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R. Daniel Foster
R. Daniel Foster’s twenty-five year career encompasses creation of essays and feature articles for such top newspapers and magazines as the Los Angeles Times, Esquire, Details, Smithsonian and National Public Radio, among others.
He also has worked as a producer, editor, shooter and writer for documentary, short film and projection design projects in the U.S. and internationally. His work has been featured on PBS and in premier art institutions, including the LA Opera, Hammer Museum, Walker Art Center, the Kennedy Center, Center Theatre Group and others.
Foster has taught writing at UCLA Extension, Santa Monica College and California University Long Beach and Northridge.
His website can be found at http://fosterimage.com
Daniel Foster
Contributor
He also has worked as a producer, editor, shooter and writer for documentary, short film and projection design projects in the U.S. and internationally. His work has been featured on PBS and in premier art institutions, including the LA Opera, Hammer Museum, Walker Art Center, the Kennedy Center, Center Theatre Group and others.
Foster has taught writing at UCLA Extension, Santa Monica College and California University Long Beach and Northridge.
His website can be found at http://fosterimage.com
Daniel Foster
Contributor
Recent Posts
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Mount Fuji’s sacred Oshi houses
Mount Fuji has long been considered a not only majestic, but also sacred mountain, and one thought worthy of worship. Deities are believed to reside within the volcano. These spirits must be pacified to keep Fujisan from anger and eruption, according to devotees. (Mount Fuji’s last eruption was September 16, 1707.) Those designated at “Oshi” ...Nov 04 -
Rome’s Antico Arco: Chef Gjepali excels
Antico Arco is situated in what tourists would consider an inconvenient part of Rome – high on the Janiculum hill, the second tallest in Rome (once the cult center of the god Janus). A taxi would be the logical mode of transport, but we took a half-hour walk along the sloped Vatican walls, glowing gold from lamps, which led us straight to A ...Jun 21 -
Pigneto’s Primo: an east Roman standout
The east Roman neighborhood of Pigneto is scrawled with graffiti, street posters, and pasted with the occasional highbrow mural. A requisite line of youth smoke cigarettes too consciously along its pedestrian-only strip. Roberto Rossellini filmed here (Citta Aperta, 1945), and the recent influx of young professionals, bars and cafes has len ...Jun 21 -
Florence’s famed (and pasta-free) Cibrèo
I had never dined in Sant’Ambrogio, one of Florence’s oldest burroughs. And after seven hours roaming the Uffizi Gallery, I was hungry and eager to take a walk. Maps can be largely useless in Italy – so I took the 15 minute stroll to the Santa Croce basilica and pointed myself north to where, 35 years ago, Cibrèo opened. The restaurant ...Jun 20 -
Scottsdale’s Hotel Valley Ho
Living a few hours from Palm Springs, I’m no stranger to mid-century design. There’s an entire week in February, in fact, devoted to the architecture and design style. What’s been termed “one of the best-preserved mid-century hotels in the country,” however, is in Scottsdale Arizona: The Hotel Valley Ho. &n ...Jun 14 -
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Jessica Colley
Jessica Colley is a freelance travel and food writer who is always dreaming of her next meal or next trip.
In 2010, she returned to New York City after several years of living in Europe, primarily the Irish capital city of Dublin. Jessica contributed to Luxury Travel Magazine as their European Correspondent and is now focusing on domestic destinations with a culinary focus for this publication. Her work has also appeared in The Toronto Star, Postcards Magazine, iStopOver Magazine, EuroCheapo, Jauntsetter, and more.
Jessica is also a published poet and her work has appeared both in Ireland and the United States. She has been proud to call New York City, Dublin, Miami, Berlin, New Jersey, Italy, and Savannah home. She prefers a slow approach to travel and loves having a cappuccino somewhere new.
In 2010, she returned to New York City after several years of living in Europe, primarily the Irish capital city of Dublin. Jessica contributed to Luxury Travel Magazine as their European Correspondent and is now focusing on domestic destinations with a culinary focus for this publication. Her work has also appeared in The Toronto Star, Postcards Magazine, iStopOver Magazine, EuroCheapo, Jauntsetter, and more.
Jessica is also a published poet and her work has appeared both in Ireland and the United States. She has been proud to call New York City, Dublin, Miami, Berlin, New Jersey, Italy, and Savannah home. She prefers a slow approach to travel and loves having a cappuccino somewhere new.
Recent Posts
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The Relais Christine Hotel's Location is Ideal to Explore Paris
Relais Christine : The Ideal Location A stroll away from Notre Dame and the Latin Quarter My ideal hotel is one that is located in the center of the action, but on a quiet street. The hotel that perfectly fits this description in Paris is Re ...May 18 -
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