Archive for June, 2009
Pilot Dies Mid-Flight, Co-Pilots Land Continental Plane Safely
A Continental jet has landed in safely in New Jersey, several hours after the pilot reportedly died mid-flight. The Boeing 777 was en route from Brussels to Newark when the 61-year-old pilot collapsed. A doctor on board apparently tried to revive him but was unsuccessful.
Suzy Gershman’s Postcard from Provence, France: Market Day, Uzes, Paint, and a New Kitchen
Dear Peter, After schlepping all over Italy and braving crummy roads and worse drivers, I am finally at home in Provence. I only get to spend two weeks at my house this year, as I have rented it out for portions of the summer. (Still some weeks left in mid-July!) Am busily dividing time between [...]
Peter Greenberg’s Bing Travel Blog: Airline Safety
As a contributor to MSN’s new Bing Travel community, Peter tackled the travel news story that’s on everyone’s mind: airplane safety. In the wake of the crash of Air France Flight 447, and the crash of Continental Connection 3407 near Buffalo, New York, last February, do these tragedies somehow suggest air travel is less safe? [...]
June 20, 2009: Online Radio Show Broadcasting from Aspen, Colorado
Peter is broadcasting his radio show this weekend from the annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado, live from The Little Nell. Featured guests include: Mayor Mick Ireland, giving us insight into the community and the growth of Aspen, and what you should see when you visit. Costas Christ, global travel editor of National [...]
Online Radio Archives – August 2009
On August 1, 2009, Peter was broadcasting his radio show from the Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Click here to view guests from the show. Listen to the show online: Hour 1 Hour 2 Hour 3 For more destination information, check out Ask the Locals City Guide: Banff, Alberta, Canada. On August 8, 2009, [...]
Three Passengers Fall Off Carnival Cruise Ships In Three Weeks
Last night a 50-year-old Alabama woman disappeared from a Carnival cruise ship, making her the second person in two days—and the third in three weeks—to fall off ships operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. Michelle Vilborg fell overboard the Carnival Holiday around 10:30 p.m. Monday while the ship was sailing about 75 miles south/southwest of Pensacola, [...]
Unique, Unusual and Scenic Train Trips
If you know me, then you already know that I’m a big fan of train travel and that especially applies to scenic train rides that not everyone knows about.
Grateful Traveler: This Land Is Our Land, An American on America
The first time I ever saw Utah’s Zion National Park I was in the company of a German friend. I was already in my late 20s and I’m sorry to say that, although I only lived a car-ride away, I had barely heard of it. The same could not be said for my friend. “Europeans [...]
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