Tag: travel

Kyoto, Japan
October 27, 2018

Known as geiko in Kyoto, geisha are highly-respected, high-class entertainers. They have trained for years in traditional instruments, dance, parlor games, conversation, flower arranging, and more. They attend dinners and gatherings at ryōtei (exclusive traditional restaurants) and ochaya (teahouses) where entertain guests with their skills. Around 100 fully-fledged geiko and 50 or so maiko are believed to be active in Kyoto today, across its five districts.

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Halong Bay, Vietnam
April 12, 2016

Hạ Long Bay, in northeast Vietnam, is known for its emerald waters and thousands of towering limestone islands topped by rainforests. Junk boat tours and sea kayak expeditions take visitors past islands named for their shapes, including Stone Dog and Teapot islets.

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Ground Zero Blues Club
April 2, 2014

Clarksdale, Mississippi has long been described as “Ground Zero” for blues aficionados from around the globe. It all started here. That’s why Ground Zero Blues Club® was created — to celebrate the area’s rich blues heritage and to provide a forum in which it can continue.

Located at Ø Blues Alley next door to the Delta Blues Museum in the heart of historic downtown Clarksdale, Ground Zero Blues Club® opened in May 2001. Owned by local attorney and businessman, Bill Luckett; Academy Award-winning actor and Mississippi Delta resident, Morgan Freeman; and Clarksdale native and Memphis entertainment executive, Howard Stovall; Ground Zero Blues Club® is the place for anyone looking for an authentic Delta Blues experience.

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