Month: May 2019

Chefchaouen, Morocco

Exploration in the Heart of the Atlas Mountains

Chefchaouen Offers Adventurers And A Fairytale Experience In Morocco by Emma Kragenbrink The images of streets awash in different hues of blue leapt from my travel blogger-saturated Instagram feed. I couldn’t help clicking on the image. The photo was of the Moroccan town of Chefchaouen. I knew that I had to divert from my backpacking […]

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Mariposa Jungle Lodge

Health And Wellness In The Heart Of Belize’s Jungle

Aline Habib Is Following Her Dream Creating Belize’s First And Only Vegan Health And Wellness Luxury Jungle Lodge by Heather Cassell It was a journey home when Aline Habib, her father Paul Habib, and a group of friends checked into the Mariposa Jungle Lodge last summer. Stepping out of the van she instantly knew “this […]

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It Was An Amazing Adventure In Belize

Sharyn and Jim Brinker, Creators Of Belize’s Mariposa Jungle Lodge, Reflect On What They Created by Heather Cassell It was an adventure of a lifetime for adventurers Sharyn and Jim Brinker when they opened the Mariposa Jungle Lodge in Belize. “It was a lovely life adventure to create this place,” said Sharyn, who had traveled […]

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Fett + Zucker Café Eva-Maria Trimmel

A Simple Desire Created One Of Vienna’s Trendiest Cafes

Meet the Visionary Behind The Hip Vienna Café Fett + Zucker Café Eva-Maria Trimmel by Heather Cassell What does one do when they are bored with their job? How about open a café? That’s what Eva-Maria Trimmel did when she opened Fett + Zucker Café in 2011. Bored with her job as an architect and […]

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Karmelitermarkt

What Was Old Is New Again At Karmelitermarkt

The Once Forgotten Centuries Old Viennese Market Is Trendy Again by Heather Cassell The Karmelitermarkt, Carmelite Market, is one of four of Vienna’s most notable markets for its picturesque location and its diversity. Located in the Leopoldstadt, Vienna’s second district, it is a few minutes from the Old Town, sandwiched between the canal and the […]

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Naschmarkt

The Hippest Market In The World

Global Flavors Gather At Vienna’s Largest And Oldest Market, Naschmarkt by Heather Cassell For centuries, Naschmarkt has been the place to be in Vienna. The famed open-air market located at the Wienzeile in the heart of Vienna has been a destination for farmers and merchants from all over the city, the Austrian empire, and around […]

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The Lower Belvedere’s “City of Women: Female Artists in Vienna 1900 – 1938” exhibit

Out Of The Obscurity Of History

Vienna Takes Women Artists Lost For Generations Out Of The Obscurity Of History by Heather Cassell Anytime I stumble into a room filled with inspired women I’m delighted. That’s just what happened on a spring day recently when I set out to explore Vienna’s Belvedere and Leopold museums. Unbeknownst to me, I was about to […]

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Guam Beach

Guam Next Hot Destination For LGBTQI Travelers?

The Micronesia Island In The Pacific Stepped Up The Ante Wooing LGBTQI Travelers At The Annual International Gay And Lesbian Travel Association Conference by Heather Cassell Guam’s first-ever openly gay high-ranking elected official made the case for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer travelers to visit the United States island territory located in the […]

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NYC Pride

NYC Rises Up For A Pride Of A Lifetime

From Riots To Celebrations New York Is Throwing The Biggest A Pride Festival Ever For As The World Descends Upon The Big Apple For Stonewall 50 by Heather Cassell There’s no question: New York Pride combined with WorldPride for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn uprising is going to be fabulous and historic. That’s […]

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Velvet Ibiza

Women Flock To Ibiza For An All-Girl Getaway

Velvet Ibiza Turns Five With A Sold Out Crowd by Heather Cassell Five years ago, DJ Carine de Mesmaeker didn’t know she was first making history and second building one of Europe’s largest all-women’s festivals. “To my big surprise Velvet Ibiza was the first-ever woman event on this island,” said Carine, founder and producer of […]

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Vienna Pride Village Town Hall

Europe Will Celebrate Its Pride In Vienna For EuroPride

Vienna Is Ready To Roll Out The Rainbow Carpet Along Its Famed Boulevard For EuroPride 2019 by Heather Cassell Rainbows will fill Vienna’s Ringstrasse as more than an estimated 200,000 people will parade through the Imperial City’s main boulevard to its Town Hall for EuroPride in June. “Once a year this boulevard is ours,” said […]

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woman summer vacation

Travel Improves, But Summer Vacationers Are Distracted

Travelers Give Travel Industry Big Points For Customer Satisfaction, But American’s Say They Can’t Afford Summer Vacation by Heather Cassell Summer vacation kicks off in less than a month from today. It will be primetime for customer complaints to cheery reviews from happy travelers. Keeping customers happy will be key this summer to enticing travelers […]

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