Archive for October, 2011
Travel Tip: Winter Olympic Sport Complexes
The next Winter Olympics is not until 2014, but before then you can vicariously live out Olympic dreams at some of this country’s finest winter sport complexes. Have you wanted to feel the power of a 5 G-force wind? Utah Olympic Park is open to the public all winter long. Visitors there can ride the [...]
Sonoma County: A Casual California Wine Adventure
Having visited Napa for Wine Boot Camp, our resident foodie-traveler, David Latt, continues his exploration of California’s wine country, this time in Sonoma County. Read part two of our series on California Wine Country: Napa vs. Sonoma. With beautiful farmland, a dramatic coastline, fields of wild flowers, world-class wineries and upscale restaurants, Sonoma County located [...]
When to Buy Holiday Travel: A CBS Early Show Report
U.S. airlines are currently filling eight out of every ten seats, and this comes at a historicaly weak quarter. Airfares — thanks to fuel prices and reduced capacity — are much higher than they were last year at this time. And to make matters worse, the law of supply and demand will definitely not be [...]
Travel Tip: Watch Towers
If you’re ready for a new and really different way to experience our national parks, I be you haven’t considered visiting a park’s watch tower. A good portion of the towers are being used for spotting fires, but a good portion of them are being rented out to you. Head over to the Black Mountain [...]
Will New Airplane Seats Improve the Coach Experience?
Move over Skyrider, there’s a brand new airline seat making waves in the industry. The seat, unveiled by Lufthansa this month, is so ultra-thin that it creates space for more seats to be added. Peter talks with the Wall Street Journal’s Scott McCartney about the new seats and what they mean to consumers. Peter Greenberg: They’re [...]
Yountville, California: An Ideal Starting Point for Seeing Napa
Every fall thousands descend on California’s wine country. Before they set out, they have to answer the California oenophile’s dilemma: Napa or Sonoma? This week we sent our correspondents to both counties. Read Phil Baker’s experience in Napa and then check back tomorrow for David Latt’s adventures in Sonoma. When I worked for Apple a [...]
Travel Tip: Cave Tours
Around the world, there’s an experience that you might not have had. It’s about going on a cave tour. Cave tours highlight everything from crystals and gems to bats. Cave and Basin in Banff, Alberta, Canada is, quite literally, a cave with a hot springs inside. It is Canada’s first National Park and you can [...]
Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show–October 15, 2011–Madison, Wisconsin.
If you missed this weekend’s live broadcast of Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio, you can listen or download the podcast of the full show right here. Broadcasting from Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin, Peter is joined by Ask a Pilot‘s Patrick Smith and Wall Street Journal’s Scott McCartney to discuss the latest travel news. [...]
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