By Nicholas Snow

 

As a travel and entertainment journalist, I am spoiled.  I have stayed at some of the world’s finest hotels, from beach front pool villas in tropical resorts to urban properties in the hearts of cities including Montreal, New York, Dallas, Honolulu, Bangkok, Phuket and on this occasion, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  Often, I’m a hosted guest of the hotel, or because I’ve been invited in my capacity as an…

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LIVING HISTORY

 

Not surprisingly, one of the very first hotels one will discover in researching a place to stay in Malaysia is The Federal Kuala Lumpur, high on the radar not only because of its prime location in the heart of Bukit Bintang (the central business and shopping district), but also because of its place in history as “modern Malaysia’s first international-class hotel.”

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On World Animal Day, 3 October 2010, a march and rally was held in which activists from all of Indonesia gathered to take a stand for animal rights, calling for an end to animal trade and smuggling in Indonesia. As organizers explained, a primary ongoing goal is "to alert people to the suffering of animals sold in the animal markets daily, and those that are suffering at the hands of cruel entertainment."



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(This story originally published in print in April 2010, and republished online in September 2010)



For members of the LGBTQ community in many parts of the world it is the beginning of pride season, but tragically it is apparently hunting season for LGBTQ people in Iraq, as in they are the… Continue

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Deeply privileged—that’s a how I describe myself at having a single opportunity to interact with a spiritual superstar like Venus Perez (my words, not hers), let alone chronicle the lives of such extraordinary individuals on a regular basis in this column. And deeply privileged—that’s how you will feel as well by the end of this read!



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“If each of us simply looks in our hearts, and lives proactively with vision, we will be active participants in creating the bright new world we envision,” explained out lesbian Honey Ward who has been empowering thousands of people for decades in her work as a seminar leader, life coach, and activist. I first met Honey in April of 1988 when I participated in the personal growth seminar, The Experience,… Continue

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