Beach Fashion Ideas For This Summer!

Love these 1950's beach fashion pictures from Life Magazine! For all you ladies out there that are heading to the beach this Summer, these fashion pieces ideas will give you a head start for your beach adventure!

These outfits are very French riviera. The striped bateau tops paired with these textured shorts with a black belt will take you from the beach to the yacht. So tres chic!

Here we have an assortment of outfits that are very lady like. For those of us that love style and yet feel pretty and modest. The far left model is wearing a bikini bottom with an attached skirt. The second model is sporting a lovely halter romper. The Peter Pan bathing suit is awesome. The strapless square pattern dress looks fun and playful.

Nice halter bathing suit-romper. 

Here we can see better the black and grey stripped sleeveless turtle neck top and shorts. I don't know about wearing turtle neck during the Summer here in Florida. Perhaps during the Spring when it's still a bit cooler. Ladies please don't forget your umbrellas! A striped one with go well with your outfit.

Peter Pan meets The Flinstones!

Elegant black textured halter romper outfit! Sharp cat eye sunglasses.

Another elegant beach outfit. Love this silky black piece strapless romper! The stylish silvery buttons are a nice touch.

Going to the beach is a great time to take a break and kick back and relax!



Sun hats anyone? These assortments of straw hats have that Island, Asian, and French flare to them. They are a must-haves accessory for any beach girl to wear to look fashionable and to keep for damaging one's skin.

Summer Days are here!

Enjoy!

Photos Source: Life Magazine.

Art Deco Festival 2015

OCEAN DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA

The Miami Design Preservation League is excited to announce the 38th year of the Art Deco Festival! This year's 2015 festival will be looking back at the 100th year of Miami Beach's history, architecture and people.

This year's festival dates are:  Friday, January 16th 2015 to  Sunday, January 18th 2015.

It's incredible that Miami Beach became a city in 1915. For many years the plans were to make it a resort. If you have visited this city you may have noticed that Miami Beach are a series of Island. So years ago before bridges were made visitors took day-trips by ferry from Miami, across the bay.

This Art Deco District is the largest collection of Art Deco architecture in the world! And it comprises hundreds of hotels, apartments and other structures erected between 1923 and 1943.

However in the late 60's this once booming city became sadly tattered and abandon. Furthermore starting in the 70's and into the 80's some owners had purposefully neglected some of these buildings so that they could erect more modern high rise buildings.

Though thanks to the perseverance and feistiness of Barbara Baer Capitman Miami Beach would have not have had the rich history and charm that it has today. She along with industrial designer Leonard Horowitz founded The Miami Design Preservation League.

Although Barbara may have successfully won several wars. She knew well that the battle was not yet over. Throughout the years the city witness the demolition of many, many Art Deco hotels and buildings. Nowadays local preservationists are now facing a similar fight over notable single-family homes.

What is on the Menu for this Years Festival?

One way to support the Art Deco District is by coming to this years festival. And this year we will have a fun way to support the cause. Yes, ladies and gents get those dancing shoes polish and ready for our very first Deco Dance- A-Thon!

The Date for the Deco-A-Thon is: Saturday, January 17, 2015.
Times: 3:00PM to 6:00PM
Place: The Promenade at Art Deco Weekend. 12th Street and Ocean Drive on the sand.
Cost: $30 (Individual), $50 (Couple)

Prizes will go to the best dancer, best costume and more! And addition to that participants will be entered into a raffle to win a five day trip the Napier, New Zealand’s Art Deco Weekend. Included in the prize will be accommodations, airfare and event tickets. Prize is valued at over $5,000! Other prizes include South Beach restaurant certificates, local tours, various museum tickets, adventure packages and more!

Come and support this historic and beautiful city!


For more information please visit: Art Deco Weekend.

Art Deco Festival 2014

OCEAN DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA

The Miami Design Preservation League is excited to announce the 37th year of Miami Beach Art Deco Festival 2014! This year's theme is "Art Deco at Play."

The Art Deco Era was especially magical for children! Shirley Temple danced and sang her way into our hearts. Mickey Mouse debuted as Steamboat Willie, and Yo-Yos made their way to America. The 1930's saw the birth of longtime classic board games such as Scrabble and Monopoly, and Mahjong and Domino tiles were made of the new, unbreakable plastic called Bakelite. Bath hour was never the same when children claimed the Rubber Duck as their favorite bath toy. Superman leaped his first building in a single bound and became part of America's best pop culture icons. Future architects used brand new Legos and Lincoln Logs to design and build their first structural creations.

