Last weekend, Peter chatted with Michael Stern, organizer of the New Orleans Road Food Festival, co-author of Road Food, and co-founder of one of our favorite Web sites, Roadfood.com.

The second annual New Orleans Road Food Festival, will take place March 26-28 in New Orleans, celebrating the great regional foods of America.

Peter Greenberg: Michael, you’ll still talk to me, even though I don’t eat meat anymore?

Nothing can derail a trip faster than getting sick on the road, but what if it’s the transportation that makes you ill?

Several passengers on a flight out of Charlotte, North Carolina, have been hospitalized for symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic fumes, while hundreds of cruisers out of Charleston, South Carolina, have fallen ill from an intestinal bug.

Several people reported a foul odor on the Jamaica-bound US Airways Flight 985 from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, followed by passengers complaining of illness.

On March 6, 2010, Peter is broadcasting from the Hostal Nicholas de Ovando in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic. Featured guests from the show include:

Chris McGinnis, multimedia travel correspondent and consultant, weighing in on which airlines have the best and worst on-time performance ratings;

Miguel Montilla, cigar expert and general manager at Boutique del Fumador, sharing tips on how to spot a high quality cigar and his favorite places to explore in the Dominican Republic;

Don Teague, correspondent for CBS News, talking his new book, Saved by Her Enemy, about an Iraqi woman’s journey from war-torn Iraq to America’s heartland;

Melanie Bloom, national patient spokesperson for the Coalition to Prevent DVT, promoting awareness of Deep-Vein Thrombosis.

 

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This March marks the seventh annual Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month.

DVT is a life threatening condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in one of the large veins, usually in the lower limbs.

Travelers are especially in danger of developing DVT.

Keep reading to find out more about the hazards, symptoms and what you can do to reduce your risk for DVT.

If your goal is to stay or get fit on the road, it helps when your hotel gets involved. Here are a few hotels that are going above and beyond the traditional workout room.

More than 400 people on a cruise in the Caribbean are being treated for a gastrointestinal illness that is sweeping the ship.

About one out of every four of the 1,800 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury has reported symptoms of upset stomachs, vomiting and diarrhea.

Keep reading to find out what the ship is doing to treat the outbreak and prevent it from spreading.

Southwest Airlines may have opened Pandora’s box by booting writer/director Kevin Smith from a flight for being “too fat.”

Smith is now making his voice heard challenging the carrier’s actions.

Smith has no problem admitting that he’s “way fat,” but he maintains that Southwest had no grounds to evict him because he was within their guidelines for oversized passengers.

If Smith met the requirements, why was he forced to leave?

Spa cuisine has come a long way from the foods of yore.

It used to be going to a health spa meant eating nothing but carrot sticks and cottage cheese.

But these days, not only does spa cuisine taste much better, but you can learn to make it yourself.