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5 Essential Things to Do In Downtown LA

April 28, 2020 by Giorgos Mouratidis1 Comment

Downtown fortunes seem to blow in the wind like so many jazz trumpets. Famous for being as noir as this previous sentence, downtown Los Angeles has seen its share of ups and downs. A formative force in the birth and development of the city, downtown fell into obscurity as places like Hollywood and Venice bloomed thanks to urban sprawl amid growing demand for housing in the city of dreams. In the first part of this millennium, downtown L.A. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mini Post · Tagged: Architecture, Art, Coffee, Culinary travel, Drinking, Fashion, Film, Food and Wine, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Museum, Music, New York City, Seafood, Shopping Mall, Sushi, Venice

Best Casino Resort in Las Vegas

February 12, 2020 by DaveLeave a Comment

My first trip to Vegas was a road trip with two friends. This trip did not start out very smoothly - after pulling out of my driveway I stopped for gas and one of my friends noticed one of the tires was nearly flat. In a hurry to get on the road in anticipation of 12 hours of driving, we quickly pumped it up and continued on our way. However it lost air pressure fairly quickly and every two hours or so we had to stop to pump up the tire. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Beach, Bridges, Canals, Canyon, Casino, Celebrity, Desert, Drinking, Luxor, Macau, New Jersey, Resort, Restaurants, Road Trip, Romantic, Shopping Mall, Spa, Traffic, Venice, Wine Tasting

5 Most Amazing Casinos in the World

August 14, 2019 by Sherry WoodsLeave a Comment

There are two places in the world that claim the honor for hosting the most amazing casinos in the world; Las Vegas and Macau. Both are exclusive gambling destinations for tourists and compete in glamour and extravaganza. Casinos these days are not standalone structures, they are part of huge resorts that offer a myriad of services. While Macau attracts with designs and constructions of disproportionate size, Las Vegas invites to celebrity … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Architecture, Brazil, Casino, Celebrity, China, Europe, Film, Golf, History, Macau, Monaco, Museum, Music, Resort, Restaurants, Shopping Mall, Venice

Los Angeles by Serge Ramelli

November 1, 2018 by DaveLeave a Comment

This book showed up one day, still warm from sitting in the California sun. It is an impressive collection of epic photographs of this great city. The lightning in Ramelli's captures makes the City of Angels pop in a way not always seen. From downtown to the beaches, to architecture - these are inspiring photographs of America's second largest city. The photographs are laid out as double page spreads - providing maximum effect on the use of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Inspirational Books · Tagged: America, Architecture, Beach, California, Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Photography, Venice

The Greatest Spot in Los Angeles

October 17, 2018 by Abdul Rastagar1 Comment

Los Angeles is like few cities in the world. The mere name instantly conjures up more world-famous sights than I can name - the Hollywood sign, the Walk of Fame, the Getty Center and Museum, the California Science Center, Malibu, Pacific Coast Highway, Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica and its pier, the boardwalk at Venice Beach, Universal Studios, Rodeo Drive, the Griffith Observatory, the Disney Concert Hall, Huntington Library and Gardens, and on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Airport, Animal Rescue, Beach, California, Food and Wine, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Museum, Music, Palm Trees, Santa Monica, Universal Studios, Venice, Walking tour

Suzhou, China’s floating city

January 31, 2017 by Abdul RastagarLeave a Comment

Suzhou is often referred to as “the Venice of the East.” In a less ethnocentric world, we would perhaps call Venice “the Suzhou of the West.” The original canal city, Suzhou was already a over a thousand years old when Venice was founded (514 B.C.E. vs. 421 C.E.) It is also significantly larger than Venice, a full order of magnitude more, in fact. Its canal system is indescribably extensive and complex, spreading through a vast network of fields, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Art, Bridges, Canals, China, Dessert, Food and Wine, Garden, Ice Cream, Restaurants, Shanghai, Shopping Mall, Venice, Walking tour

Murano and Burano: Islands of Glass, Lace and Brightly Colored Houses

December 6, 2016 by Scott Kendall2 Comments

Fragile Art When people hear the word Murano, they immediately think of glass. Artfully blown glass consisting of a rainbow of colors in whimsical shapes of fish, horses, chickens, unicorns and other creatures. Everyday items like bowls and mugs and plates come alive with images and designs never seen or even imagined. Jewelry of every taste is also abundant in the many shops of Murano and Burano. As visitors  pass through the various shops … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe · Tagged: Art, Canals, Chocolate, Festival, Flowers, Pizza, Restaurants, Seafood, Shopping Mall, Venice, Walking tour

Suzhou, China: An Edible Garden of Eden

December 4, 2016 by Allison Tibaldi4 Comments

If I were a philosopher, my motto would be “I eat, therefore I travel.” My first step towards understanding a culture is through food. Taste is the silent thread that binds me to fellow gastronomes around the globe. This is especially true when I visit a country where I know not a soul nor a single word of the native language, my exact situation during my recent visit to Suzhou, China. As alien as I felt upon arrival, I correctly suspected that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Architecture, Art, Canals, China, Culinary travel, Culture, Food and Wine, Garden, Italy, Maine, Pizza, Restaurants, Seafood, Shanghai, Shopping Mall, Venice, Wildlife

Sirmione, Lake Garda: When You Need a Vacation From Your Vacation

September 27, 2016 by Angela Matano2 Comments

Churches, paintings and palaces are all well and good, great even, but sometimes a traveler needs a little respite from all that culture (right, honey?). Lake Como may be the most famous and glitterati-ist body of water in Italy, thanks to you, Mr. George Clooney, but Lake Garda sparkles quietly, like a hidden gem – at least as far as Americans are concerned. The largest lake in the country, Lake Garda is about an hour’s train ride from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe · Tagged: Art, Culture, Italy, Museum, Scuba Diving, Sports, Venice

Dream of Venice edited by Joann Locktov

January 2, 2016 by DaveLeave a Comment

Dream of Venice is a curated collection of memories thoughts and experiences from a number of well-traveled and accomplished individuals. Philosophical and reflective in nature this book is part reflections, part memories, and a pinch of nostalgia. Excellent photography accompanies every writer's contribution. Venice is always in a state of partial decay and need for support. Portion of the proceeds from the sale of each book will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Architecture, Art, Photography, Venice, Wildlife

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