Juan Catalan has been to many memorable games at Dodger Stadium. In the early 1980s, his Uncle Thomas took him to see Fernando Valenzuela pitch. Juan and his brother huddled in the cheap seats, passing binoculars back and forth as they marveled over the legendary Mexican player.
And when he was 18, Juan was sitting in the left-field pavilion when — in the bottom of the ninth inning — “a Joe Schmo from the Dodger bench” blasted a two-run homer. Read More...
It’s no secret that many cruise lines, tour operators, all-inclusive resorts and even hotels charge considerably lower prices to those who travel in twos. And even if a single traveler is willing to take a chance and bunk with a stranger, most travel companies don’t offer any help in finding a partner.
But the scene is changing as more travel companies try to tap into the growing single-traveler market. Solo travelers made up 24 percent of travelers in 2015, up from 15 percent in 2013, according to the 2015 Visa Global Intentions Study of 13,603 travelers across 25 countries. Read More...
It started as a magical summer camp romance. “I was in a big musical, and I fell madly in love with the leading man,” says Claudia, a theater director and drama professor, who was 12 at the time. “So madly in love, in fact, that I lent him my incredibly awesome 1960s motorcycle jacket to wear in the play.
“Not only did I never get it back,” she says, “but I saw his boyfriend wearing it later in the session. Read More...
