In Tibetan, the name Polo means “brave wanderer”. The game of Polo actually came from Central Asia and it was first played in Persia (Iran) between the 6thcentury B.C. to the 1stcentury B.C. Polo was at first a training game for cavalry units, usually the king’s guard or other elite troops. From …
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The now legendary ride of Universal Studios Hollywood has a new name and a new attitude! It has been revamped, pumped up and re-launched with the participation of the films stars: Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard who is full of enthusiasms. “It’s really Jurassic Park on Steroids and it’s fully …
Read More »RISE OF THE ACTRESSES AT THE 11th OKINAWA FILM FESTIVAL
It was very hard not to pay attention to the many talented Actresses gracing the red carpet and the screenings of the 11th Okinawa Film Festival . This year, among others, the festival had invited from Japan: Honoka Matsumoto and Ayame Misaki as well as from Myanmar, Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi . …
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For most tourists in the World, Okinawa is this iconic Japanese Island some 400 miles from the mainland of Japan and where it’s always a “feel good” feeling to escape, rejuvenate in this paradise similar to Hawaii. For others it’s also the gruesome reminder of the ugly battle of Okinawa during …
Read More »LEGOLAND CALIFORNIA: DEEP SEA MAGIC & OUT OF THIS WORLD JOURNEY!
This holiday season we decided to revisit the favorite destination of our kids: Legoland, California. Sure this was at least our tenth escapade to this magic brick-land but we immediately got enchanted as we arrived at the newly built: Legoland Castle. With its large family accommodations and lavish kids area …
Read More »GRAND OPENING OF: “KUNG FU PANDA: THE EMPEROR’S QUEST”. The Dreamworks Theatre, Universal Studios, California
On June 15th, the world will have the privilege to discover the newly re-invented Dreamworks Theatre and the release of a specially-made short film: “Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor’s Quest”. It has taken a year and a half to get to this long- awaited moment where kids from all …
Read More »TAPE FACE: WEIRD IS GENIUS! by Emmanuel Itier
I have never watched the show “America’s Got Talent”, but I have obviously heard about the mysterious man calling himself ‘Tape Face’ and his mime-like show with his mouth covered by a large, black tape. Since March 16, Tape Face is selling out his bad-ass show at the legendary Harrah’s Las …
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A MAGICAL AFTERNOON IN LAS VEGAS! We have been coming to Las Vegas as a family for the last 12 years and I remember coming here some 35 years ago just at the beginning of what is now the biggest entertainment capital of the World! And every time I …
Read More »Rickie Lee Jones and Madeleine Peyroux – Arlington Theatre – March 17, 2017 at 8pm
THE TWO GODDESSES OF SOUL IN CONCERT IN SANTA BARBARA!! Rickie Lee Jones and Madeleine Peyroux – Arlington Theatre – March 17, 2017 at 8pm Once in a lifetime you get the opportunity to meet pure geniuses such as the talented Rickie Lee Jones (http://www.rickieleejones.com ) and Madeleine Peyroux (http://madeleinepeyroux.com …
Read More »MERRY GRINCHMAS!!
Here comes The Holidays! For the occasion Universal Studios brought back the famous Dr. Seuss character’s The Grinch to put a maddening spell on this joyful end of the year! The folks at Universal re-created ‘Who-ville” as if they had given life to the famous movie directed by ron Howard …
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