Mamma Mia! it’s Mother’s Day Soon…

May 4, 2008 ·  

It’s another perfect spring afternoon and I’ve just been to the post office to send Mother’s Day gifts. The American holiday will be falling on May 12th this year, but is always the second Sunday in May. This year I’ve sent physical gifts, but often like to give experiential gifts. I was recently in Las Vegas and caught a performance of Mamma Mia! at Mandalay Bay.

Maybe the title says it all, but there were definitely mother daughter pairs attending the night I was there. Some were even singing... [Read more]

Speed Dating Canada Tourism

April 14, 2008 ·  

I am frequently asked about what it is like being part of the travel industry. Most people want to know about the trips while confessing their secret desire to be travel writers. Oddly, when invited to send in a story, I never hear from them again. That is another story.

So here is a little scoop. CanaMedia was held least week. This is an event when some of Canada’s most important tourism brass show up in Los Angeles (this kind of thing happens all over the U.S. in many major cities) to meet with invited journalists... [Read more]

Sure Bets in Vegas

April 13, 2008 ·  

Vegas offers so many possibilities that it’s difficult to land on one choice. There is a certain charm to this dilemma, which is really about how to make the most of a good thing without getting a toothache from its sweetness. Although there are probably many who would tout the allure of Old Vegas I am more intrigued by the now of Vegas. It’s a city always birthing the new and refurbishing the not so shiny to a new and improved gloss. I recently spent almost two weeks testing possibilities and diving into... [Read more]