Nevada Blogs

As promised, this week we’re launching Adventure Logue with a sit-down interview with musician, activist, and bona fide adventure traveler, Michael Franti. The San Fran musician has been making socially conscious and politically charged music for years with groups like the Beatnigs, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, and most recently, Spearhead. In 2004, he traveled ...

We’re back from our pre-ski season tour of the Rockies. Things are looking good around the Continental Divide. We ran into some snow around Vail and Copper Mountain, but elsewhere it is still pretty dry. Reports are that Loveland and Arapahoe Basin are decent, and judging by the trails in the snow we saw around ...

This expedition isn’t set to happen until 2008, giving you plenty of time to line up your life-insurance policies to include ‘accidental death due to diving to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean at the North Pole.” As the silly folks at Deep Ocean Expeditions explain it:“This once-in-a-lifetime expedition will not be content with merely ...

Ok, so maybe I’m posting this for my own benefit as much as anyone elses, but if, like me, you are planning a trip to Latin America in the not-to-distant future, it is helpful to have a source of on-the-ground information besides Lonely Planet or one of the other guidebooks, unless you like eating at ...

Johanna and I are in Utah this week. We got here Thursday for a Michael Franti and Spearhead concert in Park City. Franti is on his first US tour since releasing a new album and documentary about his 2004 trip to Baghdad, Gaza and the West Bank to attempt to capture the “human cost of ...

Last night at the end of the Spearhead show, Michael Franti threw out a name I had never heard of before, Marshall Thompson. He’s a soldier returned from Iraq who is walking across Utah as a call to withdraw troops from Iraq. He’s more than halfway through walking 20 miles a day for each 100 ...

Aaarghh! Where am I? Use this dose to get your bearings until I get back:More tourists weigh zero gravity flightsAnother list of bizarre hotels, check out the rainforest canopy spot.Reading for the Road: The Central Fells by A Wainwright revised by Chris JestyThe perils of sledding in CanadaSwedes lead in air securityToday’s Destination: Cape Town ...

Ok, we all know my two main obsessions are Public Radio and… Borat. At last, the two have been brought together in this story from NPR:Kazakhstan Embassy Responds to Borat I hope you all have the premiere of the Borat movie in a few weeks marked on your calendar. But in all fairness, I’d like ...

Not sure how I feel about this one. Storm-watching season is one of the latest marketing creations for tourists visiting B.C. The trips offer views of the violence of nature on the Pacific Coast from the comfort and luxury of a coastal resort. There’s got to be a more adventurous approach to this out there ...

Greetings from the mighty Wasatch Range of Utah, Logue-heads! I’d been hearing great things about the snow in the middle Rockies, but after making the drive over the Continental Divide at Independence Pass and checking out Aspen, I’m sad to report it looks like the area needs another good storm before it’s time to hit ...

Las Vegas is well on its way to becoming the ‘convention capital of the world’, hosting thousands of convention-goers each year. They run the gamut from the mundane (Intl Stamp & Coin Collectors Society anyone) to the risk-ay (like the Gentlemen’s Club Owners Expo…and we mean risk-ay anywhere outside of Vegas, that is)However, in the ...

Most travelers heading to Sin City arrive and depart out of McCarran International Airport - aka, Las Vegas Airport. For those that want to stock up on their Vegas trivia, the airport was named after U.S. Senator Pat McCarran, an influential aviation advocate.With all the conventions, weddings and Elvis devotees, it should come ...

With gas prices up to $4 in areas of the country, and airlines raising ticket prices to compensate for rising fuel costs, it’s only natural that some people might be cancelling or postponing trips to Las Vegas. This week, USAToday reported on how the combination of a slower economy and higher fuel costs are having ...

Fans who attended Barry Manilow’s hit show at the Las Vegas Hilton on Saturday night witnessed a surprise event. Grammy Award-winning singer Jon Secada joined the legendary singer/songwriter onstage for a duet of Manilow’s Latin-influenced hit “Copacabana!”Secada, who was discovered by Gloria Estefan and went on to have many Latin and Pop hits such as ...

Travel + Leisure Magazine recently conducted their 11th annual poll asking readers to name their choices for the very best in travel worldwide. The poll results were released and unfortunately not one Vegas property appeared on the Top 100 in the World — but there were two that appeared on the Top 100 in the ...

The country trio known as Rascal Flatts released their self-titled debut cd in 2000 and had a massive hit with the single “Prayin’ For Daylight.” Since then, the band has struck a chord with their fans and peers alike with their catchy melodies and pleasing vocal harmonies — and constant touring. Other hits that have ...

Talk about a grudge match. On February 25th, Shane Mosley and Fernando Vargas, two of boxing’s superstars, gave fight fans an unforgettable night, with Mosley emerging as the victor after the fight was stopped in the 10th round.Vargas demanded and got a rematch, which will happen when the two meet again on July 15 at ...

If you’ve never heard of the Suicide Girls, then you’re probably in the minority. Ever since its debut in 2001, the Suicide Girls website has been featuring models in various states of undress. Sounds no different than any other adult website, but the SG models are different – they embrace what could be called an alternative culture lifestyle. ...

Italian designer Roberto Cavalli is known worldwide for his fine women’s and men’s fashions. Now he is venturing into a new area — fine spirits. This spring, Roberto Cavalli Vodka was released in six states, including Nevada. This ultra-premium vodka is made using Italian water and Italian-grown grain, “filtered through layers of crushed Italian marble ...

In both men’s and women’s fashions, Hugo Boss has made a name for itself with classic styles. The same holds true for Hugo’s fragrance line and July 14, the company will host a launch party for the newest fragrance, Pure Purple, at Body English.There will also be models sporting items from what the designer calls its ...