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Another Theme Day here at the b5media Travel & Culture Channel, and this time Melissa at Europe String does the hosting honors, with her round up NFL Season Kick Off.
That’s right, we sound off about football! We love it, we hate it. We have favorite teams, favorite players, most despised players, and for some of […]
The NFL’s pre-season is barely under way, and already there is murmuring afoot about the Super Bowl.
This year will be Super Bowl XLII which is, if memory serves me correctly, Super Bowl 42. The game will be February 3rd, 2008, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (map it).
It’s not any too soon to begin thinking […]
And if you do, too, at some point you’ve found yourself searching for somewhere to grab a late night bite.
When you’re at home, on your own stomping grounds, you probably have a few regular places that you can count on. You are intimately familiar with the all-night taco stand, burger joint, and diner.
But when you’re on […]
Are you thirsty? Looking for a cheap beverage? Likewise for some cheap food? Mappy Hour can help you out!
Claiming to be able to find the shortest route from where you are to where there’s a happy hour, Mappy Hour has you enter your current location and then pulls up a variety of Happy Hour […]
Have you ever seen a movie that made you fall in a love with a city? The movie have been great, or not so great, but the photography so captivated you, that you were spellbound in front of the screen. You absolutely, positively wanted to be there. . . now!
That’s the focus of Conde Nast Traveler’s […]
For a weekend that’s as sweet as candy, you’ll want to be at the decadent Ghiradelli Square Chocolate Festival, September 8th & 9th. Now in its 12th year, the festival is a benefit for Project Open Hand.
You can wander through the event at no charge, taking in a variety of chocolate demonstrations and contests. […]
Most of the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major British-Colonial battle of the Revolutionary War, didn’t take place on Bunker Hill at all – most of the fighting took place on Breed’s Hill. But the geographical error continues to this day, and the 221 foot tall Bunker Hill Monument stands proudly on Breed’s Hill.
Construction […]
Despite spending a lot of time on the beach, by a pool, or on a patio during this summer vacation season, I’ve been reading a lot more non-fiction that pool-side books.
I’ve updated my reading list, and am now making a reading list for the fall travel season. With lots of travel plans this fall, I’m going […]
The Sydney Opera House’s distinctive shell-shaped architecture make it one of the is one of the most recognizable performing arts venues in the world. It is located on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbor, near the Sydney Harbor Bridge, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Opera House contains numerous theaters, rehearsal studios, restaurants, bars, and […]
I consider myself fairly adept at packing. I should hope that I’ve reached a modicum of success on this skill, as I have to do it on a near weekly basis.
On a recent trip, however, I found that I had forgotten to pack the charging unit for my cell phone. I had never done this before, […]
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Written by Mary Jo Manzanares [email] for b5media.
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