Here’s another one of our new monthly series of interviews with travel writers. This time, I questioned Jennifer Cox, author of the amazingly real “Around The World in 80 Dates,” published by Arrow at £7.99 for the UK edition. I’m reading it now and it’s a fascinating account of her round-the-world quest to find her…
Here’s a list of book picks by Dr. Vino, guaranteed to expand our wine radar and have some fun in the process… via Dr. Vino
I just read a very useful (and compact) book on “Understanding Wine Labels” by Simon Woods. Easy format, well-written, this book has all the information in it but it is not confusing or “high-brow”. The author has also written another book, “I Don’t Know Much About Wine, But I Know What I Like”. I’ve just…
So every expert needs to learn their expertise somewhere. Either you are born and raised in a winery or your dad is a sommelier, or you go the more traditional route…you study (gasp!). There is a lot more to wine that meets the aficionado’s eye, and most wine writers and connoiseurs have a lot of…
“Riding the Porcelain Bus” now has a new meaning. Renowned globetrotter Arthur Frommer has penned a prominent periodical about porcelain, i.e., where to go when you’re in 19 major US cities and four National Parks. It’s called “Where to Stop and Where to Go: A Guide to Traveling with Overactive Bladder in the United States”.