The Maloof Money Cup, a three-day professional skateboarding festival, took place in Costa Mesa this year, with over $450,000 in prize money up for grabs.
It is no wonder that Amsterdam's red lights, rich history, canals, festivals and architecture draw in 4.2 million tourists each year.
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Stepping off the airplane into another continent, I felt like I was in "Alice in Wonderland." One of the reasons I wanted to study in England was because I did not want a total culture shock. The fact that everyone spoke English in the United Kingdom was a monumental comfort to me. However, when I walked into Heathrow Airport from LAX, I felt immediately misplaced.
There's a reason why Woody Allen's latest film's title is a sole statement of the film's lead characters and location. For a director who has made his life's work an explicit form of storytelling, we should expect nothing less. "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" is no exception to this established mode of filmmaking.