Eye on Travel

Radio Guests – Park City, Utah – April 2, 2011

Locations in this article:  Seattle, WA

Canyons Resort Park City UtahA great way to find affordable digs is to rent a vacation home instead of booking a hotel. Author Christine Karpinski shares her top tips on protecting yourself when renting a home.

A climbing accident left war veteran Andy Campbell paralyzed from the waist down, but that didn’t stop him from teaching himself to ski. Peter talks to Andy about his thrill-seeking adventures around the world.

Utah is known for its national parks and wilderness areas. Wilderness guide Chas Rauch and Kurt Repanshek from Nationalparkstraveler.com, share their picks for experiencing the outdoors in Utah.

You’ll hear all this and more on on Saturday, April 2, when Peter broadcasts his radio show from Canyons Resortin Park City, Utah.

Call in with your travel questions at 1-888-88-PETER (1-888-887-3837) or email peter@petergreenberg.com. (Write “ASK PETER” in the subject line.)

Featured guests include:

– Ben Mutzabaugh, travel editor for USA Today, updating us on the week in travel, including fake Indian pilots and sleeping air traffic controllers;

– Kaylin Richardson, former member of the U.S. Ski Team and winner of Canyons’ Ultimate Mountain Gig, chatting about her adventures in alpine skiing, and where to go on and off the slopes;

– Kate Appleton, contributing writer for Budget Travel and Outside Magazine, listing the hottest travel destinations for 2011;

– John Murcko, executive chef at the The Farm at the Canyons, sharing the finer points of Rocky Mountain cuisine;

– John Sparrow, Communications Delegate for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, talking about the latest relief efforts in Japan;

– Chas Rauch, wilderness guide and naturalist for the Talisker Club in Park City, telling us about the wilderness areas in Utah and how he rode across America on a horse;

– Christine Karpinski, author of How To Rent By Owner, giving expert tips on how to rent a vacation home;

– Kurt Repanshekfounder and editor of Nationalparkstraveler.com, revealing the hidden gems within Utah’s national parks;

– Sarika Chawla, managing editor of PeterGreenberg.com, sharing ways travelers can donate money, hotel points and airline miles to relief efforts in Japan;

– Dr. Pepper Schwartzprofessor of Sociology at the University of Washington in Seattle, speaking about the best places to renew and re-energize yourself for spring;

– Andy Campbell, paraplegic skier, former British soldier and Canyons Ultimate Mountain Gig winner, talking about his adventures in sit-skiing and other thrill-seeking sports after being paralyzed from the waist down.

As always, Peter will be taking your calls and answering your travel problems on the air! Call in with your travel questions at 1-888-88-PETER (1-888-887-3837) or email peter@petergreenberg.com. (Write “ASK PETER” in the subject line.) 

For more on Peter’s broadcast location, check out the Web site of Canyons Resort here