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Peter Greenberg, CBS News' travel editor, reports regularly on a broad range of travel-related news for "CBS Mornings," "CBS Sunday Morning" and the "CBS Evening News."

He also hosts the nationally syndicated Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio show, broadcast each week from a different remote location around the world.

A multiple Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter and producer, Greenberg is the consummate insider when it comes to reporting the travel business as news. Travel Weekly named him one of the most influential people in travel, along with Bill Marriott and Richard Branson. This year he will be inducted into the U.S. Travel Association's Hall of Leaders for his contributions to the travel industry.

Among his other honors, Greenberg received a News & Documentary Emmy Award as part of the Dateline team for outstanding coverage of a breaking news story about the ditching of the US Airways plane in "Miracle on the Hudson."

He is Chief Contributing Editor for Michelin Travel and co-author of Michelin's new "Like a Local" guides. He currently serves as Editor at Large of Global Business Travel magazine. He is also a contributing writer to AARP The Magazine, Parade, AARP.org, Forbes.com, CBS.com, Oprah.com, and more. He has been a featured guest on CNN, "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "The View", "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", "Dr. Phil", "Extra", "The O'Reilly Factor", and "Larry King Live".

Greenberg is the author of the New York Times best-selling "Travel Detective" series. His most recent book, "The Best Places for Everything", reveals the best places to find life-changing experiences. Previous titles include the New York Times best-sellers "Don't Go There!" and "The Complete Travel Detective Bible."

He produces and co-hosts a series of groundbreaking television specials called "The Royal Tour," featuring personal, one-on-one journeys through countries with their heads of state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, the King of Jordan, the President of Mexico, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, and the President of Peru.

He was the creator, co-executive producer and host of CNBC's acclaimed specials "Inside American Airlines: A Week in the Life" and "Cruise Inc: Big Money on the High Seas." He is co-executive producer of "Baggage Battles", airing on the Travel Channel, and The History Channel's upcoming two-hour special, "Lost Magic."

An expert in aviation safety and security, Greenberg is creator and co-executive producer of "Secrets of the Black Box", a special series for The History Channel that investigated the world's most tragic aviation disasters. His one-hour Dateline special, entitled "Black Box Mystery: The Crash of the Concorde", revealed what really happened when the supersonic aircraft crashed outside of Paris in 2000.

Greenberg is a sought-after expert speaker and moderator. He is a keynote speaker at annual summits for the World Travel and Tourism Council, the Global Business Travel Association and Virtuoso. He is a guest speaker at events hosted by Visa, Bloomberg, AARP, and numerous other B2B and B2C organizations.

His website, PeterGreenberg.com, is a leading travel news resource for consumers and industry insiders.

Finally, when he is not traveling the globe, Greenberg also serves as an active volunteer fireman in New York.

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Peter Greenberg is America's most recognized, honored and respected front-line travel news journalist. Peter is Travel Editor for CBS News, appearing on CBS This Morning and The CBS Evening News, among other broadcast platforms. Eye on Travel is a travel news show originating from a different location every week, featuring local experts sharing their favorite gems. For more travel news you can use visit PeterGreenberg.com And follow Peter Greenberg for the latest travel news on social media: Twitter: @PeterSGreenberg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeterGreenbergWorldwide/ Instagram: @PeterGreenberg

A journey through Napa Valley: wine, history, and more

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from Napa Valley, California. It is all about wine as Peter sits down with the woman who literally wrote the book on wine, Karen McNeil, author of The Wine Bible. Then, a deep dive into the history of the region with Diane Dillon. Finally, a conversation with the iconic winemaker Tor Kenward on the changing wine landscape and enduring wine culture and what keeps him in Napa.

An extended conversation with the CEO of TAP Portugal and an update on the cruise industry

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from Portugal. Peter sits down with Luís Rodrigues, CEO of TAP Portugal, for a conversation on how the airline stays and plays in the global arena. Plus, a few surprises when it comes to stopovers. Then, Peter embarks on the Silversea Silver Ray with an update on all things cruise with Royal Caribbean President and CEO Jason Liberty, Bert Hernandez, President of Silversea Cruises, and Editor in Chief of Travel Weekly Arnie Weissmann.

