Archive for September, 2011
Full Show – September 3, 2011 – Affinia Manhattan, New York
If you didn’t get the chance to tune into Peter’s radio show this Labor Day weekend, we have the podcast of the whole show right here on PeterGreenberg.com. The latest broadcast of Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio comes to you from the Affinia Manhattan in New York. Peter brings together a four-star executive chef, a top spa director, [...]
Travel Tip: Bioluminescence
Here’s a trivia question: What’s one natural phenomenon that only occurs in a handful bays and lagoons around the world? It’s called bioluminescence. In bioluminescent bays and lagoons, living organisms actually light up the water. The majority of these bio-bays are located close to home in places like Puerto Rico and Jamaica. While large boats––even [...]
Making Sumba Sustainable
How sustainable can a commercial hotel be? Can you limit your global footprint and still remain in business? Claude Graves did just that on the Indonesian island of Sumba after he saw Bali nearly destroyed by an unrestricted tourist population. Relationship expert and journalist Anna David shifts her focus from human relations to man’s relationship [...]
New Privacy-Friendly Body Scanning Technology Rolls Out Nationwide
As the nation focuses on airport security with the 10 year anniversary of September 11 approaching, Newark Liberty International Airport became the first New York City area airport to install the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA)’s new body scanning technology. Dallas Forth Worth International took part in the first wave of the new technology roll out [...]
Travel Tip: Birding Trails
Believe it or not, at least 30 states have birding trails, and you don’t necessarily have to be an birdwatching enthusiast to get something out of it. The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail was the first birding trail in the U.S. We’re talking more than 950 bird-watching sites on 9 different wildlife trail maps with [...]
Weekly International Travel News Roundup
Hurricane Irene may have been less severe than anticipated, but it continued to dominate the headlines this week. The hurricane left airports in a jumble, forcing passengers to bear the brunt of a fragile travel network. This week also marked 41 years since the Sterling Hall Bombing at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. On CBS [...]
Icarus Award: Snakes on a Plane, Bombs at Check-In, Nudists on a Mountain
Hurricane Irene may have pre-empted last week’s Icarus Awards, but that only gave us an additional week to seek out the most outrageous travel failures. And what a week it’s been… Snakes in the Pants On Monday, August 25, TSA agents in Miami International Airport caught a man trying to board a plane with seven [...]
Hidden Gems: Bermuda, Made in Bermuda
One might think that an island has to import almost everything, but Bermuda has a few surprising local products. There’s the Bermuda Perfumery in St. George’s, where visitors can observe how the perfumery’s one-of-a-kind scents are made. Another island original comes from bees. At Chartwell Apriary, you can learn first-hand from a man who calls [...]
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