I'll be writing a much more detailed story about this at some point because this is a great story. I had the opportunity to join one of the LA Gangland Tours. This unique organization is not glorifying gang violence and activities rather they are humanizing it, raising awareness, and raising money to work with kids before they get sucked into this "culture" as well as other preventative measures against the gangs. Its touching to see rival … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Travel show in Long Beach, 2012
Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show Announces 2012 Return to Long Beach with New Media Partners Anticipated to be the West Coast's Most Attended Travel Show Ever, Unicomm Partners with Los Angeles Magazine, NBCLA and the Long Beach Convention Center for 2012's Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show Milford, CT, (March 21, 2011) - On the heels of 2011's show success, Unicomm, the nation's largest travel show producer, is thrilled to … [Read more...]
Esotouric Black Dahlia Weekend
Go deep inside L.A. crime lore with LAVA's Phil Spector / Black Dahlia weekend Event #1: Saturday, April 16, 12-4pm - Esotouric presents "The Real Black Dahlia" crime bus tour (departs from The Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071, $58/person) INFO/RESERVATIONS: Event #2: Sunday, April 17, 2-6pm - Professor Donald Johnson, in association with LAVA and Esotouric, presents a fundraiser lecture/tour … [Read more...]
LA Times Travel Show
The annual Los Angeles Times Travel Show is being held this weekend at the Convention Center downtown. This is the largest travel show on the West Coast of the USA. There's always a number of travel celebs giving talks and in attendance. This year look for Samantha Brown, Arthur Frommer, Huell Howser, Johnny Jet, Andrew McCarthy, Rick Steves, and more! There are more than 500 exhibitors, Trip giveaways and Cultural entertainment. Tickets … [Read more...]
Feria de Sevilla
On November 16, 2010 UNESCO declared the Flamenco World Cultural Heritage, to be more precise it was declared to one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity and I could not think of a more respectable acknowledgment. The Flamenco is a hallmark for Spanish culture, especially for the south of Spain, and goes far beyond music and dance. Some would call it a way of life or an attitude. It embodies passion and seduction. … [Read more...]
James Kaiser: Photographer, Guidebook Author
James Kaiser is an American travel photographer and guide book author currently living in Costa Rica. Recently we had a chance to ask him a few questions about his guidebooks, interests and travels. Q. Tell us about your background and your International travels to date. I grew up in a family that loved to travel. My first trip was to Tahiti when I was six months old. When I was seven, my family spent a summer in Tanzania while my … [Read more...]
The Healing Waters of Budapest
There is no doubt that Budapest in one of the destinations in Europe with a rich cultural and historic backbone. The "Pearl of the Danube" has inspired countless musicians, painters and writers. Throughout the year tourists from all over the world visit Budapest for its beautiful monuments, scenery and countless museums. But aside from the great cultural offer, many tourists rent apartments in Budapest to visit on of its thermal baths. … [Read more...]
A Trip To Samar
A soft breezy sunrise rouses me as my ship nears the coast and moors at the docks of Maguino-o, off the city of Calbayog Western Samar in the Central Philippines. Sheer weather of the early morning meets the island's pristine seawaters. And I feel like a sixteenth-century explorer reincarnated. "There you are," I whisper upon sighting the shores of Samar. Believing I could reach the location only through history books. One of the very … [Read more...]
BAR 25, Berlin
There are a few night clubs and bars that had such an impact that they defined entire eras of nightlife in cities. In New York it was Studio 54 or The Moulin Rouge in Paris. If you have rented apartments in Berlin before September 2010 you might have had the pleasure of going to a party at the legendary BAR 25. If not, you might have still heard glorious stories about this epic place. In the 7 years of existence the BAR 25 had transformed … [Read more...]
Cotton Tree: Year-Round Sketch Classes Draw Cultural Travelers
Experience the Art of Travel at Authentic Caribbean Outpost Grand Cayman - Experienced and beginning sketch artists will find artistic inspiration and the perfect way to relax at Cotton Tree, the Cayman Islands' first boutique cottage hotel, where on-site classes led by a local artist provide a picturesque instructional brush-up amid the beauty of Cotton Tree's lush gardens on the Caribbean Sea. Sketch classes at Cotton Tree include all … [Read more...]
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