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Religion, recent discoveries, and more from Egypt

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from Egypt. Peter travels the country from Cairo to Mt Sinai to Alexandria for in depth conversations ranging from religion to recent discoveries. He sits down with legendary Egyptologist Zahi Hawass to discuss his most recent findings and the ongoing journey of reclaiming stolen artifacts. Then, Peter visits Bibliotheca Alexandrina to speak with Dr. Wael Mohamed Ebrahim - Head of Manuscript Restoration Unit - about the library’s history and offerings. Finally, Peter talks with Magda Haroun - The last Egyptian born Jew in Cairo - about the history and current state of Judaism in the country, as well as a number of synogogues.

Updates on the restaurant industry, tipping, and airport bars from the Aspen Food and Wine Classic

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The continuing Boeing crisis, passport renewals, and more

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How Peter Greenberg, Travel Expert, Spends His Sundays

The Emmy Award-winning journalist spends a lot of time on planes, so on the weekends, it’s all about his boat.

By Alix Strauss

As the travel editor for CBS News, Peter Greenberg spends much of the year outside of New York, where he has homes in Manhattan and Fire Island, the latter of which was built by his parents 55 years ago. “I love Fire Island,” he said. “It’s the Hamptons without the attitude.” D uring the summer , he takes up residence in Ocean Bay Park, on Fire Island, when he can.

For decades Mr. Greenberg, now 69, was a bachelor who was opposed to marriage. “As a journalist I was covering a lot of public figures who kept getting divorced,” he said. “Even my own parents, who should have divorced, stayed together for the kids. With that as my model it wasn’t something on my list.”

But in 2016, Mr. Greenberg met Hande Bayar, 47, a graphic designer, at a television premiere. “I didn’t know what love was until I met Hande.” In July, the two were married in Central Park.

BEFORE SUNRISE I only need four hours of sleep so I’m up at 4 a.m. This is when I do my best writing. I’m working on my next book and I’m doing magazine pieces, top editing my scripts, writing my producer for my radio show. I also return emails. I get about 450 a day. I don’t like coffee so I start the day with a ginger ale.

PAPER RUN Around 7:30 I get on my boat to go shopping. I pull into the dock, run into the Seaview store and get as many newspapers as I can. Then I zip back.

HANDE At 8ish I make breakfast for my wife. In September 2017, a hole in my stomach that I didn’t know I had got bigger and became life threatening. When I got to Mount Sinai I gave the hospital my sister’s number and texted Hande, who I had just started dating, and who I was supposed to get together with that night, to tell her I wouldn’t be able to make it.

I woke up three days later with 15 tubes everywhere in the I.C.U. There were two people who never left my side, my sister and Hande. Our relationship grew from there. It was a life-challenging moment that became a life-changing moment. And when it came to marriage, “never” became “when.”

FRATERNITY We watch “ CBS Sunday Morning ” and read the paper. Then I go down to the firehouse for a one-hour meeting, presuming there are no fire alarms. Growing up, all the kids would run to the firehouse when the alarm rang.

On my 17th birthday, they told me I would qualify for certification the next year, which is what I did. Now I’m a firefighter with 50 years with the department. In a given year, I’ll respond to about 50 alarms, some are false; some are real. It makes you a true member of the community. It was and still is my coed fraternity.

BOATING While I’ve been at the firehouse, Hande has made a picnic lunch. By 1ish we’re on the boat. It’s a Pro-Line 30-foot Center Console . It takes 32-minutes for the ferry to go across the bay, I can do it in 11. We go out about five miles and once there we turn off the engine. There’s no radio. The only sound you hear is the water slapping up against the boat. It’s intoxicating.

We eat first, a salad with snap peas and green peppers and wine for her; maybe a grilled cheese for me. We swim, and then read on the bow. I would rent a boat as a kid for $5 an hour; my parents never knew. I had to earn every penny to buy my first boat, which I did at 14 because I had six different jobs. I still have that boat. It’s a restored 13-foot Boston Whaler. It’s a classic and a museum piece.

TIME TO GO By 4:30 we go back home to shower and change. Then my wife drives me to the airport. During the summer I don’t slow down, I redirect. I spend as much time as I can out here. I’ll get to J.F.K. around 7:30 for a 9:45 flight.

