Archive for Category: "Middle East"
Egypt: Still Safe to Travel?
Egypt has been in the headlines quite a lot lately, but that still doesn’t mean that all of the country is unsafe to visit. Tourism has always been one of the Egypt’s biggest economic industries, but since the revolution began in early 2010, the industry has suffered — and so has the country’s bottom line. [...]
Video Travel Tip: Best Way to See the Egyptian Pyramids
It should be no surprise that the Pyramids of Giza are on most people’s bucket lists. But do you know the best way to go about seeing them? Correspondent Alyssa Caverley explains how to visit the pyramids to get the most out of this one-in-a-lifetime experience. Check out the video to see the pyramids in [...]
Video Travel Tip: Going to Egypt During a Travel Alert
Peter recently traveled to Egypt to do a local radio show on the Nile in Luxor. Always the fearless traveler, he made sure to visit Tahrir Square to report on the real story about travel to Egypt during the revolution. The worst four-letter word starting with “f” is “fear,” and Americans know no shortage of [...]
Radio Guest List — Luxor, Egypt — January 14, 2012
Is now the time to set sail on the Nile? Is Cairo truly safe for tourists? Peter sits down with egyptologists and travel experts to answer all your questions about going to a destination after civil unrest. Plus, he answers your travel questions and solves your problems on Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio, broadcasting from Uniworld’s [...]
Video Travel Tip: Bargaining at the Egyptian Markets
Once you get passed the dreaded “f-word” (I mean fear, people) and take my advice on traveling to Egypt, you will be amazed by the number of street markets filled with vendors hawking their goods. In a country that relies heavily on tourism, vendors struggle when visitorship is down — and it’s down, from 14 [...]
The Travel Detective Blogs: Is it Safe to Travel to Egypt?
The Travel Detective is never one to lead people into danger, nor is he willing to buy into fear-mongering. A frequent traveler to Egypt, Peter reports on travel safety on the ground in Cairo and throughout the country. I’ve been traveling to Egypt since I was 24 and I can never get enough of it. [...]
Turkey Post Earthquake: Is Travel Safe? Will Tourism Be Disrupted?
Sunday’s 7.2 magnitude quake in Eastern Turkey has already killed hundreds and the search for survivors continues. The 7.2 quake is the largest to hit Turkey since 1999’s 7.6 killer. In fact, many are blaming Turkey’s poor planning in Ercis and Van (both affected by Sunday’s disaster) for the collapse of over 80 buildings. “When [...]
Jerusalem Now: Look Beyond the Old City for Secular Treasures
Most people head to Tel Aviv for secular adventures in Israel, but there’s another side to the spiritual center, Jerusalem. Alison Brower goes outside the Old City to find the latest galleries, shops, parks and night clubs. Every year, more than two million people visit Jerusalem―and most of them never venture far past the spiritual [...]
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