Ground was broken on October 8 in Puerto Rico as Regent Hotels & Resorts announced its newest luxury development, The Regent Palmas del Mar Puerto Rico. Scheduled to open December 2011, The Regent Puerto Rico will be the focal point for one of the premier integrated luxury resort communities in Puerto Rico and the [...] read more»

Whistler’s annual festival of food and wine, Cornucopia, is scheduled Nov. 6-10, 2008. It’s one of those events that I’ve yet to attend, but is high on my food and wine silver bucket list. The boutique hotel Adara, where I have stayed, has put together a fun package with neighboring Ric’s Grill for one night [...] read more»

Combe House is a Grade 1 Elizabethan Manor House, it’s quaint welcoming and quintessentially English. With a wood panelled Great Hall, ancestral portraits, roaring log fires and Arabian horses roaming the lawns it’s a dream. If you’re looking for an ideal English village this is it according to HRH Prince Charles, if it’s a [...] read more»

More fave eateries: 2. Blue Point Grille Located in the trendy warehouse district, the nautical Blue Point Grille, is a seafood lovers dream. Filled with rich dark-toned wood, sparkling chandeliers, and deep blue accents you’ll feel as if you’re dining at the captain’s table on some luxury cruise ship. The kitchen spends much of [...] read more»

…and YES, I WOULD WANT TO LIVE THERE! Cleveland may not be on your top 10 list of where to go for your next Culinary Adventure– maybe not even on your top 50 list…but that would be a BIG “Pretty Woman” sized mistake on your part. (Don’t feel too bad, it wouldn’t have been on my [...] read more»

After reading numerous rave reviews about Walla Walla’s exploding wine industry and it’s revitalized downtown area, it sounded like Napa had finally met it’s match. One article I read quoted the proud residents of Walla Walla as saying, “It’s a town so nice, they named it twice.” I recently spent a few days there [...] read more»

It’s been decades since my last slumber party, but the fun deals at Denver’s The Curtis Hotel make me want to call my BFF, dig out the Ouija board and stay up all night talking about boys. The funky, year-old downtown hotel known for its emphasis on pop culture kitsch is offering two great options for [...] read more»

George W. Bush has his Texas ranch. Reagan had Santa Barbara. Now you can buy a presidential retreat of your own. Former President Gerald Ford’s Beaver Creek, Colorado, home is for sale for $14.9 million. The ski-in/ski-out, 10,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom house is on the market for the second time in two years. Investor Kevin Hayes bought the [...] read more»