It’s Wednesday so that means it’s time for the “Where in the world am I?” photo challenge again! Like last week, I’ll give no clues up front, but will periodically tweet and post clues on my Facebook Page help you out. So, if you don’t already follow me on Twitter, click HERE. One winner will be randomly selected […]
Hollywood. Beverly Hills. Santa Monica. This is the traveler’s trifecta of Los Angeles tourism. No one ever comes to L.A. to visit downtown, unless they’re in on business and get “stuck” there. Some L.A. visitors choose to stay in a downtown hotel, thinking it’s the place to be — as would be the case in many […]
It’s Wednesday so that means it’s time for “Where in the world am I?” again! Like last week, I’ll give no clues up front, but will periodically tweet and post clues to my Facebook Page help you out. So, if you don’t already follow me on Twitter, click HERE. One winner will be randomly selected from […]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have passports from two different countries? I don’t mean like Jason Bourne, jet-setting around the world under multiple aliases. I mean legally being a citizen of more than one country at the same time. Although it might seem like a crazy idea to some people, […]
The city of Ephesus was founded by the ancient Greeks and later grew to be the second largest city in the Roman Empire, after Rome. It’s located on the west coast of Asia Minor, near present-day Selçuk in the Izmir Province of Turkey. Ephesus contains the largest collection of Roman ruins in the eastern Mediterranean. […]
It’s Wednesday so that means it’s time for “Where in the world am I?” again! Last week, I gave no clues along with the photo but two people still got it correct. This time around, I’m trying something new—I’ll give no clues up front, but will periodically tweet clues to help you out. So, if […]
You may not realize it, but lots of things are named for places that used to exist, but now go by different names. For instance, everyone’s heard of Siamese cats and Ceylon tea. Well, Siam is the old name for Thailand and Ceylon is now called Sri Lanka. Also, many places were given names when […]
Located only a block from L.A.’s iconic railway hub, Union Station, Olvera Street is the oldest part of Los Angeles. Immerse yourself in Mexican culture by strolling down the two narrow blocks, shaded by trees, bougainvillea and red-tile roofs. You can shop for traditional handicrafts (like the colorful ones in the photo above), enjoy the […]
It’s Wednesday so that means it’s time for “Where in the world am I?” again. Several people got last week’s photo correct, no doubt with a little help from Google Images. So, this time I’m going to make it a little harder: I’m not giving any clues! I’ll let you know if you’re getting “warmer” […]
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, USA. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, it’s one of the city’s (if not the world’s) most famous and important architectural landmarks. The Guggenheim houses an impressive collection of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art, arranged along curved […]