With that in mind this year's festival have created the Art Deco Playground where children can enjoy music, films, interactive games, art and crafts while having fun and learning a bit of history.

Of course for this year's festival young and old alike will be able to enjoy the vintage toy exhibit,  antique car show, fashion shows, antiques and vintage shops.

For more on this year's program: Art Deco Festival Magazine.

The Schedule for this year's festival is as follows:

Friday, January 17, 2014: Noon – 11pm
Saturday, January 18, 2014: 10am – 11pm
Sunday, January 19, 2014: 10am – 8pm


Let's play and have some fun with this year's Art Deco Festival!


For more information on this year's festival visit: Art Deco Weekend.

Jazz Time With Dave Brubeck

Don't you just love that sophisticated jazz of the 60's? Whenever I hear Jazz of that time it gets me into a vacation mood. Oooo yes, here I am seating on a chaise lounge while enjoying some coconut water in a mod style Hawaiian resort, hummmm.

For several months on my favorite radio station they have been playing more then usual the music of Dave Brubeck. Last year this fantastic jazz player musician, and composer died in the age of 91 while leaving behind his wife of 70 years and six children, which five are musician like he was.

Here is an audio interview that Dave Brubeck did back several years ago on NPR:

Remembering Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck

Many perhaps didn't know this famous pianist by name but I am sure that when they hear his music they recognize it right away. Like Take Five for instance was Dave's most recognizable one and it's one of my favorites as well.

Here is Take Five for your Jazz enjoyment pleasure from Dave Brubeck Quartet:





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Miss Subways

Many of us love beauty contest!  And the Miss America and Miss Universe are the most popular ones that we all know about. But in New York there was a beauty contest that was truly unique for that city in particular. The name of that beauty competition was "Miss Subways!" Isn't that swell!

To be eligible for the contest, a woman had to be a New York City resident and ride the subway herself. The winners were usually chosen by telephone-based voting, from among a group of contenders whose photos were all placed on the subways. The woman who was accorded the title "Miss Subways" appeared on posters placed on New York City Subway trains, along with a brief description of her.

This beauty contest which ran from 1941 to 1976 saw a reflection of the evolving role of the all time American girl. For instance from 1952 to 1962, the contest featured schoolteachers, stewardesses and suburban housewives. However for the next 10 years saw secretaries and airplane pilots.





For the past five years photographer Fiona Gardner has spent tracking down the women in the posters and traveled across the U.S. to photograph 41 Miss Subways.

Her book Meet Miss Subways: New York's Beauty Queens 1941-1976 is being featured as an exhibition at The New York City Transit Museum. The exhibition will be on until March 25th 2013.

For more information about the exhibition visit: The New York City Transit Museum.






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Monet's Garden / The New York Botanical Garden

Monet, right, in his garden at Giverny in 1922.

Claude Monet's nature paintings are known all over world for its colorful palette and dreamy scenery. And if you love this artist beautiful paintings you are going to love what The New York Botanical Garden has in display.

Yes, for the very first time at the botanical garden you will get a chance not only to see some of Monet's paintings but you will also have the great opportunity to walk through a breathtaking replica of Monet's own garden!

What a wonderful opportunity to bask in nature through the eyes of this renown artist and enjoy the simple and beautiful things of life!

Monet's Garden exhibition started May 19, 2012 and will continue through October 21, 2012 at The New York Botanical Garden.







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Jane Austen’s Turquoise Ring Up For Auction!

"My dear Caroline. The enclosed ring once belonged to your Aunt Jane. It was given to me by your Aunt Cassandra as soon as she knew that I was engaged to your uncle. I bequeath it to you. God bless you!"

This note was written by Jane's sister-in-law, Eleanor Austen, to her niece, Caroline Austen, in November 1863. The ring was given to Eleanor by Jane's sister Cassandra.

The beautiful  oval shaped  turquoise and gold ring that once belonged to Jane Austen came directly from her own family is being auctioned, along with the note,  in London on July 10,2012 by Sotheby's for a handsome amount of around 20,000 pounds to 30,000 pounds (about $31,000 to $46,000). We could only dream!

This story, I might add has become so fascinating! Is like reading a page straight from one of Jane Austen's own novel.