TRAVEL DEAL This time I’m going to Warsaw because I have a meeting the next day with the prime minister. I always leave on a Sunday and I’m usually back by or before Thursday. The deal is we are never away from each other for more than three nights. If we are, then she comes with me.

TWO KINDS OF LUGGAGE On the plane, I’m a window guy because I don’t want anyone climbing over me. I take a Spartan view of air travel, I’m not there for the food or the seats. There are two kinds of luggage; carry-on and lost. I’ve FedExed my bags to my destination for the past nine years. I get 16 newspapers and 35 magazines every day so I bring a small carry on and a huge blue duffel filled with reading material. The goal is to get off the plane with an empty bag.

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Peter Greenberg is America's most recognized, honored and respected front-line travel news journalist. Peter is Travel Editor for CBS News, appearing on CBS This Morning and The CBS Evening News, among other broadcast platforms.

Eye on Travel is a travel news show originating from a different location every week, featuring local experts sharing their favorite gems. For more travel news you can use visit PeterGreenberg.com And follow Peter Greenberg for the latest travel news on social media:

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Peter Greenberg Joins CBS News

By Alissa Krinsky   on Sep. 2, 2009 - 11:52 AM

First On TVNewser : Travel expert Peter Greenberg has been named CBS News Travel Editor. He will report on travel-related news for The Early Show and on other CBS News broadcasts and platforms.

Greenberg previously had been Travel Editor for NBC’s Today , CNBC, and MSNBC since 1995.

“Peter is an award-winning investigative journalist who possesses both an insider’s knowledge of the travel industry and a boundless curiosity about the world,” says CBS News and Sports President Sean McManus in a statement. “CBS News is excited to offer our audiences Peter’s infectious love of travel along with his unique ability to spot bargains as well as scams, and his propensity for breaking news on the beat.”

The full press release, after the jump…

PETER GREENBERG IS NAMED CBS NEWS TRAVEL EDITOR

Greenberg Will Report for THE EARLY SHOW and Will Contribute Across

All CBS News Broadcasts and Platforms

Peter Greenberg has been named CBS News Travel Editor, it was announced by Sean McManus, President, CBS News and Sports. In his new role, Greenberg will report regularly on a broad range of travel-related news for CBS News’ THE EARLY SHOW and will contribute to the division’s other broadcasts and platforms. The appointment is effective immediately.

“Peter is an award-winning investigative journalist who possesses both an insider’s knowledge of the travel industry and a boundless curiosity about the world,” says McManus. “CBS News is excited to offer our audiences Peter’s infectious love of travel along with his unique ability to spot bargains as well as scams, and his propensity for breaking news on the beat.”

Greenberg continues to host “Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio,” a nationally syndicated show on more than 150 stations and Sirius/XM radio. The show is broadcast each week from a different remote location around the world. He also serves as travel editor at large for AARP, Contributing Editor for Men’s Health magazine, and contributor to Parade, ForbesTraveler.com and MSN.com.

Greenberg also co-hosts and produces a series of one-hour television specials called “The Royal Tour,” which features personal, one-on-one journeys through various countries with their heads of state, including Jordan with His Majesty King Abdullah II, New Zealand with Prime Minister Helen Clark, Peru with President Alejandro Toledo, and Jamaica with Prime Minister P.J. Patterson.

Previously, Greenberg was travel correspondent for ABC’s “Good Morning America,” (1988-95), as well as Travel Editor for NBC’s “Today show,” CNBC and MSNBC (1995-2009). While there, Greenberg was the creator, co-executive producer and host of CNBC’s prime time specials, “Inside American Airlines: a Week in the Life” and “Cruise Inc: Big Money on the High Seas.” His investigative work resulted in “Black Box Mystery: the Crash of the Concorde,” a one-hour NBC Dateline special with Greenberg as principal reporter and host. Greenberg also served as the Travel Channel’s chief correspondent from 1998 to 2005.

His most recent book, “Tough Times, Great Travels” (Rodale, 2009), offers advice and insight on how to travel efficiently during tough economic times. Greenberg’s other books include the New York Times best-sellers “Don’t Go There! The Travel Detective’s Essential Guide to the Must-Miss Places of the World” (Rodale, 2008), “The Complete Travel Detective Bible” (Rodale, 2007), “The Traveler’s Diet: Eating Right and Staying Fit on the Road” (Random House, 2006), “Flight Crew Confidential” (Random House 2005), and “Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective” (Random House 2004). His travel news Website, PeterGreenberg.com, is one of the fastest-growing travel news sites in America.

