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Travel Stories, Cruise Reviews, and Cultural Adventures


Las Vegas theater highlights - Sin City's array of shows welcomes the holidays
LAS VEGAS is always lit up and ready for action -- especially during the holidays.Then the nation's showiest city rolls out more shows and lights than ever.

Cookie & Keller
Dec 1, 20224 min read


Hitting the highlights of European cities is a delight off-season
Here in late November, Paris streets are not jam-packed as in the summer. Here, the boulevard by Notre Dame Cathedral is sparsely...

Christene Meyers
Nov 16, 20183 min read


Peggy Sue road trip stop in Yermo, Calif., offers fun film decor, diner food served with show biz flair
Peggy Sue Gabler was a Hollywood actor in the 1950

Christene Meyers
Apr 13, 20183 min read


Mob Museum Las Vegas offers thrills, chills, colorful history of crime
Step into one of Las Vegas' most fascinating attractions at the Mob Museum, where the true stories of organized crime, law enforcement, and the city's colorful past come to life. Through immersive exhibits, authentic artifacts, interactive experiences, and engaging presentations, the museum offers visitors a deeper understanding of how the Mob helped shape modern Las Vegas. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply looking for something beyond the Strip, the Mob Museum is

Cookie & Keller
Jun 10, 20164 min read


Toasting a New Year of happiness, health, revels, music and kindness
TONY BENNETT PLAYS VEGAS WITH LADY GAGA TO KEEP HIS TALENT TUNED UP Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga took the stage in Las Vegas to usher in...

Christene Meyers
Jan 2, 20153 min read


New Orleans celebrates life with food, fun, jazz on the river
New Orleans celebrates life with food, fun, jazz on the river

Christene Meyers
Jan 8, 20144 min read
Happy birthday to me as I count my blessings
This birthday, Keller takes Cookie sailing off La Jolla Shores. Ringing in another year brings time for reflection, joy, humor and appreciation "...all the gardens of spring and summer were blooming in the tall tales Beyond the border and under the lark full cloud. There could I marvel my birthday...." --Dylan Thomas STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER "The Carpe Diem Kids" AS I MARK my birthday tomorrow, I am thankful that I, too have "lark full cloud" and a

Christene Meyers
Aug 10, 20134 min read


Bair museum presents intimate look at a Montana family's taste and fortune
The Bair family home in tiny Martinsdale may be toured, its treasures viewed. Montana sheep baron Bair made millions; daughters' left...

Christene Meyers
Jul 31, 20136 min read
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