The city of Portland has as sordid an underground history as my home city of Seattle does, and, like Seattle, it makes for a fun walking tour. There were plenty of nefarious deeds going on above ground, but the underground was where the really fun stuff was happening. In the subterranean world of Chinatown, you [...]
A Weekend in Philadelphia
March 27, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Stardust Memories
March 21, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I was in Las Vegas a few days ago, and my how the place has changed! The north end of the strip seems like it is wall-to-wall construction. Some buildings were beginning to take shape, while others were just large sites, tempting us with what was to come. Construction cranes dotted the skyline, where I’ve [...]
Another Smoke-Free Choice
March 20, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Joining a growing list of hotel properties that have opted to become non-smoking, Choice Hotels announced today that it would join that list on May 1st, 2007, when all of the rooms and public areas in its Comfort Suite properties become completely smoke-free. To commemorate the change to smoke-free, Choice Hotel is donating $10,000 to the [...]
Meet the b5media Travel & Culture Bloggers
March 15, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Browse Church Street Apothecary for the Usual and Unusual
March 14, 2007 By Leave a Comment
New Bill to Remove Restrictions for American Travel to Cuba
March 13, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The ink was barely dry on my Top Ten Place to Go list, and I have to make changes. Turns out that on March 1st U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) introduced the “Freedom to Travel Cuba Act,” which would finally remove the embargo now in place and allow Americans to legitimately travel to Cuba. Although [...]
Photo: The Great Sphinx of Egypt
March 10, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Lots of People Going Lots of Places
March 8, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Diana, the Girl Who Became the People's Princess
March 8, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Nearly 10 years after her death, Princess Diana still casts a spell over people around the world. We saw her beauty and glamour in countless photographs. We saw her compassion and grace as she traveled the world for causes that she believed in. We saw her poise and pain as she struggled through a very public breakup and [...]
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