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When Rick Dunlap, Public Relations Director for the Visit Hershey & Harrisburg CVB, invited me to tour Hershey Chocolate World, I wondered what I would do in four days except eat chocolate. I have never been more wrong in my…
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Having traveled to 149 countries in my 82 years, I consider myself a perfectionist. I rate a trip on a 0-5 scale. It is tough to get a zero or a five. Viking River Cruises invited me on a seven-night,…
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Taste Washington is the nation’s largest single-region wine and food event. It brings together over 225 wineries, 70 restaurants and 60 culinary exhibitors from across the region for the ultimate four-day experience. It’s the result of a continued partnership between…
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A year ago the Maine Tourist office held a media showcase highlighting the cities and products that made Maine famous. After eating five types of lobster, I spoke to Robert Witkowski, who handles the media for Portland, about visiting his…
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I was contacted a few months ago by the PR firm representing Nova Star Cruises, a large car and passenger cruise ferry that was scheduled to begin service between Portland, Maine & Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on June 1st. Was I…
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First I should confess that part of my family has lived full time in the Hamptons for over 10 years. I have spent birthdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas there. Ten years ago, I visited a friend at her home in the…
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In January 2014, I bid on several Caribbean resorts at the NY Times Travel Show. All monies raised benefited the varied culinary students on the islands of the Caribbean. My winning bid of $425 entitled me to a 4-night stay at the…
Continue readingSteve Hindy, Co-founder of Brooklyn Brewery, was the Middle East Correspondent for the Associated Press where he covered wars in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Sudan. Steve befriended diplomats based in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic law prohibits alcoholic beverages….
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I search all over the world in planning my next story. A few weeks ago I crossed the street from my apartment to go to my local pharmacy and I noticed construction in the former place that housed a not…
Continue readingSince 2007, Jacqueline Orange has been the founder, owner and operator of Taste Harlem, introducing visitors and New Yorkers alike to the culinary delights, lively art scene and rich history and architecture of Harlem. A major bank merger in 2005…
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