by travel channel | Aug 6, 2015 | Culture, Olympics, Travel Tips, videos
Photo Courtesy of Embratur In exactly a year, on Aug. 5, Rio de Janeiro will be swarming with 10,500 Olympic athletes representing 205 countries for the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. About 7.5 million tickets will be sold for 42 different...
by Lewis Johnson | Feb 28, 2014 | Hotels, Olympics, Shopping, videos
Photo Courtesy of Lewis Johnson “For the 8th time in my career, I’ve witnessed the power of the Olympic spirit, not just on the field, but in the ability to unite people from across the globe. We come together, work together and find our common ground as...
by Lewis Johnson | Feb 14, 2014 | Culture, Hotels, Olympics, videos
Red Fox Restaurant (Photo Courtesy of Lewis Johnson) If someone dropped you off in the village of Rosa Khutor — in the Mountain Cluster of the Sochi Olympics — you get the feeling like you’re in western Europe. Everything is brand new. All of the village’s...
by Lewis Johnson | Feb 8, 2014 | Olympics, videos
Lewis Johnson with the US Women’s Bobsled Team: (l-r) Elana Meyers, Lauryn Williams, Aja Evans, Jazmine Fenlator and Lolo Jones (center). (Photo Courtesy of Lewis Johnson) Traveling must be in your blood to cover the Olympics. Since I was a kid growing up in Austin,...
by Sara Gilliam | Feb 7, 2014 | Olympics, videos, Winter
Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks, Punxsutawney Phil and more came out to play in this week in photos. While the Seahawks dominated the big game, all eyes are on the Olympic Games thanks to some bad press. Let’s hope things look up for Sochi after today’s...