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Archive for Category: "Olympics"

Video Travel Tip: Olympic Planning

Video Travel Tip: Olympic Planning

The Summer Olympics 2012 in London are just around the corner, and it’s already time to start planning if you want to go to the prestigious games. It’s not always easy to book rooms, airfare or tickets to these events, but we have some suggestions to help make the whole process a little bit easier. [...]

Travel Tip: 2012 Paralympics Tickets

Travel Tip: 2012 Paralympics Tickets

Sure, all the buzz is about the Summer Games in London next year. But tickets are also going on sale for the Paralympic Games, which will take place the week after. Between August 29 and September 9, the event will feature 22 athletic events. We’re talking everything from Judo to swimming, cycling, and wheelchair rugby. [...]

Travel Tip: Planning For The Summer Olympics

Now that Royal Wedding fever has cooled off, London is heating up for the 2012 Olympics. But even with high demand for tickets and expensive airfare, that doesn’t mean you’re going to be left behind. Tickets can range anywhere from $30 for qualifying events to $3,000 for opening and closing ceremonies.

London Summer Olympics 2012: Facts For Travelers

London Summer Olympics 2012: Facts For Travelers With Royal Wedding fever safely behind us, London is now gearing up for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Is it possible to score tickets to the high-profile events? Peter spoke with Sean O’Neill, contributing editor for BudgetTravel.com and recent London transplant, about navigating the process to attend the [...]

An Olympic Skier’s Ultimate Mountain Gig

An Olympic Skier’s Ultimate Mountain Gig

After retiring from US Ski Team skiing at the ripe old age of 25, Kaylin Richardson is off on yet another grand adventure. In this video interview, she sits down with Peter to talk about her current role as a professional blogger for Canyons Resort in Utah, and to share insider tips on how to [...]

London Olympics 2012 Travel: Tickets, Accommodations, Transportation, Resources

London Olympics 2012 Travel: Tickets, Accommodations, Transportation, Resources

Traveling to the Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. To ensure you have a gold medal time, start planning your trip now. Dena Braun-Rochwerger, The Fit Globetrotter, rounds up everything you need to know about planning for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. From her first tentative steps on the balance beam or his [...]

Barcelona Art & Architecture Guide and Barcelona Hotels

Barcelona Art & Architecture Guide and Barcelona Hotels

Irvina Lew first visited Barcelona, Spain, during the 1992 Summer Olympics, and returned on another sporting mission: the announcement of an international sailing race between New York and Spain. In between interviewing skippers, she explored the city’s art, culture and hotel scene. I’m in Barcelona, a chic, cosmopolitan port city that I first visited in [...]

Olympics News, Arizona Nature & Arizona Travel Secrets – Hour 3 – PGW Radio

Olympics News, Arizona Nature & Arizona Travel Secrets – Hour 3 – PGW Radio

On Saturday, February 20, 2010, Peter was broadcasting from The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. Featured guests from this hour include: Mike Killeen, Olympic reporter for CTV, breaking down the top stories of this year’s Winter Games in Vancouver; Angelica Elliot, curator of wildflowers for Desert Botanical Garden, discussing the incredible color and diversity of desert [...]