This Week: August 23, 2008

Locations in this article:  Beijing, China Madrid, Spain

This weekend, Peter is broadcasting live from Fire Island, NY.

It’s officially hurricane season, so we’ll get a snapshot of how it might affect your travels, and how to stay safe if your hotel or resort gets hit.

New York-based writer and photographer Michael T. Luongo shares tips and resources for parents with special-needs children, and how they can comfortably hit the road while leaving the kids at home. www.michaelluongo.com

Pilot and Salon.com columnist Patrick Smith offers an update on the recent Madrid plane crash.

Author Paul Theroux will discuss his book, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar—a follow-up to his 30-year-old literary classic—in which he explores the lesser known places of the world by train.

And of course … YOU. Call Peter at 888-887-3837 every Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon ET, or email him at peter@petergreenberg.com so he can solve your travel problem on the air.


How green is your hotel? Outside magazine’s Kent Black will give us a peek into what the big hotel chains are actually doing to be eco-conscious.

Elizabeth Weiss from USA Today will phone in from Beijing to talk about the city’s must-see monuments and off-the-brochure gems.

New York Times business travel columnist Joe Sharkey is back to talk about the progress on airport security checkpoints and what we can expect going forward.

This show is all about our listeners so keep those questions coming!