By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov In view of the upcoming Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day, and International Women’s Day, I can’t help but think back to our latest visit to Mendocino right before Christmas and New Year’s, when …
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ADLER Spa Resort SICILIA: A Cure for Winter Coldness
By Emma Krasov. Press images courtesy ADLER Spa Resort SICILIA For American vacationers of any age, marital status, and psychological type, Italy presents an enormously appealing destination with any amount of unbeatable attractions from climate and natural beauty to historical …
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Nick’s Cove, California’s Destination for Seafood and Fun Since 1931
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. An opulent Nick’s Cove Legacy & Renewal Celebration unfolded on the last Sunday of August on the shores of Tomales Bay in West Marin, California. Nick’s Cove, a well-known historic inn and restaurant, …
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Merced to Yosemite: from El Capitan to El Capitan
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Entertainment news from a century ago gushed over Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford—the original Hollywood “royal” couple—“registered at the El Capitan Hotel in Merced” on their way to Yosemite Valley. Now, renovated and …
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Mary King’s Close, Edinburgh, Scotland: 400 Years of History, Previously Buried –- Literally — Brought Alive by Fyllis Hockman
The year is 1645. The most virulent strain of the Bubonic Plague has immobilized Edinburgh, Scotland, claiming the lives of more than half the city’s population. The area hardest hit: Mary King’s Close on High Street, a busy thoroughfare and …
Vieques, Puerto Rico: From Travesty to Tourism by Fyllis Hockman
Picture this: From 1948 to 1999, the U.S. Department of Navy bombed the hell out of its own country. Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration — but here’s what happened. From the early 1940’s, the U.S. military used a good part …
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Myrtle Beach: Rediscovering its Gullah Culture. Its WHAT???? by Fyllis Hockman
Few people would think that Michelle Obama and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas have much in common but they would be wrong. Both are part of the small but unique Gullah community, primarily residing in South Carolina and Georgia whose …
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