Croatia: The Adriatic gem that will keep you coming back
Steeped with history, fantastic food and wine, Croatia should be on every traveler's list of destinations.
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Primm, Boulder City, and Mesquite: Three hot, cool to visit Nevada destinations
There is another part of Southern Nevada, undiscovered by many, that defies expectations for the intrepid traveler. Despite the warm desert climate, Primm, Boulder City, and Mesquite are off the chart for their coolness factor, offering everything from helicopter tours of Hoover Dam to unexpected culinary delights.
City life in the suburbs: New Urbanity at Pike & Rose & Montrose Crossing
Pike & Rose, North Bethesda drops big city life into the DC Suburbs. The mixed-use development features a variety of restaurants, entertainment, and shopping choices. The Canopy by Hilton offers an upscale, but affordable, hotel for people traveling to the area for business or tourism.
Corrie ten Boom found healing by forgiving Nazis
FORT WORTH, Texas: Corrie ten Boom turned 126 years old on April 15. It was also the 36th anniversary of her death. Jewish tradition considers this a great blessing. It means that the person completed the task given by God on the day she was born. And she sure did. Survivor of the barbarism of ...
Denver’s Four Seasons Hotel: Urban luxury in the heart of the Mile High City
Centrally located on the corner of 14th and Arapahoe, Denver's Four Seasons Hotel is within walking distance to some of the city’s hottest attractions. These include the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Larimer Square, Union Station, and Coors Field.
Corrie ten Boom: home to Holland
FORT WORTH, Texas: Free at last. No more fleas to be thankful for; no more beatings from the brutal Aufseherin (female) guards. A mere number no longer, Corrie recalled, “When they called out ‘Prisoner 66730,’ ten Boom, Cornelia,’ I did a double-take. I hadn’t been called by my name in so long.” At the administration ...
Five reasons to love The Graduate Hotel, Ann Arbor, Michigan
College towns often offer vibrant environments filled with great food, art, and history. The latest Graduate Hotel in Ann Arbor has found a home in such an area. Not only is the location beautiful during all four seasons, it offers plenty to do
Corrie ten Boom: Ravensbrück Concentration Camp and fleas of hope
FORT WORTH, Texas: With dashed hopes the inmates boarded overcrowded trains that took them away from Vught Prison and the Allies who were coming to rescue them. Their next stop was the notorious Ravensbrück Concentration Camp in Germany. Yet Corrie held onto hope, literally. Her sister Nollie managed to smuggle a small bible that hung from ...
Corrie ten Boom: The price of helping Jews during WWII
FORT WORTH, Texas. — The Gestapo arrested and dragged an old man out of his happy home February 1944. The officer in charge told him that if he behaved himself, he would be back home soon and able to die in his own bed. Hearing this, 84-year-old Casper ten Boom straightened up, looked the officer ...
The Hiding Place: Saving Holland’s Jews during WWII
"The Hiding Place": Heroes like the ten Booms help save many of Holland’s Jews during WWII.
Visit Livermore Valley, one of California’s oldest wine growing regions
SEATTLE, April 6, 2018 — Livermore Valley, only 25 minutes from the Oakland airport yet it may as well be hundreds of miles away from anywhere – at least in the mindset of most wine lovers. Napa, Sonoma and Paso Robles grab most of the mind share when it comes to many wine lovers. However, ...
Air France launches new Business Class Lounge and Spa at CDG in Paris
Air France has opened a new Business Class lounge and spa at CDG in Paris, featuring saunas, showers, wellness areas, and fine dining.
KLM podcast The Journey explores the transformative nature of travel
KLM Airlines has launched an innovative passenger podcast, "The Journey", exploring the transformative nature of travel caught in a series of individual personal experiences.
La Grand Maison de Bernard Magrez in Bordeaux: An Epic Extravaganza
La Grand Maison de Bernard Magrez is a sumptuous mansion featuring the sublime restaurant Pierre Gagnaire, under the direct of two Michelin starred Chef Jean-Denis Le Bras.
Nicaragua : Central America’s World Class destination for business, leisure travel
Nicaragua is considered the safest country in Central America resulting in a surge of tourism that the government is taking steps to accommodate. World Class Hotels, regional restaurants and business facilities make it a great destination for family and business travel.
International Travel: Air France makes it deliciously comfortable at 39,000 feet
International travel is vastly different from domestic. One mistake international travelers make is not treating the travel as a part of the journey. AirFrance - KLM is taking strides to increase comfort and in-flight dining - making it a pleasurable part of your overall journey.
Adventure Canada: Finding new life on the St. Lawrence River
Over the ten-day Adventure Canada River Cruise on the St. Lawrence River, a floating group of people would become a village spending time laughing, dining, and exploring the arboreal forests and the St. Lawrence River together.
Café Du Parc at The Willard InterContinental: Ready for spring’s Cherry Blossoms
The Willard InterContinental celebrates spring and the city’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival and the reimagining of its comfortable cuisine restaurant, Café du Parc. The festivities around the Cherry Blossoms celebrate the relationship between the U.S. and Japan.
Ireland’s St. Patrick: His long journey from Slave to Saint
St. Patrick, a teen of noble Roman birth, was taken to Ireland as a captive and enslaved by Irish slave traders around 400 AD. One day, after six years of slavery, he heard the voice of God telling him to go back to Rome. Later he returned to Ireland as a Bishop of the Church.
Papacito the French Bulldog smothers in overhead bin on United Airlines
There are many wonderful people that fly airplanes and assist passengers. But the attitude of the crews is becoming too much. Now they have killed Papacito the French Bulldog. United Airlines, bad airline, bad. Very, very bad.