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Struth! First Mo-Tel is no-tel
STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says its been closed for twenty-years, and today only the original mission-style belltower still stands to mark where the world’s first motel was built in California in 1925. Los Angeles architect, Arthur Heineman built the […]
Struth! First Mo-Tel is no-tel
STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says its been closed for twenty-years, and today only the original mission-style belltower still stands to mark where the world’s first motel was built in California in 1925. Los Angeles architect, Arthur Heineman built the […]
Puccini in Italy – Mary Poppins – Austria – Excess Baggage – Ultimate Asia Cruise
TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Celebrating Puccini Commencing Friday July 22nd and then on selected dates throughout July and August, a musical festival is scheduled in the town of Torre del Lago, home to Puccini. Throughout July and August his works will resonate through the village, featuring La Boheme, Turandot, and Madame Butterfly. For details of […]
Puccini in Italy – Mary Poppins – Austria – Excess Baggage – Ultimate Asia Cruise
TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Celebrating Puccini Commencing Friday July 22nd and then on selected dates throughout July and August, a musical festival is scheduled in the town of Torre del Lago, home to Puccini. Throughout July and August his works will resonate through the village, featuring La Boheme, Turandot, and Madame Butterfly. For details of […]
Hotels come clean with discarded soap
Starwood bathroom amenities (flickr/dandc) About one million partly used bars of soap are tossed out daily by U.S. hotels, according to Clean the World Foundation, a non-profit organisation that recycles used soap for distribution to developing nations and homeless shelters. But recycling organisations such as Clean the World, based in Orlando, and Global Soap Project, […]
Hotels come clean with discarded soap
Starwood bathroom amenities (flickr/dandc) About one million partly used bars of soap are tossed out daily by U.S. hotels, according to Clean the World Foundation, a non-profit organisation that recycles used soap for distribution to developing nations and homeless shelters. But recycling organisations such as Clean the World, based in Orlando, and Global Soap Project, […]
Hotels come clean with discarded soap
Starwood bathroom amenities (flickr/dandc) About one million partly used bars of soap are tossed out daily by U.S. hotels, according to Clean the World Foundation, a non-profit organisation that recycles used soap for distribution to developing nations and homeless shelters. But recycling organisations such as Clean the World, based in Orlando, and Global Soap Project, […]
Ireland Makes Way For a Queen and a President
The whole of the Emerald Isle is abuzz with enthusiasm for the visits of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the USA’s President Barack Obama – both taking place this May. The visits from two of the world’s most important heads of state are expected to boost Ireland’s image worldwide. Queen Elizabeth’s historic visit will be […]
Ireland Makes Way For a Queen and a President
The whole of the Emerald Isle is abuzz with enthusiasm for the visits of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the USA’s President Barack Obama – both taking place this May. The visits from two of the world’s most important heads of state are expected to boost Ireland’s image worldwide. Queen Elizabeth’s historic visit will be […]
Ireland Makes Way For a Queen and a President
The whole of the Emerald Isle is abuzz with enthusiasm for the visits of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the USA’s President Barack Obama – both taking place this May. The visits from two of the world’s most important heads of state are expected to boost Ireland’s image worldwide. Queen Elizabeth’s historic visit will be […]