The intriguing part of the story is who gave the ring to Jane Austen in the first place?

Well, Dr. Gabriel Heaton, who is Sotheby's literature expert said there has been much speculation about who gave Jane the ring.

"We took it to Dublin and showed it to people there, and a lot of people were saying it must have been given to Jane by her Irish lover, Tom Lefroy." Lefroy was the "Irish friend" of whom Austen wrote to her sister Cassandra: "Imagine to yourself everything most profligate and shocking in the way of dancing and sitting down together."

It has been thought that Tom Lefroy could be the origin for the character of Mr. Darcy. This story get's more interesting by the minute!

Dr. Heaton is more inclined to believe that the ring was given to Jane by her brother Henry. "The ring is in a box fashioned by a goldsmith in the City of London, and Henry worked as a banker there so would have been in the right place and had the money to buy it," he said.

Perhaps we will never really know who gave the ring to Jane Austen.
At the end it would be interesting to own though a piece of history from one of the world's most popular and talented novelist.






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Photographs of the Month: Nicole Kidman in WMagazine

WMagazine will be featuring both Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen in their May 2012 issue. These gorgeous photographs of Nicole are so beautiful that I had to share them with you!

Nicole is wearing an Oscar de la Renta silver pleated lamé mousseline gown. Van Cleef & Arpels platinum, pearl, and diamond necklace; Tiffany & Co. platinum and diamond bracelet; Neiman Marcus for Forevermark platinum and diamond ring.


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Here Nicole is wearing a Carolina Herrera white and black embroidered silk organza dress. Dior black and beige straw coat. Tom Ford sunglasses; vintage Halston scarf; Marni bag; Carolina Amato gloves; Falke hosiery; Louis Vuitton shoes.


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And in this last photo Nicole has on a Rochas off-white silk organza dress. J.Crew off-white cashmere cardigan. Van Cleef & Arpels 18k yellow gold and diamond necklace; Seaman Schepps 18k yellow gold and pearl bracelet, Neil Lane Jewelry 18k gold and diamond bangle (from top); Harry Winston platinum and 18k yellow gold and yellow diamond ring; Carolina Amato gloves.

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Besides her stylish outfits and accesories. I love what her hair stylist did with her hair, which really completed that retro 60's look. I think I am ready for a new hair cut myself!

Nicole was styled by Arianne Phillips
And all these Photographs are all by Emma Summerton.



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100th Anniversary of The Titanic/ Movies, Books, & Exhibitions

On April 15, 1912 marks the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Like many of you I have been fascinated by the Titanic story. I have always wanted to find out more about what really happened to this luxurious ship. And I especially wanted to learn more of those who survived the Titanic and those that lost their lives that day.

The New York Herald Newspaper April 16, 1912

For seven decades many expeditions were made to locate the infamous Titanic ship but they were all unsuccessful. Finally in 1985, explorer Bob Ballard and a French-American team located this luxurious vessel after much painstaking research and hard work. These men have brought back a bit of the history of the Titanic to the surface for all of us to explore.


This is a photograph of Violet Jessop who was an ocean liner stewardess. She happened to be working in the Titanic when it sank. What is amazing about Violet's story is that she not only survived the Titanic, but she  also survived the sister ship the Britannic when it sank in 1916. At that time Violet was working as a nurse during World War One.

Violet happened to also be working on the Olympic in 1911 when it collided with the old protected cruiser HMS Hawke off the Isle of Wight.

Friedrich Nietzsche once said: "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."

Violet had a remarkable life despite the experiences she had on the rough seas.

Below are several personal items that belonged to some of the passengers, This exhibition is from the Titanic The Experience Museum located in Orlando, Florida.

All Things Titanic

Now that the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic is here there are movies, books, and exhibition about the Titanic that are quite fascinating and very informative.

Movies:

*Titanic (1997 film).

*Titanic (2012 Miniseries) Now coming to ABC on April 14 to April 15 2012.

Books:

* Titanic Survivor, a memoir by Violet Jessop.

* Titanic in Photographs, by Daniel Klistorner.

* A Night To Remember, by Walter Lord. (First published in 1955. Great reviews. Needs some updating since new information about Titanic came to light).

Exhibitions:

 * The Titanic Museum in  Indian Orchard, Massachusetts.

*  Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri & Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

* Titanic The Experience in Orlando, Florida.

