Archive for Category: "Culture"
Ask Peter: Civil War Travel, Car Rentals Abroad & More
Need help planning your spring break? Have a travel question that no one can answer? If so, it’s time to ask Peter. Every Saturday on Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio (click here to listen to the most recent podcast), Peter stops to address your travel questions. You can talk to Peter at 1-888-88-PETER (1-888-887-3837), email peter@petergreenberg.com, [...]
Travel Tip: Learning Local Languages
If there’s something that transforms someone from being a tourist to a traveler, it’s learning the local language. But what you really want to do is skip the text book based lessons and get yourself into a conversational program. In France, a program called WICE, was founded by English speakers of Paris. There’s an annual [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: Restore French Castles
Each Thursday we highlight an new experience from our extensive listings of volunteer travel (a.k.a voluntourism) opportunities. Check back each week for a new voluntourism spotlight and tune into Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio this weekend to hear even more about this opportunity. If you want to preserve France’s history and architecture, then La Sabranenque, a non-profit [...]
Slideshow: A Foodie’s Tour Through Spokane, Washington
Is “farm to table” a buzzword or a way of life? Foodie adventurer David Latt, explores Spokane, Washington and ventures into Northern Idaho to see how this part of the country has transformed itself to embrace the farm-to-table movement. Food trends are often subject to hype. “Farm-to-table” leads to images of a farmer driving [...]
Voluntourism Spotlight: Excavate Devon
At PeterGreenberg.com we pride ourselves on keeping up extensive listings of volunteer travel (a.k.a voluntourism) opportunities and our archives are continuing to grow. Check back each Thursday for our voluntourism spotlight and tune into Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio to hear even more about these opportunities. The EarthWatch Institute is offering two 14-day volunteer program to Devon to [...]
Travel Tip: Winter Events and Discounts
This year many major cities will host winter events, so take the opportunity to look for off-season deals associated with these experiences. Winter in Los Angeles isn’t always 76 degrees and sunny, but there are plenty of events to attract visitors. DineLA is one of the largest restaurant weeks in the country with three course [...]
What’s New In Miami and South Beach
When things happen in Miami it’s usually in South Beach and when things happen at South Beach it’s often at the Ritz-Carlton. Amy Rennert talks to Peter about her recent Miami experience. Peter Greenberg: Are you surviving South Beach? Amy Rennert: Well I’m doing much more than surviving. I’m at the Ritz-Carlton right now and [...]
Travel Tip: Joining Celebrations and Festivals
You can always travel for a major festival or celebration, but what if you could actually become part of the event? One of the most famous festivals coming up is Mardi Gras: each float is organized by a different group so the trick is finding one that allows open membership. One is called Orpheus, but [...]
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