Jul 31st, 2012 at 10:00AM:
If you're looking to try your hand at surfing this summer, there's no better place to pick up a board than California. For decades, California's surf beaches have beckoned rookies and professionals alike with their laidback atmosphere and consistent waves. Dozens of surf schools line the coast, offering instruction from beginner to advanced. But if time is limited and research intimidating, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Surf 'N Stay: 5 California Hotels Where You Can Learn To Ride The Waves
Jul 31st, 2012 at 10:00AM:
If you're looking to try your hand at surfing this summer, there's no better place to pick up a board than California. For decades, California's surf beaches have beckoned rookies and professionals alike with their laidback atmosphere and consistent waves. Dozens of surf schools line the coast, offering instruction from beginner to advanced. But if time is limited and research intimidating, ...David's Discoveries: Portofino Perfect
Oct 25th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Portofino's horseshoe-shaped harbor and plumb-line cliffs are among the more actively gorgeous places on the Italian Riviera, as Italians call the boomerang-shaped region of northern Liguria. And Liguria is one of my favorite regions in the world for hiking, eating, dreaming and wandering.
A picture-postcard faux fishing port, Portofino is the Riviera's most glamorous time warp: the villas ...Gaddafi's kid on the hook for half million dollar Italian hotel bill
Jul 13th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Have you ever stiffed the hotel on the bill? They might be able to slap it on your credit card while you're making a getaway, but a few thousand dollars is easy to recover. When the tab starts creeping toward half a million dollars, though, courts start getting involved ... especially in Italy and especially when your father is a Libyan dictator.
Saadi Gaddafi, whose dad is Muammar, dropped ...
