Archive for Category: "Restaurants"
Travel Detective Blog: The Most Common Valentine’s Day Mistakes
Listen up lovebirds, before you get blinded any more by love on Valentine’s Day, consider yourself also potentially blinded by Valentine’s Day hype. We’re talking about overpriced hotel packages and expensive restaurant menus, all designed to relieve you of your guilt…and lighten your wallet. Peter uses his Travel Detective blog to help you avoid the most [...]
New Year, New You: Healthy Airport Eats across the US
If you made any resolutions for 2013, it’s likely that healthy eating made the list. But anyone who travels often knows how tough it is to stick to healthier nutritional choices. Contributor Courtney Crockett made it easy by tracking down healthy options (and calories counts) at new eateries and kiosks at airports around the country. For [...]
Travel Tip: Seasonal Ingredients
Even though the weather is getting colder, that doesn’t mean the end of growing season. In fact, the upcoming months are prime time for some of the top delicacies in the world. Oregonians are all about truffle season and the upcoming Oregon Truffle Festival in Eugene. We’re talking hands-on cooking classes, foraging courses, and even [...]
Ask the Locals: Sonoma County
TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards chose Sonoma County, California as the top wine destination in the U.S. But don’t just follow the crowds into the wine-tasting rooms. Keep reading to hear what the locals have to say about their favorite picks in the area. George Webber, aka The Count of Buena Vista Winery, suggests getting into the great [...]
Experience Nantucket Like a Native: 6 Off-Season Finds
September is truly the magic month for travel. For Peter, the magic is on Fire Island once the crowd leaves and the island reverts to what he remembers as a child. But that’s not the only magical off season. Up and down the coast, beach towns are free of the summer crowds. Now is the [...]
Ask the Locals: Raleigh, North Carolina
Peter Greenberg Worldwide broadcast from The Umstead just outside Raleigh, North Carolina. On air, Chef Scott Crawford shared his signature dish for fall, CAM Raleigh Executive Director Elysia Borowy-Reeder described the local arts scene, and Natural Museum of Science Director Betsy Bennett shared the best of the great outdoors. Today, we’ve rounded up all the [...]
Top 6 Cultural Attractions Opening in Europe Fall 2012
It’s no secret that Europe in fall is the time to find real value, and this year there are more than a few new attractions. European resident and Peter Greenberg contributor Elena Strapkova shares all the exciting museums, restaurant, festival and other cultural activities going on across the Atlantic this fall. 1. BRUSSELICIOUS 2012 Brussels, [...]
Fall in France: Three Coasts, Three Cultures, Three Cuisines
It’s no secret that European travel gets better in the fall. Not only are hotels and airfares more affordable, but the crowds have died down and you can even score a restaurant reservation. And it turns out that some of the best culinary surprises can be found on the coast. Irvina Lew heads to France [...]
