Eye on Travel
Radio Guests – May 22, 2010 – Key West, Florida
This Saturday, May 22, 2010, Peter will be coming to you from the Sunset Key Guest Cottages, A Westin Resort in Key West, Florida. Featured guests include:
– Joe Brancatelli, columnist for Portfolio.com, discussing why he’s not traveling to Europe this year and suggesting alternatives;
– Ritchie Moretti, director of the Turtle Hospital, describing how he came about creating a hospital for injured sea turtles;
– Kurt Pitzer and Bobby Egan, authors of Eating with the Enemy: How I Waged Peace with North Korea from My BBQ Shack in Hackensack, talking about Egan’s odd career as an envoy to the axis of evil;
– Todd Holender, executive chef at Latitudes restaurant in the Sunset Key Guest Cottages, telling us how to prepare local Key West fish;
– Arnie Weissmann, vice president and editor in chief for Travel Weekly, analyzing the upswing in summer air travel this year;
– Mark Schmidt, fly fishing instructor and owner of Sundance Charters, giving us fly fishing tips;
– Jennifer Baggett, Holly Corbett and Amanda Pressner, authors of The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World, dishing about their yearlong search for inspiration and direction;
– Corey Malcom, director of archaeology at the Maritime Heritage Society and Museum, explaining how the museum evolved from its treasure hunting roots;
– Chris McGinnis, the director of Travel Skills Group, Inc., speaking about summer trends and his recent trip to Tokyo via Korean Air;
– Alan Church, conch train driver, divulging off-the-brochure things to see and do in Key West;
– Tom Jones, World Record holding paddle boarder, raising awareness about the plastic pollution in our oceans.
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