Walking through the Golden Triangle of Beverly Hills on my way to cocktails at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire, I… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Michael Patrick Shiels
History Lives On in Significant Buildings Repurposed into Luxury Hotels
A stay at a Kempinski Hotel like that of the Gran Hotel Manzana in Old Havana, Cuba offers comfort, luxury and also a taste of history.
NFL Rival Football Cities…But Chicago Calls Michiganders
The NFL’s Chicago Bears are coming across Lake Michigan to Detroit Thursday for the Lion’s traditional Thanksgiving Day gridiron game at… Read more »
Your Vacation Can Be Like a Video Game or Hollywood Adventure
What will the travelers do when the experience of virtual reality surpasses the satisfaction of real life? When a fortnight… Read more »
Lansing-Born Woman Lives in Turkey and Leads Tourists There Too
Turkey is in the news lately and not just because Thanksgiving is approaching. While Cromwell’s Turkeyville is a popular tourist… Read more »
Travel Industry Professionals Meet for Virtuoso Travel Week
“What’s on your ‘Wanderlist?’” The question was posed at the 31st annual Virtuoso Travel Week – a recent gathering of… Read more »
Gone Gaming – Bet on Travel For Entertaining Experiences
On Easter Sunday three generations of gentlemen – my father, my son and I, were in a casino ballroom telling… Read more »
Michiganders in Hong Kong – a Report from the Frenetic Far East
East Lansing’s Dan Casey Dunn, an education consultant who studied at Michigan State University and now lives in Hong Kong,… Read more »
Where Would You Choose to Spend Life in Exile?
I sat sipping a “Sun Setter” boat drink on the rooftop patio of the Mayfair Bar overlooking Lake Lansing on a Saturday afternoon with… Read more »
A Tale of Two Cities: Three Rivers, Canada’s Lumberjack Lore and More
Trois-Rivieres (Three Rivers), Quebec, is now filled with the joie de vivre that comes with being a leafy, French-speaking, waterfront… Read more »