Greenberg has been recognized with several awards, including a national Emmy Award for best investigative reporting for “What Happened to the Children?,” a report about the last orphan flight out of Vietnam in 1975. Travel Weekly recently named Peter one of the most influential people in the travel industry, along with Al Gore, Bill Marriott and Richard Branson.

Greenberg began his career as West Coast correspondent for Newsweek, based both in Los Angeles and San Francisco. He covered major news stories for the magazine, including cover articles on Howard Hughes, Patty Hearst, Gary Gilmore, aviation safety, and organized crime. He also covered subjects ranging from Bette Midler to Watergate to the return of American prisoners of war in Vietnam. He also served as Vice President of television development for Paramount, where he was instrumental in developing such shows as “MacGyver.” At MGM, he ran the creative team that developed “thirty-something” for ABC.

Greenberg trains six times each year in state-of-the-art aircraft simulators and remains active as a volunteer fireman in New York. He lives in New York, Los Angeles, Bangkok and most major airports around the world.

I Was Interviewed by Peter Greenberg, CBS News Travel Editor!

When I wrote my post Date a Girl Who Travels , I never expected it to click with readers, much less go viral. I was just very surprised to see it had been shared in Facebook 200 times after a few hours, and seeing the numbers steadily go up in the next few days gave me a feeling of unreality.

Now, two months later, it has been shared on Facebook over 26,000 times—and counting! It’s very good to know that people like your writing, especially when they take the time to comment or send personal messages.

Aside from these affirmations, though, one thing I got from that post was an opportunity to be a guest of Peter Greenberg in his radio show. For those who love to travel, his name should be familiar: he’s well known as the travel editor for CBS News in the United States, and he also has a well-syndicated radio show shared in his website PeterGreenberg.com .

I was in Venezia when the invite came.

I was in Venice, Italy when I received an email from one of his producers: Peter Greenberg would like to have me as a guest on his show. Would that be possible?

I haven’t had a lot of experience guesting in TV or radio shows (by choice), but I immediately said yes. Peter Greenberg is a name in the travel industry, and the fact that he knows my blog, and would like to have me as a guest, is a great honor indeed!

In lieu of the actual recording of that session, I had it transcribed (many thanks to my sister. She’s a great transcriber!). The transcript has been edited for brevity and clarity. Listening to the recording again, I wished I could have sounded more confident and more witty, but in any case, I was just glad for the opportunity.

I waited up until 1:30 in the morning for my time slot (worried that I wouldn’t catch my flight early the next day for Brussels Charleroi), but the loss of sleep was worth it. Peter Greenberg was a very good host, and the fact that he had been to the Philippines and liked my country made me all the more comfortable.

Here it goes.

I also go to the Middle East the way people go to the supermarket. I’m back in a day. I’m not in a cruise ship for four weeks to find out if the food’s any good. I was a correspondent for Newsweek for many many years and the most number of days I could ever work on a story was about two and a half because we were a weekly magazine and if I couldn’t get the story done in two and a half days there was either something really wrong with the story or something really wrong with me.

So I am constantly confronted with people saying to me how could you ever have a relationship because you travel too much? How could you ever be in a committed relationship because you’re never home? I have news for you. I’m always home. I define it differently.

So, the other day one of my producers is reading out there in the blogosphere and comes across this piece by our next guest. I said we have to get her on the show; and for reasons now you will totally understand when I tell you the title of the piece. The title of the piece is, Date a Girl Who Travels . Amen. So joining me now, on the phone, is the writer of that piece, and I’m gonna try not to butcher her last name. It’s Aleah Taboclaon. Did I get it?

Peter Greenberg: Good. Are you laughing based on my introduction?

Aleah : Yes, very much. I’ve been told several times also about my tendency to travel a lot and the relationship thing.

Peter Greenberg: Well, listen, I mean you’ve been backpacking, you know for 70 days at a time. A little different than I travel but you know a lot of people do that at least once in their life and they see the world at a different way. And of course they end up, and sometimes by doing that in great relationships as well.

