is so much more to Jamaican food than just jerk chicken and Red Stripe beer. In Culinary Adventures: Jamaica’s Roadside Food (With Recipes!) we tell you about the [...]

Ask the Locals Travel Guide: Cooperstown, New York

Ask the Locals Travel Guide: Cooperstown, New York

What’s put Cooperstown, New York on the map? The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, where Peter is broadcasting his radio show, is the obvious answer. But if you ask the locals, you’ll see that besides baseball legends, Cooperstown is also home to great food, culture and beautiful outdoor spaces.

International Airline News Keeps Getting Wild and Weird

International Airline News Keeps Getting Wild and Weird

Airline news may leave you gasping, screaming, crying, or laughing out loud—but it’ll never bore you. This week is a case in point. Whether by coincidence or design, a perfect storm of wacky airline antics have transpired in the last few days, which moved us to bring you this roundup. There were two from the [...]

Visit The World’s Toughest Travel Destinations

2009 is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. And to visit that city today, you’d never know that it was once a travel “no-no.” Well here’s some information on hot spots that used to be travel “not spots.”

Jamaican Culinary Adventures: Jamaica’s Roadside Food and Recipes

Jamaican Culinary Adventures: Jamaica’s Roadside Food and Recipes

When you think about the native food of Jamaica, what leaps to mind? The uninitiated could probably only conjure up jerk chicken and Red Stripe beer. I have to admit that I was one of those people, until a recent trip to the island. Most visitors aren’t aware of Jamaican cuisine because they tend to [...]