My wife and I honeymooned at the five-star Westin Maui Resort. It was wonderful. It was fantastic. It was “where heaven and aloha meet.” But it was extremely expensive. So while Modern Bride Magazine’s ninth annual survey of 6,000 travel agents lists the Top 10 places to honeymoon, writer Carol Sottili of the Washington Post…
Whether you’re pissed off about paying $3 per gallon or more at the gas station or you just want to make a statement about driving an eco-friendly car, take a look at the tiny Smart car — as seen in the “Da Vinci Code.” I’ve seen these little beauties on the streets of Paris. These…
SavoryNewYork.com does video overviews of restaurants in New York City. You can sign up for their newsletter, but I could not find an RSS feed for the videos, so by some definitions this is not really a videocast or podcast. Savory New York provides detailed information about a wide range of restaurants in New York,…
With all of the recent talk on immigration issues, mainly involving Mexico and the US, I decided to indulge in something I consider to be a real benefit of the two countries being so close to each other – a quick getaway vacation to one of the most beautiful places on Earth. My husband and…
If you want an authentic Vietnamese dining experience, then Puku isn’t the place to visit. Located at 60 Hang Trong in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, Puku is a popular ex-pat hangout, and a great place to relax on a hot day and eavesdrop on gossiping UN volunteers. You can also hook-up your laptop and catch up…
With the rising awareness of global warming, greenhouse gases, hybrid cars and gas prices going through the stratosphere, green is definitely in and the greener the better. So California’s first hotel built to U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) standards is worth noting. The premier boutique Orchard Garden Hotel will open on July 12. This newly…
Our fellow bloggers at Winecentric.blogspot published this list earlier this week. It’s well worth sharing. HINT: #2 would make a great gift for your favorite Vagablond Lead Writer… “Father’s Day is coming up fast which means a tremendous amount of bad wine will be purchased and bestowed upon men across the country. But don’t worry,…
This just in… As the price of gasoline at the pumps rises for our cars, it costs more for jet fuel, too. So it’s no surprise that business travelers who book late and some first-class fliers will pay more this Summer for domestic tickets on most major airlines. Delta Air Lines has just increased one-way…
When I have enough miles to cash in or can afford to upgrade, I like to fly Business Class. It’s way better than Economy or Coach, especially for cross-country and cross-ocean flights. That extra legroom, gourmet cuisine, Mimosas, champagne, enhanced private entertainment system and the other amenities really make a difference when you’re flying for…
Food pairings are more popular than ever for wine aficianados. But when you’re trying to find the perfect fit for a particular cuisine, at the right price, what do you choose? Fear not, dear readers. A story in today’s SF Chronicle entitled: “Ten food-friendly wines you can bring home to dinner” has all the bases…
The True Sake store is the first of its type in America. The store is in the fashionable Hayes Valley district of San Francisco. The owner, Beau Timken, is a professional sake taster and sake sommelier. His passion for sake, and dream of sharing sake with the world, started over a decade ago in South…
You’ve done it. I’ve done it. Even your parents have done it. Yes, we’ve all carried some kind of foreign food back from a trip — whether it was a melting blueberry cheesecake from Zabar’s in NYC, a can of olives or escargots from southern Europe, square watermelons from Japan, pungent cheese from just about…