* Titanic Belfast in Ireland.

* Southampton’s Titanic Story at The SeaCity Museum in Southampton,Uk.

Music:

* Titanic Requiem: Robin Gibb and RJ Gibb with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. (Don't Cry Alone is one of the most beautiful songs that I have ever heard).

 Fashion:

* Past & Present Creations: Outfits inspired by the movie Titanic.

* Titanic Stories: Titanic Fashion.



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A Retro Twist on Social Media

You no doubt have heard of: Twitter, Facebook, and Skype. Even if you are in or not into these types of modern communications you are most likely familiar with what they offer.

What if these tools were offered back in the old days. How would they have been promoted? Well these swell retro posters from the most popular social media sites could give us an idea how.

                                                           Twitter
                             The Sublime, mighty community with just 140 letters!

A virtual reality with a wide assortment of people. That's Twitter! A notorious new mechanism that lets you  maintain virtual contact with family and friends no matter where they are. By following or being followed, you will enjoy previously unimagined privileges like sharing incredible amounts of information including videos, photographs, etc. Twitter is a truly magnificent tool!

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                                                          Facebook
                                        Striking, miraculous social team-up!

Share abundantly your photographs, experiences and stories with your friends and families. For leisure or labor Facebook is the enhancement "next look" in social team-ups. Eloquent economical and modern examples of communication adequate for our times.




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                                                               Skype
                        The fabulous voice system able to put your family together.

Skype has the finest quality for you and your relatives to communicate via internet. The healthiest, and most economical and secure way to keep vigorous family bonds miles away. It's more than a telephone. It's a real audio-visual miracle that will put you in contact with a brand new world.




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The Two Faces of Modern Technology

Mark Davids The True Gentleman

The past century was known as the birth of modern technology. We have come a long way since the telegraph, silent movies, and steam engines. When we thought that we have seen it all we have been struck again by an explosion of modern technology and innovation beyond our wildest dreams.

The internet has no doubt been one of the most important invention of the 21st Century. Some believe that the internet will one day replace television.

And what about the cell phones? You can call, check your emails, text message, surf the internet, and take a picture all from a cell phone. Who would have thought that this little gadget would have change the way we communicate with the world around us.

Some of us can't live without these modern conveniences. One such person is Paul Hek. This self-proclaimed tech junkie can't live without his modern gadgets. On the other hand Mark Davids believes that a lot of people are being controlled by modern technology.

What do you think?

Find out more about the two faces of modern technology:


 




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Retro News: 19th Century Dress Unearthed by Builders

Emma Lloyd, 13, wearing the Victorian dress found by a builder

While renovating a cottage in the City of Sunderland, England near the Penshaw Monument a builder unearthed a 19th Century dress that might have belonged to Lady Lambton.

You can imagine how excited Fawn Cheyne was when the builder brought into her vintage shop the box which contained the dress, along with two matching jackets, and a leather-bond photo album, which by the way shows an image of Lady Lambton wearing what seems to be the same dress.

When Fawn first saw the dress she thought that it was absolutely fabulous. She also pointed out that the dress was in immaculate condition. She added, "I just can’t believe that someone had thrown it away. The dress has so much history – it belongs in a museum. You couldn’t put a price on it.”

Since the news spread about the dress, many museums and theatre producers have shown interest in this historic dress. But Fawn has no interest in selling the dress. At this time the dress is on the window display inside her Ding Dong Vintage shop for everyone to enjoy.


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Retro News: The Pan American Show & Merchandise

Come fly with me.

Many folks tuned in to watch the Pan American Pilot show on Sunday. And this is my review of the show: It still can be salvaged before it's too late.

I previously had my reservations about the show. I didn't like some of descriptions I read of how the Stewardess were being portrayed. I felt that this was going to be another show that made women look cheap and indecent (like if there aren't enough shows out there already doing that).

I decided to watch the whole pilot this time and give it a second chance to see if perhaps somebody had exaggerated the plot. I admit that deep down inside I also wanted to watch the show because of the scenes, the 60's fashion, and the thrills of being a flight attendant.

So I had an open mind about the show. I watched it. It flew by. It left. And It disappeared from my radar.

Let's see if I could make myself clearer. The concept of the show was phenomenal. The story was a bit dull. The characters were somewhat real. And the commercial was great!

