I’ve tasted tapas in many restaurants around the world, but today’s lunch at Fresca Restaurant in San Francisco topped them all. Tapas means “small plates” and usually, a few bites and $5-7 later, you’re still hungry for more. Not here. Their portions are huge. Their presentations are amazing. Their foods are fabulous. Their Ceviche Bar…
I stayed on the Queen Mary years ago when it was first converted from a cruise ship to a floating hotel in Long Beach, CA. Built in 1936, it was one of the last great ocean liners from the era when they crossed the sea in luxury and the word POSH was coined to describe…
Via [Go-Today.com]: How’s this for a steal of a deal? Once the tourists leave the City of Light, it’s ripe for the taking. This Website is offering air inclusive Paris Getaways starting at $399 US for three nights’ hotel and continental breakfast, from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, 2005 and again from Jan. 6 through…
In traffic signage, yellow usually means caution. But in New York City, thanks to a Massively Authored Art Project (MAAP), every Yellow Arrow tells a story as they’re popping up all over the five buroughs to identify unique or interesting locations in “the secret New York.” From PSFK: In a high tech twist, when you…
Love the luxe life? Only stay in the most stylish spas and most upscale resorts? Want to explore hidden beaches, exotic locales, and magnificent cultures? Hey, don’t we all? Then you should just get on down to the Luxury Travel Expo 05 New York from September 15-17 at the Javits Convention Center. Tickets are $10…
And now for something completely different… yet another arty, but artistically unique hotel. The Enfrente Arte Hotel in Ronda, Andalucia, Spain is owned and run by Filip Eyckmans, a Belgian music entrepreneur. The hotel features a little of everything. Like a dark orange and terracotta reception and bar area reminiscent of an Alpine lodge; a…
South Florida’s most renowned landmark hotel, The Fontainebleau Miami Beach, has always signified wealth, luxury and style. Now, it also represents a swank deal. Because when you stay 3 nights in new, luxurious The Tower, you’ll receive your 4th night free! Choose from deluxe rooms, studio suite-condos and one-bedroom condos with king beds, marble bathrooms,…
Imagine a restaurant that caters to people, pampers pooches, lets them bark nonstop, and even offers them bowls of shaved ice. This fantasy is a reality at the Bau House Cafe in Seoul, South Korea. On a typical weekend, this oasis for dog lovers serves 50 to 60 tables of customers in its third floor…
My daughter’s best friend Raji is from Ahmedabad in the Gujarat region of eastern India. Near here, in the small hamlet of Tarnetar, about 75 kilometres from Rajkot, you’ll find the Trinetreshwar Mahadev Fair, one of the region’s most important annual attractions. Popularly called the Tarnetar Mela and held at the spectacular 14th century marble…
Start with a few Walt Disney Imagineers, circa 1961. Add a generous portion of Jet Age kitsch. Then bake it for decades under the southern California sun. What do you get? The highly acclaimed Encounter Restaurant & Bar in LAX’s landmark Theme Building. Years ago, I enjoyed a very impressive meal here. In 1997, a…
Angelia Jolie, her son Maddox, and Brad Pitt were spotted last weekend at the dinosaur exhibit at the world-renowned Royal Tyrrell Museum near the town of Drumheller in the Calgary area. A museum spokesman said, “Brad phoned to ask about the accessibility of the museum and… did not ask us to close the museum… or…
From Dive News Wire: Beginning December 16, Continental Airlines — the world’s sixth largest carrier — will launch a weekly non-stop flight from its Houston hub to/from the southern Caribbean island of Bonaire — famed for its scuba diving, snorkeling and warm year-round weather. The scheduled round-trip air service will depart Houston George Bush Intercontinental…