Tapas are to Spain what pasta is to Italy, tea is to England, dim sum is to Hong Kong. So what better way to get a taste of España than through an edible tour of the capital city? My advice when in Madrid: a guided night of tapeo, which showcases this Spanish pastime while eliminating […]
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Too much of anything is bad, but too much of good whiskey is barely enough.” Mark Twain On a lukewarm Kentucky evening beneath a full moon, crickets chirp and a trio of musical locals sings bluegrass. The setting is a wrap-around porch. You’re rocking in a chair and sipping fine bourbon. It’s a made-for-movie moment […]
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Like Cher and Madonna, a one-word name suffices. Say “Rancho” in the spa world and the assumption is Rancho La Puerta. A first-class fitness and health spa mere miles from the U.S.’s southern border, it’s in the town of Tecateat, the base of 3,885-foot Mt. Kuchumaa—revered and named by Native Americans as “the exalted high […]
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At sea a mere two days to become acquainted with Celebrity Eclipse, the most recent of the cruise line’s premium Solstice Class ships, I had a dilemma. How to spend a leisurely hour of my precious but limited time? Among my choices: relax in Café al Bacío over a cup of Expresso Macchiato and Pistacchio […]
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After receiving yellow fever, typhoid, tetanus and Hepatitis A shots, going on malaria tablets, purchasing a mosquito net for my face, buying insect repellent with deet and quizzing anyone who has traveled within 500 miles of the Amazon rainforest, I was ready for my ensuing adventure. “The mosquitoes are bad,” warned a recent visitor. “Avoid […]
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I travel, and travel a lot. So when I have an exceptionally pleasant airline experience, I like to share it. May I introduce you to AirBerlin? Though it’s Germany’s second largest airline (after Lufthansa), Europe’s sixth largest airline and flies to 162 destinations in 40 countries, its presence has been a lower profile one on […]
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The facts are clear: Golf is a top leisure activity of the typical Carmel Valley resident and Hawaii is a frequent vacation spot. So, local travel writer Cynthia Dial headed to Maui in search of offerings that appeal to the most discriminatory among us. “If you drink, don’t drive. Don’t even putt.” Dean Martin Hawaii […]
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Door County. Where? Should this question be your response, you are not in the minority. But should you overlook Door County, called the Cape Cod of the Midwest, you are making a mistake. Keep reading to learn why. But first, let me tell you just where Door County is located. This region is the Wisconsin […]
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Have you ever awaken and thought today I would love to be in Tuscany or Loire Valley or Napa, basking in the sun, sipping fine wines and overlooking acres of vineyards? If, like me, you live in Southern California, your reality is that Mexico is closer than any of these dream destinations. Then again, if […]
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As a travel journalist, many travel “deals” cross my desk each day. But when one stands out as a particularly good deal for the would-be traveler, I feel compelled to pass it on. Thus, may I share with you CruiseGlobus, www.cruiseglobus.com, a website devoted to matching cruise consumers with travel agents offering the lowest prices, […]
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I confess, until recently I was in the dark about the Manhattan Beach boutique hotel, Shade. Heading into the on-the-water, tony town, GPS guided the way—my anticipatory slate was blank, for I had no idea what to expect. The target was an intersection five miles south of LAX, two blocks west of the Pacific. Located […]
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Upon arrival in Ushuaia, the tip of Argentina and debarkation port for Antarctic cruises, I was greeted: “Welcome to the end of the world. Or to the beginning.” It was with this salutation of superlatives that my adventure started. A little back-story: Antarctica was number one on my bucket list. As the last on my […]
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