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Finding Budget Hotels, Travel Mouthwash, Cycling Tahoe & the Ecosystem of Lake Tahoe – Hour 3 – PGW Radio

On November 28th, 2009, Peter was broadcasting his radio show from The Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Guests from the third hour include:

Matt Gross, “Frugal Traveler” for The New York Times, giving us his take on finding budget accommodations with Couchsurfing.com and AirBnB.com, and how to survive a discount bus ride with a 10-month-old baby in tow;

Ed Hewlitt, editor for IndependentTraveler.com, revealing need-to-know secrets on how to avoid getting sick on airplanes, and why you should never travel without a 3-ounce bottle of mouthwash;

Curtis Fong, local radio/TV host and avid bicyclist, telling us the most amazing places to ride in South Lake Tahoe, and what makes the area so unique for cyclists;

Allen Biagi, director at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, discussing how fragile Lake Tahoe’s ecosystem can be, and what travelers need to know when they visit this magnificent body of water.

Get more travel information in our Ask the Local Travel Guide: Lake Tahoe.

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