Las Vegas golf course takes a green approach
Las Vegas golf coursetakes a green approach
The new Greens of Las Vegas offers an 18-hole, natural grass putting course that takes into consideration local ecological conditions.
Other courses in development will replicate some of the world's most famous greens.
In addition, it includes two full-swing golf simulators featuring more than 30 championship courses, in-house radio/TV broadcasts and cigar humidor.
The attraction is at the corner of Tropicana Avenue and Paradise Road, next to McCarran International Airport.
For more information, call (800) 470-4622 or visit www.travelgolfvegas.comb.
Carnival gives parentsa night on their own
Carnival Cruise Lines has a new children's dining program that provides supervised meals for kids, giving parents the option to enjoy a night on their own, Travel Weekly magazine reports.
The dinners will take place nightly from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the ship's buffet restaurants.
Kids can then participate in Camp Carnival child-care activities until 10 p.m.
Carnival CEO Bob Dickinson said that kids will likely eat with their parents in the main dining room most nights -- but that it offers parents a chance for "a leisurely and romantic dinner by themselves."
Secretive Korean villaopens to the public
Cheongnamdae Villa, the vacation home for Korea's presidents and their families since 1980, is now open for tours.
Shrouded in secrecy and tight security from the time it was built, the villa could not be found on any map.
After passing through three security checkpoints, the public can now tour the main building, the fishery, garden, swimming pool, tennis court, six-hole mini-golf course, jogging course and straw-roof gazebo.
Cheongnamdae is famous for its spectacular location among emerald mountaintops and next to Daecheongho Lake.
For reservations, visit www.cbtour.net on the Web.
Tommy Tune takes on'Paparazzi' for cruise
Nine-time Tony Award-winning performer Tommy Tune has created an original production for Holland America.
"Tommy Tune's Paparazzi" debuts on board the new Oosterdam this month and the Westerdam in April 2004.
Tune, who appears on film in the show, leads a cast of 14, performing two shows per sailing.
The production is about our fascination with celebrities and the photographers who chase them.
For more information, visit www.hollandamerica.com on the Web or call (877) 724-5425.
Annual tour exploresdiplomats' residences
Washington visitors marvel at the magnificent mansions -- accented with the colorful flags of many nations -- that line Massachusetts Avenue, Embassy Row's Main Street in Washington, D.C. But only rarely does the public get to go to go inside.
The 19th annual Kalorama House and Embassy Tour will be from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 14.
Featured homes include residences of ambassadors from France, Egypt, Zambia and Thailand, as well as distinctive private homes.
A pre-tour brunch and lecture will be offered at the Women's National Democratic Club mansion.
The package cost, including brunch, is $48 per person. Tickets for the tour are $18 in advance and $20 on tour day. Tickets are available at the Woodrow Wilson House or by calling (202) 387-4062, Ext. 18.
For more information, visit www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org on the Web.