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When in LA, Check Out OMNI’s Simply Street Food Menu

By Renee Blodgett on March 10, 2013 in California, Los Angeles, North America, Photos, USA

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I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food at the OMNI Hotel's restaurant in downtown LA. Situated less than two miles from the Convention Center, I ended up staying there because all the...

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Behind the Scenes at the Chinese Plastics Factory in Guangdong

By Jonny Scott Blair on March 10, 2013 in Asia, China, Photos, Videos

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You know all those things you hear about Chinese factories? Over working, long hours, bad rates of pay, moaning staff, slavery and that stupid term “sweat shops”? It was time to try and dispel some...

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Vancouver Island’s Pacific Sands Beach Resort Tofino, Where Eco & Nature Meets Luxury

By Renee Blodgett on March 9, 2013 in Canada, Lodging, North America, Photos, Vancouver

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Next time you're in Vancouver Island in British Columbia, check out the Pacific Sands Beach Resort, where you have authentically west coast, Tofino lodge and suite accommodation with front-row seats to nature’s greatest water park....

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Why Head to Vientiane, Laos?

By Jonny Scott Blair on March 8, 2013 in Asia, Laos, Photos

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I loved the relaxed charm of Vientiane in Laos as it is one of the less well known capital cities in the world. It was my first port of call when travelling in Laos (after...

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Palm Springs La Quinta Resort For Dry Desert Heat & Escape R+R

By Renee Blodgett on March 8, 2013 in California, Lodging, North America, Photos, USA

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La Quinta Resort & Club, the original hideaway Palm Springs hotel, has been around since 1926. The resort is set amid 45 lushly manicured acres at the foot of the soaring Santa Rosa Mountains. They...

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Adolescent Hope via Free Throws, Layups & Dunks at SXSW Film

By Brook Bentley on March 7, 2013 in Austin, Events, Festivals, North America, Photos, Texas, USA

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MEDORA is a documentary premier at SXSW Film Festival this year. Medora follows the down-but-not-out Medora Hornets, capturing the players’ stories on and off the court as they seek to avoid another winless season in the small...

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SXSW PLAY HOUSE: Is Man’s Unconditional Love Enough For His Family?

By Brook Bentley on March 7, 2013 in Austin, Events, Festivals, North America, Photos, Texas

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Ghost+Cow Films and Arachnids with Pistolas Productions will share their latest short film, PLAY HOUSE, at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. PLAY HOUSE is an official selection for the Midnight's Short Competition at SXSW.  This Midnight's...

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Eddie Reader Tweets on Independence for Scotland

By Renee Blodgett on March 7, 2013 in Edinburgh, England, Europe, Featured, Glasgow, Photos, Scotland

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Scottish folk singer Eddi Reader, who I met at the TED Conference many years ago, invited her Twitter followers to engage with her in late a couple of weeks ago on the subject of Scottish...

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