Vacation Reviews and Libel

Reviews and Libel
January 19, 2023

by Roberta Murphy Thompson Vacation reviews are generally good and truthful and help us in making travel plans.  These reviews, whether on AirBNB, VRBO,  Booking.com, Trip Advisor or many other sites, are generally pretty helpful. But very occasionally, a review might step over the libel line and and leave both the reviewer and the publisher open to a libel or defamation complaint. This basically occurs when the review identifies a…

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From Egypt to Israel. From Loss to Love

New Year’s Eve 2018 was unique. I said goodbye to a pivotal year in my life and greeted a new decade, not knowing where it might lead. I was also on board a plane with oldest son Scott, bound for a tour of Egypt.  The trip had been planned months before, as we deliberately planning to be airborne and far away from the prior year’s loss. You see, this New…

January 6, 2023
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A Florence Adventure

Florence Chef
March 12, 2022

by Roberta Murphy Thompson Last night, Steve and I invited friends over to share a story and a pasta dinner we brought back from Florence, Italy. Well, not exactly the whole dinner, but a Florence adventure that included a kilo of handmade fettuccine and a pan of onion and cheese stuffed raviolis that we transported from Florence back to Reno in a suitcase. Sauces, salad and asparagus sides were made…

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The Luxury of Disconnecting

Disconnecting at Little Palm Island Resort
May 23, 2019

by Roberta Murphy I may dream of disconnecting from all things electronic, but fly into a panic when wifi goes down or more frequently, can’t find my phone. And I know I’m not alone. But there’s a persistent fantasy that I will one day deliberately land in some remote (and beautiful) location where there is no wifi, no television, no internet–and no clocks. I would be with my soulmate and…

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La Montage Laguna Beach Sold: Priciest Yet

Montage Laguna Beach
February 1, 2015

by Roberta Murphy Shattering California state records, Southern Califonia luxury hotel resort La Montage  recently sold foe $360 million–or around $1.4 million per room according to a recent article in the LA Times. Said rooms, by the way, go for around $600 per night each. This purchase price shatters all recent records in California and comes close to matching other pricy sales, which includes the Hotel Del Coronado, which recently sold…

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