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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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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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 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 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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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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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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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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Staging An Actor’s Life With Utopia Theatre
Bay Area Actor Anne Yumi Kobori Creates Her Own Life On The Stage by Heather Cassell Theater has been in Anne Yumi Kobori’s blood since childhood. She was always performing along with her sister who was a dancer. It was perhaps inherited by her mother’s birthmother who was who was an actress, singer, and dancer […]
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‘Every Day Alice’ Thought-Provoking Look At Creativity And Mental Health
The Characters Of “Alice In Wonderland” And “Peter Pan” Are Reimagined In An Original Modern Play by Heather Cassell Wander down the rabbit hole into an artist’s mind as she struggles to balance living creatively and sanely in order to function in the world. This is Alice’s (Anne Yumi Kobori) world in Every Day Alice, […]
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American’s Visa-Free European Travel To Be A Thing Of The Past
EU Is Imposing New Travel System For US Travelers Starting In 2021 by Heather Cassell Easy, breezy travel the Europe will be a thing of the past for American travelers starting in 2021. The European Union announced a new system – the European Travel Information and Authorization System – that Americans will be required to […]
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What Would You Do To Be A Jetsetter For A Year?
You Could Be Jetting Off On JetBlue For A Year-Long Adventure If You Clear Your Instagram Feed by Heather Cassell What is the value of your Instagram? Is it worth a year of free airfare to anywhere in the world? Well, anywhere JetBlue Airways flies. All you have to do is delete or archive your […]
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