Year: 2021
10 Christmas Towns That Will Fill You With The Holiday Spirit
These Christmas Towns Have Been Rated, Ranked, and Checked Twice for Their Holiday Spirit Making Them Worth Visiting by Heather Cassell Nothing warms the heart more than holiday lights, gifts wrapped up with red bows in shop windows, at Christmas markets, and under the Christmas tree. Topping off the holiday glow a fire burning in […]
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Non-Binary Activist Liberated Receiving First Gender ‘X’ US Passport
After A Long Battle Against The State Department, Dana Zzyym Became The First Non-Binary American To Receive A Passport Denoting Their Gender As “X” by Heather Cassell Dana Zzyym proudly became the first intersex American to receive a passport with the gender marker “X” last month, making the US the 16th country in the world […]
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Holiday Travel Could Be A Luxury Of The Covid-19 Vaccinated
Airlines Might Soon Require Proof Of Vaccination Or Covid-19-Free Status To Fly In The United States, Just Ahead Of This Holiday Travel Season. by Heather Cassell Thinking of flying home this holiday season? A Covid-19 vaccination and other proof that you are Covid-19-free might be required. Democratic California Senator Dianne Feinstein is getting ahead of […]
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Vaccinated Travelers From Abroad Welcomed Back To The US Soon
Biden Administration Lifts Travel 18-Month Long US Ban In Time For The Holidays. by Heather Cassell Starting in November, vaccinated travelers from around the world wanting to visit the United States will be able to President Joe Biden’s administration announced last week. White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeffrey “Jeff” D. Zients made the announcement September […]
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Popular Winter Destinations Hit CDC’s Covid-19 Hot Spots List
Covid-19 Curbs Holiday and Winter Travel Plans Just as Travelers Plan to Book Their Escapes by Heather Cassell The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed up its revised travel alert for Covid-19 destination hot spots with an interactive map Tuesday. On Monday, the CDC listed some Caribbean, Central Asian, and Eastern European countries as […]
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The Vagabond’s House Inn Delights The Wanderer’s Heart and Soul
A Treasure In The Heart of Carmel-by-the-Sea, The Vagabond’s House Inn Understands And Appreciates Wanderlust Providing Travelers A Stay That Is Irresistible To Leave by Heather Cassell I was charmed the moment I stepped into the courtyard of The Vagabond’s House Inn. Located in the heart of Carmel-By-The-Sea on California’s Monterey Peninsula, the charming inn […]
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The Dinah 30 Energizes Palm Springs With Sensational Women Rockers
The Dinah Returns To Palm Springs For A 5-Day 30th Anniversary Celebration With New Dates And A Knock-Out Roster Of Grammy-Winning Entertainers by Heather Cassell You only turn 30 once, and The Dinah knows it. Grammy artists Macy Gray and Yung Baby Tate headline the largest all-women’s party in the world next month. The Dinah returns […]
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Black Panther Women’s Pride, Power, And Joy Celebrated In West Oakland
Three Women’s Response to 2020’s Racial Reckoning Is Spreading Black Joy and Pride by Celebrating The Women of The Black Panther Party In A Mural and The Party in A Museum. by Heather Cassell Black joy and pride radiate out from the two-story house on the corner of Center Street and Dr. Huey P. Newton […]
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This Is What It Is Like Being A Queer Asian Feminist
Chinese Cultural Center’s “WOMEN我們: From Her to Here” Gives Viewers A Revealing Look Inside Queer Asian Feminists’ Daring, Defiant, And Vulnerable Experience by Heather Cassell Growing up in San Francisco, home to the United States’ largest historic Chinatown, and a multitude of Asian nationalities, I quickly learned negotiating queerness was a tricky subject among my […]
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An Awesome Stay, At A Great Value So Cool and Fun You’ll Be Back
This Mid-20th Century Retro Wine Country Hotel Offers Modern Luxuries at A Value by Heather Cassell On a warm sunny day, I pulled into Santa Rosa’s The Sandman Hotel for a weekend of wine tasting and eating around Sonoma County. I was immediately transported: Not to leafy vineyards cradling plump juicy wine grapes and tables […]
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Sonoma’s Fabulous Summer Kicks-Off With Pride and Wine
Sonoma’s Reopening Revs Up With Pride As Queer Wine Lovers Return To Wine Country by Heather Cassell Summer in Sonoma County is going to be fabulous! Visitors flocked to the wineries Memorial Day Weekend, the first unofficial weekend of summer vacation, signaling the near end of the global pandemic at least in sunny California. The […]
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Women Service Members Get One More Honor
A New Monument and Museum honoring Women Veterans Will Be More Than A Museum, It Will Be A Sanctuary For Women Serving In The Military And Veterans by Heather Cassell Women in the military and veterans will soon have another place that honors their service to the United States at the Monument and Museum to […]
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