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Archive for Category: "Switzerland & Austria"

Suzy Gershman’s Postcard from Geneva: Shopping for Swiss Watches

Suzy Gershman’s Postcard from Geneva: Shopping for Swiss Watches

Dear Peter, I won’t bore you with the tale of how we got our ashes kicked by the big, bad volcano, as every traveler has a similar story. Instead, let me explain how it is that we got stranded in Geneva. You know that I have sold my house in Provence, and I wanted my [...]

Airline Fare Deals Too Good to Be True & Switzerland Travel – Hour 1 – PGW Radio

Airline Fare Deals Too Good to Be True & Switzerland Travel – Hour 1 – PGW Radio

On Saturday, March 27, Peter broadcast his radio show from the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland. This is where the Jungfrau Railway reaches what’s known as “the Top of Europe,” featuring The Sphinx observation hall and terrace and the Ice Palace. Featured guests include: Scott McCartney, The Wall Street Journal’s travel editor, discussing his newest report, “When Airline [...]

Jungfraujoch, Switzerland, Jungfrau Railway & Cruise News – Hour 2 – PGW Radio

Jungfraujoch, Switzerland, Jungfrau Railway & Cruise News – Hour 2 – PGW Radio

This Saturday, March 27, Peter will broadcast his radio show from the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland. This is where the Jungfrau Railway reaches what’s known as “the Top of Europe,” featuring The Sphinx observation hall and terrace and the Ice Palace. Featured guests include: Toni Eilert of Jungfraujoch explains how they keep up a station that is [...]

Baggage Insurance & the Jungfrau Region – Hour 3 – PGW Radio

Baggage Insurance & the Jungfrau Region – Hour 3 – PGW Radio

On Saturday, March 27, Peter broadcast his radio show from the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland. This is where the Jungfrau Railway reaches what’s known as “the Top of Europe,” featuring The Sphinx observation hall and terrace and the Ice Palace. Featured guests include: George Hobica, CEO of AirFareWatchDog.com, revealing the baggage insurance airlines never tell you about; [...]

Ask the Locals Travel Guide: Interlaken, Switzerland

Ask the Locals Travel Guide: Interlaken, Switzerland

Peter has broadcast his radio show from some pretty unusual places around the world, and this weekend’s show is no exception. He’s coming to us from the “Top of Europe!” Jungfraujoch is a saddle in the Switzerland’s Bernese Alps, home to the Jungfrau Railway station which sits at more than 11,000 feet. Peter’s show will [...]

Radio Guests – March 27, 2010 – Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

Radio Guests – March 27, 2010 –  Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

This Saturday, March 27, Peter will broadcast his radio show from the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland.  This is where the Jungfrau Railway reaches what’s known as “the Top of Europe,” featuring The Sphinx observation hall and terrace and the Ice Palace. Featured guests include: Scott McCartney, The Wall Street Journal‘s travel editor, discussing his newest report, “When [...]

Cruising the Danube River, Part 3: Salzburg, Austria and Passau, Germany

Cruising the Danube River, Part 3: Salzburg, Austria and Passau, Germany

This is part three of a four-part series by Karen Elowitt, who recently took a cruise on the Danube River, sailing between Budapest, Hungary, and Passau, Germany with Uniworld Cruises.   While battling the frigid temperatures of Eastern Europe in winter, she realized that small touches can make a big difference in the cruising experience, [...]

Cruising the Danube River, Part 2: Vienna and Krems

Cruising the Danube River, Part 2: Vienna and Krems

In part one of Cruising the Danube River, Karen Elowitt reflected on the festive Christmas markets and historic sights of Budapest and Bratislava as she sailed along the Danube River on a Uniworld cruise. In part two, she shares her impressions of Vienna and Krems, both from the vantage point of a ship and on [...]