Beyonce trip to Cuba ‘hypocritical’ – senator
A Republican senator said entertainers Beyonce and Jay-Z missed a chance while in Cuba to see firsthand the effects of political oppression.
A Republican senator said entertainers Beyonce and Jay-Z missed a chance while in Cuba to see firsthand the effects of political oppression.
US Treasury officials say the trip by Beyonce (bee-AHN’-say) and Jay-Z to Cuba was licensed as an educational exchange.
It’s that time of year. Celebrities escape the summer heat in the city and head to various exotic destinations. Here are snapshots of stars enjoying the sun, sand, sights and sounds, of Boracay, Cebu, Aurora, La Union, Palawan, Batangas. Some pushed it further, traveling to Vietnam, Maldives, South Korea, Japan, Jordan and the United States. Everyone had fun enough to share it with the world via Facebook and Instagram.
In GANGES, take a magnetic trip across Northern India and embark on a visually stunning and an awe-inspiring journey along one of the world’s most magnificent rivers and explore these streams which glisten with long-standing history.
Seems I spend more time at Narita International Airport on layovers than I do at any other major city’s airport. For years I had wished I could step out of the terminal and see what’s there to see in Japan. A week ago, I got that wish.
“What I’ve learned is, regardless of where you go, the people you meet are proud of where they come from,” enthused photographer and travel show host Scott Woodward.
THIS year, Canadians are celebrating the diamond jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Diamond Jubilee Medal was created to commemorate the Queen’s 60th anniversary. Last July 5, Filipino-Canadian Joyce Rodriguez received the medal, along with other awardees. Among the cause-oriented groups she works with are the Peel Multicultural Council, the Filipino Health and Education [...]
Actor/Model/Athlete and sports aficionado Derek Ramsay flew to London to cover the Olympics for TV5. “It was an awesome experience for me,” he said.
Mumbai-born and Singapore-raised travel host/writer Anita Kapoor loves her job because, she says, it connects people.
“Tall and tan and young and lovely…” You’ve heard of her. The Girl From Ipanema. You might have come across the bossa nova classic while on hold on the phone, during a long elevator ride, or in a cafe in Beirut or Bangkok — but you’ve heard it. It’s been recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Amy Winehouse, and survived bad lounge singers and Muzak incarnations to become, according to Performing Songwriter magazine, the second most recorded song in the world.
Some years ago, we were training a new talent to host a travel show on TV, and she asked us to give her a “role model” for the job. Without skipping a beat, we answered, “Samantha Brown.” We had seen Brown host a number of travel programs and were struck by her natural, no-frills approach, which made globetrotting not just exciting and fun, but also practicable and affordable for many viewers.
I had the most interesting and fun weekend. I spent Saturday in concert at one of the most breathtakingly beautiful performance spaces that I’ve ever had the pleasure of singing in; and Sunday enjoying the evening in one of the entertainment capitals of the world. These two venues are only a couple of hours apart [...]
