You know those little irritating TVs that blare in the back of New York cabs? The ones you either watch and get car sick, or turn off? Well, this week watch: I’m on one. NBC New York invited me to share ‘My New York’ in a short of video of places I like to go to. I picked the area around Times Square … Continue reading
Last Friday I spoke on FoxNewsLive.com on US travel scams. The fact that the Naked Cowboy of Times Square is not naked did make the cut. Here’s the video: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Marilyn Monroe died 50 years ago last Sunday, and researching this Lonely Planet piece on Marilyn Monroe sites a couple weeks ago, I surprised myself by becoming fascinated. Here was a poor illegitimate girl raised by a dozen sets of foster parents, while her mom live in a mental institution — she dreamed of Hollywood and became the ultimate star. It’s quite a … Continue reading
Lonely Planet teamed up with BookPage, a monthly reader on books, for a column on travel books I get to write. It’s available online, and distributed in print at Books-A-Million stores. Columns are fun.
Last week I spoke on the Weather Channel, daring the drizzle outside of 30 Rock. We discuss how gas prices are about 20 cents down from last year, European airfares are up, saving money on car-rental insurance and dealing with tykes in airports (my advice: ‘be patient with our little friends — they’ll be great travelers some day’).
Watch the latest video at <a href=”http://video.foxnews.com”>video.foxnews.com</a> I spoke with Jonathan Hunt on FoxNewsLive.com on tips on seeing the Olympics, something — to be honest — I’m not sure is worth the price. A flight to Delhi, for the Taj Mahal, is about $100 more from New York this summer. I’d save London for calmer, cheaper times.
ROBERT REID is a travel writer (Lonely Planet, New York Times), travel expert (Today Show, CNN, GoogleTalks), travel videographer (his 76-Second Travel Show) and "travel artist" (staging the Manhattan Bridge's 100th birthday, training with Mounties). Read more...
