Archive for March, 2010
Organizing & Scrapbooking Your Digital Travel Photos
Digital travel photos can seem impersonal and disorganized. But the good news is photo software is getting easier to use, so you can organize a digital photo album … and still end up with something tangible to hold onto.
Global Heritage Fund Co-Founder Talks Sustainable Tourism
On recent travels to Guatemala’s Maya ruin of Tikal and to the Maya ruins of Chichen Itza, Coba and Tulum in Mexico, Meg Pier was impacted by seeing fresh paths being cleared for ancient archeological ruins—realizing how progress in developing sustainable tourism can make a real and meaningful difference in local communities. Jeff Morgan is [...]
Weekly International Travel News Roundup
President Obama made a splash in the travel industry this week, putting his stamp on a few projects that could greatly effect travelers. Keep reading for a round-up of the top travel news stories of the week, plus a look at some great alternative spring break ideas.
Ask the Locals Travel Guide: Orlando, Florida
Peter’s radio show is coming to us from The Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Hotel in Florida. With such easy access to the theme parks, it’s understandable that visitors might spend an inordinate amount of time with a certain mouse. But we wanted to find out where Orlando’s locals like to go. Keep reading to learn [...]
Birding in Belize on an Independent Shore Excursion
If following the crowds isn’t your thing, booking a cruise-ship shore excursion may seem like an exercise in futility. Lynn Langway explores how to break away from the masses and arrange an independent shore excursion. At midpoint on a Caribbean cruise, more than a few passengers may be ready for a shore excursion that features [...]
How To Avoid Bedbugs
Maybe you’ve heard the news: bedbugs are back. But now that they’re here, what’s your responsibility as a traveler to help prevent the problem from spreading?
Travel Tech: How Smartphones Are Changing Travel
Technology has been changing the way we travel in myriad ways, but these days, the travel process is even more enhanced by mobile phone technology. CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg sat down with CNET’s Natali Del Conte to talk technology and travel on The Early Show. Find out what hotels, airlines and other travel companies [...]
Chile Earthquake Aftershocks Rattle New President’s Inauguration
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake shook Chile again Thursday just before the country prepared to swear in its new president. Thursday’s earthquake was stronger than the 7.0-magnitude quake that devastated Haiti in January. Soon after, two aftershocks measuring 6.9 and 6.0 rattled the foreign dignitaries and journalists on hand for the inauguration. The tremors were a fitting [...]
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