The Friends Reunion is currently streaming on HBO Max and it’s all over social media, but have you ever wanted to know where some of the locations for the show were filmed? On Location Tours has added a brand-new virtual tour of Friends locations that were shot in New York City. Friends was filmed at Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank, California but most of the establishing … [Read more...]
Odd Woman Out – A Book by Melanie Chartoff – Interview and Review
After kissing a lot of frogs and dealing with her parent’s dysfunctional relationship, actress and writer Melanie Chartoff finally got married at the age of 65. She is the author of Odd Woman Out: Exposure in Essays and Stories and goes full-out on her tumultuous love life and passionate ambitions to make it on stage and screen. You may remember her as one of the stars of … [Read more...]
Take a Vacation on Your TV Screen by Watching Britbox
Your TV Screen can be your window to the world especially now while travel is on hold. In addition to all the regular shows you watch, you can get glimpses of your bucket list destinations streaming on various channels. I got a chance to check out Britbox and was immediately drawn to two shows based on their locations. Life on the Caribbean The first show I watched was … [Read more...]
Travel Adventure Show: Samantha Brown Travel Tips
The Travel Adventure Show takes place in Los Angeles every year and I always try to attend if I can. At previous shows, I've learned expert travel tips from speakers Rick Steves and Patricia Schultz. This time I listened to Samantha Brown, who's the host and executive producer of Places to Love on PBS. Samantha Brown talked about how each "place" was chosen to be … [Read more...]
Green Book: Movie Review
Every year I attend an Oscar party with friends and we have a betting pool to pick the winners. Even though most of the pundits predicted “Roma,” “Roma,” “Roma,” I knew in my gut it would not win Best Picture. I checked off “Green Book,” because it was my favorite film of 2018. And I was right! It was the surprise winner that year. Don't ask me about the other … [Read more...]
