This year the JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SAN FRANCISCO’s fashion show is offering too much excitement, drama, fashion and pizazz for just one show so they are doubling the fun by offering their 2009 “The Art of Fashion” show at two shows:either a champagne luncheon or their Black-tie gala dinner- or serious fashionista’s might want to…
BeautifulPlaces, which offers luxurious food and wine stays in Napa & Sonoma pulled out all the stops when they created their latest “I’ve died and gone to heaven” wine country culinary experience. It opens with spectacular accommodations for ten in a beautifully appointed five bedroom villa with a large Jacuzzi pool, and a private back…
Why? Because the third time is the charm, (and this is their third year of “Toasting” although I don’t know how they’ll top last year’s event-what a blast!) the food and wine is superb, and it’s to support a very important cause which is really hurting this year, the San Francisco Food Bank. PLUS, to…
The boutique beachfront 212-room AAA Four Diamond The Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores, Fla., managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts welcomes summer rates early this year with spring room nights from $109* nightly. “People still want to travel despite a tough economy,” said Drew Toth, regional director of sales and marketing, Destination…
Crsytal Cruises is offering a unique six-night, tennis-themed package to co-incide with the semi-finals and finals of the Wimbledon Championships in June. At the conclusion of voyage 9214 (cruise departs June 19 and sails London to Stockholm) you will be whisked by European Business Class air – from Stockholm to London-Heathrow, where you will enjoy…
Casonova hits all the high notes, as Barcelona’s first hotel to incorporate solar panels into its design, it’s fusion restaurant offers a tasty trio of flavors– Mexican, Catalan and Mediterranean, and it has the city’s only indoor and outdoor spa. And to make sure it remains cutting-edge fresh they have even hired an on-site choreographer,…
Did you know that almost 100 years ago International Women’s Day was started as a day for women around the world to put aside their ethnic, economic and political differences and join together to honor our years of struggle for equality, justice, and peace? If you’re in the Bay area this Wednesday, come celebrate with…
You’ve all heard about the difference the right wine glass makes in wine tasting but have you ever actually put it to the test? Or is it like using $150 wrinkle cream…can anyone really see a difference? If you’re going to be in the Los Angeles area, Wednesday, March 11th, then you can put this…
This boomer has not put on a pound, her breasts and behind are perkier than ever, and she still won’t be caught dead without her heels. I’ve got to get the name of her plastic surgeon, her trainer, and with clothes like that I wouldn’t mind her an afternoon with her personal shopper. Ol’ Barb’s…
Travel Blogs were all in a tizzy this morning when word leaked out that Irish carrier Ryanair, Europe’s largest budget airline, is considering installing coin slots on the planes toilet doors according to their CEO, Michael O’Leary. During an interview on BBC television, this was just one of many cost-cutting measure, that O’Leary is considering….
Coming in at #1 is the Ty Warner (the billionaire maker of Beanie Babies) penthouse at manhattan’s Four Seasons which cost $50-million to construct, and was designed by acclaimed architect I.M. Pei, Peter Marino, and Ty Warner even put in his two cents worth. If you’re thinking of sleeping over, plan on spending $34,000 for…
Last year Bonaire was the recipient of the prestigious Islands Magazine/Caribbean Tourism Organization 2008 Sustainable Tourism Award. The Island was awarded the honor in recognition of their longstanding commitment and leadership role in marine conservation and for their proactive measures in protecting the marine environment. But that was just the beginning as Bonaire continues on…