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Norway makes the world scream

PRESS RELEASE FROM VISITNORWAY: Norway makes the world scream Visitnorway is making the longest scream in the world to celebrate the anniversary of the famous Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, who painted the world renowned scream painting. Today marks the opening of the official Munch Year in Norway, 150 years after the birth of the painter. [...]

January 23, 2013No CommentRead More

Vienna up thanks to Klimt

Klimt ‘Kiss’ celebrations help Vienna to record tourism year (via AFP) Special events marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of painter Gustav Klimt helped Vienna enjoy a record year for tourism in 2012, with overnight stays rising 7.5 percent, the Austrian capital’s tourism board said on Monday. “I would like to give Gustav Klimt [...]

January 21, 2013No CommentRead More

Slideshow: Berlin winter weekend

BERLIN — Hopped aboard an Air Berlin nonstop flight to its hub namesake city for an early winter foray in Germany’s political and cultural — and Europe’s party — capital. Whether it’s trawling holiday markets or world-class museums, crawling through nightclubs, cafes and pubs, or a little bit of all the above, a winter stay [...]

December 19, 2012No CommentRead More

Encountering Easter Island: Day 4

EASTER ISLAND, Chile–Took things down a notch today, my fourth here at explora‘s luxury lodge, Posada de Mike Rapu on the beautiful south coast of Easter Island. Following a light, leisurely breakfast of fresh fruits and cottage cheese, whole wheat toast and an egg-white omelet, connected with my Rapa Nui-born and -bred guide for the [...]

November 15, 2012Comments OffRead More

Encountering Easter Island: Day 2

EASTER ISLAND, Chile–Rainy day on Rapa Nui. Woke at 8 a.m., momentarily disoriented. Where was I? Hmm. Oh yeah, Easter Island. Easter Island?! Sleepy astonishment quickly gave way to excitement as I rubbed the sand out of my eyes. First exploration of my second day with the team here at explora‘s luxury lodge, Posada de Mike [...]

November 13, 2012No CommentRead More

Encountering Easter Island: Day 1

EASTER ISLAND, Chile–Greetings from Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua, Easter Island, etc. (take your pick of names and idioms). treKKen’s finally arrived on this mysterious and minute (64-square-mile) volcanic triangle rising from the middle of the Pacific…a dream that’s been a long time in coming finally fulfilled. Flew in from New York, via Lima, Peru, [...]

November 11, 2012No CommentRead More

Gemutlichkeit: Days 9, 10

Recently, treKKen’ headed overseas to southwestern Germany for a 10-day, culinary- and culture-themed trek from Mainz to Lake Constance, with stops in Freiburg, Stuttgart, Hohenzollern Castle and other towns, cities, vineyards and sightseeing spots well-known, and less so, across the Black Forest, the Schwabische Alb (Swabian Alps) and the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg. [...]

November 9, 2012No CommentRead More

Gemutlichkeit: Day 8

November 6, 2012No CommentRead More

New Louvre to open in France

PARIS–Much attention has been paid to the planned–but long-delayed–opening of a Middle Eastern branch of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi (now not expected to open until 2014 or after) but the world’s most famous museum is set to open a less-heralded, but no less spectacular, outpost a bit closer to home with the Dec. 4 [...]

November 3, 2012No CommentRead More

Supremes’ show hi-lites vintage Philly

Press release from the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp.: “SUPREME” VINTAGE FASHION IN PHILLY Retro & Designer Duds Abound At Region’s Vintage Sho PHILADELPHIA, October 24, 2012 – When Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection exhibition debuts on January 25, 2013, at The African American Museum in Philadelphia, visitors will have the [...]

October 24, 2012No CommentRead More