Travel ThursdayI have time, a bit too much time on my hands these days. The house is clean, laundry folded and I've checked the production jobs board. So instead of driving myself crazy I decided to explore Los Angeles, my version at least. Sometimes life gets so busy one forgets what a wonderful place LA actually is. To that end I took off to Griffith Park. … [Read more...]
We’re going to Italy: The plan is shaping up
Thursday Travel The last time I was in Italy I was working on a television special for the Travel Channel, "Samantha Brown's First Cruise" in 2004. The cruise set sail from Barcelona, Spain and made stops along the way in Nice, Rome, Naples, Florence, Venice, Dubrovnik and Corfu. All beautiful places to behold. Yet the thing that I remember most were the people that I … [Read more...]
Travel Thursday: We’re going to Rome!!
A New Year A New Trip: Italy here we come! Our blog is called Two Broads Abroad and in the last year the only country we visited was Mexico for a wedding over Memorial Day weekend. A fine trip, yet not THE trip. So now that we are somewhat settled into our new digs it’s time to get serious and get going. This year it’s Italy! I’ve visited many times for work, Nahid … [Read more...]
Cabo San Lucas: The Hilton, Fish Tacos and the Lap of Luxury
Cabo San Lucas is a tourist destination. When one walks through the shop lined streets there is no "work-a-day pulse" that simmers just below the surface like Barcelona, Buenos Aries, Naples. There is the constant hustle by businesses to lure in commerce--beers, tequila, jewelry, food. Therefore, my expectations were very low when Nahid told me that we were to attend a … [Read more...]
Crabs in Bay St. Louis, MS
Television production involves long hours in the field and if the field is in Mississippi, it's twelve long hot and humid hours. It also involves wearing two different headsets. One is a surveillance head piece that allows one to speak quietly to camera, sound and production people. The other is an IFB that allows the producers to hear talent. What this basically means is … [Read more...]
