Destinations

Valley view in Yosemite National Park, California

Happy Campers Can Head Back To Into The Wild At Yosemite

Yosemite National Park Reopened Today With Some Modifications Due To The Coronavirus, Other Parks Are Also Opening by Heather Cassell Summer vacation might not be quite canceled, that is if you are a camper, a glamper, or a cottage in the woods type, that is if you are one of the lucky few who are […]

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Leslie-Bulbuk-Marta-Donayre

Desperate To Get Home In The Pandemic

Two Lesbian Couples Stuck Abroad And Trying Desperately To Get Home In The Middle Of The Novel Coronavirus Pandemic Outbreak Tell Their Stories by Heather Cassell Silicon Valley lesbian couples traveling abroad are trying to get home amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Two couples, Leslie Bulbuk, 57, and her wife, Marta Donayre, 50, and Karin […]

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The Harbor Club St. Lucia

Luxury Caribbean Resort Continues Its Renaissance

Maxine “Max” Jemison Tapped To Lead The Harbor Club’s Sales And Marketing Team In St. Lucia by Heather Cassell St. Lucia’s The Harbor Club continues to raise its profile with the appointment of Maxine “Max” Jemison as director of sales and marketing of the luxury Caribbean resort. The resort announced Maxine’s appointment September 11 in […]

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Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting

Mass Shooting At Gilroy Garlic Festival

Shooter Kills Three People, 15 People Injured. Police Killed Shooter. Alleged Second Suspect At Large. by Heather Cassell Festivalgoers at the Gilroy Garlic Festival are stunned, shocked, and terrified after a shooter opened fire on a crowd as a band performed its encore song. Four people — 6-year-old male victim, an unidentified 13-year-old female victim, […]

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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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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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