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Barcelona B-Parade

There is a magnificent sense of style that reigns in Barcelona, where its Catalan culture sets it apart from the rest of the world, but certainly remaining part of it.  It’s one of the great financial and creative centers, and new fashions make their way here, and are also created here.  Tasteful and elegant, the [...]

Everyone is getting Hot Tubs

I am amazed at the number of people that have been getting their own hot tubs lately. Several co workers have been boasting about their new hot tubs and how much they are enjoying it. Friends and neighbors too have been getting hot tubs installed. I suppose with the market where it is, this is [...]

U.S. Cases of Money Laundering

Money laundering cases make the news when they happen with big corporations, or on a large scale involving corrupt leaders of foreign nations.  But smaller cases happen throughout the United States each and every day.  Just last month a man named Shirland Fitagerald was found guilty of a scandal in Roanoke, Virginia.  He was the [...]

How to Choose an Addiction Treatment Center

Drug and alcohol addiction is a disease that affects thousands of people in the U.S. each year.  The federal and state governments have spent over $36 billion so far this year on War on Drugs.  Choosing to seek help for an addiction is the best decision that can be made for you and your family.  [...]

Parties in Portable Hot Tubs

There is something special about a home with a hot tub.  It suggests that the residents have decided to commit themselves to enjoying the good life, placing pleasure high on their list of priorities.  There is a refuge here, a place to go to unwind after the end of a long and stressful day.  The [...]

Dubai Double Take

I guess I expected a bunch of oil derricks sticking out of the ground in the city around Dubai, kind of like Oklahoma City or something, I do not know what I expected. But as I landed with May, accompanying her on her photo tour of Dubai in which she wants to document the lives [...]

Monas Monument Jakarta

“There’s thirty five kilograms of gold on top of the Monas Monument?” I said to Jackie as we were momentarily stuck in traffic. “That’s like, seventy five pounds, or something, right?” Jackie just raised her eyebrows. “Wait, I think I see it,” she said. Just then one of those horse cabs came up, clomped in [...]

Corruption and Illegal Immigration Cases

Acts of corruption happen each and every day, not only in foreign countries with corrupt leaders, but in the businesses and service industries right here in the United States.  Just a few weeks ago and attorney as found guilty in cases money laundering and fraud conspiracy involving immigration and visa issuance’s.  The case involving Kenneth [...]

Jakarta Visionary Art

In terms of the sheer visual poetry of place, Jakarta can offer a feast for the eyes.  It’s one of the world’s largest cities, and there is an energy and vibrancy here that can’t be found anywhere else on earth.  This is why, when planning your trip to Jakarta, hotels are such an important part.  [...]

Canberry Australia’s Natural Wilderness

Canberra Australia is a city in land by some 30 miles in the state of New South Wales, on the south eastern side of the continent. Canberra sits on the Monolongo River and not far from Lake George. In the area is a lot of pristine wild lands under the management of the state and [...]

Day in Formentera

We were going to Nuestra Señora del Pilar to see the light house and the place Jules Verne supposedly wrote “Light House at the End of the World”. We also wanted to see the windmill, which is said to be two hundred years old. “Bob Dylan stayed there once,” I told Jenny, who seemed at [...]

Virginia True American History

Virginia, United States of America became the 10th state on June 25, 1788. It has two common nicknames, Old Dominion State and Mother of Presidents. Eight United States Presidents have come from Virginia, including four of the first five. This historic state has numerous other claims to history. It was one of the Confederate States [...]

Finding Tuscan Style with Next Day Blinds

As the Southwestern decorating style draws from the elements of the earth, the Tuscan style of decorating draws from all of nature’s elements.  Homes decorated in this style are warm and comfortable.  Wrought iron furniture and fixtures are mixed in with the crumbling walls made of stone and stucco.  The marble or stone floors set [...]

Lin Onus, Doubly Native in Melbourne

For luxury hotels, Melbourne has it down solid.  With a long tradition of taking care of travelers passing through, Melbourne is a fabulous city that has a splendid balance between tradition and innovation.  Visitors here will notice that hospitality is an art form here, and there are all the amenities and latest technologies to keep [...]

Mixing it up in Singapore

This was one of the many vacations Singapore, where I ate the most adventurous meal I’d ever had. It was with one of the more luxury Singapore hotels. It was an herbal fare. Each dish is designed to strengthen some part of the body. Here’s the rundown of my meal: spicy ox tendon, quick fried [...]

A Tomb in India

We stood out side the tomb of Humayun in New Delhi, an enormous red sand stone and white marbled masterpiece of Mughal architectural prowess, apparently the predecessor to and inspiration for the Taj Majal. Maybe if India five star hotels was designed to look like this they would have full occupancy every night. Sharon and [...]

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