Archive for Category: "Africa"
Safari Through Uganda Where Seeing is Believing
North of Uganda’s capital city of Kampala, Paraa Safari Lodge is right inside the Murchison Falls National Park. It’s a beautiful place designed to stimulate the senses. You’ll hear the roar of one the world’s largest waterfalls and spot some of nature’s most beautiful wild animals. From the moment you arrive, wildlife greets you with curiosity. [...]
Window Seat or Aisle Seat: Warm-Weather Winter Vacations
Did you know that today is National Escape day? In honor of this January day, why not plan a winter escape from the cold? Kerri Zane’s Window Seat or Aisle Seat column has advice and deals for planning your first vacation of the year. Winter can be the perfect time for a mental health holiday. [...]
Video Travel Tip: Going to Egypt During a Travel Alert
Peter recently traveled to Egypt to do a local radio show on the Nile in Luxor. Always the fearless traveler, he made sure to visit Tahrir Square to report on the real story about travel to Egypt during the revolution. The worst four-letter word starting with “f” is “fear,” and Americans know no shortage of [...]
Radio Guest List — Luxor, Egypt — January 14, 2012
Is now the time to set sail on the Nile? Is Cairo truly safe for tourists? Peter sits down with egyptologists and travel experts to answer all your questions about going to a destination after civil unrest. Plus, he answers your travel questions and solves your problems on Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio, broadcasting from Uniworld’s [...]
Video Travel Tip: Bargaining at the Egyptian Markets
Once you get passed the dreaded “f-word” (I mean fear, people) and take my advice on traveling to Egypt, you will be amazed by the number of street markets filled with vendors hawking their goods. In a country that relies heavily on tourism, vendors struggle when visitorship is down — and it’s down, from 14 [...]
Travel Deals: Spas, Safaris & 11-11-11 Specials
Fall travel thrives on diversity and spontaneity. This week, we have exclusive offers for spa luxury in St. Barts, 11-11-11 resort discounts, safari adventures throughout Africa, a breast cancer awareness package and more. Read on for complete information on these deals: Travel to the French West Indies this fall. Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France re-opens their [...]
Lee Abbamonte and His Record-Breaking Trip to Libya
Imagine that you set out to visit every sovereign nation in the world, but the last country you need to get to before you complete your goal suddenly becomes a war zone. Lee Abbamonte, travel writer and global adventurer, found himself in just that position. Lee calls Peter from Libya, where he has just become [...]
Dhani Jones on Travel, Sports, Bowties and Switzerland
Sports and travel both have the potential to unite a common passion in people. Dhani Jones, NFL player, host of Dhani Tackles the Globe, and author of The Sportsman: Unexpected Lessons from an Around-the-World Sports Odyssey, joins Peter to share how sports and travel have changed his life. Peter Greenberg: I can go toe to [...]
