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Voluntourism Spotlight: Texas Fossil Excavation

Voluntourism Spotlight: Texas Fossil Excavation

In this week’s Voluntourism Spotlight, together with Go Voluntouring we’re highlighting a different side of Texas.  Find out how you can help uncover an unexplored section of Cretaceous rock, approximately 95-100 million years in age. Check back every Wednesday for more voluntourism opportunities and tune into Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio on Saturday for more information. [...]

New Orleans Like a Local & Peter’s Top Five Local Tips

New Orleans Like a Local & Peter’s Top Five Local Tips

Next week Peter Greenberg and Michelin’s Like a Local series will be on shelves at your local bookstore. Until then, we’re sharing just a few of Peter’s local secrets. This week we’re headed to New Orleans. Yes, New Orleans has Cafe Du Monde, Mardi Gras and the Jazz Festival, but there is also a local [...]

Miami: Like a Local & Peter’s Top Five Tips for Seeing Local Florida

Miami: Like a Local & Peter’s Top Five Tips for Seeing Local Florida

We’re less than a month away from the launch of Peter Greenberg and Michelin’s Like a Local series, and to whet your appetite we’re sharing just a few of Peter’s local secrets. Check back every week and we’ll run a different video teaser from a different Like a Local destination. This week, we’re headed to [...]

Then and Now: St Petersburg, Florida

Then and Now: St Petersburg, Florida

When Michelle da Silva Richmond first visited St. Petersburg, Florida the main draw of the retirement town was the  Fountain of Youth. Today there’s a thriving Gulf city. Richmond reports in on the new Salvador Dali museum, the developing beaches and the complete St. Petersburg evolution. According to local lore, St. Petersburg, Florida got its [...]

Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio–Emerald Coast, Florida–February 25, 2012

Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio–Emerald Coast, Florida–February 25, 2012

The Obama administration is making it easier for foreign travelers to get visas, but what is the travel experience like for our guests at the border? Peter breaks down what still needs to change in order for our country’s tourism industry to  improve. Plus, spring break is almost here. Find out where to go and [...]

Mardi Gras, Classic Cars and Power Boat Racing: Unexpected Activities in Biloxi, Mississippi

Mardi Gras, Classic Cars and Power Boat Racing: Unexpected Activities in Biloxi, Mississippi

They may be shouting, ”laissez les bons temps rouler!”  in New Orleans, but the party is also underway on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Peter recently sat down with the locals in Biloxi, Mississippi, to learn about the events that define this Gulf Coast city, from Mardi Gras traditions to cruising classic cars to power boat racing. [...]

Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio–Biloxi, Mississippi–February 18, 2012

Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio–Biloxi, Mississippi–February 18, 2012

Mardi Gras – most people think of New Orleans, but did you know that Biloxi, Mississippi has one of the oldest Mardi Gras celebrations on the Mississippi Gulf Coast? Tune in to learn more about Biloxi, Mississippi and its Carnival season where Mardi Gras is in full swing. The locals joke there’s two times of [...]

What’s New In Miami and South Beach

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 [...]