Fredericksburg, Texas
Posted on January 23, 2012 By Joseph
If it’s time for barbecue, German beer tasting, fine wine sampling and guitar pickin,’ you must be in Fredericksburg, Texas. From discovering its German roots to climbing Enchanted Rock to enjoying “Texas Roots Music” in this audio-documentary pod cast, Joseph takes a Longhorn State-sized helping of the many activities and attractions that welcome him in Texas Hill Country. Happy Traveling, y’all.
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Fredericksburg, TexasPTV at Sea
Posted on January 07, 2012 By Joseph
How can you support Public Television and Radio and still have a fabulous vacation? Well, Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope found out by joining PTV at Sea’s Mediterranean Cruise aboard the Regent Seven Seas Mariner. Joseph and Julie were able to meet more than 200 of their PBS viewers while cruising in style to extraordinary Mediterranean destinations like Split and Dubrovnik, Croatia; Malta; Taormina, Sicily and the Chianti Region of Italy. Watch for this exciting television episode which will air beginning June 2012 as part of Season 6 of Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope — one of 78 shows that will be airing on Public Television Stations throughout the United States and Canada. In the meantime, listen to Joseph’s interview with Artful Travelers’ founder Kevin Corcoran and go to www.PTVatSEA.com for more information. Happy Sailing!
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PTV at SeaChristmas Smoke
Posted on December 21, 2011 By Joseph
It’s almost Christmas and as much as I love my life in Topanga, California, at this time of year my thoughts invariably drift to my boyhood home in Miami, Florida. While Christmas was not big deal in my parents’ home, Christmas and, in particular Noche Buena (literally “Good Night” and aka Christmas Eve in Latin cultures) was a big opportunity for celebrating for my grandparents. There was always a huge Christmas tree, gifts, cousins, food, drinks and lots of hugs and kisses from lots of very happy adults. As I was growing up during the 1950s my grandparents lived on Ninth Street in downtown Miami. I just took a look at the site on Google Earth and where their and my aunt’s houses were is now pretty much a huge parking lot under the shadow of the Miami Heat’s American Airlines Arena. So, it goes. My grandmother or Abuelita ran a three-story rooming house for Jai alai players and other single men and next door my aunt or Tia did pretty much the same thing. My uncle was an ex-boxer and limo driver and my grandfather or Abuelito made Cuban cigars — using genuine, not yet forbidden by the ridiculous U.S. boycott of Cuba, Cuban tobacco — which leads me into my Christmas story. It’s called Christmas Smoke and it’s my tribute to my grandfather, my family, old Miami, and, of course, Christmas. You can hear it right here. I hope you enjoy it. Julie and I wish you and yours a Very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. God bless us, every one!
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Christmas SmokeSicily the Italy that Shouldn’t Be Missed
Posted on December 10, 2011 By Joseph
I just returned from a wonderful Mediterranean cruise aboard the Regent Seven Seas Mariner as part of its PTV at Sea cruise. While on shore we did our best to capture a taste of the wonders of Venice, Croatia, Malta, Tuscany and Sicily for season six of Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope. The challenge was formidable and the task sometimes daunting – presenting three countries and six cities in one show – but I think everyone will be pleased with the outcome. One of the highlights of the trip was our visit to Taormina, Sicily, known for its Roman ruins, amazing cuisine and warm hearted people. My Sicilian excursion and our stop in Tuscany, where we visited two wineries and I had my fill of Chianti Classico (if one can ever get their fill of such delicious wine), was put together by our friends at Select Italy. Their tours are an excellent alternative to the shipboard excursions, offering personalized itineraries and genuine encounters. I highly recommend Select Italy if you want an authentic experience. To plan your own Italian adventures go to SelectItaly.com. My superb guide in Sicily was Giacomo Mazza. In a lovely square in Taormina I spoke with him about Americans traveling, or rather not traveling, to Sicily and what they miss.
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Sicily the Italy that Shouldn’t Be MissedEurope by Volvo - and for Free!
Posted on November 06, 2011 By Admin
Volvo is one of the underwriters of Travelscope’s Christmas in Switzerland show, which will begin airing November 15th and run throughout the holiday season on PBS stations nationwide. It’s a perfect match for many reasons. Foremost among them is that fact that Volvo has an overseas delivery program that is not only one of the best around, but also offers a European trip as part of the deal. The program includes two free round trip air tickets to Sweden, hotel accommodations, free U.S. delivery and a number of other extras that makes it a dream come true for travel lovers and prospective Volvo new car owners. There’s an attractive Winter Offer going on right now that includes some features not available during the summer months. To get the inside scoop on this unusual travel opportunity Joseph spoke with Anders Robertson, manager of the Overseas Delivery Program. After you listen to the pod cast, you can get more information on this New Volvo/European Vacation deal at VolvoCars.us/MyBagsArePacked or by calling 800-641-1102.
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Europe by Volvo - and for Free!