Posted on January - 02 - 2012
What about cruise travel got you either excited or furious in 2011? Here’s what you cared about most when it came to cruising – and Cruise Critic:
The controversial Royal Caribbean drinks package ranked as the top topic for conversation on Cruise Critic’s forum (and interestingly, when the cruise line announced that its Independence of the Seas, now based year-round from Southampton, will change to a winter deployment in the Caribbean beginning next fall, it’s abolishing the program altogether). Liverpo
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Posted on December - 31 - 2011
She left the starting point at 83 degrees south at 9.55am today (January 4), travelling on a specially-constructed ice bike, along with her co-adventurer Niklas Norman, a winter sports expert from Norway.
It follows a series of delays for the pair, who arrived in the Antarctic several days later than scheduled due to the severe snowstorms that hit the region.
Originally, the pair had planned to begin their trek on New Year’s Day.
Skelton said: “Bad weather delayed the start of my challenge by four days and that means I now have less time to reach the South Pole, so the sooner I get going the more likely I am to finish.
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Posted on December - 18 - 2011
Many film buffs believe that Buddy Love, the obnoxious, sexist, egomaniacal alter ego of “The Nutty Professor,” is Jerry Lewis’ sinister stab at his old partner, Dean Martin. I doubt it. If anything, Buddy Love is the darker side of Lewis himself.
“Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis,” a new documentary airing Saturday on Encore, is only interested in the sweet version of Lewis, pouring on the accolades as if its hero deserves sainthood.
“If you don’t get Jerry Lewis, you really don’t get comedy,” says Jerry Seinfeld near the start of the love fest. Alec Baldwin anoints him the Beatles of movie comedy and Woody Harrelson declares he doesn’t want to hang out with anyone who doesn’t appreciate Lewis’ shtick.
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Posted on December - 15 - 2011
Its been a week since Alec Baldwin was booted from an American Airlines flight.
The entire incident may have cost the actor a bit of his dignity, helped the game Words with Friends, cost him his twitter account and done little to change boarding procedures, but we still think Greyhound is getting bad wrap.
Sure, Baldwin was relying on cliches and ignorance when when tried to compare American Airlines to Greyhound but sadly, he was just wrong. Greyhound, which is undergoing a bit of a revival, is actually really nice.
American Airlines doesnt offer leather seats. Greyhound does.
American Airlines charges $10 to use its wifi.
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Posted on December - 13 - 2011
By Jessica Spiegel
Special to Lost Girls
Portland has long been one of those cities that seems to percolate in the mind of a certain kind of traveler, and since its a relatively small city it never quite bursts onto the national scene to a degree that people get bored of hearing about it. Travelers who are drawn here love the food scene, the laid back vibe of the city, and the easy access to natural wonders within a few hours of downtown Portland.
There are great day trips from Portland if you dont want to be away from the city for too long including tasting tours of Willamette Valley wineries and a drive up to the Johnston Ridge Observatory overlooking Mt. S
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