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Sad but true, most days the internet bores me. Too many dull sites, too much spam, too little good writing. But then sometimes, out of nowhere, the web gives you a one-two knockout punch of happiness. Today is such a day. The reason? Here’s the long-story-short version. My wife likes to cook as much as [...]

Good news: the stagehands strike that has shut down much of Broadway for the past few weeks has been resolved. That’s the news coming out of New York City this morning. According to several news outlets in New York, all shows will be up and running on their regular schedules in time for the evening [...]

I love bacon. My apologies to any vegetarian readers we may have just lost. Bacon is one of my favorite foods. I have personally made bacon pies, bacon ice cream, bacon waffles, bacon Halloween costumes (don’t ask) and bacon cocktails (seriously good: basically a white Russian with 1/4cup of well-cooked bacon tossed in a blender). [...]

New Orleans has a special place in my heart. I’ve spent many holidays there. I was married on the front steps of The Columns Hotel on St Charles Avenue. I even have a dog named Tchoupitoulas (Toula for short). Needless to say, I pounce on every positive piece of post-Katrina news I can find. When [...]

It’s Friday, a day when we look to the Internet for gags, funny links, Paris Hilton updates and other mirthful frivolities. And today was better than your average Friday. I didn’t need to access the Internet’s tubes and levers for entertainment. Instead I checked my personal email account (yes, we all do it, admit it, [...]

We didn’t want the day to pass without wishing ‘Happy Birthday’ to the Viator Travel Blog, which went live exactly one year ago today. Here’s an excerpt from our very first post: It’s official — the Viator travel blog is up and running. Tell your friends, tell your coworkers, tell random people in the street. [...]

Here’s an idea: Spend New Year’s Eve on the NYC Harbor A few weeks ago our blog on New York City: Things to Do for $20 or less struck a nerve. Not in a bad way (nobody went to the hospital). Rather, we received some comments and emails asking for more ideas of things to [...]

Motorsport fans, it’s time again for the biggest race in Australia, the Bathurst 1000 (officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, which, let’s be honest, is a very cool name). This 1,000km touring car race is held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales. The Bathurst 1000, a.k.a. the Supercheap Auto [...]

It came as a shock this morning to read about the BBC’s acquisition of travel publisher Lonely Planet. Part of the shock is very personal — I worked at Lonely Planet for more than a decade, and was its online publisher for many years. I respect the brand, am fond of the people who still [...]

God is my pilot, and copilot, and navigator… I’m not a frequent reader of christiantoday.com, but I did find this story illuminating (uplifting? enlightening?): apparently the Vatican has just launched its own low-cost airline. It’s billed as the “first-ever Roman Catholic airline” with service from Rome to the world-famous pilgrimage site of Lourdes (more destinations [...]