I just got the most random press release today giving me the crime stats for Los Angeles Airport. No homicides, rapes or robberies from January to June 2010, although there has been 1 aggravated assault. But don’t ask about the larceny stats. 4 cars stolen, 38 burglaries or thefts from cars and 343 larcenies. What [...]
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AugOh well that’s good – no murders at LAX so far
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Jun5 cool rooftop bars around Santa Monica
There’s nothing like picking the brains of a local – or locals (plural in this case) when you really want to know what’s what. I was on the hunt for the best rooftop bars within cooee of Santa Monica and here’s where the girls who know told me to go: 1. ABH at the Thompson. Just over [...]
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Jun5 different things to do in Washington DC
The trouble with Washington DC is that the 19 museums that make the Smithsonian are so iconic that seeing anything else takes a back seat. In fact you could stay for a week and still not finish with all the all free museums. Not to mention the monuments and memorials built to honour the many [...]
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JunLe Meridien – Philadelphia’s newest hotel
I’ve just slept in a hotel bed that doesn’t have a linen history! Quite a spooky thought when you allow yourself to go there… but that pillow you cuddled in your comfy hotel room last week? That was cuddled by someone else only the night before, and someone else the night before that, and … [...]
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JunTop 5 things to do in Philadelphia
I’ve just spent 2 full days storming the streets of Philadelphia – trying the best Philly cheesesteak, ogling historical sites, quirky art and posh galleries, shopping at outlets and department stores, eating, drinking and generally pulverising my feet into stumps. Gone is the industrial city of the past and in its place is a groovy, [...]
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MayTop 5 must-do’s at Sea World Orlando
If you are planning on blitzing Orlando’s theme parks then you’re probably allowing 1 day – if that – at Sea World. So here’s my list of the Top 5 attractions you won’t want to miss: 1. The new Manta rollercoaster ride. It opened last year and is meant to soar through the sky over [...]
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MayNew Harry Potter theme park opens
On June 18th the much awaited and top secret project behind the high walls at Orlando’s Universal Studios in Florida finally opens. Welcome to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter – straight from the movies and into touchy-feely real life complete with rides, shops for wand purchasing and a pub serving Butter Beer. I had [...]
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MayMeet an astronaut at Kennedy Space Center
Once you get the theme parks out of your system at Orlando, the biggest whizzy head-rushing ride of all is a visit to meet the rocket scientists at NASA. And because it’s Orlando, they too have a ride. Only theirs is a simulation of what it’s like to be an astronaut sitting atop 2.5 million [...]
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MayTop 5 things to do in Orlando!
Orlando is a family destination and there’s no getting away from that. If it’s a romantic te ta te you want, you won’t find it here. However it’s also a huge conference city with thousands of delegates pouring into the many huge hotels and then partying at theme parks at night. I know this because [...]
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MayTwo days in Pasadena
Where’s the Little Old Lady in Pasadena?! Remember that song? Go granny, go granny, go granny go! According to Jan and Dean (and then the Beach Boys) she drove a fast car down Colorado Boulevard and no cop could catch her. The song was written in 1964 and is said to be a bit of [...]
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