Do you remember that scene from the Truman Show when Truman's wife Meryl said, "Hi, honey! Look what I got free at the checkout. It's a "Chef's Pal". It's a dicer, grater, peeler, all in one. Never needs sharpening, dishwasher safe!"?

As I sat for a whole hour of the show I felt that I had watched a whole Pan American commercial. At the end of the show I truthfully thought that one of the Stewardess was going to invite us to fly with Pan Am.

Was I disappointed that the pilot episode was a big flop? No of course not. Confused yes. But not disappointed. I have my classic good shows fixes everyday. And they have had a good long run.

I do though want to give a word of advice to the producers of the Pan American show: If you want to make this show a hit you have to make it more realistic, more dramatic, less cheesy, and definitely less commercially.

Would I watch the show again? I really don't know. What I really do know though is that I would love to purchase some of those awesome looking Pan Am bags!

So I researched far and wide to see where we can all purchase one of those cute retro bags. And there it was. Out of all places the Pan Am bags are sold at Pan Am!

A note from our imaginary sponsors: "Now you and three of your friends can arrive in style by having the chance to win an original Pan Am bag! Visit Pan Am website to find out more."

Bon voyage!

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Retro News: Pinkie Tea Etiquette & Kate's Engagement Ring

What Kate might be doing later: "Finally after all this running around like a headless chicken and getting the last minute things ready for the wedding I could properly sit down here at Starbucks and have my cup of tea all to myself.
Now I need a royal foot massage."

We are just a few days away from The Royal Wedding, and the excitement is in the air! London will be packed with over 1 million visitors from all over the world to observe one of the world's most anticipated wedding of the decade. And while I await for my wedding invitation to arrive ( I think that it somehow got lost in the mail) I am brushing up on my Royal Tea Etiquette. You never know when you will be invited to a high tea or an afternoon tea party at the castle.

One of the questions  that I had about the proper way of drinking tea was,"What to do with my pinkie?"

I have heard several times that the pinkie should be extended. But then I found out that is actually an improper way of holding your tea cup. The proper way to hold your tea cup is by placing your index finger into the handle of the cup up to the knuckle while placing your thumb on the top of the handle to secure the cup. The bottom of the handle should then rest on your third finger. The fourth and fifth fingers should curve back towards your wrist.

Now there is an exception to the rule. If in the course of lifting your tea cup to drink your tea your pinkie may somewhat extend naturally, that would be considered proper. As long as it doesn't look like you are purposely extending it out.

And talking about fingers. All eyes have been on Kate's Middleton's ring finger. Her engagement ring that once belonged to Princess Diana has sparked a worldwide royal ring doubles everywhere. May the real sapphire ring stand up.

The oval sapphire ring is surrounded by 14 rounds of diamonds set in 18k of white gold, cost over $40,000 when Prince Charles purchased it back in 1981. But because it was worn by William's mother, it is priceless.

The maker of the sapphire ring was Garrad & Co. This  luxury jewelry and silver company was founded by George Wickes in London in 1735.

Queen Victoria appointed Garrard to the position of Crown Jewellers in 1843.  This jewelry company produced numerous pieces of silverware and jewelry for the Royal Family, as well as the upkeep of the Crown Jewels. In 1911 they created the crown of Queen Mary for her coronation. And they also created the Crown of Queen Elizabeth in 1937.

But then on July 15, 2007 Buckingham Palace, announced that Garrard & Co's services as crown jeweller were no longer required. G. Collins and Sons were appointed as the new Crown Jewellers.

There is an English Proverb that says: "All good things must come to an end."

But, perhaps the future Queen will one day change things and follow Queen Victoria's footsteps and appoint the former jeweler once again and make every lady wear corsets and petticoats again.


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Majestic Princess Ring


Do you want to own your own Princess Ring? Well, Avon created their very own Majestic Princess Ring at a great affordable price!

Quite dainty I might say!




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Ken Nordine the Voice of Word Jazz

When I first heard a series of Word Jazz I was totally blown away! I wanted to know right away who was the man behind this resonant and alluring deep voice. And that was when I learned about Ken Nordine.

You might not recognize or heard of his name. But you might be familiar with his voice which has been heard in commercials and in movie trailers. Ken Nordine  is especially known for his Word Jazz performance which became very popular during the poetry and jazz movement of the 60's.

The best way to describe Word jazz is that it's a combination of a narrative along with jazz music as it's background, which makes it both unique and totally fascinating!

