Top New Year's Eve Songs
Fifteen of the best classic originals, updated covers, and new tunes that are a perfect fit for New Year's Eve or Day. From uplifting to reflective or hopeful, this selection…
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Happy Holidays
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season of peace, fun, love, and laughter - and a New Year that brings you health and happiness. (Happy Holiday Greetings Christmas Kitten Photo: Rebekka…
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Planning a Christmas Holiday Menu? Hits and Misses
North American baby boomers and seniors looking forward to a holiday meal with friends and family over the next couple of weeks may find some differences between the dinners they…
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November 1949 Moments in Time
News headlines and entertainment trivia from November 1949. Prince Rainier III's Coronation On November 19, 1949, Prince Rainier III was crowned as the 30th ruling Prince of Monaco. (Prince Rainier…
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Cinque Terre's Monterosso al Mare
Monterosso al Mare is one of the "Five Lands" medieval villages that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site of Cinque Terre National Park on the Ligurian coast of Italy.…
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Ciao, Cinque Terre
Visiting the remote, picturesque medieval villages of Manarola, Vernazza & Riomaggiore on Italy's Ligurian coast is a unique experience. The Cinque Terre National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site…
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Molto Grazie, Magnificent Milan
Much is made of Milan's modern outlook and renown as a fashion center, but I was struck by the beauty of it's historic architecture, and magnificent, broad tree-lined avenues. We…
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A Presto, Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta
Tour Northern Italy's Italian Lakes region of Piedmont close-up, and enjoy the historical and natural wonders of the area - in particular, Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta. (Lake Maggiore as…
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Hats Off to Hedy Lamarr
Stunning Austrian-American movie star Hedy Lamarr wore a myriad of fashionable hats in her 1930s-1950s movie roles, possibly because movie costumers realized her luminous eyes and perfect features were set…
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La Vigna di Sarah B&B Prosecco Wine Tasting
Mid-way between Cortina d'Ampezzo and Venice is La Vigna di Sarah, an agri-tourism winery south of the Italian Alps near Vittorio Veneto. (Hills of Conegliano, La Vigna di Sarah, Vittorio…
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