Archive for October, 2011
Travel Deals: Halloween Cruises, Family Resort Fun & More
How can you get the most kick out of your Halloween weekend? Resorts and cruise lines are offering such good deals this year that these specials must be haunted. Take your family on a mystery cruise in California, have some fun in Orlando or experience ghostly adventures in old New England. Participate in a halloween [...]
Where In the World is Peter Greenberg?
As elusive as the Loch Ness Monster as legendary as Bigfoot, Peter Greenberg seems to appear only long enough leave photographic proof of his existence. Help us track him down by placing your guesses in this week’s Where in the World is Peter Greenberg? quiz. We provide the picture and some clues. You provide the [...]
The Travel Detective on Pan Am: Was It Travel’s Glory Days?
The Travel Detective took his first international flight as a child on a Pan Am 707. Now, he tunes into the new ABC drama to separate fact from fiction. Was Pan Am the pinnacle of flying or was international travel just as uncomfortable and inconvenient as it is today? We’re in the era of Mad [...]
Travel Tip: When to Buy a First Class Train Ticket Abroad?
You may think you know the difference between a first class or a second-class rail ticket, but there is more to the train class system abroad than meets the eye. Let’s start with the obvious, a first class ticket allows you privacy, sleep, a more comfortable seat and fewer people in a cabin. Family travelers [...]
Filmmaker Ken Burns on Jazz, Baseball and His American Journeys
Filmmaker Ken Burns is one of America’s great storytellers, bringing our nation’s history alive for the last 25 years. In the second part of our series of exclusive New Orleans video interviews on PeterGreenberg.com, Ken chats with Peter about baseball and the creation of his latest film “Jazz.” Watch the video below: Ken also talks [...]
How Recent Airline Strikes Impact Travelers this Fall
With the recent surge in airline strikes, thousands of travelers are getting stranded or bumped off their respective flights. Qantas Airway engineers have announced they have called off plans to strike, but the airline says it is too late to reinstate already canceled flights. The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Associated said Monday it will no [...]
Travel Tip: What’s In a Hotel’s Name?
When booking a hotel room, it’s common for travelers to expect a uniform experience from a chain property. But, guess what, branding isn’t everything. Don’t write off a mid-level U.S hotel, because those brands sometimes offer luxury accommodations overseas. Mid-level hotel brands in the U.S, like Holiday Inn, offer more premium perks in Asia and [...]
How Americans Can Travel to Cuba: A CBS Early Show Report
For years Cuba has been a forbidden country for Americans, only assessable to travelers willing to risk losing their passport in the process. But this year, thanks to changes in policy implemented by the Obama Administration, the first group of Americans were able to travel legally to the country. On the CBS Early Show, Peter [...]
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