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Travelers with an interest in military history cannot overlook Corregidor, a small rock of an island in the Philippines, which may be found at the entrance of Manila Bay, less than 30 miles from Manila hotels . The island is the largest of five islands (La Monja, Caballo, El Fraille, and Carabao), between the shores [...]
While there are some common associations to the city of Las Vegas, such as casinos, great shows and quick marriages, there is actually a great deal more to the city than what these genres represent or what most people who visit it realize. There are numerous museums in the city and some of them are [...]
It’s tough to be in the theatre business these days, and it’s even tougher to remain a theatre city, but Seattle continues to uphold the tradition. It’s been a rough season lately, for many years, actually, and it doesn’t look like it will get easier. Small companies are going by the wayside all the time, [...]
Killeen, Texas supports a large population of tourists and a number of them are there to visit relatives who are associated with the military base Fort Hood. Regardless of why anyone is visiting this Texan city, there is plenty see and do while you are in town. And many of the popular attractions are regularly [...]
In Brooklyn, Queen Italian Restaurant is the best authentic Italian cuisine the American public deserves to know about. This 45-year old establishment is located at 84 Court Street, and is noted as one of Zagat’s 1000 best Italian restaurants across the nation. Queen is the ‘Real Taste of Italy’, beginning with the warm and welcoming [...]
There’s nothing like the midwest in the summer months. In any of the places where there’s snow on the ground from November-February (and sometimes far beyond), summer comes as a breath of relief. It really is a relief, as anyone who’s ever been able to witness the season’s turning here. The first sign of nice [...]
I always think of the men and women of Wall Street coming to a stop when the bell rings and heading out of the building straight into a New York pub to hash out the days events. What a conversation that would be these days. Is is a day for the Slaughtered Lamb Pub Sometimes [...]
As with all major cities there are plenty of big modern art and natural history museums to brows through and Phoenix is no different. They have a wonderful display happening at the Arizona Science Center. There is a great southwestern art displayed with the many other cultures at the Phoenix Art Museum. There are however, [...]
M Cafe , located at 7119 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles is a restaurant to be put on your ‘must try’ list. M Cafe serves up contemporary Macrobiotic cuisine, meaning no refined sugars, dairy, eggs, red meat or poultry. The restaurant is the place that made macrobiotic fashionable, mostly because almost anything made with vegetables [...]
Twelve years ago, in 1998, a Chinese-American pianist named Eileen Huang began the International Chamber Music Courses and Festivals (ICMC) in Positano, one of the most famous seaside resort towns in Italy. In a setting of amazing beaches, serene gardens and homes, and centuries-old architecture, the festival continues the town’s link with music. An assortment [...]