Archive for April, 2010
Earth Day Travels, All Year Long
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, so how can you incorporate travel and the environment on this day and beyond? We’ve got some ideas for you.
Book & Movie Travel
It’s one thing to see a book come to life by watching the movie version. But what if you could retrace the steps of your favorite story and actually experience it for yourself?
Video Report from Peter: Continuing Travel Fallout From the Iceland Volcano
We all know the Icelandic volcano eruption caused air travel to come to a screeching halt, affecting millions of passenger around the world. But this major travel disruption had far-reaching effects across the globe on every industry imaginable. While stranded in the UK, Peter gave this exclusive report to PeterGreenberg.com on the economy of a [...]
Earth Day Travel: Spring Into Wildflower Season
What’s your favorite first sign of spring? Is it longer days and April showers? Or is it the first signs of Texas bluebonnets and the hot pinks and brilliant yellows of desert flora? If you can’t get enough of nature’s bounty, find out where the wildflowers are in our most recent post for Oprah.com.
Travelers Struggle To Get Home After European Flight Disruptions
Air traffic in Europe is back on track after a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland caused five days of airspace closures. Though aviation officials say that air traffic has returned to about 75 percent of normal capacity on Wednesday, it could takes weeks for the airlines to put their backlog of flights in order. The [...]
Travel Industry’s Response to the Volcano in Iceland
European air space has opened, but still stranded air travelers around the world are seeking out options to get home or making arrangements to stay put without breaking the bank. (Even Peter considered taking a 19-hour bus ride from London to Madrid when all other options evaporated, but managed to get himself on one of [...]
National Park Week: Free Entrance to National Parks
It’s National Park Week, which means travelers get free entrance into all 392 national parks through April 25. If you can’t get yourself to a park by this weekend, start planning now because coming up this summer are “fee-free” weekends at more than 100 national parks.
A Pilot on the Iceland Volcano’s Effects on Air Travel
While broadcasting live from Wales last weekend, Peter spoke with airline pilot Patrick Smith, author of the “Ask the Pilot” column for Salon.com, about how the volcano ash can affect aircraft and the ripple effect of the Icelandic volcano eruption on global air traffic. Patrick Smith: How’s the sky over there in Wales, kind of [...]
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