Feb 20 2012
In A Talk Last Year At Tufts School In Massachusetts, Television Hack Lisa Ling Shared One Of Her Own Personal FAQs – No, She Was Not In ‘Charlie’s Angels.’
In an address last year at Tufts School in Massachusetts, Television correspondent Lisa Ling shared one of her own private FAQs : No, she was not in “Charlie’s Angels.” That would be Lucy Liu.
Then she told students what shaped her world view. “The best education I have ever received was through travel. You can get even more conversant, balanced and smarter,” she revealed, according to Abroad101, a study abroad blog that recapped the speech.
Ling, who hosts the TV show “Our America” on OWN and frequently reports on CNN, will appear at this weekend’s L.A. Times Travel Show at the L.A. Convention Center. I asked what places are on her bucket list this year, and she sent an e-mail with “four places I’m dying to visit.”
Cuba : Since the 1959 Revolution, Cuba’s been wrapped in intrigue, off limits to most American visitors. But now, the country is about to open its doors just a little broader, and the uber-curious can get a license to go. What’s there to see? Everything — classic American cars, bongo-playing neighbors, Havana’s 18th century homes, Spanish Colonial buildings — but mostly it’s about absorbing the sights and culture of a long banned land.
Croatia : It’s time to venture outside the “euro zone.” That’s guidance from Travelzoo senior editor Gabe Saglie, who says, “Croatia is a perfect example of a place that’s exotic but still off the radar.” Dubrovnik, Split (where modern-day apartment dwellers live elbow-to-elbow with history in the impressive Diocletian’s Palace) and the Dalmatian Coast? Yes, yes and yes. And it’s a short hop to islands like Brac and Hvar for a quiet beach stint. Saglie asserts Croatia is still a good value for Americans, except in crowded July and August, because after all , Continentals do know about it.
Morocco : Last year’s Arab spring pushed the states king to hover pro-democracy measures and enact a new constitution. Politics apart, the issue isn’t whether to go, but where to go : the Sahara Desert on a four-wheel trip ; Fez, Casablanca and Tangier to visit souks and sites the Berbers, Roman Empire, French and Spanish wanted as their own ; or beaches along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. Marrakech too is a choice, particularly on a night tour of its exotic markets.
Mongolia : It’s just not that remote anymore, but still gorgeous. That’s Lonely Planet’s take on the Asian nation that retains the untouched wonder of the Gobi desert juxtaposed against 21st century herders talking on mobile telephones and Web cafes in capital Ulan Bator. “Since the decline of communism, Mongolia has done just about everything in its power to open itself up to the world,” the firm’s website claims. Don’t be disturbed, there’s still time to sleep in a ger (traveling tent), take a camel ride or go on a high-altitude trek — all far from the telephone gossip.
Ling also identified three places she inspires Americans to go to this year : Nepal, for the beautiful Himalayas ; China, which changes every day ; and the Greek island of Santorini, one of the most “beautiful places on the planet,” she writes, and likely pretty cheap due to the nations debt crisis, writes tagza.com.
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