Aleah: Yeah and they are very lucky, actually because I don’t know a lot of men who would do that. That’s one of the reasons why I wrote that piece.

Peter Greenberg: Well let’s talk about that. I mean I’m assuming you’re single. Where are we talking to you from right now? Where are you right this minute?

Hundreds of love locks in Juliet’s House, Verona, Italy.

Aleah: Right now, I’m in the city of Juliet in Verona in Italy. I arrived here this morning from Padova.

Peter Greenberg: And you’re there waiting for a gentleman from Verona?

 Aleah: I wish! I’ve been to the house of Juliet earlier and all I saw were lovers kissing and using their love locks .

Peter Greenberg: Okay. But you started your blog by saying, date a girl who travels. Yes, a girl who travels knows that anytime, anything can happen as she just has to be prepared with it. Nothing takes her by surprise. Does that describe you?

Aleah: Yes, very much! Actually most of that piece comes from my own personal experience. It’s a personal piece. It’s not like a philosophical piece like others think. It’s idealized though.

Peter Greenberg: I have to put you on the spot. Let me ask you the question. You travel a lot. So are you dating a lot?

Aleah: Actually, no. I mean, you know when I told my friends in the Philippines that I will be traveling for 70 days in Europe; all they could think of was the movie Before Sunrise. They were thinking that I would meet the man of my dreams on the train, on the plane, or on a bus, but it never happened. I don’t know.

Peter Greenberg: Okay. Well there’s an old saying, “He may not be the perfect man but he’s the perfect man right now.” So have you met, not maybe the man of your dreams but if you had some great experiences?

Aleah: Actually now I believe that, you know, there are several people for different phases of our lives. So I’ve had those relationships and they were right for that particular phase of my life, but right now, I have nobody to call like a partner or something and that’s okay also.

Peter Greenberg: Well if you’re listening to the show, you have our website, PeterGreenberg.com. Aleah is standing by the phone waiting to have a travel partner.

Aleah: Thank you for the plug, Peter. (Laughing)

Peter Greenberg: Absolutely! Because after all, you want to date a girl who travels.

Aleah: Definitely! And I also want to date a man who travels.

Peter Greenberg: Oh well, okay then, ha, we’ll talk later.

Peter Greenberg: Speaking about your trip alone, and not necessarily talking about a man in your life, when you did this trip just traveling alone a lot of people might think you’re a little nuts ‘cause people, it takes a great deal of self-confidence to spend 70 days on your own traveling, doesn’t it?

Aleah: Yeah. Especially for someone like me who’s from the Philippines you know, people are a bit conservative and they are always thinking, at least most of the women that I know, they’re afraid of traveling alone because of a lot of fears of being raped, of being scammed, of being mugged, all those things. But actually if you just use your common sense, if you follow your intuition, you won’t get into any dangers at all.

My backpack, daypack, and all the winter clothes I could bring.

Peter Greenberg: Okay. So let me shift and ask you this, how do you pack? Because you were traveling with just a backpack, so what do you have in there? What are your must-haves? What do you have in that pack that you have to have or you can’t travel well?

Aleah: Yeah, I was just reading your article about luggage and I was thinking that was one of my mistakes because I came here during winter. It was a February (when I arrived) so the winter clothes took up most of my pack. It would be have been so different if I were here during summer when all I’ll wear are shorts or shirts. But now I have coats that I cannot even throw away because I just borrowed them. Speaking of what I should always bring, it’s my Kindle. No matter how many clothes I bring, it’s my Kindle that I can’t leave without.

Peter Greenberg: All right, but I’m talking about the real essentials to make sure that you get through any kind of situations. So for example, I always pack not one, but I have two flashlights. I have extra batteries. I have what I call a Gorilla tape. It’s better than duct tape because it fixes everything. Those are the kinds of things that you know.

Aleah: Yeah. That sounds like the contents of my bag. I have also a flashlight, a compass, a piece of string, and a Swiss knife that…

Peter Greenberg: Wait, wait, stop, wait, wait, stop right there. Wait, stop right there. A piece of string?

Aleah: Yes, a piece of string. You know, a mountaineering string you can use in your hostel bed where you can hang your sarong to use as a curtain.

Peter Greenberg: Oh so it’s basically, it’s your portable clothesline.

