Oct 29th, 2009 at 11:30AM: I grew up in Detroit. I love my city and will be the first tell anyone who thinks it's nothing but a boarded up hellhole just how wrong they are. But I know Detroit's bad rap comes not only from suburb-dwellers and business travelers who just breezed through, but also from the media that portrays it as a city with nothing to offer other than casinos and a punchline. But maybe the tide is changing. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Oct 29th, 2009 at 11:30AM: I grew up in Detroit. I love my city and will be the first tell anyone who thinks it's nothing but a boarded up hellhole just how wrong they are. But I know Detroit's bad rap comes not only from suburb-dwellers and business travelers who just breezed through, but also from the media that portrays it as a city with nothing to offer other than casinos and a punchline. But maybe the tide is changing. ...Naples hires ex-cons as tour guides
Aug 6th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Anyone who's read Roberto Saviano's acclaimed book Gomorrah or seen the chilling film of the same name is already familiar with the notorious Neopolitan criminal organization called the Camorra. This massive enterprise, the oldest criminal group in Italy, makes its money mostly by trafficking drugs, illegally dumping toxic waste, and extorting money, and it's more than willing to eliminate those ...Family Package at Naples, FL Ritz makes luxury attainable
Apr 30th, 2009 at 8:00AM: I love the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort. I spent a weekend down there just shy of a year ago, and it's become my mission in life to get back there. Until that happens, though, you may ant to see it for yourself. Even if you don't play golf (personally, I hate the game), there is plenty to enjoy.
The Family Summer Package, which starts at $239 a night, is available from the first day of May to the ...Flee the cold at the Ritz in Naples, FL
Dec 24th, 2008 at 4:00PM: It snowed today. It was cold and wet, and my feet were drenched by the time I got home. It sucked. My soggy, frigid feet felt even worse when my mind turned to a pair of Ritz-Carlton resorts in Naples, FL. The golf resort and the beach resort ooze luxury, and the airport is accessible from most major airports. JetBlue, admittedly not my favorite airline, puts Naples in reach (via Fort Meyers) from ...Herculaneum on display in Italy
Dec 21st, 2008 at 5:00PM: I can still picture the Time Life book photograph of a child turned into stone from the eruption of Vesuvius. It was one of those elementary school images that captured my attention and hasn't let go.
Okay, I think it was a Time Life book and I think the photo was a child, but for sure that eruption in Pompeii centuries before I hit 2nd grade has had the power to show just how fragile we are ...Naples is chucking muck in Germany's backyard
Jun 9th, 2008 at 9:30AM: There's a song I remember from Girl Scouts that had this refrain: "Don't chuck your muck in my backyard, my backyard's full." The song came to mind when I saw the photo of Naples, Italy's garbage and read how Naples has no where to put its trash so it's sending it to Germany.
After the song played for a second or two in my head I thought, "Gee, Naples is probably not be the best place to go for ...Strike now, while Naples is hurting!
Mar 31st, 2008 at 2:00PM: Following a well publicized trash crisis in Naples earlier this year, tourism has plummeted in the Southern Italian city. Despite the fact that rubbish has been cleaned up and the streets are cleaner than ever, images of the garbage bags piled high in the streets have driven tourists away and the hotels and restaurants are now empty. Which is exactly why it's time to go to Naples. Hotels expect ...Naples, city of garbage
Jan 12th, 2008 at 11:00AM: Naples has had a problem with waste management for the last 15 years. it is entirely controlled by the mafia and politicians feel like their hands are tied. And, in a lot of cases, they might literally be.
In the latest crisis, collectors stopped picking up garbage in Naples and Campania before Christmas because there was no more room for the trash at dumps. Dumps are overflowing and local ...Smoking bans in Naples get residents fired up
Nov 20th, 2007 at 9:00AM: New anti-smoking measures in Naples stipulate that no one can light up near a pregnant woman or in a park, as well as near children under 12 or in large crowds. Will it fly? Naples councilor Gennaro Capodanno suggests that Neapolitans' historically rebellious nature will render the ban ineffective. "However they try and enforce this, they will meet with laughter," Capodanno says. He also points ...Italian Musician Bites Ear of Alitalia Airline Worker
Sep 27th, 2006 at 6:42PM: Alright, go on ahead and file this one under: World Gone Mad. These are the kind of news pieces you read and say to yourself "what on Earth was this person thinking?" Wait, they weren't thinking. Apparently, Italian musician, Raffaele Artesi, who could not board his flight to Naples due to overbooking, assaulted an airline worker by almost biting his ear off. As any educated traveler might guess ...