Back in those days young people use to lounge in restaurants and listen to new music arts. And although this art has been around for quite sometime it is still new for many of us young people that love and enjoy jazz.

Last year in November 2010 Ken Nordine released his latest album Word Jazz: The Complete 1950s Recordings.

So why not kick back,

relax,

and enjoy a little Word Jazz along with your PiñaColada and Ken Nordine.





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Mad Men Barbie Collection!

I know that for all of you die hard fans of Mad Men out there you might be feeling a bit blue or perhaps mad that your show is in it's last season.

"You don't understand this is my favorite show!"

"I know. And I am sure that it would be a big adjustment for you. But everything will be alright. Trust me, you will survive."

"You think so?"

"Sure. Here I have a clean hankie for you."

Yes, for you ladies and gents out there that are going through a Mad Men withdrawal don't put your cocktails and your sheath dresses away just yet. Last year Barbie came up with their own Mad Men Barbie Collection, which are still being sold!

These four piece Mad Men Barbie Collection are sporting each of the characters signature looks.

So if you love the 60's look of Mad Men you are going to enjoy styling these fabulous dolls!

"Thanks, I appreciate it. I am feeling better already."

"You welcome."

"Here, thanks for lending me your handkerchief."

"Oh, that's okay you can keep it."

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Which Type of Traveler are You?

November is here and that means one thing. The traveling season is officially here! Yes, folks all aboard and hold on tight to the most busiest traveling time of the year!

According to this 1949 add by the Pullman Company (developer of one of the most famous sleeping cars of it's time) there seem to be a different kind of traveler in each one of us. The add had classified four types of travelers. Let's find out what each one of these entails and see which one you can best identify with.

The Lounger:

This kind  of traveler loves to lean back and stretches himself or herself like a cat. The lounger likes to make their surroundings as comfortable and spacious as possible. And when they find the right spot no one can take them out their comfort zone. They are known to be great readers. They also enjoy the surrounding scenery while day dreaming a bit. The lounger are usually friendly and enjoy some small talk. But at the end they love the quiet and peaceful time to relax and enjoy the ride.

The Pacer:

This kind of traveler hates to sit still for any length of time. They are the first ones that take off their seat belts when the signal light is turned off. And almost immediately you see them get up, move around, and walk in the cabin. This traveler are seen to ask more for the flight attendant assistant than any other passenger. They are seen to constantly look at their watch or ask other for the time. The pacer enjoy meeting other passengers, listening to music, or watching a film although it's only for a brief moment. They are also known for helping others fellow passengers in whatever way they can.

The Mixer:

This traveler is the most social of them all. He or she is seen to immediately established fast friendships with their fellow travelers. They smile and greet everyone they meet. This jovial traveler would love to meet all in the cabin if they could. But most of the time they find that not many passengers are willing to hold long conversations. The mixer are known to astutely find their own kind, that is another mixer like themselves, which they talk with for most of the trip. At then end of the trip the two mixers are seen exchanging phone numbers, and well wishes with one another like old buddies.

The Snoozer:

The title says it all. This kind of traveler is ready to hit the sack as soon as he or she is able to. Yes, you may able to spot a snoozer from afar by his comfortable looking attire, his traveling pillow, and his or her messy hair. The only time that you find this passenger awake is when they are eating or having to go the the Johns. This traveler is rarely seen conversing with others unless he has to. At times the snoozer might wake up and open his eyes and look around if there was a load noise that happened to disturbed his peaceful sleep. The snoozer might end up looking a little annoyed. At the end he finds a way around the situation by turning on his headphones and with a smile on his face he goes back to sleep. 


Happy Traveling!



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Retro News: Vanity Fair, Marilyn's Secret Diary!

Vanity Fair November 2010 issue is featuring a worldwide exclusive article about Marilyn Monroe's secret diaries! Recently an extraordinary archive of Marilyn's poems, letters, notes, and even recipes has surfaced, and are now being published.

I am finding Marilyn's personal thoughts quite intriguing. As I am writing this post I keep going back to read more of her secret dairies. I am sure that soon there will be a movie about this.

You may read about Marilyn's Secret Diaries on Vanity Fair online website: http://www.vanityfair.com. Or you may pick up your own magazine which by the way is now on your newstands!

I am sure that you too will be absorbed with Marilyn's Diaries as I am!