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Archive for June 2007

June 30th, 2007

Looking for FREE Booze When You Travel?

Aren’t we all?
Seriously, though, if you think of yourself as an urban hipster but have a very modest budget for drinking, you’ll want to check out My Open Bar, a website dedicated to listing the latest in nightlife, drink specials and parties.
Currently, information is only available in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 1 comment

June 29th, 2007

How NOT to be a Good Hotel Guest

I don’t know if this was staged or not, but I’ve seen some of this behavior all too often in my travels.
DON’T try this at home!  Or at your hotel!
 

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Technorati Tags: hotels, travel, vacation, Flyaway Cafe, flight attendants, b5media
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June 28th, 2007

This One’s for the Guys

We all have men in our lives.  Fathers and sons.  Husbands, lovers, boyfriends, neighbors, co-workers, and friends.  We love them, we hate them, we bond with them.  For those of us who are female, we’ll never understand them if we live to be 100.  If we are male, we can’t understand what all the fuss and confusion […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 5 comments

June 26th, 2007

A Dozen Money Saving Travel Tips for Family Travel

June is a busy month for family travel.  The school year is ending, graduations and wedding are rife, and a lot of families choose to travel in June before those dog days of summers. 
Traveling with the family is different than traveling on a business trip.  It requires a different balancing of needs and preferences.  […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 4 comments

June 25th, 2007

You & Rocky Balboa at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Rocky Balboa (played by Sylvester Stallone) trained for his big fight against Apollo Creed (played by Carl Weathers) by running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  While it didn’t look like a big time training regimen in the movie, after walking up those steps, I can see how running them several times […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 4 comments

June 24th, 2007

Sunrise, Sunset

We’ve just passed the summer solstice, which means that the days are getting shorter again.  Infinitesimally shorter, right now, but shorter.
A friend passed along information about Sunrise Sunset customized calendars, an interesting web site that will show you the sunrise time and the sunset time for locations around the world.  I’ll be in Phoenix next […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 5 comments

June 23rd, 2007

Green Architecture Before its Time: Frank Lloyd Wright & Taliesin West

Frank Lloyd Wright is probably the best known American architect, with a body of work that has influenced and shaped the course of building in this country.  His former home, Taliesin West (pronounced Tally-ehssen) in Scottsdale, Arizona, has become the international headquarters for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, and is also open for public tours.
Taliesin […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 6 comments

June 22nd, 2007

Photo Op: Leaning Tower of Pisa

Details: The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy.
I was thinking about Italy for some reason today.
Photo credit:  morguefile
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Tags: architecture, b5media, Europe, flight attendants, Flyaway Cafe, travel, travel blogs, vacation, Italy, Leaning Tower of Pisa
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June 21st, 2007

Sail Over to Catalina Island

Catalina Island is located off the coast of southern California, about 22 miles southwest of San Pedro, near Los Angeles. It is part of the Channel Islands. The only city on the island is Avalon, and although over a million tourists visit the island every year, the population hovers around five thousand people.
When I’ve visited […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 2 comments

June 19th, 2007

Princess Grace Returns to Monaco

If you’re looking for one more reason to visit the French Riviera this summer, you may find it in the life of Princess Grace, and the exhibit “The Grace Kelly Years, Princess of Monaco.” This year marks the 25th anniversary of Princess Grace’s death.
From July 12th through September 23rd, you can see an […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 9 comments

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