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New Developments in Detroit

May 24, 2013 by DaveLeave a Comment

Opportunity Detroit began as a breakthrough Kid Rock-narrated and Quicken Loans-produced television spot that aired during the 2012 World Series. Since then it has grown into a movement underscoring the unparalleled opportunities available in Detroit today. What does opportunity look like? It looks like Detroit. The vision of Opportunity Detroit is to transform downtown Detroit into a great urban neighborhood that has a unique point of view, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: America, Art, Australia, Bakeries, Beer, Coffee, Cruising, Culinary travel, Culture, Drinking, Fashion, Festival, Film, Fireworks, Food and Wine, Garden, History, Internet, Journey, Michigan

A Bicycle Built for Two

February 13, 2012 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

While I was house-sitting a 15th-century farmhouse in historical Gascony, with a backyard view of the snow-capped Pyrennees, I decided one bracing morning over a cafe du lait to hire a bike and make a pilgrimage to one of France's oddest pilgrimage sites: "NOTRE DAME DES CYCLISTES." Looking decidedly uncool in my fuzzy Patagonia jacket, Tintin T-shirt, Gap shorts, white athletic socks, and Rockport walking shoes, I pedaled like a madman, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Art, Bicycle, Chile, Coffee, England, Fashion, Fiji, Film, France, Journey, Markets, Michigan, Missouri, Museum, New York City, North Dakota, Rome, Spain, Vineyards

The Wizard of Christchurch

April 18, 2011 by John Edwards1 Comment

EVERYONE knows J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed entirely on location downunder by Kiwi director Peter Jackson. But did you know that a real sorcerer, a magi of magic realism straight out of the Oscar-winning series, only rather recently left New Zealand after the nasty Christchurch Earthquake of 2011. Born Ian Brackenbury Channell in London (4 December 1932), "The Wizard of Christchurch" is an inspired soap-box … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Australia · Tagged: American Airlines, Antarctica, Art, Caribbean, Coffee, England, Fiji, Journey, London, Markets, Michigan, Missouri, Museum, New York City, New Zealand, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, Shopping Mall

Curse of the Sea Gypsy

April 6, 2011 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

Looking for Love on Lovina, Bali Well, er, the problem was, I thought I saw a real live mermaid. Get that? Loping on Bali's Lovina beach one day, I came across a troglodytic Indonesian man crouching over a campfire, cooking a stunted animal on a skewer. Was he eating a cat?! "Very nice bitch," the local sarong hawker spat in the sand. Lo and behold! I saw a bikinied blond, like the statuesque prow of a Viking vessel, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Beach, Coffee, Dancing, Dolphin, Fiji, France, Journey, Markets, Michigan, Missouri, New York City, North Dakota, Sailing, Sand

Neil Mandt: Actor, Producer & Traveler

December 7, 2010 by Dave1 Comment

From multi-Emmy winners Neil and Michael Mandt comes a new series about travel, adventure and family - the thrill of irresponsibility and the agony of pursuit. "Next Stop for Charlie" spotlights Charlie (Neil Mandt), a bathroom supplies salesman whose hobby as a world traveler is tapped by a rich aunt after her son, Erik (Erik Adolphson), quits college and decides to cavort around the globe with an unlimited credit card. Charlie is hired to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Australia, Beach, Beer, Britain, Drinking, England, Festival, Film, Florida, Food and Wine, Hollywood, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Malaysia, Michigan, Music, Naked, Paris, Restaurants

Come Have a Grape Stompin Good Time at the Chicago Marriott

May 6, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

Guests are invited to crush grapes at the Chicago Marriott's 2010 wine-making event Upon entering the lobby of a hotel, guests are expected to gather their bags, check in, and proceed to their room. Upon entering the lobby of the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, guests go through the motions before having the opportunity to de-stem and crush grapes that will be used to create signature wines served within the hotel bar and Harvest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Aquarium, Chicago, Drinking, Food and Wine, Harvest, Illinois, Michigan, Museum, Restaurants, Shopping Mall, Walking tour, Wedding, Wine Tasting

Chicago Tourism: National Tourism Foundation

May 7, 2007 by Jackie SuttonLeave a Comment

Chicago is located along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. The city has the honor of being the major center of transportation, industry, politics, culture, finance, medicine and higher education. The "Second City," the "Windy City," "Chi-town," and the "City of the Big Shoulders" are the informal names of Chicago. Chicago, like much of the Midwest, has a climate with a wide range of weather conditions. The city experiences four … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Art, Bridges, Chicago, Culture, Festival, History, Michigan, Museum, Music, Natural History, Restaurants, Shopping Mall, Zoo

Italy Story: Hostage of the Hostile Hostel

February 24, 2007 by Bill FinkLeave a Comment

When I arrived, panting, at the three-story brick-and-steel building, I was dismayed to see a mob of backpackers crowded around the front desk. Two surly staff members were shouting at them in Italian, grabbing crumpled piles of money, and stuffing registration forms, one each, into the hundred cubby holes in the wall behind them. Each nook denoted one available bed. As I made my way to the counter, I heard one of the clerks answer the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe · Tagged: Backpacking, Bus Travel, Denmark, Drinking, Europe, Food and Wine, Germany, Italy, Mediterranean, Michigan, Rome, Spain, Switzerland, Travel Book, Walking tour

Columbia, CA

February 5, 2006 by John J Lesjack1 Comment

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However, instead of continuing their journey, they elected to camp for the night under a large oak tree. The five men had traveled for months searching for gold said to be easily picked out of California's mountain streams. They had found plenty of streams but no gold. All five spent a miserable night on the ground as a rain storm drenched Tuolumne County. In the morning, the men decided to let their blankets dry out before continuing on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Airport, California, History, Journey, Michigan, Traffic

Cannon Beach

February 5, 2006 by Andre HagestedtLeave a Comment

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Oregon's coastline is full of secrets: veiled pleasures and surprises, clandestine, deserted beaches and hidden gems peppering the towns in the form of lodgings or eateries. But perhaps the most stunning secret on all of Oregon's coast lies just outside of the art and culture mecca of Cannon Beach, on the north coast. There's a castle a bit south of town, hidden behind the walls of trees just north of the Arch Cape Tunnel. You can become king … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Antiques, Art, Beach, Castle, Caves, Chicago, Culture, Disneyland, Garden, Honeymoon, Lodge, Michigan, Oregon, Restaurants, Romantic, Ski Trip, Traffic, Waterfall, Wedding, Wine Tasting

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