SelfTour’s Washington DC Driving Tour and Washington DC Walking Tour Apps are Two Great SelfTour™ GPS experiences to enjoy as you await the Fireworks this July 4th ! It is official – the July 4th fireworks Washington DC will go on in 2020 despite Covid-19! It has just been announced some of the many events…
Great News For Travellers! It is a new dawn as Switzerland just announced that it is reopening 15 border crossings with Austria, France and Italy in its second phase of the partial easing the COVID-19 restrictions. It is a small step, but an important one for all of us who love to travel Europe. This…
A Place Named Storyville… Where the Blues was Born. Pops Foster A few blocks off Bourbon Street in the New Orleans French Quarter used to exist an area called “Storyville”. An appropriate name for this area of legalized prostitution in the early 1900s. The clientele was of all races and social levels. Here establishments ranged…
Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans this Year. Tableaux Car In New Orleans, Mardi Gras officially begins January 6, called “Twelfth Night”. It continues to build up in excitement and activities until Mardi Gras Day, or Stove Tuesday, the day before the beginning of Lent called Ash Wednesday, which changes it date each year. In…
IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO ENJOY ICE SKATING IN THE NATION’S CAPITOL There are still opportunities for the entire family to enjoy ice skating in Washington, DC. So, if you making a trip to visit the Capitol, or are a resident looking for a fun experience, bundle up in some warn clothes, grab your skates…
Why Does The World Celebrate Carnival, Which Is Also Known As Mardi Gras? Temple of Saturn in Roman Forum No one is quite sure when the celebration known as Carnival, or in New Orleans, Mardi Gras, began, but it was a long time ago. Well before written history. It is believed that it began as…
Be in Hollywood for the Excitement of the 92nd Academy Awards. Dolby Theater Entrance This will be only the second time in history that the Oscars will be presented without a host of the show. Much of the excitement will be outside of the Dolby Theater, right next door to the famous Chinese Theater. The…
Are you aware of the many very merry happenings in Hollywood and Los Angeles during the holiday week? Here are but of a few of the fun things to do this holiday season: Las Posadas at Olvera Street – A ceremonial re-enactment of Joseph and Mary’s nine-night search for sanctuary featuring a procession, sing-alongs and…
Five Great reasons to spend Christmas in Rome While the weather may be a little cool and rainy it adds even more the Christmas feeling to the Eternal City. Rome is a wonderful place to spend the Christmas holiday. Here are five great reasons why you should: Wonderful Christmas Markets.These wonderful markets selling Christmas decorations,…
Many researchers insist the oldest building, not only in New Orleans but in the entire Mississippi Valley, is the house of Jean Pascal. The house is also known as “Madame John’s Legacy”. It is one of the reasons millions of visitors come to the French Quarter each year. Defenders of the present building’s antiquity think…