Were big fans of group cruising. Pick the right ship and you can easily accommodate wildly disparate tastes for seven nights. But some of reviewer of the week live2vayk s choices had us a little worried. She was sailing on Royal Caribbeans Freedom of the Seas as part of a four-family, 16-passenger crew only her quartet was sardined in an inside cabin, while the other units enjoyed balcony views. Was she setting her family up for a case of cabin envy? The self-described cheapskate wasnt worried. Check out her insightful review on group cruising. Curious about Crown Princess? Eurodam? See all of this weeks chosen reviews. Read more…
A friend of mine got a lifetime achievement award recently, and it got me to thinking about the Holocaust again, something that’s never been completely out of my mind for the last 22 years.
Randolph L. Braham and I are an odd couple to be friends because our families were on different sides of the Holocaust. His emails to me over the last 20 years have always been signed Randy, but I call him Professor Braham out of respect.
Braham is distinguished professor emeritus of political science at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, director of the Rosenthal Center for Holocaust Studies there, and the author of more than 60 books on the Holocaust.
Spring has officially arrived in Texas. Here are some pretty wildflowers that grow in the Lone Star State, including the states official flower, the bluebonnet.
Photos: Ana OReilly
Ana Astri-O’Reilly is from Argentina, where she lived until five years ago. Sh Read more…
Coming up with a list of the 20 best theme park rides in the US is easy. Narrowing this down to just 5? Now thats tough! The best theme park rides tell some kind of a story, have innovative or extraordinary motion effects and comfortable, safe ride vehicles. If you are familiar with theme parks, you wont be surprised to see Disney attractions dominating this list. With a gift for storytelling, a love for innovation and the budget to make big dreams a reality, Disney has all of the elements needed to make a great ride.
Debuting just in time for Star Wars Weekends in May 2011, the newly revised version of Star Tours has everything a rider could want.
Is Queen Elizabeth 2, perhaps the most celebrated cruise ship in the world, heading for a new home in Asia?
After an epic party on the former Cunard liner over New Years in Dubai, a Macau-based events firm, Universal Events Management, created an Internet stir earlier this month when it released a press release stating that it had received the rights to represent QE2 in other locales, including Macau and Atlantic City.
Were big fans of group cruising. Pick the right ship and you can easily accommodate wildly disparate tastes for seven nights. But some of reviewer of the week live2vayk s choices had us a little worried. She was sailing on Royal Caribbeans Freedom of the Seas as part of a four-family, 16-passenger crew only her quartet was sardined in an inside cabin, while the other units enjoyed balcony views. Was she setting her family up for a case of cabin envy? The self-described cheapskate wasnt worried. Check out her insightful review on group cruising. Curious about Crown Princess? Eurodam? See all of this weeks chosen reviews. Read more…
