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Now displaying: December, 2017
Dec 7, 2017
Orlando Ashford, President of the Holland America Line, was the keynote speaker at this year's National Conference for the Society of American Travel Writers. He speaks of the transformative power of travel to open minds, build connections, and be inspired by our shared humanity.    SaveSave
Dec 4, 2017
Jeff Bracken, Group Vice President and General Manager of Lexus joins Paul and Elizabeth at AutoMobility, the Los Angeles Auto Show. Jeff reveals the secret behind the morpho butterfly's brilliant blue wings, which Lexus engineers have captured on one of their top-of-the-line sports cars. How did Lexus do it? We'll find out. Plus, Jeff also talks about the sport utility vehicles that Lexus is introducing, including one with a 7,000-pound towing capacity.   SaveSave SaveSave
Dec 4, 2017
The late Norman Lewis is widely regarded as one of the great travel writers and his book Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy, one of the great works of travel writing.
Naples 44 is now a film, and Director Francesco Patierno joins Paul and Elizabeth along with producers Francesca Barra and Davide Azzolini to discuss how the film came to be and how faithful it is to the spirit and legacy of Norman Lewis' great book.  
Details on Naples 44 can be found at IMDB. There are brief moments when our guests are speaking in Italian but how this film came to be made is fascinating. 
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Dec 1, 2017
Paul joins Scott Steele and tours the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon. The garden was created in a downtown city block by craftsmen both from the local area and China. Today it's recognized as one of the best outside China.  SaveSave
Dec 1, 2017
Jennifer Dombrowski reports on her 6th visit to Iceland, a land she is admittedly fascinated with. She joins Paul and Elizabeth from her home in Bordeaux, France to share some of the insights she got from this trip which included a visit deep inside a volcano.      SaveSave
Dec 1, 2017
Lisa Christy with the Portland Japanese Garden shares garden lore with Paul and Elizabeth in the new library and visitor center at the garden. Widely considered one of the finest Japanese gardens in the United States it's creation was the result of Portland community action years ago.     
Dec 1, 2017
Shane Dallas joins Paul and Elizabeth to talk about something many don't think of when discussing Ireland ... having a luxury vacation in one of its historic castles.   SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave
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