Insider’s Guide to the Indianapolis 500
Anyone that knows me can tell you just how much I enjoy living in SoCal. But while I love the lifestyle here in Los Angeles, I'm still a native son of Indiana. And as any Hoosier can attest, for us, the month of May is synonymous with the world's largest single-day sporting event: the … [Read More...]
Pyongyang Holiday
What's on your bucket list? Skydiving? Swimming with dolphins? Feeding the sharks? *yawn* Why not pick something a little more exciting? Let's up the ante a bit, shall we? How about a trip to arguably the world's most isolated country: the Democratic People's Republic of Korea … [Read More...]
Oil Dispersion Bath Therapy
Queen conch-shell scrub. Coca leaf body mask. Tepezcohuite body drench. When it comes to spa treatments, I thought I’d seen them all. That was until I came across Oil Dispersion Bath Therapy, a little-known treatment that boasts less than a dozen certified practitioners in the United States. … [Read More...]
Chinese Girl sold at auction
The late Vladimir Tretchikoff (1913 – 2006), a Russian émigré who settled in South Africa, is considered the first mass-market artist. Scorned by art critics, the more polite ones dubbed him the … [Read More...]
Welcome to the CLEAR lane!
Going through security at LAX is a joy any time of the year, but the pleasure I derive from doing so during the holidays multiplies ten-fold. Standing in line while traveling this last December gave … [Read More...]
Tyranny of the mini bar!
At this very moment someone, somewhere is returning to their hotel after a binge out on the town. Three of his closest friends in tow, they stumble back to his room for a “night cap” after … [Read More...]
