Perfect Stocking Stuffers For World Travelers
I just found a great site that is chock full of gizmos, gadgets, and gear, that will will make a traveler wonder how they ever lived without that item. The…
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Eating Your Way Around The World’s 140 Top French Restaurants :: Les Grandes Tables du Monde Book
Earlier this year, my family celebrated a milestone birthday at Fleur de Lys in San Francisco, heralded by Traditions & Qualité in their 2007 Edition of Les Grandes Tables du…
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Giving Thanks and Holiday Wishes To Our Generous Advertisers
As another month begins, we’d like to again thank our marvelous, magnificent and magnanimous sponsors who support our site with their ads throughout the year. They know they’re supporting a…
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“The 12 Days of Christmas” :: What It Costs Today
According to the annual PNC Christmas Price Index compiled by PNC Wealth Management, it would cost you $78,100 to buy everything from “a partridge in a pear tree” to the…
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Sommelier Suggestions for Thanksgiving Wines :: Natalie MacLean
Five Quick Tips for Picking the Ultimate Thanksgiving Wine (EDITOR’S NOTE: These tips are also just as useful for Christmas and New Year’s.) “No other holiday celebrates the gift of…
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Gastronomic Gourmet Travel :: The Land of The Incas, Peru
When you hear “Peru,” what comes to mind? Images of mysterious and hauntingly beautiful Inca ruins like Machu Picchu? Snowed capped peaks of the Andes mountains? But very few know…
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Magnuminously Pricy Holiday Gifts to Savor :: Wine Gift Guide
Check out this article from Friday’s SF Chronicle. Here, you’ll be able to browse a long list of suggested wine gifts ranging from a 2006 Costa de Oro Winery Estate…
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“Experiencing Culture Through Cuisine?:: Mediterranean Kitchens Cooking Vacations
When I read Mediterranean Kitchens succinct motto, I knew I’d hit pay-dirt. As an experienced food, wine and travel writer, this has always been my fave way to travel but…
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The Lowdown on a New High Rise Hotel :: Intercontinental, San Francisco
The details are staggering… 32 stories high. 550 rooms. $195 million. Translucent blue glass skin. San Francisco Bay, Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge views. Flat-screen in-room plasma TVs. A…
