Archive for November, 2009
Holiday Travel Q & A
T-Minus 48 hours until Thanksgiving and one of the busiest travel seasons of the year. This morning, Peter stopped by The Early Show to answer all your last minute holiday travel questions.
Scoring Ski-Season Deals
Here’s the deal on scoring affordable ski vacations: If you hit the slopes at the right time, you may be able to find some significant deals. If you see a deal being promoted, find out if there are blackout dates. That will tip you off to the resort’s high season. This year, those dates will [...]
Baby, Let’s Get Away: A Crib Sheet to Traveling with Tots
When vacationing with baby, do you ever feel like there’s a party—and everyone is invited but the two of you? While many lodgings perform an admirable job of catering to the pre-school and school-age set with programs, packages and special amenities, the offerings are sometimes sorely lacking when it comes to the youngest of special [...]
AAA Thanksgiving Forecast: Air Travel Down, Road Trips Up for Americans
More Americans are expected to hit the road this Thanksgiving compared to last year, according to AAA’s holiday travel report. Even though more travelers are opting to drive this year instead of fly, that doesn’t mean your flight won’t be any less crowded. Keep reading to find out what to expect from your Thanksgiving journey [...]
Animal Voluntourism
It’s one thing to travel to see exotic animals. But what if you could give back and get some hands-on experiences at the same time? Let’s start with Bolivia. At an animal rehabilitation center called Inti Wara Yassi, volunteers can actually “adopt” a jaguar. Inside a 2,000-acre jungle, you get assigned a rescue jaguar that [...]
The Bottle Blogs: Suzy Gershman’s Postcard from Napa, Part 2
Now that I’ve wet my feet in wine, I thought I’d do a little exploration of Napa before heading to some of the vineyards. Napa is a rather large town and functions as a city, not a cutie-pie tourist village. Real people live here and there are plenty of big-box stores if you need to [...]
Photo Gallery: The Vineyards of Sonoma County
The photographs created by Andy Katz have taken him around the globe. From the Old Country in Eastern Europe to the California wine country, which he now calls home, his subjects are as diverse as his travels and adventures.
Smarter Travel, Jan & Dean Surf Rock & Harper’s Hideaway Report – Hour 1 – PGW Radio
On November 21, 2009, Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio is coming to you from The Hilton Resort, Huntington Beach, California. Guests from the first hour include: Anne Banas, executive editor for SmarterTravel.com, who reveals the results from Smarter Travel’s recent Readers Choice Awards. Find out which airline was voted to have the dirtiest cabins, which airlines [...]
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