Saturday, March 28, 2009

Ritz Bits


Hemingway liberated it in '44. The German high command used it as their HQ and a place to entertain Berlin bigwigs. The Ritz, at 15 place Vendome, Paris, is the address, and it will cost you beaucoup, as they say in France, but don't take our advice on a five-star historic experience. Read other guests' comments here.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Pearl Harbor

About.com's John Fischer has some sound advice for anyone visiting Pearl Harbor. Get there early, he says, at 7 AM before the tour buses pull up. Here's some video of the USS Arizona Memorial.