Felicia Kamriani shares her ZEN tips for travel! “Although I’ve traveled to more than twenty-five countries, I recently took my first cruise and found myself discombobulated in unfamiliar territory. As with any mode of travel, cruising comes with its own set of challenges and surprises. Being a jetsetter by choice, I’ve endured most travel bumps…
I love a good volunteer opportunity, and my pet charity of choice is anything AIDS-research related. That’s why I am volunteering as a Greeter for Dining Out for Life on April 30, 2009 at Amici’s Pizza. So go out and eat… Stand up against HIV and AIDS by sitting down at one of your favorite…
The Hotel Monaco Portland is one of only two downtown Portland hotels, the other being its sister property the Hotel Vintage Plaza, that have qualified for the City of Portland’s Recycle at Work Business Recycling Certification. Businesses are required to recycle 50 percent of their waste in the City of Portland. However, businesses who go…
I’ll admit… when I first saw this, I had a bit of a giggling fit. A power operated bag? Come on! But, upon further inspection, I decided I quite liked it. I’ve been known to pack enough shoes for a small village when traveling, and there is nothing worse than trying to lug around a…
Don’t get me wrong– this year’s formal Georgian Mansion is hardly a tear-down and it’s not like the designers shopped at Goodwill. It’s more that many showed a keen awareness of the challenging economic times as well as environmental issues, by using ingenious cost-saving measures and sustainable products. Also, this year more than half of…
My girlfriend Dr. Melina Jampolis is raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She is a HOT HOT HOT doctor who had her own TV show, wrote the book The No-Time-to-Lose Diet, now is CNNHealth.com’s Diet and Fitness expert, and has been on every major network news program in the US including Regis and…
Quite the contrary– as a matter of fact, I would suggest you bring enough Red Bull to keep you going for at least a week. After a recent 4 day visit, we had only scratched the surface exploring Polk County’s numerous offerings, which greatly surprised me since when I checked both Fodor’s and Frommer’s 2009…