Eulogy for Eight Belles
Eight Belles, a beloved filly competing at the Kentucky Derby, captured the audience’s hearts but tragically fractured both front ankles immediately after finishing second.
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I’m at the Kentucky Derby!!
Omigosh, dreamy trip!! They say the Derby isn’t the race–it’s the whole week or more of festivities leading up to the event. They were like totally right! I’m here on the fabulous Jane Dempsey’s Kentucky Derby Junket. Her family has been running Derby tours for over 60 years, and having grown up in the horsey…
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Culture: Los Angeles, USA: Through the Eyes of a Newcomer
by Valerie Ng My life and career path were going nowhere, so I recently took up the offer of a family friend and moved from my home in the Bay Area to the Los Angeles area. I hadn’t spent much time in Los Angeles, so it’s still fairly new to me. But as a former…
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Poland Culinary Vacation–It’s no joke!
When I think of going on a culinary vacation, Italy, France, maybe even Morocco come to mind– But Wroclaw, Poland? Barely makes it into the top 100…that is until I read about Malgorzata (Sarna) Rose, founder and President of Poland Culinary Vacations, Inc. a native of Poland, and I was hooked. She was born in…
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Wellness: Las Vegas, NV: Oy Vey! Traveling with Teens
Enter, the perfect family, plus teen, vacation. Las Vegas, yes Las Vegas, America’s playground for the over worked and under paid. Over the years the Vegas resorts have revamped their adults only imagine ,and added a new motto “sure bring the whole family,” and have started to accommodate the younger crowd. So while mom and…
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Inspiration: Mexico: Listless in Ek Balam
by by Jennifer Anthony Everyone loves a vacation. But for list lovers (aka Listlubbers) such as myself, it is bliss, a chance to indulge my love and slightly manic preoccupation of constructing: • Catalogs; • Inventories; • Records; • Registers; • Rolls; • Files; • Indexes; • Directories; • Listings; • Checklists; and/or • Enumerations….
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Hotels Make Travel Earth Friendly in 08
A wave of eco-consciousness has heightened demand for all things green – including travel. Consumers are looking for vacations that are not only fun, but also environmentally-friendly. Hotels boast everything from green cleaning products and energy-efficient light bulbs to water conservation programs and ecologically sustainable activities. The Equus Hotel in Oahu Island, Hawaii uses earth-friendly…
