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Oh So Fresh: Urban Fresh Day Spa Rejuvenates Albuquerque
Life is an adventure for Andre and Dr. Keith West-Harrison, the duo masterminds behind the newly launched Urban Fresh Cosmetics (123 Broadway Boulevard Southeast, 505-404-6670, , UrbanFreshCosmetics.com), organic bathing and cosmetics line, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Be Beach Glamourous With Beach Glam’s Ama Addae
In getting ready for beach season, Girls That Roam wanted to find out how to look fabulous on the beach but what a beach glamorous traveler is, so we chatted with Ama Addae, who founded Beach Glam, about her inspiration, must-have beach gear, and what a beach glamorous traveler looks like.
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French Women Soldiers Scale Mt. Kilimanjaro For Victims Of War
Five French women soldiers and one survivor of war scaled Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money to support victims of war.
The women who climbed in their uniforms, except for Cecile Trompette, who was a victim of war, made it to the mountain’s summit following a seven day trek April 10.
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Visionary DOT General Counsel Steps Down
Katie Thompson, general counsel of the Department of Transportation, is set to step down from her position at the end of May.
During her tenure as one of President Barack Obama’s original appointees to the DOT she negotiated key deals winning her praise from her colleagues.
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Erin Wilk Is Ahead Of The Curb As Facebook’s New Global Travel Safety Manager
When the job requires you to travel the first thought is, “Score!,” but as glamorous as the fantasy of traveling for work is, there’s a lot more to it. In today’s world safety and security has a lot to do with it.
In a world where natural disasters, accidents while traveling, political upheaval, and terrorism seem to be happening more often, corporations are starting to take notice when their employees are on the road and on the clock.
That’s where Erin Wilk comes in.
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GourmetFest Is A Social Affair To Feast On
Beat the crowds and delight in a smaller festival that by no means skimps on international fan fare by attending the next GourmetFest in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
Girls That Roam had the pleasure of attending the third annual Relais & Chateaux GourmetFest, a foodies’ feast that definitely dazzles the taste buds, February 25 – 28. This event should set off fireworks in your mouth with food and wines being prepared and served by Michelin rated chefs and sommeliers from Relais & Chateaux properties around the world and some of the California Central Coast to France’s finest wineries.
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Jake’s A Charming Palm Springs Lunch Spot
It’s simply charming. That was the first thought that flashed through my mind when Girls That Roam walked up to Jake’s Palm Springs (664 North Palm Canyon Drive; 760-327-4400; ; JakesPalmSprings.com) in Palm Springs, California, for lunch.
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Pioneering Historic Railroad CEO Georgiana P. Clark Dies
Georgiana P. “Georgie” Clark, chairman of the board and president of Roaring Camp Railroad, died Wednesday, March 2. Her cause of death and age weren’t reported.
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5 Women Take On Australia’s Nullarbor Plain In A Road Trip Adventure To Remember
Michaela Boland is always up for an adventure, whether it’s a three-month “Australian odyssey” with her husband and children or hitting the road on a cross-country adventure with four of her friends, she’s game.
So, when one of her friends suggested a trip from Adelaide to Perth along the Nullarbor Plain on the search for sculptor Sir Antony Gormley’s Salt Lake Sculptures at Lake Ballard in Western Australia she jumped at the opportunity.
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Real Love’s Fairytale
Love doesn’t have a formula and neither do relationships, says best-selling lesbian romance novelist K’Anne Meinel.
Unfortunately, relationships and love aren’t a romantic comedy or a dramatic love story that are neatly wrapped up in a happily ever after ending in your favorite lesbian love movie flickering before you in real life, but may be a little closer to “Fried Green Tomatoes.”
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The Party Continues: ABBA Opens New Mama Mia! The Party Restaurant In Stockholm
The 1970s Swedish disco stars just gave fans another reason to head to Stockholm with the opening of their new restaurant, Mama Mia! The Party, January 20.
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Turning Tables: Dinah Announces DJ Lineup With A Twist
Keeping the music pumping and the sounds fresh The Dinah delivers global celebrity DJs Samantha Ronson and Mary Mac along with the best female DJs from across the US to Palm Springs, California.
It’s going to be a power packed nitty gritty weekend of music as DJs Samantha Ronson and Mary Mac spin and Elle King takes the stage during the 4-day all-girl extravaganza, March 30 – April 2. This is just the beginning ladies.
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