On a recent visit to New York City, I followed in the footsteps of immigrants, celebrities, and George Washington by taking a fun, educational and free walking tour provided by NYC by Foot. Their "Historic District" tour began at Spring Street and 6th Avenue, conveniently across from the subway station. The two hour walk covered about 1.2 miles of Soho, Chinatown and Little Italy - an area that includes part of the historic Five Points District. … [Read more...]
Beyond the Great Wall
Beyond the Great Wall by Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid A must have table book for anyone interested in Asian cuisine especially in China. 376 pages of recipes and insights into Chinese foods. This is not merely a cookbook - accompanying cultural and historical information with some background behind specific recipes is given. Mouth watering photos are included with many of the recipes. Both authors have been traveling to China for more than … [Read more...]
Wales: The Quiet Kid in the Corner
One of my pet travel projects is understanding "minority nations", the countries within countries. The UK has that in droves: Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and arguably, England itself. The thing is, I really could not find a distinction between Welsh culture and British culture at large. Sure, there's a language that they have that looks like anagrams or txtspk, but beyond that, what makes someone uniquely Welsh? Certainly not the pubs … [Read more...]
Dave’s Travel Corner, Annual Travel Writing Contest!
Annual Travel Writing Contest: http://www.davestravelcorner.com/press/pr250-travel-essay-contest2011.htm Looking to share your travels with others? Do you enjoy writing? Look no further. Dave's Travel Corner is holding our annual travel essay contest. Please see below for details. Please include your email address or some form of contact information at the bottom of your essay. This information will not be posted with your essay; it is so … [Read more...]
The Two Sides of Marrakech
Since the situation in Libya and other Arabic countries remains tense and we are all hoping for a more peaceful resolution of the conflicts, I would like to do follow-up on my post from last week and talk about the city of Marrakech, Morocco. Staying in one of the apartments in Marrakech you will come to find that the city can be divided into 2 very different parts: The Medina, the historical old part of the city and the Gueliz or Ville Nouvelle, … [Read more...]
Dave’s Travel Corner Announces Annual Travel Essay Contest
A big thanks to everyone who submitted their journals and travel writings for our annual travel writing contest. We had a lot of great submissions. Also thanks for our great sponsors: Motorola Mobility, Lock-A-Bye and the Allegany National Forest. The winners are listed directly below. We look forward to holding this again next year :) Congratulations to Kelly, our first place winner of our annual travel writing … [Read more...]
“L’Orient des Femmes” in Paris
It is not a secret that Paris is one of the world's fashion capitals, arguably the original fashion capital. The most powerful designers, couture houses and fashion magazines have their origin in the City of Light. If you recently rented apartments in Paris you might have had the chance to get a glimpse of the glamour of this year's Paris Fashion Week. This year's edition shook up the scene quite little bit. But what made the biggest … [Read more...]
LA Gangland Tours
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...]
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