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New Zealand North Island Trip Report
This “New Zealand North Island” Trip Report was written by Maya & Mark from San Diego, California. They asked for my help with trip planning last spring when they were headed to New Zealand for the first time. I was happy to oblige, since this is an area I know quite well. They traveled during the […]
Ibiza, Spain
This guest post was contributed by Dan Perdomo. Is it just me or does anyone else find planning the perfect romantic holiday stressful? One of the most important decisions to make is the destination. Sure, Paris instantly springs to mind, but it’s a little clichéd don’t you think? So I started searching for other destinations […]
Georgia O’Keeffe and Lake George
Georgia O’Keeffe, American (1887-1986) Lake George [formerly Reflection Seascape], 1922 Oil on canvas, 16 1/4 x 22 in. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Gift of Charlotte Mack © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York I don’t often travel across the country to see an art exhibit, but Georgia O’Keeffe is one of […]
The Best Food In Paris
Yummy food in Paris: the Mazet sweet shop in the Marais District. This guest post was contributed by Jane Bertch. Soon after I moved to this incredible city in 2005, I noticed that nearly every American I met asked me where to find the best food in Paris – specifically pastries, chocolates, and cheeses. […]
YOGA, Food and Wine in Tuscany
I’ve just heard the details for the Il Campo Cucina Yoga Retreat in Tuscany, September 21-28,2013 and it sounds like the perfect dream week. If you’ve already entered to Win A Food And Wine Adventure in Tuscany, remember that you can use the prize for the yoga+cooking week, as well as others that are on the […]
Traveling With Food Allergies
I hope you aren’t letting food allergies keep you at home. Healthy eating on the road is possible even if you follow a gluten free diet or are allergic to corn, dairy, eggs, fish, peanuts, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, or wheat. I’ve already written about Select Wisely cards for travelers with food allergies, and now I’m […]
Win a Food and Wine Adventure in Tuscany
Learn about Tuscany’s farm-to-table cuisine at Il Campo Cucina – a unique cooking school located in a picturesque hill town near Siena. Meet the “teachers” – local women who hold classes in their homes, on their farms, and in other historic buildings. Discover the secret to making perfect lasagna, gnocchi, tiramisu and other traditional Italian […]
Tuscan Cooking School
It was a stroke of good luck that I met Marlane Miriello and heard about her Tuscan cooking school. The Italian-American was visiting with friends in San Diego who thought I might find her story interesting. Of course, I was – not just interested, but really interested. Marlane and I are both of Italian descent, and […]
Your Private Guide to France
Manuel de Croutte would like to introduce you to the art de vivre in France, and my advice is that you should let him. As you may already know (I didn’t), the art de vivre literally means the “art of living,” but in France it’s code for French history, tradition, culture, and – most […]
Pet-Friendly Paris
Maggie Espinosa contributed this guest post. What options does pet-friendly Paris offer? That was the question as my assistant and I deplaned in The City of Light. I was sure that man’s best friend was welcome, but I needed to know the details because I’m writing a travel guide app: The Privileged Pooch in Paris. […]
San Diego Trip Planning
Some people are ho-hum about their home town, but not me. I’ve lived in San Diego most of my life and appreciate it more every day. When I’m in Balboa Park, I gape at the truly elegant Spanish Colonial architecture as if I was seeing it for the first time. I never tire of watching […]
Le Marche, Italy
Vera Marie Badertscher contributed this guest post. The first time I went to Italy, I wanted to see the popular cities, but I also wanted to settle in to one of the country’s lesser known places. One by one, I looked at various areas. The fact that I couldn’t find much information online about Le Marche, […]
San Diego Padres, Omni Hotel & Petco Park
San Diego Padres invited us downtown – and we gladly accepted. In a city like San Diego, it’s easy to have a great travel experience without really leaving home. The first time my husband and I went to a San Diego Padres game, we discovered that – while we apparently weren’t paying attention – downtown San Diego […]
Luxury Safari – The Bargain of a Lifetime
Robert Kenyon contributed this guest post. A luxury safari is a bargain when you consider the destination and crunch the numbers. How many times will you visit Africa to witness wildlife? Once? Twice perhaps? Given this, shouldn’t your safari be full of great memories that can be rekindled again and again? Spread the cost of […]
