Champagne & Diamonds for Christmas in Amsterdam Mark Thompson December 15, 2023 NOW, Travel In a city notable for its nightlife, there’s something magical about morning in Amsterdam with the canal waters still and the sidewalks empty. Hardly anyone wandering about as we approached the pier on the Oude... Read More...
Santa Barbara is the American Riviera Mark Thompson July 10, 2023 NOW, Travel Before Hollywood became Hollywood, there was Santa Barbara. Home to the world’s largest film studio during the silent film era, the Pacific Coast city became known as “the American Riviera” for its temperate Me... Read More...
Copenhagen Cool – One of the world’s most LGBTQ-friendly cities Mark Thompson August 1, 2021 NOW, Travel One of the most popular public figures in Denmark just happens to be a gay American man, Rufus Gifford. Of course it helps that Gifford is gorgeous and mediagenic and married to an equally stunning man, husband... Read More...