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June 29, 2016 at World Yachts Marina in NYC for a journey with us into an EXCLUSIVE VIP Cruise on the Hudson River, onboard the Luxurious Ship 130 foot ~ Cornucopia Destiny! 

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Come Enjoy the EPN VIP Cruise Experience Aboard 130 foot Luxurious Ship ~ Cornucopia Destiny! Open Bar! Buffet Dinne

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by Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey Frommer

Recently we needed a place to stay for an appearance for both of us at the National Press Club Book Fair in Washington, D.C. to promote our books It Happened in Miami and When It Was Just a Game: Remembering the First Super Bowl.

How fortunate could we be – right across the street from where we were to appear – DC's property of choice – the historic Willard InterContinental Hotel.

The Willard is a landmark hotel, a stately

INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND FACT SHEET 2016

Thursday, June 30 – Monday, July 4

www.historicphiladelphia.org

Celebrate the birth of our nation in the birthplace of democracy! Spend the weekend in Philadelphia seeing history come to life where the United States began. Visitors will experience tours, storytelling, and family activities produced by Historic Philadelphia, Inc. New for 2016: Colonial Kids’ Quest Puppet Show, Meet Phillis at the Betsy Ross House, and Colonial Stations featuring Once Upon

Salvador da Bahia has one of most passionate and distinctive culinary traditions in all of Brazil, thanks in large part to the huge African influence on its culture. The African customs (such as the use of dendê (palm) oil, a typical Bahian ingredient) are fused with European and also native traditions, resulting in intense and exotically-tropical dishes.

From small bars on the beaches and streets of the city to sophisticated restaurants, there is a multifaceted and vast range of culinary options

The famous San Francisco sea lions that occupy prime dock space on Pier 39 first appeared there shortly after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Then in 2009, they mysteriously disappeared for three months. Where did they go? 

Oregonians believe that the celebrity sea lions headed north to holiday on the turbulent and exciting shores of the central coast of Oregon. To be exact, they headed for the famous Sea Lion Caves in Florence. 

As evidence, the Oregon locals point to the massive increase in

Costa Rica is one of the hottest holiday destinations of 2016, but planning a vacation to Costa Rica can be overwhelming given the seemingly endless choices of what to do, and where to go and stay. A simple Google search for “Costa Rica vacations” yields close to 78 million results!

Who has the time to research all of that information? You just want a vacation, right?

To help you plan your perfect Costa Rica vacation, see these essential insider travel tips from travel expert Eliot Greenspan of Co

Singapore’s Garden by the Bay redefines the whole garden strolling experience. Spread over 250 acres of area , the gardens are located near the Marina Reservoir and have three large garden spaces in which many people consider it to be a virtual garden city.

The Bay South Garden segment, which opened midway through 2012, is perhaps the most impressive area, with two bio-controlled conservatories, dubbed Cloud Forest and the Flower Dome. You will find plants from the different corners of the earth,

New Delhi: A renowned media person and alumnus of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Delhi University Sandeep Marwah has been invited by the SBSC authorities to join the organizing committee of Golden Jubilee Celebration of the institution this year.
Sandeep Marwah the founder of Noida Film City, president of renowned Marwah Studios and Asian Education Group is five times world Record Holder and recipient of more than 300 awards from all over the World.
Sandeep Marwah is chairing large number of Inte

SAIL INTO SUMMER

June 25, 2016 

East End Hospice Annual Summer Party, “Sail into Summer”, will take place on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the Sandacres Estate on the waterfront at 4 Sandacres Lane, Quogue. The event is to benefit a great cause and should be a fabulous evening which will include cocktails, dinner, dancing, casino games, and a silent auction. 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

This year we are pleased to honor many who have done a great deal for East End Hospice. Patricia and Wesley Lowd will serve

Most cruise ships sailing the Aegean Sea call at the island Santorini. Although none of the harbours can accommodate larger ships, and they have to anchor, and transfer their passengers ashore by tender, it is nonetheless quite popular.

Santorini owes its crescent shape and steep cliffs to a cataclysmic volcanic eruption in 1450 BC, which left the world’s biggest caldera, or crater. All that remained were the main island, the neighbouring island of Thirassia and the outlying islet of Aspronissi

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PUERTO RICO TOURISM COMPANY LAUNCHES SEALS OF APPROVAL

Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), Ingrid I. Rivera Rocafort, announced the company’s initiative to grant seals of approval to hotels and tourist facilities endorsed by PRTC. PRTC currently endorses 154 accommodations, which are inspected a minimum of two times per year.

“These new seals of approval will help visitors identify hotels and tourist facilities endorsed by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company,” said Rive

New York, N.Y.  …. June 21st, 2016 … KIE/Kintetsu International held its 7^th annual KIE Travel Showcase, Thursday, June 9^th, at the beautifully renovated NOVOTEL Hotel, in midtown Manhattan. In total, a record 50 of KIE’s preferred travel partners attended; including 8 major airlines, 40 major hotel brands, and a major car rental company.  All of their preferred suppliers exhibited their products and services to a record number of 200 KIE clients who attended this event.

KIE’s Travel Showcase giv

by Cristóbal Ramírez


The hopping, happening district of Chile's capital between the Mapocho River and San Cristóbal Hill these days throbs with both colour and young people eager to take on the world. Back in the 17th and 18th centuries it was of course quite different - in this case a quarter where the colonial aristocracy erected its grand manses. More recently, in the 20th, it became something of a bohemian quarter of intellectuals and artists, most famously Nobel-Prize-winning poet Pablo

The digital world is proliferating by leaps and bounds. Right from the advent of internet in the late 90s, the surge of this form of media has been unstoppable. Today, we are living right through a digital revolution, one that will be studied for ages to come. Everyone and everything is online now, computer has become man’s best friend and the internet has become his biggest source of support.
Shopping has become a huge part of this online world. This type of shopping saves time, energy and eff

Noida: Renowned filmmaker Darmesh Darshan expressed his desire to make a short film with the young talent of AAFT while talking in the master class at Asian Academy of Film And Television at Noida Film City.
Dharmesh Darshan has directed films like Lootre, Dharkan, Bewaffa, Mela, Aap Ki Khatir and one of the first ten largest grossers feature film Raja Hindustani. Sharing his experience of 30 years in film business Darshan narrated many instances from his shooting days and his accountancies with