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December 31st, 2008
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Located just about 7 miles south of Los Angeles International Airport is Redondo Beach, California. Redondo Beach is a family-oriented beach town that offers the California lifestyle at its’ best. Being so close yet just far enough away to LA has its’ priviledges for visiting guests of Redondo Beach.
Since LA is so close one can enjoy the entertainment value of Hollywood’s Universal Studios, Hollywood Walk of Fame and Mann’s Chinese Theatre. Of the 18 boutique Mann Theatres located in the greater LA area, the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is the most famous opening its’ doors in 1927 to show movies on the big screen for the people. The opening of Grauman’s Theatre sparked the beginning of Hollywood’s Walk of Fame where famous movie
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December 30th, 2008
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One of the most popular short day hikes for Aspen area locals is a trip to the Grottos. Head up Independence town east of town on Highway 82 and look for a Forest Service sign on the right side of the road. Leave your car or bike in the small parking area and start exploring.
I’m not going to give away any of our secrets about this place, but if you spend a little time there, you’ll easily discover for yourself the quiet rocks to sun yourself on, the ice caves deep in the crevices and the shallow parts of the Roaring Fork River where you can cool off from the summer heat.
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December 29th, 2008
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Transcontinental flights from New York to Europe generate up to two tons of carbon dioxide. Feature photo by author. Photo by Almighty_Fotografie
Considering the damage, should we really be travelling at all? Apolon Polonski says, “Maybe not.”1. Travel damages the environment.
Travel is, almost by its very nature, bad for the environment.
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December 29th, 2008
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Transcontinental flights from New York to Europe generate up to two tons of carbon dioxide. Feature photo by author. Photo by Almighty_Fotografie
1. Travel damages the environment.
Travel is, almost by its very nature, bad for the environment.
Even if you travel the Middle East exclusively on horseback, you still have to get there in the first place. And just one transcontinental round-trip flight—let’s say from New York to Istanbul—generates two tons of carbon dioxide. That’s 10% of the average person’s annual carbon footprint in just one afternoon.
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December 27th, 2008
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Photo by whatwhat. Feature photo by dbasulto.
Multinational corporations like Burger King are oftentimes the face of America and the ambassadors of its culture. How can we, as independent travelers, defuse this trend, especially when–as this latest ad campaign shows–it’s more desperate every year?
The ad wizards at Crispin Porter + Bogusky have crafted ”Whopper Virgins,” a campaign so absurd that it’s difficult to take as anything but a farce.
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December 26th, 2008
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Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to visit all of the State Beaches in California-there are 63 of them at last count. However, I’ve been very impressed with those along the central California coast between San Francisco and Monterrey.
If you take this incredibly scenic drive on Route 1, you’ll enjoy an have the chance to stop at numerous state beaches along the way. My favorites were both rugged and lonesome, even during the dog days of August, and the only company were flocks of shore birds and frolicking sea lions.
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December 26th, 2008
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Recognize the mountains in this photo? They may look familiar even if you’ve never been anywhere near Aspen, Colorado. You’ve likely seen them on a calendar or two, in a coffee table picture book or on a poster somewhere. These are the Maroon Bells, one of the most photographed scenes in the Rocky Mountains.
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December 25th, 2008
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MatadorLife editor Tom Gates finds out what’s behind J. Maarten Troost’s latest book, including prescient economic forecasting, the family life of a traveling writer, and the Chinese art of expectorating phlegm.
Maarten Troost is the author of three books, all of them poignant and hilarious. Fans of his work know him as wry, witty and a little touched.
Troost’s latest, Lost on Planet China or How I Learned to Love Live Squid,
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December 24th, 2008
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The boardwalk in Santa Cruz is a festival of overstimulation. Noise, lights, action, commotion, junk food and kids everywhere-and it’s been that way for 101 Years!
No visit to Santa Cruz, California is complete without a stroll down the boardwalk with soft serve ice cream or cotton candy or some other nutritionally outlawed yummy that you’d never eat anywhere else. But, hey, how often do you get here? Live it up!
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December 23rd, 2008
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My son is still too young (under a year) to go to Disney World in Orlando but I’m sure it will be on the list of places to go once he is old enough. I have only been once and that was in high school on a spring break trip to the Orlando - Daytona area. Walt Disney has always seemed to shine very bright through generations past and onward into the future.
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