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Dining on Vancouver Island

July 27, 2014 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

John M. Edwards, the only smoker ever allowed onto the premises of snooty “Sooke Harbour House,” visits Vancouver Island in the Pacific Northwest on his own terms. As a paying contributor to “The United Negroe College Fund,” for sage reasons of philanthropy as well as tax evasion, I was a little surprised to find in the maritime city of Vancouver, British Columbia, absolutely no black people—only Commonwealthy Europeans and Asians, plus a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Beach, British Columbia, Canada, Christmas, England, Film, Flowers, Food and Wine, Garden, Houston, Internet, New Orleans, Restaurants, Seattle, Vancouver, Whales, Wildlife, Wine Tasting, Zoo

Sheiks on the Plane, International Airspace

June 9, 2014 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

John M. Edwards flies into the wild blue yonder from London Heathrow to New York JFK, wedged in between two suspicious-looking suspected terrorists supposedly from the United Arab Emirates. . “Goddammit, there are snakes on the plane!” I couldn’t help but laugh at the drunken comment attributed to Samuel Jackson several aisles behind, followed by the lame “Don’t call me Shirley” from Airplane. While my two outlandishly dressed seatmates … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Airline, Airport, Drinking, Fashion, Film, Food and Wine, Houston, London, New Orleans, New York City, Passport, Sand, Ski Trip, Tallest Building

Dispatch: Atom Ant Japanese Houseguest

June 6, 2014 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

John M. Edwards receives a strange visitor from the Nipponese “Land of the Rising Sun,” who is, of course, despite a strong yen, ultimately a freeloader. In Westfield, New Jersey, United States, North American Continent, at my apt upstairs from the now-long-gone Tullio’s Hair Salon (which daily pumped up the odoriferous air of Free Heat, Aqua Velva, and Brill Cream), I received a visitor from not another planet exactly but instead from a way … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Airport, America, Animal Rescue, Beach, Desert, Film, Food and Wine, Garden, Houston, Israel, Japan, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York City, Oregon, Save Money, Spa, Tsunami

The Amazingly Industrious Trishaw Driver from the Sultan’s Kraton

May 15, 2014 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

John M. Edwards rides around into infinity with an amazingly industrious trishaw driver skilled in perpetual motion for a mere pittance (a pocketful of rupiahs) at the Sultan’s Kraton in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia. At the Sultan’s Kraton in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, I stood face to face with “The Great Man”--the Sultan himself! Since I was a known American “oil baron,” not a gas station attendant but part owner of a privately held oil and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: America, Animal Rescue, Art, Beach, Bicycle, Houston, Indonesia, New Orleans, Restaurants

The Bar with no Name – New York City

April 25, 2014 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

Coming to loggerheads with an obvious British actor at an anonymous Irish bar in TriBeCa is like slumming it for a short story. . . . “What do you call this place anyway?” I asked over a pint of Harp at an attractive antique bar with no name in TriBeCa on West Broadway below Canal Street. “We haven’t decided on a name yet.” The bartender, who resembled Tom Jones, was drying glasses. His name was “Seamus” (as in Seamus Heaney, translator … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: America, Architecture, Beer, Canals, Drinking, England, Fashion, Film, Houston, New York City, Travel Abroad

I Left my Box in San Francisco

March 14, 2014 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

Chocolate lover John M. Edwards muses over why the travel magazine "trips" went out of business in San Francisco, apparently because of a typo, as well as some other funny ass shit. In Haight-Ashbury, once the center of the 1960s Hippy Flower Power Movement, I came upon a hawker selling unique chicken-claw pipes. I purchased one and held it up in the light as he passed me a tape of Ry Cooder, the famous slide guitarist who taught Keith … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: America, Animal Rescue, Art, Bridges, California, Chocolate, Coffee, Drinking, Europe, Expatriate, Film, Food and Wine, France, Houston, Iceland, Lifestyle, Museum, New Orleans, Resort, Restaurants

LAX Beach, First Children’s Play Area Opens to Public

December 25, 2013 by DaveLeave a Comment

New children’s play area by Westfield showcases local scenery, innovative design (Los Angeles, California) Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, a children’s play area named “LAX Beach” has opened in the New Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). LAX Beach celebrated its opening by hosting a “birthday party” for the space, featuring nearly 50 kindergarten children from nearby Playa … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Airport, America, Architecture, Beach, California, Celebrity, Chicago, Drinking, Food and Wine, Holiday Season, Houston, Italy, London, Los Angeles, Mountain Climbing, Restaurants, San Francisco, Shopping Mall

T Up: Thank God for the Oil Companies!

November 27, 2013 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

JOHN M. EDWARDS, part owner of a privately held oil and natural gas concern based in Houston and New Orleans, gushes on about one of nature’s most valuable resources: petroleum! You can’t get to a rainforest without any transport to get you there. Luckily most major oil companies like Chevron and Shell have absolutely no interest in damaging the primary rainforests of the Amazon and Congo, although there is always some drilling on the edges … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: America, Animal Rescue, Art, Australia, Bus Travel, Canada, Dallas, Drinking, England, Europe, France, Hiking, Houston, Kuwait, Mexico, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York City, New Zealand, North America

New Survey Finds Americans Feel They Need Help with Romance

November 2, 2013 by DaveLeave a Comment

Marriott Caribbean & Mexico Resorts Responds with "Cupid on Call" New Program Designed to Help Guests Say “I Love You” ..or Maybe “I’m Sorry” NEW YORK – According to a new survey of more than 850 Americans conducted by Marriott Caribbean & Mexico Resorts (www.paradisebymarriott.com), a majority feel that, when it comes to love, they are more romantic than their partners but could still use a little help to spark passion in their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: America, Art, Beach, Caribbean, Casino, Celebrity, Chocolate, Flowers, Houston, Maryland, Mexico, Music, New York City, Resort, Romantic, Seattle, Spa

Emirates and Virgin America Launch Frequent Flyer Partnership

October 22, 2013 by DaveLeave a Comment

International “Airline of the Year” & “Best U.S. Airline” Together Offer Frequent Flyers New Global Reward Opportunities, Award-Winning Guest Service San Francisco – October 21, 2013 – Emirates and Virgin America today announce a frequent flyer partnership that allows members of both airlines’ frequent flyer programs to earn and redeem* points or miles for travel across the networks of two airlines respectively recognized as best-in-class for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Airline, Airport, America, Australia, Boston, California, Chicago, Culinary travel, Dallas, Desert, Dolphin, Dubai, Food and Wine, Houston, Lifestyle, Los Angeles, Music, New York City, North America, Orlando

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