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The Fire Down Below

Posted on 10. May, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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The hunger pangs hit as we arrive in Georgetown, capital of the Malaysian island of Penang. We have been exploring the “Pearl of the Orient” all morning and it is now time to refuel. I suggest we stop for lunch. My Malay guide, Jacky, is momentarily taken aback. “Where?” he asks. This is novel, a tour guide [...]

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Goodnight Hollywood (part 4)

Posted on 04. May, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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We have one more day in the City of Angels, just enough time to do some leisurely sightseeing. Mid-morning finds us in a taxi heading to the Farmers Market. We roll down busy Wilshire Boulevard and past the imposing, black-glassed Flynt Tower. On the sidewalk outside the highrise is a massive, six-ton statue of John Wayne [...]

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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. [...]