Archive for November, 2011
Travel Tip: Travel Like a Spy
You’ve seen it in the movies, but what if you could crack the code of top-secret agents? Step one: head to Washington, D.C. Yes, our capital is home to the closed-off FBI and the CIA, but anyone can enter the International Spy Museum. Taking its inspiration from the Cold War, the museum highlights spy tactics [...]
Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio–November 5, 2011–Auberge Saint-Antoine
If you missed this weekend’s Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio broadcast from Auberge Saint-Antoine, you can download the full podcast of the show or listen to it streaming live right here. From a year-round Ice Hotel to Quebec’s gastronomy, Peter explores the latest in Canadian travel. He also tackles this week’s travel news and explores this Thanksgiving’s hot [...]
Papandreou Steps Down but Greek Tourism Stays Steady
Greek Prime Minister George A. Papandreou announced on Sunday that he will resign once an interim government is in place, leaving many to wonder if the country’s growing political and economic instability will damage its robust tourism industry. Greek leaders have been struggling to comply with the European Union ‘s EU) debt-relief deal from October [...]
Video Travel Tip: Paris Museums
Although many Americans automatically think of the Louvre when preparing for a visit to Paris, there are so many other museums and galleries with amazing culture and imagery to last you days in the City of Lights. Start your tour right across from the Louvre on ‘Quai Malaquais’ where you will find dozens of independent [...]
Travel Tip: Antarctic Adventures Without Roughing It
It’s hard to get more off the beaten path than Antarctica, but you don’t have to be a hardened adventurer to go there. Although it may sound harsh and inhospitable, Antarctica’s summer season takes place during our winter, between November and March. It’s not as cold as you might think, and best of all, you’ll [...]
Weekly International Travel News Roundup
JetBlue is in hot water this week for keeping its passengers on the tarmac for seven hours, possibly in violation of the Department of Transportation’s Passenger Bill of Rights. Peter sounds off on this violation, plus gives us advice on how to cut minutes off your airport experience. Read these story and more, including video [...]
Video Travel Tip: Bike Sharing Programs
Traveling through a city can be difficult, especially internationally. Renting a car and then driving through an unknown place is not only expensive, but also stressful. And walking from one location to another limits how far you can go. Public transportation is great, but then you have to stick to a specific route. That’s why [...]
Icarus Award: Jesse “Don’t Touch My Body” Ventura, Ryanair Pinups & More Flying Hazards
It’s been a week of emergencies with a plane skidding off a runway, a terminal on fire, and an oxygen mask incident. And with flight attendants undressing rather than cross checking, travel failures come naturally. See this week’s Icarus nominees and vote for the worst offender in the poll below. Tell Peter about your Icarus [...]
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