Flowing from the earth at 109 degrees, the iron spring at Ojo Caliente bubbles gently beneath my feet. The water’s a ruddy terra cotta color and is said to be good for the blood. I bob around in the rock-lined pool, feeling if not exactly Geritol-ized, at least relaxed. Next comes a dip in the…
Singles bars are sooo 2004! Romance on the Rails is an exciting, new way to meet singles while commuting on public transportation. The initial “party” for the first 80 registrants took place tonight at the San Francisco Caltrain Station. Just after 6pm, the train trekked south for the hour-ride to Menlo Park.
In Arizona, where the summers are fierce as triple strength chili sauce, there’s a new way to play golf and be cool. In fact, there are two ways and the first is more about hot wheels than climate control. Hipsters playing a round at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale now have a…
If you missed the US King Tut exhibit in 1990, here’s the greatest news about him in 3,000 years… It’s back and begins a six-month run from June 16 – Nov. 15, 2005 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Featuring about 130 artifacts, tickets will be in high demand. The tour then moves…
Imagine lying on a warm, suspended environment, cocooned in a Mandarin Spice Wrap infused with sandalwood mist. That’s what my wife experienced for 50 minutes on a recent visit to the award-winning Claremont Resort & Spa in the hills of Berkeley. With panoramic views of San Francisco’s skyline and the bay, this beautiful resort, situated…
Held every other year, the San Francisco Symphony’s Black and White Ball is one of the city’s more extravagant affairs. First, everyone dresses in black. Or white. Or both. Looks like a Emperor Penguins’ convention. The mere logistics of this event are mind-numbing: $200-220 per person for all you can eat, drink, dance and ogle….
Tired of the same old hotel room with a television and empty walls to keep you pacified in your free time? In McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, Oregon, not one room has a television, and not one wall is free of original artwork. The lodge was built in 1922 as a Masonic and Eastern…
Talk about a waterbed! Jules’ Undersea Lodge on Key Largo, about an hour south of Miami, is the only underwater hotel in the world. This Florida landmark was and is a research habitat that’s now a unique hotel. To get there, you have to dive 21 feet
Thomas Keller may be America’s most celebrated chef. His French Laundry in California’s Napa Valley is generally considered the best restaurant in America (and one of the priciest). Now, his Per Se venue, on the edge of Central Park at 10 Columbus Circle and 60th Street, has clinched the James Beard Award for
If you’re reaching middle age without much to show for it but disappointment, it’s time to head to the Santa Barbara, CA wine country — just like Jack and Miles did in the Academy Award winning movie “Sideways.” SuperRide Shuttle and Tours offers a five-hour drive through the same stops featured in the movie.
Seventy million bucks never looked so good or so incredibly cool. The Walker Art Center has been absolutely and positively transformed from a non-descript brick exterior to a 50-foot high shimmering cube of crinkled
NAPA WINE TRAIN, NAPA, CA