UNESCO has added 23 new Biosphere Reserves sites around the world, including four that straddle national boundaries, plus enlarging eleven others. Biospheres protect endangered environments, at the same time they are learning places for the sustainable use of natural resources. New and extended Biosphere Reserves are in every part of the world, from Europe and Africa to the Caribbean and the … [Read more...]
Reasons to Visit Manchester Now
Manchester is a wonderful city to visit, especially now when you can lend your support and friendship to a community torn apart by a madman. Here are some notes from my own recent visit to this historic and vibrant city a few years ago: Manchester is where local businessmen Charles Rolls and Henry Royce met in 1904, and agreed to start building and selling motor cars together. Rolls was the … [Read more...]
Where to Go Next: Best Beaches in USA
Planning a beach vacation this summer or fall? Head for one of these top beaches in the USA, rated as the best by TripAdvisor reviewers for the quality of sand and surf, lack of crowds and affordability. Not surprisingly, the list is dominated by Florida and Hawaii. And all these beaches are public, not limited to those staying in a particular hotel or resort. Sunsets, of course, are … [Read more...]
Celebrate our National Parks with Beer
Our National Parks are a national treasure. Celebrate them all during National Parks Week, April 15 to 23, with FREE admission on the two weekends and enjoy some of more than 84 million acres of scenery and 27,000 historic structures, from the Statue of Liberty to Yellowstone. Public lands are facing a tough four years, with proposed budget cuts and other White House and Congressional initiatives … [Read more...]
Free entry to US National Parks today
Celebrate Presidents Day by visiting one of more than 400 national parks, preserves, historic sites and monuments FREE on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. That list includes sites associated with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the two presidents whose birthdays we are celebrating. That would include the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, Federal Hall in New York City, … [Read more...]
10 tips for stress-free flying
Travel tips: The holidays are the busiest travel days of the year. That''s no surprise. Also, no surprise that the reports of unruly passengers re increasing. Etiquette is as important at the airport and during the flight as it is anywhere else, so we can all avoid air rage, the flight version of road rage. A recent report by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows that unruly … [Read more...]
Travel deals for fall & winter getaways
Travel deals: If you've got the urge to get away, take advantage of one of these great airfare and hotel deals for fall and winter, for travel to to the Caribbean and the South Pacific, Europe and Asia. Book now to get the best deals for holiday travel. Fiji Airways is celebrating its national pride after a Fijian athlete won the first-ever gold medal for the island nation at the recent … [Read more...]
Free entry to US National Parks
Celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service by visiting one of more than 400 national parks, preserves, historic sites and monuments FREE on Monday, August 22, 2016. That list includes the Statue of Liberty in New York City, and Yosemite National Park in California. The birthday freebie is in addition to more than a dozen days every year the NPS grants free admission to the sites … [Read more...]
Top travel getaway: Utah’s Heber Valley
The biggest decision to make in Utah’s Heber Valley is whether to hike, bike, zipline or go fishing or golfing in warm weather or ski, snowboard or snowshoe in winter. It’s ideal location between Park City and Sundance also offers museums, fine dining, and a scuba diving center that will give you serious bragging rights. Scuba diving in Utah? Yes. The Homestead Resort Crater in Midway is an … [Read more...]
“American Graffiti” Sixties Car & Music Festival
Rev up your engines and head for the Sixties in London -- the one in Ontario, Canada, not the one in England. The Seventh Annual Fleetwood Country Cruize on June 4th and 5th, 2010 celebrates the iconic coming-of-age 1973 film “American Graffiti”. Be whisked back decades at a recreation of Mel’s Diner with Candy Clark, Bo Hopkins, Cindy Williams, Lynne Stewart, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin … [Read more...]