Paul Eisenberg

Paul is a Lowell Thomas Award-winning journalist who serves as a writer for Micato Safaris. He’s also the family vacation blogger for ShermansTravel.com. Previously he was the “Away Game” travel columnist for FoxNews.com and prior to that was editorial director at Fodor’s.

Family vacation blogger for ShermansTravel.com

Blog posts here.

Weekly travel articles for Fox News.com, 1/09-3/11

How to Beat the Lines at Walt Disney World

What to Do If a Revolution Spoils Your Trip

New York City’s $35,000 a Night Hotel Room

How to Survive a Pirate Attack

How to Survive a “127 Hours” Ordeal

How to Avoid Rookie Traveler Mistakes

Ultimate Fantasy Camp Vacations

Hot Spring Travel Deals

How to Travel Like James Bond

What if Fed-Up Travelers Ran the Travel Industry?

How to Complain Effectively When Traveling

Tips for Travelers with Disabilities

The Seven Most Bucket List-Worthy Destinations for 2011

The Worst Travel Blunders of 2010

25 Tips for Smarter Holiday Travel

The Best (and Worst) Holiday Gifts to Bring Home From Your Trip

The Expensive, But Worth it Travel Gift Guide

The Best Travel Deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

How to Avoid Bedbugs on Vacation

Follow These Thanksgiving Travel Tips

How to Talk to a Celebrity on Vacation

How to Save $500 on Your Next Vacation

How (Not) to Channel Your Inner “Jackass on Vacation

What’s New at the Ski Slopes This Winter?

How to Rent Your Own Private Island

In-Flight Tech: Which Airlines Have the Best?

Local Taboos That Trip Up Travelers

Airplane Food So Good it Belongs in a Cookbook

Learning to Cook…on Vacation

How to Take a Bicycling Vacation

The Best iPad Travel Apps

Where the Fall Travel Deals Are

America’s Best Little-Known Museums

What Not to Pack

How to Hit a Nude Beach

Beverages to Be Wary of on Vacation

15 Ways to Save on Your Next Vacation

America’s Best Fourth of July Fireworks Displays

How to Go Fish on Vacation

How to Make Bus Travel Bearable

This Summer’s Best Travel Gadgets

How to See the National Parks Like a Pro

How to Be a Happy Camper

Where the Summer Travel Deals Are

How to Get Home When Disaster Strikes

What the Tarmac Rule Means for You

How to Deal With Dirty Clothes on the Road

How to Plan an RV Trip

They Have THAT at the Airport?

Five Overlooked Hotel Perks

Five Great Gadgets for a Long Road Trip

Five Rules for Being a Good Airline Passenger

The ABCs of B&Bs

Top 10 Worst Travel Scams

How to Hook Up on a Trip

Killer Gardens

Insider Tips for Spring Training Trips

Where the Spring Travel Deals Are

The World’s Most Dangerous Destinations

How to Be a Roman Gladiator

Top 5 Travel Apps for 2010

Airport Security: What’s Next?

10 Things to Know About Travel Insurance

Top Five Gadgets to Keep You Safe and Sound

How to Not Get Lost in Translation

Top Five Gifts for Road Tripping Families

Top Five Coolest Pieces of Luggage

Five Travel Gadgets Worth Giving

How to Give a Plane Ticket as a Gift

How to Survive Holiday Travel

How to Get the Most Out of Your Resort

How to Survive Hostel Territory

How to Pack Like a Transformer

How to Eat Cheaply on a Trip

How to Pack a Travel Med Kit

How to Travel Solo for Less

How to Overnight for Free

6 Naughty Things to Do on Vacation

How to Pack Your Wallet for the Road

Things You Should Never Eat on Vacation

Are “Operation Vacations” Worth the Trip?

How to Fly “All You Can”

How to Be a (Tour) Groupie

How to Pack for a Road Trip

How to Beat the High Cost of Tourist Attractions

Travel Dangers You Didn’t Think Of

How to Avoid Useless Trip Expenses

How to Get the Best Mileage…From Frequent Flier Miles

How to Travel for Free…Sort of

New Ideas for Road Trip Games

How to Travel with Your Pet

How to Get Excited About Your Vacation

How to Stop Getting Sick When You Travel

How to Win in the Rental Car Racket

Are Trains Better Than Planes or Automobiles?

How to Keep Your House Safe While You’re Away

How to Travel Like MacGyver

How to Snag the Best Seats

Don’t Let Your Valuables Vanish on Vacation

How to Buy Souvenirs Like a Pro

How to Get King Size Treatment at a Hotel

How to Join the Secret World of Elite Fliers

How to Keep the Beach From Hitting You Back

Eating Right on the Road

How to Book Your Hotel for a Lot Less

Have a Safe Trip … Really

How Keeping Your Flight Attendant Happy Can Pay Off for You

Are Timeshare Vacations Worth Your Time?

How to Stay in Shape While Travelling

How to Avoid Paying Full Airfare for Kids

How to Pack Your Luggage Like a Pro

Advanced Cruising: Fun and Free Things You’re Probably Not Doing On Board

How to Get a Refund When Your Airfare Drops

Washington, D.C. in 5…

About family travel, for Fodor’s

7 Mistakes Not to Make on Your Next Family Road Trip

7 Mistakes Not to Make When Dining Out with Kids

7 Mistakes Not to Make Around the City with Kids

Free (and Almost Free) in New York with Kids

About holiday travel, for Fodor’s

10 Things Travel Agents Can’t Believe You Don’t Know About Holiday Travel

About parenting, for Nick Jr. magazine

Challenging the Routine (PDF)

About a subway conductor, for the N.Y. Daily News

Conductor is No. 1 Hit (PDF)

About “Spongebob Squarepants” creator Stephen Hillenburg, for Princess Grace Foundation USA newsletter

Spongebob’s Dad Tells All (PDF)


 

About the Author

Paul Eisenberg is a freelance writer and editor living in New York City.