Live At The Casino: The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino Las Vegas, NV
The only way to describe the housing situation in Las Vegas is to light a stick of dynamite next to your ear. It is a boom of at least that…
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From Russia, With Gloves: -20 in Moscow
Forty degrees F. above zero seems colder in the damp fog of San Francisco or London. Twenty below zero is definitely chilling, but doesn’t seem as bad when you’re skiing…
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Shake & Bake: Commemorating the 1906 San Francisco Quake & Fire
As a native son, I know that my ancestors survived the April 18, 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, which, at 8.3 on the Richter Scale, ranks as one of the strongest…
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Indoor Skiing In The Desert? You Betcha!: Ski Dubai
My pal Alex Russell has written about indoor skiing and snowboarding at BigAir Fukuoka in Japan. And I’ve told you about the Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark in Michigan. But now,…
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Shop For Bargains ‘Til You Drop: Hong Kong
We’ve all heard stories of shopping for top notch clothing in Hong Kong with an endless variety of the world’s top labels. Well, they’re still true. You just have to…
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Giant Jellyfish Jamming Fishing Nets: Tokyo, Japan
As a scuba diver, most of the hundreds of jellyfish I’ve seen in the world’s oceans are as big as your hand. I’ve seen some in aquariums that are as…
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South Beach Cool Meets St. Barts Calm: Ku´Luxury Hybrid Hotel, Anguilla
After seeing how frighteningly cold it is in Russia and other parts of the world, it’s high time to escape the winter doldrums. So where do those who have the…
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Snow Job: Northern & Central Europe In The Deep Freeze
It snowed one day last December when I was in Paris. It made our trip even more memorable. It melted a short while later and everyone continued with their day….
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Not-So-Mellow Yellow: Napa Valley Mustard Festival, Napa, CA
What do mustard and wine have in common? At first glance, more than you could possibly imagine as the annual Napa Valley Mustard Festival gets under way on January 28….
