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Celebrity Suites, Part 2

T-Boy’s adulation continues with the second episode in a series devoted to Celebrity Hotel Rooms & Suites. Part I covered the Ernest Hemingway Suite at the Sun Valley Lodge, the John & Yoko Suite at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, and Paris’ Oscar Wilde Suite at L’Hotel. Here’s three more Celebrity Suites which proved to be both historical …

Pilgrimages: Places I Remember, Part 6

Magical Mystery Tour visitors at the Strawberry Field

Padre Pro’s last request was to be allowed to kneel and pray. When the firing squad’s shots failed to kill him, a soldier shot him at point-blank range. Pro had been falsely accused in the bombing attempt of former Mexican President Álvaro Obregón, and had become a wanted man. Betrayed to the authorities, he was sentenced to death without the benefit of any legal process.

The T-Boy Society of Film & Music’s Top 20 Songs of the Road

Bruce Springsteen on the road

On the morning of April 3, 2020, the T-Boy Society of Film & Music met for the final vote in the top 20 Songs of the Road of all-time. Due to the coronavirus mandated quarantine, the 15-member group transmitted their lists via zoom. The theme of Songs of the Road turned out to be both popular and all-inclusive for members. For some it meant fantasizing about taking the same Road Trip in the song or a remembrance of one of their own.

Swimming in the Brazilian Desert, Maria Shriver

Lençóis Maranhenses National Park

Every year, the sand dunes at Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil collect rainwater from about January to June. And come July, these dunes become temporary pools full of clear, warm water... In Houston, Texas, A tiny suburban eatery is breaking all the rules to create some of the freshest-tasting grub on the horizon.

Ming is Gone, 10 Free National Parks

Kenai Fjords National Park glacier

Ming, the Siberian-Bengal tiger is gone. Antoine Yates, Ming’s owner, once said that the tiger was his ‘only friend, really'... For every national park swarmed by visitors, dozens of state and federal preserves, parks, and monuments go relatively untraveled. Here's a list of 10 crowd-free alternatives.

Sunscreen Bans, Women Travel, Polanski’s J’Accuse

lady traveler at Dubrovnik

Beth Whitman is the founder of WanderTours and your (mostly) fearless leader... Not everyone is happy about Roman Polanski having a new film in competition in Venice — especially since the festival only has two women directors competing this year... Think the plastic straws you gave up sipping from are bad for our oceans? It’s time to consider the same about the sunscreen you use.

Swedish Lapland’s Arctic Bath

artist's impression of the Arctic Bath floating hotel and spa

Cruise ship life can be a little mysterious. Your choices aren't always spelled out in black and white. The more you cruise, the more you pick up on the unofficial secrets the cruise lines don't tell you... The first real action to prevent hotels from posting false low-ball prices on initial rate searches, also known as hidden “resort fees,” is finally underway.

Behind the Bucket List, Beatle Beat

guitar player, Buenos Aires

What do Americans want when it comes to Bucket List travel? A group from Provisional Living wanted to find out not only what’s on those lists, but why and how they got there... Travel advisors are well-equipped to handle just about anything travel-related. But what happens when an unforeseen travel nightmare occurs?

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