On The Bookshelf The Travel Detective The "Today" show's Peter Greenberg educates travelers on how to get the most pleasurable trip from start to finish. rific country and people shouldn't be fearful to go there, but stay away from large crowds and buses." The travel expert does, however, mericans are traveling more advocate buying medical coverage and than ever, but they still need evacuation insurance whenever you go to be more assertive, says abroad. "You want to buy a policy that Peter Greenberg, travel editor of NBC's Today show. offers medical evacuation to better treat- ment facilities and hospitals — includ- "Americans should never accept a 'no' from someone who is not ing being able to fly back empowered to give a 'yes' in to the United States, if the first place," he says. necessary," he says. the Best Service the tics'? Deals "Whether you are making a "Many medical insur- hotel, cruise or plane reser- ance policies only pay lialeis, Cruise Ships, vation, keep working up the for treatment overseas; gar fle.tat ladder until you finally they do not provide for Age:Ivies speak to the person who can medical transportation give you what you need." back to this country." That's just one of many Greenberg has visited helpful tips in The Travel some 120 countries over Detective (Villard Books; the years. Born and S15.95), a new book raised in New York City, aimed at readers who want he's been traveling since PETER GREENBERG to become savvier travelers. he was 6 months old. "There is so much mis- His career as a journalist Peter Greenberg on trav- information out there," includes being a corre- eling to Israel: "I say go, Greenberg notes. "I want- spondent for Newsweek. just think smart." ed to explain how the trav- His first in-front-of-the- el process really works." camera experience was on the Mery Gri n Show, where he was a For example, he says, when making lodging reservations, don't call the television journalist specializing in travel. hotel's 800 number. From there, he landed a job as travel reporter on Good Morning America, and "Instead, call the hotel directly and seven years ago joined the Today show. ask to speak to the manager or direc- tor of sales and establish a relationship. Greenberg, who earned his college These are the only people who know if degree at the University of Wisconsin, there is a convention at the hotel and also is the chief correspondent for the Discovery Network's Travel Channel, if rooms have become available at the last minute. A clearinghouse won't which is considering a consumer-ori- have that information." ented show with Greenberg, based on his latest book. Greenberg believes that Americans can be some of the least adventure- "On Sept. 24, I will have a one-hour special [on the Travel Channel] called some people in the world. "In the The Royal Tour, a one-on-one with me summer we go to Europe; in the win- and the King of Jordan," says ter we go skiing," he writes. "We are easily scared by world events. One ter- Greenberg. He follows that with another special, Top Secret Beaches in the World, rorist incident, and we retreat." "beaches that aren't in the guidebooks." The only places you shouldn't go are Logging 400,000 miles in the air a countries where no one is in control year, Greenberg has clearly mastered — like Liberia, Afghanistan and Kosovo, - he says. "There are 187 the ins and outs of traveling. When asked about the best vacation he has countries in the world, and there are ever taken, Greenberg, who is not mar- only about five countries that I would suggest not visiting '' ried and doesn't have any children, says: "This may sound corny, but I have And what about traveling to Israel? been to so many places that the best "I say go, just think smart," says the vacations are anywhere I am with Jewish journalist, who has visited someone I'm in love with." ❑ Israel on several occasions. "It's a ter- ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER Special to the Jewish News A .4 .4 ALBERTO MIZRAHI Starring in the musical part of the program, Greece-born tenor Alberto Mizrahi, who apart from serving as Hazzan (Cantor) at Chicago's historic Anshe Emet Synagogue, has earned high acclaim in worldwide concerts with outstanding symphony orchestras and in opera. Mizrahi is equally at home in contem- porary music, such as popular recordings of "Songs for Jerusalem," The Voice of a People" and "Songs of the Yiddish Theatre." FREDDIE ROMAN Adding humor and comedy to the Balfour concert program will be the celebrated star and producer of the highly acclaimed "Catskills on Broadway," a hilarious and nostalgic salute to the New York resort area where many of America's foremost entertainers had their start. Roman has headlined at many of the major resorts across the country, including Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and Harrah's in Atlantic City 21, 2001 7:30 P.M. OCTOBER SUNDAY IN SOUTHFIELD AT THE NEW MILLENNIUM THEATER N iert onJ. Siegal Joseph F. 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