Archive for Category: "Midwest"
Finding Local Hot Spots: Chicago Neighborhoods
One of Peter’s top five tips for traveling Like a Local is to talk to the locals you encounter and ask them about their day-to-day routines. We sent radio producer Jordan Whitley to Chicago to test out Peter’s local travel tips and share her neighborhood finds. Peter says Chicago one of his favorite cities. Having [...]
Radio Guest List – Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin– October 15, 2011
Are pilots getting distracted by cockpit chatter? Are flight crews properly trained to handle a plane crash? Wall Street Journal Travel Editor Scott McCartney and Ask A Pilot’s Patrick Smith join Peter on the air this weekend to answer these questions and tackle other pressing issues of airline safety. On Saturday, October 15, Peter sits down [...]
St. Louis Baseball: A Heartland Ballpark Experience
All eyes are on St. Louis this week as America tunes in to watch the Cardinals play the Milwaukee Brewers for the National League pennant. But there’s more to the Cardinal experience than the winning team; the retro ballpark in the shadow of the Gateway Arch is also worth a visit. David DeVoss explores the [...]
Travel Tip: Hotel Packages for Art Lovers
Most hotels help their guests score reservations at hot restaurants or tickets to shows or events, but can they offer after-hours museum access? Art lovers tours are the latest must-have hotel amenities. The Charleston Place Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina has an art lover’s package that offers guests a private tour of the Gibbes Museum. [...]
Travel Tip: U.S. Bike Sharing Programs
Bike sharing programs are no longer just a European phenomenon. They’re popping up in cities around the United States. In Denver, B-Cycle has 500 bikes you can rent from 50 stations. Just pick up or drop off a bike at the convention center, the Denver Art Museum, the 16th Street mall, the Denver Zoo or [...]
Weekly International Travel News Roundup
Hurricane Irene may have been less severe than anticipated, but it continued to dominate the headlines this week. The hurricane left airports in a jumble, forcing passengers to bear the brunt of a fragile travel network. This week also marked 41 years since the Sterling Hall Bombing at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. On CBS [...]
Bombing of the Army Math Research Center: CBS Sunday Morning
Forty-one years ago this week, America was struck by a domestic terror attack in the name of peace. An explosion rocked the Army Math Research Center on the campus of University of Wisconsin in Madison, and Peter Greenberg was a student there. The bomb that students unleashed resulted in the first campus fatalities caused by [...]
Sudden Storm Kills Five at Indiana State Fair When Stage Collapses
State fairs are a popular summer travel destination, but a fatal accident over the weekend at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis calls into question the safety of these large gatherings. On Saturday night, just before the band Sugarland took to the main stage at the fair, a strong gust of wind knocked over parts [...]
