Lifestyle Fashion

Reflections of world cruises

As a certified travel agent, international airline employee, researcher, writer, teacher and photographer for four decades, travel, whether for pleasure or business, has always been an important and integral part of my life. Some 400 trips to all parts of the world, by road, rail, sea and air, involved both worldly and exotic destinations. This…

Sports

News writing: how to write a sports report in 4 steps

The news writing style is just as important for sports reporting as it is for general news, business stories, or any other journalistic work. The advantage of sports writing is that you are allowed a little more freedom in word choice. In crime or business writing, you are restricted from using adjectives and adverbs and…

Arts Entertainments

Wedding planning tips for shy brides

The brides who get the most attention are the ones who are yelling “It’s MY day!” or trying to outdo the royal wedding (this means you, Kim Kardashian!). But for every woman who is dying to be the center of attention, there are probably so many girlfriends who are embarrassed at the thought of having…