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Road Trip? There’s An App For That
Get your motor runnin’ Head out on the highway Lookin’ for adventure In whatever comes our way Lyrics from “Born to be Wild” by Steppenwolf Got a hankering to hit the open road? Before you load up the car, load up … Continue reading
Posted in Hotels, Movies, North America, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged AccuWeather, Airbnb, Around Me, Captain Kirk, GasBuddy, Groupon, Hotel Tonight, Hotels.com, IMDB, Inrix, kayak, NPR Station Finder, Priceline, Recreation, Restaurant, Review, Road Ninja, Shazam, Starbucks, Steppenwolf, The Weather Channel, Trip Advisor, TripAdvisor, Urbanspoon, WeatherBug, William Shatner, Yelp
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Asheville’s Calling
The ads are cheesy. An iPhone rings and the caller I.D. says Asheville, N.C. The tagline from this tourism board commercial is “Asheville’s calling. Will you answer?” Asheville has been calling me for a while but not because of the … Continue reading
Posted in Charlotte, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Asheville, Asheville NC, Asheville North Carolina, Basilica St. Lawrence, Being There, Biltmore, Blue Ridge Parkway, Bob Moog, Chai Pani, Crowne Plaza Resort, Emerson Lake & Palmer, French Broad Chocolate Lounge, French Broad River, George Harrison, Grove Park Inn, Honda Element, Indian Street Food, iPhone, Irish Wolfhound, IWCA, Keith Emerson, Leon Theremin, Minimoog, Moog, Moog Music Factory, Moog synthesizer, Moogerfooger, Mr. Potato Head, North Carolina, old fashioned soda fountain, Peter Sellers, Phatty, Picture of a bat, Robert Moog, Slim Phatty, South Carolina, The Beatles, Theremin, Toyota Prius, United States, Willie Wonka’s chocolate factory, Woolworth Luncheonette, Woolworth Walk, WPLongform
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Easter Island Planning & Packing Tips
A trip to Easter Island is the trip of a lifetime. A trip to Easter Island is long and expensive. But if you are one of the 50,000 or so people who make this trek every year, you will be … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Chile, Easter Island, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Anakena Beach, Biking Easter Island, Chile, Easter Island, Easter Island costs, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island packing list, Easter Island Prices, Easter Island sculptures, EasterIsland, Explora, Hanga Roa, Hanga Roa Eco Village & Spa, Isla de Pascua, Lima, Maori Tupuna, Moai, Orongo, packing list, Quarry, Rano Kau, rano raraku, Rapa Nui, statues on Easter Island, Tapati Rapa Nui Festival, Te Ra'ai, what is Easter Island, WPLongform
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Daily Torture – More DNC Fun
The hottest tickets in town dropped in my lap at a business meeting. Tracy could barely contain her excitement and concentrate on the purpose of the meeting. She had just gotten her hands on tickets to a taping of “The … Continue reading
Posted in Charlotte, Democratic National Convention, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Al Madrigal, Charlotte, Charlotte center city, Charlotte NC, Charlotte North Carolina, Chris Matthews, CNN, Daily Show, Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Democratic National Convention, DNC, Duke Energy, EpiCenter, Hilton Garden Inn, http://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/, ImaginOn, iPad, Jason Jones, Jessica Williams, Jon Stewart, MSNBC, RNC, Rock Hill, Samantha Bee, SC, Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, SoHo Bistro, South Carolina, The Daily Show, WomenAreWatching.org, WPLongform
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CarolinaFest – More DNC Fun
The Charlotte in 2012 host committee threw another fun party for the Democratic National Convention. CarolinaFest drew a diverse group of delegates, dignitaries and a mob of Mecklenburgers (Charlotte is in Mecklenburg County) to the heart of the city.
Posted in Charlotte, Democratic National Convention, Museums, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged 710 KNUS, America I AM, Beau Bridges, Charlotte, Charlotte NC, Charlotte North Carolina, Democratic National Convention, DNC, End Hunger Network, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture, Harvey Gantt, Harvey Gantt Center, James Taylor, Jeff Bridges, KNUS, Madeleine Albright, Madeline Albright, Mint Museum, North Carolina, Read My Pins, Saddam Hussein, Smithsonian, Tavis Smiley, Tryon Street
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Frightened by Fur on Easter Island – Day 4
It’s 6 am and Edith is rattling our door. Scared out of a dead sleep, we are a bit alarmed and confused until we figure out that the owner of the Hotel Taura’a thinks we are part of the group … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Charlotte, Chile, Easter Island, Hotels, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ahu Ko Te Riku, Ahu Naunau, Ahu Tahai, Ahu Vai Uri, Anakena, Anakena Beach, Charlotte, Charlotte NC, Chile, Dog Whisperer, Easter Island, Easter Island costs, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island Prices, Easter Island sculptures, EasterIsland, Hanga Roa, Hanga Roa Eco Resort and Spa, Hotel Taura, Hotel Taura'a, Isla de Pascua, LAN, Lima, Matavari Airport, Mercado de las Artes, Miami, Miami International Airport, Miro, Moai, Parroquia Santa Cruz de Hanga Roa, Peru, Rapa Nui, Rapanui, Restaurant Manuia, statues on Easter Island, Trip Advisor, United States, US Airways, what is Easter Island, Wi-Fi, WPLongform
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Driving Easter Island Day 3
TahaiOur second night on Easter Island is blissfully quieter than the first. The barking from the strays who wander the island is much more subdued. Could someone have transported the roosters to the other side of the island? Their crowing’s … Continue reading
Posted in Chile, Easter Island, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ana Kakenga, Ballroom Cave, Caves, Chile, Easter Island, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island sculptures, Hanga Roa, Hotel Taura'a, Isla de Pascua, Lava tube, Moai, Pareo, Rano Kau, Rapa Nui, Rapanui, statues on Easter Island, Two Windows Cave, Volcano, what is Easter Island, WPLongform
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The Journey to Easter Island Begins
After waiting a lifetime to travel to Easter Island, the day has finally arrived and I am bouncing off the walls with excitement. But first we have to get there. The journey begins with a US Airways flight from Charlotte … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Charlotte, Chile, Easter Island, Florida, North America, North Carolina, Peru, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged American Airlines, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Clorox Wipes, Easter Island, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island sculptures, Häagen-Dazs, Jorge Chavez International Airport, La Bonbonniere, LAN, Lima Peru, Mataveri Airport, Miami International Airport, Nazca Lines, statues on Easter Island, Taqueria, US Airways, what is Easter Island, WPLongform
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The Big Three – London, Paris & Rome
Two reasons for this blog post. First, it occurs to me that I have barely mentioned any of my travels through Europe so I feel the need to at least run through the highlights. Second, as a producer of TV shows, I am … Continue reading
Posted in England, Europe, France, Italy, Museums, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged anthony bourdain, madame tussaud, paris and rome, royal mews, tourist buses, westminster abbey, WPLongform
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