 Aleah: Yeah, among other things, you know. You can tie your bag to yourself if you’re in a bus and you would like to go to sleep and you’re afraid of it being taken away from you.

Peter Greenberg: That’s a very good tip.

Aleah: There’s a lot of things you can do with a string.

Peter Greenberg: Okay, I want that to be your next blog item, all the different things you can do with a little piece of string.

 Aleah: Definitely! (Laughing)

Peter Greenberg: Now Aleah, where are you from in the Philippines?

 Aleah: I live two hours from the city of Manila.

El Nido, one of the beautiful beaches in the Philippines.

Peter Greenberg: Most people don’t realize that the Philippines is over 8,000 islands. I’ve had the chance to be in many of them: everywhere from Ilocos Norte down to Zamboanga and Legazpi and Davao and Cebu.

Aleah: Very good memory!

Peter Greenberg: Of course, and not just Metro Manila but Makati and, and getting out there. But I have to tell you, people who have not been to the Philippines are denying themselves a phenomenal opportunity to see real beauty out there. All those islands and the water are just amazing.

Aleah: Uh huh. Actually that’s one of the reasons why I also travel a lot, within the Philippines and outside of it. I think more and more Filipinos are traveling now because of the presence of low cost carriers. Before, it was so expensive to travel. You can’t afford it.

Peter Greenberg: You’re absolutely right and you know, the low cost carrier phenomenon is just basically recent in Asia and it’s really taking over and it’s giving people the option to travel with their Kindle.

Aleah: Definitely! (Laughing) I mean, can you imagine? I always bring a book whenever I travel, so if I’m gone for 70 days, how many books would I have to bring?

Peter Greenberg: I know. So, you know what it is, here’s the name of your new book, Kindle and A Piece of String . (Laughter) Aleah, thank you so much for joining us and again the name of her post was, Date a Girl Who Travels. By the way, I love that idea. I’ll get back to you.

Yup, that was it, my 10 minutes of fame. My thanks to Peter Greenberg for the chance to be on your show!

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Wow! congrats, proud of you! Proud to be Pinay!

Aleah, I truly loved your “Date a Girl Who Travels” piece – I even linked it on one of my posts! My recent ex-boyfriend came across it over the summer right after I came back from 3 months of traveling in Central America and I had tears in my eyes when I read the whole thing. I met some guys in Central America at that time who couldn’t fathom women in serious relationships to be traveling the world solo. They couldn’t understand how or why I could just leave and travel the world. Between the lines, they probably told me they wouldn’t date a girl who travels, but at the end of the day, they truly admired what I did and why I did it. Congratulations on appearing on the CBS show! You’ve done an amazing job with this blog!

I love your story. I felt like I was reading MY story. 🙂 I’ve never been to Asia though. Thanks!

Fascinating interview, Aleah!

Congrats! More interviews in the future. And I hope whoever’s working for the Department of Tourism will take notice of your blog and feature Filipino travel bloggers like you on their website. It’ll help increase your site’s Google rankings because of the .gov.ph extension link to your site. 🙂

And to quote John Lloyd Cruz (magpapakamasa na ko day): “Ingat!”

Woot! Tagal na pala ng article na ‘to, ngayon ko lang nabasa. Wala bang link sa audiocast/podcast? Re: string, I suppose most people think of it as rope and not string?

Ha ha… congrats to you and your string! Fun interview & looking forward to more great things from you Aleah! Way to go! =-)

Wow! Congrats Aleah. Would you believe I read your post from its title down to the last word. lol! I could feel the excitement and I’m sure it was really a great experience! I’ll be looking forward for the kindle and string. Have a safe and happy trip always!

Interesting interview

@ Sam: Thanks. Do drop by my blog again! @ Kuya Bon: Better late than never talaga Kuya Bon. I really appreciate you checking out my posts. Thanks ha!

Is it still ok if I’m late to lodge my comment here, Aleah? Anyway, the old sayings, better late than never, really old, but still it applies today. Congrats and congrats to you Aleah. I am proud of you. Good luck for more interviews in the future. :-).

Congratulations, great interview you’ve got.Your travels are inspiring:).

