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Archive for Category: "Cultural Immersion"

Like a Local Spotlight: Cuba’s Tobacco Farms

Like a Local Spotlight: Cuba’s Tobacco Farms

The launch party for Peter and Michelin’s Like a Local guides is tonight and we want you to join us in celebrating. Follow along on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ where Peter will be sharing the top 10 local travel secrets in his first five guides. This morning, we’re going in depth on one of the [...]

The Most Common Etiquette Mistakes Americans Make In France

The Most Common Etiquette Mistakes Americans Make In France

Last week’s contest opened a can of worms in terms of airplane etiquette. Turns out the bad behavior doesn’t stop when the plane touches down. And mistakes become even more glaring overseas. Peter sat down with Vanity Fair Travel Editor Victoria Mather to find out the etiquette mistakes that make Americans stand out when traveling [...]

Savvy Souvenirs: Shopping in Japan

Savvy Souvenirs: Shopping in Japan

We all go shopping when we travel, but sometimes it’s hard to find the perfect souvenir that reflects a culture but is not sold on every street corner.  Travel correspondent Alyssa Caverley’s Savvy Souvenirs report heads to Tokyo. Go beyond hello kitty to see an ancient and authentic part of Japanese culture you can bring [...]

Voluntourism Spotlight: Visit London this Summer with Winant Clayton

Voluntourism Spotlight: Visit London this Summer with Winant Clayton

In this week’s Voluntourism Spotlight, find out how to spend the summer in London, where there are more ways to give back beyond just preparing for the Olympics. Check back every Wednesday for more voluntourism opportunities and tune into Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio on Saturday for more information. The Olympics is making London one of [...]

The Caribbean: Like a Local & Peter’s Top 5 Island Travel Tips

The Caribbean: Like a Local & Peter’s Top 5 Island Travel Tips

Peter Greenberg and Michelin’s Like a Local guidebooks have  just gone on sale. To pick up your copy, check out the travel section of your local bookstore or click here to order online. And if you’re in Chicago tomorrow, head to O’Hare where Peter will be signing all five of his Like a Local guides. [...]

Slideshow: A Foodie’s Tour Through Kyoto, Japan

Slideshow: A Foodie’s Tour Through Kyoto, Japan

Attention to detail and coaxing the best out of ingredients are hallmarks of Japanese cooking. Americans take pride in eating naturally and locally, something the Japanese have pursued for generations. Traveling foodie, David Latt, takes us along with him in Kyoto as he has lunch at a Zen monastery, explores the Diamaru food court, dines [...]

Cuba Like a Local & Peter’s Top 5 Cuba Travel Tips

Cuba Like a Local & Peter’s Top 5 Cuba Travel Tips

Peter Greenberg and Michelin’s Like a Local guidebook series is now on sale. Check out the travel section of your local bookstore or click here to order your copy online. We’ve already shared insider videos from Miami, Buenos Aires and New Orleans. This week we’re continuing our series with a spotlight on Cuba. You might [...]

Holland: Like a Local & Peter’s Top 4 Local Experiences

Holland: Like a Local & Peter’s Top 4 Local Experiences

This past week, Peter was broadcasting his radio show from the Netherlands aboard the Viking Odin from Viking River Cruises and now Peter is bringing you along with him as he cruises the Dutch Waterways! Don’t just hear about what the locals are doing on air. Watch Peter experience it in his new Holland: Like [...]