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Seizing some rare down time, Victor Ozols popped into Brooklyn’s Sweet Ups recently for a vodka martini. Okay, two vodka martinis. Here’s the verdict:
Some bars cater to the early-evening crowd, while others don’t get hopping until after midnight. Sweet Ups, a slick-looking lounge on a quiet section of Graham Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is one […]

Victor Ozols has long talked about taking up yachting as a hobby. He recently realized that he was thinking too small.
Money aside, I’ve always thought I’d make a great yachtsman. I’ve seen that yacht show on the Travel Channel, and I’m pretty sure I can do everything those experienced yacht owners do, only better. I’d […]

I am a multi-media artist residing in Kelowna, B.C. Currently who is looking for information about voluntourism. If anyone who has taken time out, to step out of his or her life and reach out a hand to others to help create a better water supply, teach, build infrastructure in a village, I would like […]

The fifteen individual nations that emerged when the Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991 have provided a tantalizing opportunity for travelers ever since, with an abundance of cultural treasures to discover that had formerly been off-limits to most foreigners. Georgia, for one, is a particularly intriguing destination due to its eclectic cultural makeup, with both […]

Usually we find out about things going on in New York by word of mouth, or browsing the local papers and websites. This one, however, just sort of floated into view from our office building about a week ago, and we’ve been dying to try it ever since. An outfit called Aero Balloons is offering […]

Just when our 2008 Olympics Venues Map started getting good, Google had to go and outshine us. The wizards over at the outfit’s mapping division put together an awesome mash-up of the venues, events and medal winners for the Olympics, which you already know started today–or yesterday if you’re checking the clock in Beijing.
Also included […]

There’s no doubt that we’re fans of all the new buses that have been popping up lately. But instead of using them simply for transportation, why not use them for a vacation? That’s the idea behind Adventure Bus, a company that tours great national parks and other scenic sites across the US in tricked out […]

On various dates in October, Allegiant Air will start to service 4 additional destinations from Phoenix -Mesa.  Fares to Eugene, OR and Great Falls, MT as well as to Medford, OR and Springfield-Branson, MO will range from $69 one-way to $109 one-way depending on the route.  These fares are currently easy to find on Allegiant’s […]

In a recent survey, half of London Underground riders admitted to swapping numbers or hooking up with someone they met on the Tube. No wonder the St Pancras Station is promoting itself as a place to go even when you’re not going anywhere! With an infusion of hotties, you and your loved one could look […]

Get ready for packed airplanes on the routes to the islands this fall–and possibly more connections to get there: The number of airline seats landing in Hawaii from the US mainland and other parts of the world is expected to fall by roughly 13 percent this fall.
Seats from the West Coast should fall by 15 […]