If you answer “No”, that’s perfect because: A) You must be a really nasty person with no passion for life, so we don’t want you anyways! B) And — since the Annual Fundraiser La Soirée 26th Beaujolais and Beyond Festival is definitely gonna be a sell-out event — it just means more tickets available for…
Autumn and early winter are ideal times to cozy up in the Pacific Northwest. Whether poking around the shops and galleries of the small, artsy seaside town of Langley or watching the waves roll in on the wild side of Vancouver Island, snag a long weekend and chill. Here are six inns and lodges that…
Belly up the bar, folks. It’s time for the 1st Annual WhiskyFest in San Francisco, on Tuesday, October 23rd at the Hyatt Embarcadero. This event is an extension of the respected WhiskyFest NYC and Chicago, the largest and most prestigious whisky tasting and distiller tour (with a focus on independent producers) in the US. It…
A few of my friends in Marin and Sonoma County have sizable yards with actual acreage. Rather than just let their dogs run free to compost the land, they’ve chosen another way to enjoy their spacious property… planting wine grapes. Some do it for fun. Some do it for profit. All do it so they…
Editor’s Note: This really is Janice’s 200th posting! (I miscounted on the SITC article yesterday… my bad… So in a few weeks, she’ll be second only to me in the number of her articles written for Vagablond! Congrats, Janice!
Boston’s Via Matta Restaurant hosts Chef Mark Strausman and famed restauranteur Pino Luongo for a very Special Wine Dinner and reception on October 11th — which sounds like a whole lotta fun! It’s in support of the release of their new book, “Two Meatballs in the Kitchen.â€? Though Pino Luongo (the big guy) and Mark…
A dusky green sea turtle the size of a manhole cover stared up at me with shiny gold-toned eyes… made of toffee. Walking into my cabin on the Athala II luxury catamaran touring the Galapagos Islands for eight days was always a treat. Martin, the cabin attendant, folded the fluffy towels with origami precision. A…
Situated in the centre of the city in the heart of Ireland’s premier shopping areas, John M Keating is one of Dublin’s most unique establishments. The former St. Mary’s Church, which lay derelict for a number of years, has been given a new lease on life, after a seven-year restoration. A striking ultra-modern see-through entrance…
I wanted to let you know about Chef Tom Herndon’s next trip to Tuscany. This one is pretty special because it will not be about food this time – it will be about relationships, his other passion. It’s called Buon Viaggio {“Good Journeyâ€?} and will be for gay couples who’d like to invigorate their partnerships….
