At 82, Douglas has survived cancer, is married to the love of his life, Catherine Zeta-Jones, has been in iconic films including “Wall Street” and “Basic Instinct” and grew up with the pressure of having a famous father, the legendary actor Kirk Douglas.
Celebrations from Los Angeles to Iceland: Niver’s News: July 2022
Lisa Ellen Niver
July News 2022 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel:
THANK YOU Los Angeles Press Club! I was a finalist at the 64th Southern California Journalism Awards for book critic! This was my 20th nomination and I have won 5 times! VIDEO from the event
This summer I went to my 102nd country! Iceland–where I have always wanted to go!
Iceland articles and videos:
Roaming Around Reykjavik
Feeling Icelandic at Sky Lagoon Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland videos June 2022: https://bit.ly/2022iceland
Road Trip to Denali, Alaska: articles and video
Anchorage to Talkeetna: Dream Trip to Denali
Bucket List Adventure to Denali, Alaska
Alaska videos
Did you want to know MORE about my Scuba Show Talk: “Diving off the COVID Rust?” Watch it here:
What is my favorite SUMMER CELEBRATION? A concert at the Hollywood Bowl! and I LOVED seeing Ricky Martin with my parents. “Global superstar Ricky Martin in his Hollywood Bowl debut with Los Angeles Philharmonic and Conductor Gustavo Dudamel for a spectacular once-in-a-lifetime concert. An exhilarating night of “Livin’ La Vida Loca” and many other international hits with the King of Latin Pop!”
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?
Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 1.6 million views on YouTube! (Exact count: 1,625,000 views)
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