Archive for July, 2009
Tough Travel “Hot” Spots on The Early Show
Are there travel hotspots you think are off-limits? Maybe places like Iraq, Cuba and North Korea come to mind? Guess what? You can travel to all of them. These days, there’s almost no part of the planet that’s completely off-limits to intrepid travelers.
Street Food in the USA
Maybe you’ve heard about the great street food in Asia, but you know what? You don’t have to travel that far to experience it. We’ve got some great stuff right here in the U.S.
Will Topless Tanning Become a Relic of France’s Past?
That classic French pastime, topless sunbathing, is apparently on the way out as millions of younger French women reconsider the wisdom of prancing around near-naked on the nation’s beaches. Citing fears of skin cancer and shifting feminist priorities, more and more women are supposedly ditching the so-called “mono-kini” (the bottom half of a bikini only) [...]
July 25, 2009: Bend, Oregon
Peter is broadcasting his radio show this Saturday from McMenamins Old St. Francis School Hotel in Bend, Oregon. Featured guests include: Travel writer, pilot and author Patrick Smith, weighing in on how the media’s reporting of plane crashes is all wrong. Freelance travel writer (and Bend local) John Gottberg Anderson, discussing the best places to [...]
Five Tips for Photographing San Francisco
Can’t ever seem to capture that perfect shot of the Golden Gate Bridge? Photographer and author Lee Foster shares his top five tips. If you happen to be traveling to San Francisco soon, with a camera in hand, you may be wondering, “Where can I get some good shots?” Even if you’re not a photographer, [...]
Government Travel Planners Say Goodbye Las Vegas, Hello Milwaukee?
Government employees hoping to spend their annual departmental retreat in a high-profile vacation destination such as Las Vegas or Orlando are now primed to expect something more sedate, such as Denver or St. Louis, as a result of new policies being implemented to avoid the appearance of extravagance. According to internal emails obtained by the [...]
Family Travel, Eco-Travel: A Trip to Little St. Simon’s Island
Leslie Garrett, The Virtuous Traveler, recently embarked on a two-day road trip from Canada with her husband and three children—ages 6, 8 and 10. Her goal? To teach her family the lessons of traveling simply without the clutter of everyday life…. Wherever you go as a family, teaching your kids to respect and appreciate the [...]
Choosing Car Rental Insurance
A lot of people ask me whether they should buy insurance at the car-rental counter. The answer varies—after all, you might be covered by your existing car insurance or credit card. But there are also other options you may not know about.
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