First of all, my backpacking, hostel staying, sleeping-on-trains and wild camping days have long been over. This nomadic travel-style, while fun when I was in my college years roaming around Europe and North Africa, has been replaced by something a little easier on my back and fancier in terms of luxury. Nowadays, I am partial to the kind of hotels that come with slippers, deep soaker-tubs, smart technology, and sparkling on arrival. So why would … [Read more...]
Christopher Birt, Actor and Traveler
Q. I love your “Everyday People” column, it literally reminds me of the lyrics from the Sly & The Family Stone's classic “Everyday People” – “I am no better and neither are you, we’re all the same, whatever we do, You love me, you hate me. You know me and then. You can't figure out the bag I'm in”. What inspired you to start that interview project and what have you learned through these interviews with random people? Firstly, thanks so … [Read more...]
Garagiste Wine Festival Returns to LA with 40+ Wineries: July 22nd & 23rd
Garagiste Wine Festival: Urban Exposure brings together hard-to-find micro-production wineries from nearly every California AVA, all under one spacious roof in Glendale; events include Grand Tasting, a Rare and Reserve party and a tasting seminar that explores ancient winemaking techniques used by some of today’s most innovative winemakers Paso Robles, CA – America’s Best Wine Festival[1], The Garagiste Wine Festival, returns to LA July 22nd … [Read more...]
Fatspatrol (Fathima) Mohiuddin, Artist and Muralist
Q1. You started your art journey by painting on your bedroom walls when you were 13. Does art run in your family? Did you ever imagine that one day you’d taking your painting from your bedroom’s wall to a building’s wall? My brother and I are both artists. He was more of a natural showing real talent at a young age. As his younger sister, I kind of followed what he did. I read his comic books and copied drawings out of them and that started … [Read more...]
What’s New in San Diego this Spring 2022
Events The Annual San Diego Restaurant Week returns April 3 – 10, 2022 with over 90 participating restaurants offering prix-fixe menu options throughout San Diego County. Participating restaurants will offer three-course dinner menus for $20, $30, $40, $50 or $60 per person and/or two-course lunch menus for $10, $15, $20 or $25 per person. The participating restaurants span across the county from the South Bay to the borders of Oceanside and … [Read more...]
Eagles Return to Las Vegas for Encore Hotel California Tour
The EAGLES - Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, with Vince Gill – are returning to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 28, for an encore performance of the band’s three sold-out ‘Hotel California’ concerts in 2019. Those concerts launched the band’s current, 63-date ‘Hotel California’ Tour, which features the Hotel California album performed live in its entirety from start to finish, accompanied by an orchestra and … [Read more...]
Uganda is more than Idi Amin – The best safari destination in Africa
This is what makes her the Pearl of Africa Uganda, 59 years independent, is a developing land locked country in the Eastern region of Africa. In the same region, she is surrounded by Kenya in the east, DR. Congo in the west, Tanzania in the south, South Sudan in the North and Rwanda in the south-west. With a growing population of 44 million people, 56 tribes, the former British colony boasts of immense diversity in culture, norms and ways … [Read more...]
Beat Vacation Inflation with a Trip to Lake Havasu City
Arizona’s Playground Offers Plenty of Budget-Friendly Activities LAKE HAVASU CITY, Arizona (April 01, 2022) – Pain at the pump might be cutting into people’s discretionary vacation budgets. But vacationers looking to beat inflation can rejoice that gas prices in Arizona tend to be at least one dollar less than fuel in Southern California, according to the gas-price app GasBuddy. Go Lake Havasu President/CEO Terence Concannon says … [Read more...]
From the World’s Smallest Classroom to the Oscars – Interview with Pawo Choyning Dorji, Producer, Director and Writer of “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”, the Nominee for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards
When I first contacted Pawo Choyning Dorji about two months ago, “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” - his directorial debut had been shortlisted for the Best International Feature in the 94th Academy Awards. He told me he did not expect the film could go this far to the Oscars. But, sometimes the most unexpected thing happens when you least expect it. Lunana was not only on the shortlist, it successfully made it through to the top five … [Read more...]
What to Do and See This Spring In Alexandria, VA
Spring Events Feature Cherry Blossoms, New Public Art, Concerts, Festivals and More in Alexandria, VA Alexandria, VA—As the weather warms and cherry blossoms take center stage, springtime events abound in Alexandria, Virginia, located minutes from Washington, D.C., on the Potomac River and named a Top 3 Best Small City in the U.S. 2021 by the Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards. Visit the luminous I Love You sculpture, the newest … [Read more...]
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