Considering that the Pfister Hotel has been around for over 100 years, it was just a matter of time before someone claimed a ghostly sighting. But what makes it even more astounding is that this accusation should come from MLB players.

That’s right - Some members of the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals are accusing the […]

Posted on May 30th, 2009 by Thomas
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If you’re an Amtrak fan looking for a historic place to stay, then start packing for Baltimore vacations, because Amtrak is developing the upper three levels of Baltimore’s historic Pennsylvania Station into a 77-room hotel.

Contruction on the new hotel, called The Inn at Penn Station, will begin by year-end at the latest, and is set to be completed […]

Posted on May 29th, 2009 by Thomas
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When Katrina swamped New Orleans in 2005, it also destroyed much of the tourism infractructure, including the Six Flags theme park 12 miles east of downtown.
But while the rest of the Big Easy is getting up off the mat and trying to rebuild and get back in business, the Six Flags Park remains shuttered. And even […]

Posted on May 28th, 2009 by Thomas
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Here we go again…
1. It’s not enough to have public sex on the beaches in Dubai and on the Queen’s lawn.
2. It’s not enough to go skinny dipping in the Japanese Emperor’s castle moat.
3. It’s not enough to fight with the Germans all over again over tourism.
4. It’s not enough to be a nation of tourist […]

Posted on May 27th, 2009 by Thomas
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On May 15, Management, the new movie starring Jennifer Aniston & Steve Zahn (see pre-launch review), was released. It’s all about hot babe Aniston - a motel art salesgirl on the road - who has a fling with loser Zahn at this Arizona motel which belongs to Zahn’s parents.
But the shooting for the movie actually took place […]

Posted on May 26th, 2009 by Thomas
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I’ve seen all sorts of nutty things done by bureaucrats, but this one has to be right up at the top. The San Diego City Council has decided to broadcast recorded dog barking tapes to scare away the seals that are squatting on the Children’s Pool Beach in La Jolla.

The dog barking tapes will be […]

Posted on May 25th, 2009 by Thomas
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Do you know how many Americans are living the life nomadic? According to a report on the lifestyle and growing number of people who’re chucking it all up and taking to the road, there are as many as 1 million American nomads marching around the world.

And who are these million nomads? Apparently, everyone except the […]

Posted on May 24th, 2009 by Thomas
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In the last couple of days, there have been two authoritative listings of the best beaches in the United States - One from TripAdvisor and the other from Dr. Beach.
Each list contains 10 beaches, and out of these 20 beaches, only 2 are from California - La Jolla Cove in TripAdvisor’s list and Coronado Island […]

Posted on May 23rd, 2009 by Thomas
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It’s a known fact that people do all kinds of wacky stuff in motels. But sometimes, stuff happens which is out of the ordinary even for nutty motel guests.
One of these aforementioned nuts is 30 year old William C. Wilson, a Fort Smith resident who was found in a Batesville AK motel, doped to the gills […]

Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by Thomas
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The building stands abandoned, doomed and slated for demolition. Handed from owner to owner, with no one having the courage to face down the netherworldly squatters who terrorioze anyone foolish enough to venture an exploration.
That’s the Santa Rita Hotel in Tucson, AZ, which stands empty and vacated since 2005, but with many, many souls still in residence. […]

Posted on May 21st, 2009 by Thomas
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