Where to Stay: I stopped to check out ”Konoba Pašike” when I walked by this charming outdoor restaurant and noticed the waitress wearing a traditional costume. The menu listed many interesting “Typical Trogir Specialties” such as Pasticada with Gnocci-beef and vegetables cooked in vinegar and dried plums, and Stara Popara– cuttlefish, octopus, and calamari cooked…
Minimum Must Sees: The Town Museum, located in the old part of the Garagnin – Fanfogna palace, is the perfect start for your voyage through Trogir’s rich history. Then stroll over to the Cathedral of St. Lawrence, a 13th century masterpiece. The main portal was elaborately carved by Master Radovan. Note the nude figurines of…
A Fairy Tale Town Carved Out of History and Stone::Trogir, Croatia If you get up very early in the morning, before the tourist buses unload their masses and well in advance of the European filmmakers obsessively scouting out prime locations, you’ll be able experience the witching hour when tiny Trogir’s past invades its present. As…
You’ve left quirky about three stops behind when you book a stay in this unique sleeper coach, Wendy – The Aberporth Express, charmingly named after the character in Peter Pan, which was published a year before the carriage was built in 1905. This former Great Western Railway sleeping carriage has been relocated to its final…
Puhleeze—enough already with the boring socks and ties. If you lucked out and got dealt a really special dad, than isn’t it about time you put a little thought into his gift? If you need a little help, here’s an idea that any red-blooded all-American dad would dig. Seattle’s Pan Pacific Hotel has put together…
I usually love the idea of staying at a Bed & Breakfast more than the actual stay. So many of them are way too cluttered, cutsie, chintzed and china-ed for my taste. However, Ashland Creek Inn sets the bar at the tippy-top. If I had my way, all new B & B owners would be…
It seems like everyday I receive a multitude of press releases inviting me to come see “our hotel’s $50 million transformation” or “our $32 million beautifully refurbished hotel” or check out “Hotel X’s comprehensive transformation to the tune of $65 million.” Most of these end up in the garbage because—Big Whoop. But even I perked…
Lady Liberty once again invites visitors to a view from her crown, after being closed since 9/11. In honor of the grand re-opening on July 4th, THE RITZ-CARLTON NEW YORK, BATTERY PARK, is offering a celebration special with their Liberty For All package. ‘LIBERTY FOR ALL’ PACKAGE Overnight luxury accommodations in a newly renovated Harbor…
The Santa Barbara Channel is one of the nation’s richest sources of bountiful, sustainable and high-quality seafood — from lobster, ridgeback shrimp, rock crab, white sea bass, California halibut, yellowtail, salmon, swordfish and thresher shark to such delicacies as Santa Barbara spot prawns and sea urchin….and THEY WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY! Show your…
I’ve long been a fan of Campton Place-The Hotel and in particular, Campton Place-The Restaurant, where so many excellent chefs have left their indelible starting mark on the San Francisco food scene. Between Chefs Birnbaum, Ogeden, Manrique, Humphries and Daniel Humm, they left a mighty big toque to fill. However, after experiencing last night’s magical…
Willy Wonka would be right at home at the Chocolate Research Facility, Singapore’s new conceptual chocolate retail store and cafe. Acclaimed local design studio, Asylum, pulled out all the stops when they designed the boutique, in a bold black and white grid-like layout that resembles a research laboratory. They invite you to interact with their…
Travel South Showcase I just returned from a very exciting Travel South Showcase where the southern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia join forces to apprise tour operators and journalists with “what’s happening” in their states for the coming year. For three days…