Virtual Tourist: 5 spots to hit in the next 3 months

 
Didn’t travel much last year? Didn’t take a vacation at all? Make a positive change right now by planning a trip in the next few months! With must-see spots for the next three months in mind, the members and editors of VirtualTourist.com were polled, and here are their “5 Spots to Hit in the Next 3 Months.”

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Movie Review: Last Stand

Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger)  moved out of Los Angeles to live a quiet life.  When   Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere escapes. Owens ultimately takes the matter into his own hands as Cortez moves closer to his new town. 

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WORDS FROM THE WISE: America’s Oldest Park Ranger Brings Black History to Life

By Malcolm Marshall, 
 
RICHMOND, CA — Betty Reid-Soskin is America’s oldest National Park Ranger and one of the most beautiful people I have met in Richmond, Calif., across the bay from San Francisco. 

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THE ART OF TRAVEL: ARE YOU ACCUSTOMED TO GOING THROUGH CUSTOMS?

By Kerene Nelson
 
TALLAHASSEE, FL–  There are many reasons why American citizens do not travel. Some are influenced by what they see on television. 

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A Tale of Two Young Men

By Rick Garcia
 
 
Sometimes people refer me as the “wooden statue” in public places – particularly at coffee houses where I get my own reality TV shows in one sitting. Whether it’s the retiree coffee clatters, the stay- home mom’s club or the independent professional “techie” the conversations flow like a river.

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Your Other 8 Hours: Consume or create? Your decision will change your 2013

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
That bloated sensation you feel isn’t just from the excess eggnog and stuffing you ate over the holidays. It’s far worse. It’s actually the end, not the beginning, of each January that’s the most important time of the year. 

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