@ Marisol: Thanks, Sol 🙂

bigtime ka na talaga ley!!!congrats and keep it up!!! love your writing:))

@ Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler: Thanks, Alex. Too bad I didn’t get to meet you when you were here in the Philippines 🙂

Nice interview and what a great opportunity for you to be part of his show 😀

@ Kara: Thanks. I wish I could have more posts like that 😀

Congrats Aleah. Great interview! 🙂 I remember when your post about “Date a Girl who Travels” came out. Even non-blogger friends were sharing the link with me and posting it on my wall. It really resonated with a lot of people 🙂

@ Dewdrop: Thanks:) @ Tintin: Thanks for sharing that. I really appreciate you dropping by my blog. Hope to see you again here:) @ Jing: Thanks thanks! Kaka-touch naman 😀

Great piece! Congratulations, Aleah! I’m inspired by you. 🙂

Hello Aleah! I am not really a person who loves travelling. But, with your blog, i can experience the joy of travelling just by reading it. It feels like I have already been there. Thank you for sharing your travelling experience.

Congrats girl ! Loved your interview.

@ Apola: Thanks for the nice words. Was it really a tearjerker? hehe @ Carol: Thank you. Do come back to my blog! @ Olan: Blush pud ko oi hehe Thanks, I really appreciate it.

So proud of you Aleah.. Hot another new tip here. That string thingy….!

Job well done! Congratulation to you. keep up the good work!

You did well! Congratulations!! Date A Girl Who Travels is such a tearjerker for someone like me who gets teary when what I read strike a chord and make plenty of sense. :’)

@ Ian: Super daming tawanan moments. I removed most of it sa transcript kasi puro na lang nilagay ng transcriber ko: (Laughing) (Laughing) (Laughing). hehe @ Elal: Thanks thanks. At least naka-isang viral post ako in my life! 😀

Big time! Congrats Aleah. Truly, you deserve this ang ganda pagkasulat ng Date a Girl Who Travels. 😀

kakatuwa naman cia maginterview…. hehe… na picture ko tuloy na tawanan kayo ng tawanan hahhaha

@ The Wanderer: Thanks. I wish we could have talked more about how beautiful the Philippines is but I was just glad he mentioned it first. @ Eddie: If only it brought me riches…hahaha At least I’m rich in experience 😉

Congratz!! Aleah.

You are a winner.

I read through your interview… it went quite well! It’s great that some time was devoted to help promote the Philippines as destination as well.

Congrats on the interview! I did remember the Date a Girl Who Travels article very well. It was circulated widely in my FB friends list as well, and even my foreigner friends shared it as well

@ Wandershugah: Thanks shugah hehe Hope to see you again in my blog! @ Rashmenon: Thanks!!! 🙂

congratulations! way to go!

congratulations! Ive read your article about it too and I love it. I hope more guys will be moved by it 😀 You write really well! I am now a fan *giiggles!

@ Mars: Thanks *blush* haha @ Edmaration: Mukha lang, but not really. I was a nervous wreck. 😀 @ Andrea: Thanks, it’s a once in a lifetime thing 😀

What a fun opportunity! Good job, and congrats 🙂

Congratulations! Ang galing mo po. Great job.

Congratulations, seems you just enjoyed yourself in the interview. Nakakaproud Pinay moment!

@ Ed: I deleted all the nervous laughter haha It’s so distracting kasi. I don’t have a recording, I just got it from Peter Greenberg’s site 🙂 @ Dong Ho: Salamat, I was really very worried that I would sound like a ninny here hehe

i like it because they chose that specific article and focused the interview more about it. galing! proud ako sa interview sayo dito.

Based on the transcription, you sounded confident and great, Aleah! Good job and thanks for representing the Philippines! Do you happen to have a recording of the interview? I wish I could listen to it! Congrats! 😀

@ Pauline: Thank you. Hopefully there will be more opportunities like that 😉 @ Elise: haha let us know when you’ve finished your Vietnam trip! I have a guide here on what to do in HCMC. Do check it out.

i love it too… going to Vietnam and taking the open tour bus… must bring along my string… really cool tip.

Congratulations on the interview! Very inspiring!

@ Gen/TheFrugalWanderer: Thanks, thanks hehe @ Estan: Thanks. I was a nervous wreck during the interview!

I love it! Congratz!!

i had fun reading through Aleah. great job and nice travels always 🙂

Sounds awesome, congrats! I loved your article! 🙂

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