Month: October 2025

The film “Somewhere in Time,” as with many cult classics, didn’t get much of a reception when it opened in 1980.  That quickly changed, and now each October hundreds of rabid romantic fantasy fans in period attire from all over the country – and the world – meet at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, …

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Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Curacao, Aruba, Colombia, Panama, Honduras, Mexico  We took our first extended cruise for a few weeks.  Good news: The Silversea line is fabulous with high-end luxury.  Bad news: We’ll never do it again. For us, nothing compares to the cultural immersion of land crossing and …

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The Sphere; residencies; and Haus of Gaga Even if you’re not a gambler (we’re not), there are plenty of excellent reasons for a long weekend or more in Las Vegas.  According to The New York Times - and in our own conversations with drivers - tourism has dropped significantly this year. One reason cited by …

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