Carole Terwilliger Meyers's Blog, page 112

Travel Videos: intersection in India

Pack your wits with you if you plan to drive in India.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEQaG5jPM

intersection in India

Pack your wits with you if you plan to drive in India.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEQaG5jPM

Sights to See: Living root bridges, Cherrapunji, India

Let's hope these bridges hold better than similar ones we've seen in Indiana Jones adventures.

http://rootbridges.blogspot.com/

Misc.: women-only pink taxis, Puebla, Mexico

Driven by women and available only to women passengers, these Pepto Bismol-pink taxis are designed to protect women from harassment.

http://matadorabroad.com/mexicos-wome-only-pink-taxis-pink-machismo-or-progressive-change

Misc.: which is best? cash back or frequent-flyer miles?

Why you might be better off with a cash-back credit card than a frequent-flyer credit card:

http://www.frommers.com/articles/6596.html

Things to Do: Getty Villa Malibu, Pacific Palisades, California

Located a few miles west of the Getty Center, the hilltop Getty Villa is modeled after the Villa dei Papiri, a 1st-century Roman country house in Herculaneum, near Pompeii, that was buried by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. It houses the Getty collection of ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art. Polished marble in huge variety adorns floors and walls throughout. My favorite display holds a mummified ibis that is inside an intact human mummy whose head covering bears a painted portrait of the ...

Things to Do: Rubin Museum of Art, NYC

Situated on a leafy side street within a contemporary building, this museum is dedicated to displaying Himalayan art. Begin on the top floor, and walk down via the dramatic central circular staircase. Helpful resources enhance a visit and include magnifying glasses on each gallery floor. Free lunchtime performances and entertainment are sometimes scheduled.
Enjoy fragrant and tasty Himalayan fare at The Café @ RMA. The menu includes a daily rice bowl with savory topping, handmade traditional m...

Misc.: top 10 North American cities for live music

The Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), the world's largest organization of professional travel journalists and photographers, recently polled its members to come up with the "Top 10" best North American cities for live music.
Not really a surprise, New Orleans is #1, and NYC is #2. See the rest of the list at

http://www.satw.org/admin/detail_news.asp?Sid=26&Id=739&parent=15

View my little movie about "Jazz in Washington Square" at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb88IqskUEM

image of chess ...

top 10 North American cities for live music

The Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), the world's largest organization of professional travel journalists and photographers, recently polled its members to come up with the "Top 10" best North American cities for live music.
Not really a surprise, New Orleans is #1, and NYC is #2. See the rest of the list at

http://www.satw.org/admin/detail_news.asp?Sid=26&Id=739&parent=15

View my little movie about "Jazz in Washington Square" at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb88IqskUEM

image of chess ...

Good Eats: East Broadway Bakery, NYC

This kosher bakery still has that Old World feel and uses no butter or milk in its array of pastries. Choose from bubkes, streudels, and ever-popular black-and-whites. The actual baking is done in Brooklyn.
East Broadway Bakery 363 Grand, Lower East Side, (212) 228-1110.