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Speed Dating, Mai Tais and the Mongolian Elastic Girls (part 3)

Posted on 30. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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A cowboy in a brown Stetson is singing beside a fully outfitted chuckwagon, his voice carrying through a room that is jammed with conventioneers filling their plates with pancakes and bacon. Both the musical entertainment and the breakfast have been supplied by Travel Alberta. God knows how much it cost them to ship the chuckwagon [...]

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Nobody Walks in La-La Land (part 2)

Posted on 23. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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When I arrive in a foreign destination I like to plunge headlong into the street life. Although Los Angeles may not exactly qualify as a “foreign destination,” I’m still eager to walk. However, from the Beverly Hilton my options are limited. Turning left on Santa Monica Boulevard takes me to Rodeo Drive, while turning right leads to Century City. [...]

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Welcome to the Hotel California (part 1)

Posted on 19. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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We descend through a veil of poisonous brown smog and alight on a runway lined with a fiery explosion of red and orange marigolds. It’s a fitting entry into a city that combines extremes–fantasy and reality, wealth and poverty, beauty and ugliness–like no other. We have come to Los Angeles to attend Canada Media Marketplace, [...]

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World Travel Quiz

Posted on 12. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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1. What is the world’s oldest airline?
A. British Airways
B. Pan-American
C. KLM
D. Lufthansa
2. The fabled Orient Express originally began its rail journey in which European city?
A. Paris
B. Vienna
C. London
D. Prague