Archive for April, 2008

The Travel Detective

Posted on 05. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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I have been reading the revised and expanded version of The Travel Detective by Peter Greenberg, the travel editor for NBC’s Today Show and chief correspondent for the Discovery Network’s Travel Channel. It’s just one in a series of books penned by the Los Angeles-based journalist, who specializes in uncovering airline, hotel, cruise and car-rental [...]

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A City Suspended in Time

Posted on 02. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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Where do you suppose this photo was taken? Miami? Los Angeles? Sydney? Not even close. Try Africa. You are looking at the Cinema Impero in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. Never heard of Eritrea or Asmara? Join the club; few North Americans have. I admit that I knew nothing about Asmara until very recently when [...]

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