Horse Powered Vintners :: Black Stallion Winery, Napa
My great uncle once owned a winery in Napa Valley. I’ve not yet pinpointed its location. But it could have been along the storied Silverado Trail. In May, a new…
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Five-Star Luxury Boutique Hotel :: Hotel Balzac, Paris
After being closed two and one half years for extensive renovations, Hotel Balzac in Paris reopened on July 16. With a great location near the Etoile, just off the Champs…
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Amtrak Adds Luxurious Rail Rides To Its Menu
I love ridin’ the rails. And now Amtrak has introduced “luxurious” rail rides with The GrandLuxe Limited. Formerly known as the American Orient Express, it’s a premier, separate, seven-car train…
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First Class Luxury Upgrades For Business Class :: American & United
First class used to connote larger seats, your own TV screen, cold champagne and fresh-baked cookies. Now, it’s kicking into a higher level of service with United Airlines announcing 15.4-inch…
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Fly Direct :: From JFK to Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport
For the first time ever, US travelers can fly non-stop from New York’s JFK Airport to Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport. Flyglobespan will offer daily flights beginning at $199 each way…
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The T-Shirt That Will Have People Gawking & Talking :: T-Post
The world’s first international news magazine on cotton, T-post is a subscription t-shirt service based in Sweden. Silkscreened onto American Apparel tees, subscribers get a new “issue” every six weeks…
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Seafood For Seafoodies :: Yabbies Coastal Kitchen, San Francisco
Great reputation. Terrific entrees. Killer desserts. Attentive service. In a word, Yabbies is “Yummies”. Yabbies Coastal Kitchen in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow district has earned its stellar reputation for excellent…
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No Johnny Depp, But Great Food :: The Black Pearl, Newport, R.I.
The Black Pearl, perched along Bannister’s Wharf at Newport, has been a local and tourist favorite since it debuted in the 1920s with tuxedoed waiters. Now it features an attractive…
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Million Dollar View, Reasonably Priced Menu :: Paradise Bay, Sausalito
Yesterday, we held a Vagablond North America Executive Board Meeting at Paradise Bay Restaurant, a Sausalito restaurant offering million dollar views along San Francisco Bay, a very reasonably priced menu…
