Radio Guests – May 15, 2010 – Santa Barbara, CA

This Saturday, May 15, 2010, Peter will be coming to you from the Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California. Featured guests include:

- Sean O’Neill, senior editor for BudgetTravel.com, shares six lessons learned from being stranded by the Icelandic volcano;

- Barney Brantingham, columnist for the Santa Barbara Independent, talks about his favorites places to grab a beer or a cup of coffee in Santa Barbara;

- Seth Stevenson, author of Grounded: A Down To Earth Journey Around the World, explains why it’s okay for travel writers to say they hate a place;

- Shaun Tomson, former world champion surfer and chairman of the advisory board for The Surfrider Foundation, tells us what we can do to minimize our environmental impact when we travel;

- Kitty Bean-Yancey, USA Today travel columnist, updates us on how Gulf Coast tourism has been affected by the oil spill;

- Cat Cora, Iron Chef and president & founder of Chefs for Humanity, discusses what her organization is doing to aid Haiti;

- Doug Lansky, author of The Titanic Awards: Celebrating the Worst of Travel, announces this year’s winners of the worst in travel;

- Michael Redmon, director of research at the Santa Barbara Historical Society, speaks about the developments of the tourism industry in Santa Barbara.

- Roger Durling, executive director at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, informs us about the film festival’s legacy, and how it has grown and changed over the years;

- Nicole Hockin, of the Travel Smart Blog, reveals travel trends and tips for summer;

- Michael Cohen, founder and chief executive of the Santa Barbara Adventure Company, gives his Santa Barbara travel recommendations.

Call in with your travel questions at 1-888-88-PETER (1-888-887-3837), or email peter@petergreenberg.com. (Write “ASK PETER” in the subject line.)

To learn more about the area, visit our California Travel section.

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