Malta is certainly not the easiest spot to travel to. There are no direct flights — although breaking up the trip with an overnight each way in London was quite enjoyable. Particularly if you’re passing through on a weekend a wonderful detour is the stomach-boggling Borough Market under the London Bridge. (Sorry, but I have…
Spring is just six weeks away, and Paris is calling. The Hotel Esprit Saint-Germain, a chic designer hotel on Paris’ fashionable Left Bank, is a lovely spot to call home for a few days or even a week. The hotel feels more like a private residence than an inn. When you arrive, you will be…
Tourists are always amazed by Sirrocco Restaurant, the tallest rooftop restaurant and bar in Thailand. For me, it’s just another “hot spot” as recommended by Conte Nast Traveler. It’s not difficult to find a fancy place like this in metropolitan cities, but it’s certainly not easy to find a place which can reflect the “true…
I’m exhausted from dropping ever-so-subtle hints to my boyfriend about “How this would make a Valentine’s Day present that I would never forget,” and getting no response. I’ve even offered to drive the golf cart around and promised not to make fun when he misses the shot. Unless… maybe… he’s already made reservations and is…
When you think of dining at a San Francisco baseball park at night, you usually think of a hot dog, a pizza, garlic fries, cold beer, and a generous side order of hypothermia. But you don’t imagine you can sit down in a gorgeously rich-looking restaurant featuring an expansive raw bar, huge wood-grilled steaks and…
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Helsinki’s historic Katajanokka prison will open as Best Western’s first premier-rated hotel in Finland on 1 June 2007. This prominent building, which dates from the 1830s, is located in the historic Katajanokka district of Helsinki. It is known for its significance in the Finnish history of imprisonment. The prison design was based on the principle…
The most I’ve ever paid for a pair of jeans was about $50. I usually wear Levi’s that cost about $40. For women, though, buying jeans is a right of passage and they usually pay much, much more. So all of the fairer sex in the San Francisco Bay Area will be pleased to read…
“Phewww…that stuff is nasty… Smells like my dog’s bed… But my Grandpa loves it!â€? was a typical answer when I asked some teens in Balestand, Norway, if they ate Gamalost Cheese. I had just heard about this cheese originally made by Vikings over 1000 years ago. They believed it had many medicinal properties and would…
Bangkok is like the fat on a steak; it gives food a strong flavour but is not good for your heath. You like it, but you also try to avoid it. Bangkok has many layers like this, from the chaotic traffic to the convenient sky train; Jim Thompson to Mandarin Oriental; street vendors to royal…
When you have wined and dined your way through Napa, Santa Barbara, and the Hudson River Valley, and you are ready to explore a newer agrotourism region, you will love the discovering the incredible food offerings, gorgeous B & B’s, and scenic drives on the Charlevoix Flavor Trail. It begins about 60 miles from Quebec…
If you need an idea for a last minute romantic getaway for you and your sweetie over Valentines Day, this package just came across my desk and if money was no object (ha!) I’d be making resers as we speak… Venice is surely the world’s most romantic destination, and Starwood’s The Hotel Gritti Palace is…