One need not go down under to experience the outback, therapy for the urban claustrophobic abounds in the vastness of Nevada. But most visitors fail to escape the center of gravity, ‘Vegas, baby!’
Nevada Outback
Ignorant Yanks, India’s First Cruise Line
Inkaterra, Peru’s leading hotel group in sustainable tourism and hotel development, has succeeded in making Machu Picchu Pueblo the first city in Latin America to manage 100% of its solid waste... Karnika, the first cruise ship to be operated by Jalesh Cruises, itself the first-ever domestically owned mainstream cruise line in India, has made her maiden port call in Dubai.
Plane Facial-Recognition, World Population Clock
British Airways has used facial-recognition technology to streamline the boarding process for more than 250,000 passengers traveling internationally from US airports... When flying, the following seven behaviors should be avoided at all costs... The Loro Parque Foundation warns that there are increasingly more inhabitants and endangered species whilst the forests and animal populations decline...
Keukenhof in Spring, Summer in Québec
Will you be visiting Holland in spring? Then be sure to visit Keukenhof, where you will experience the gorgeous views of blooming Dutch tulips and other flowers for which Holland is famous... There’s always a good reason to come to Québec City!... If you want a jaw-dropping shoreline without the sunburned tourists and splashing masses, head for one of these lesser-known gems that are just as dazzling.
Macchu Picchu, Lying About Holidays, Star Struck
Inkaterra, Peru's leading hotel group in sustainable tourism and hotel development, has succeeded in making Machu Picchu Pueblo the first city in Latin America to manage 100% of its solid waste... New research has revealed that as many as 14% of Americans have lied to someone about going on holiday
The Best Seller
A book titled "How to Change Your Wife in 30 Days" sold 2 million copies in one week. But the author discovered that the title had a spelling error.
A Return to Sin City
It had been 14 long years since I’d last been to Las Vegas. Much had changed. Of course, Vegas has always been changing. From a dusty Nevada desert town built by the Mormons to a world-famous gambling destination jump-started by the mob, this adult Disneyland never fails to re-define itself.
Guest Writer: Annie Brouwer
Currently studying Social Work at Azusa Pacific University outside of Los Angeles, Annie has always had a passion to learn about other cultures and live outside of the United States. Her dream came true with the opportunity to spend 6 weeks of her summer in Quito, Ecuador through a spiritual formation program.
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Since her first move to Quito, she has had the opportunity to come back two different times with a semester abroad program called Living and Learning International. Her semester abroad consisted of intense Spanish classes, adventures all around the country including the Galapagos, and a month with a homestay family. Currently, she is working as a summer Resident Coordinator by assisting student interns in daily living, planning weekly chapels, and co-leading weekend activities.
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Lady Beverly Cohn: The Road to Hollywood
Lady Beverly Cohn has been a journalist for the past 20 years and is an award-winning travel writer. She is Editor-at-Large of the Mirror Media Group, Editor-at-Large Worldwide for SPLASH Magazines, Entertainment Editor,Traveling Boy.com, Contributing Writer to the Community Media Group, Special Contributor to LAWEST.com, and SFV Media.com, and Contributing Editor,TravMedia.com. Her features cover a broad spectrum of subjects including travel, film and theatre reviews, as well as high-profile celebrity interviews.
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Before becoming a journalist, Beverly was President & CEO of Nadel & Cohn Worldwide, a company that developed generic products for birthdays and anniversaries. Those products are FLIKBAKS (CD’s) and the 20-book series WHAT A YEAR! IT WAS! co-written with her daughter Laurie Rosenthal.
Beverly is a vintage and ballroom dancer and a member of three singing groups – The Santa Monica College Emeritus College Gospel Chorale, The Merits, and the Inner City Youth Orchestra & Chorale of Los Angeles. She is a member of BAFTA LA and the International Press Academy where she serves on the Foreign Film Committee. She is single and lives in Santa Monica, California.
Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for stars. — Fred Allen
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