I saw the latest Paul McCartney Tour when it passed through San Jose in November. As I said in my review, he was fantastic. Now, he’s providing Amazon.com with three different clips of him singing the Beatles’ first US hit — “Please Please Me” — to promote his children’s book entitled “High in the Clouds.”…
Those smart, savvy folks at the Kimpton Group have a terrific formula for creating hip hotels that are utterly unique. The Hotel Triton has been called “exceedingly groovy and best hotel in SF” by Harper’s Bazaar. This whimsical, happening place is cleverly disguised as a hotel. Moreso, it enables you to “see” the art or…
A few days ago, Steve Jobs of Apple thrilled the MacWorld San Francisco audience by announcing that all future Macintosh computers would use Intel Core Duo chips. The result? The 15.4″ MacBook Pro laptop priced at $1999 will be four-times faster and the iMac priced at $1299 will be twice as fast as their respective…
If you’ve ever been to Cancun’s Riviera Maya, you know it’s like Honolulu’s Waikiki or Miami Beach — a long string of massive hotels with tropical ocean views. The Hotel Basico is different. With only 15 rooms, it’s casual, hip and eco-friendly, so it’s anything but massive. It features a seafood restaurant. Its rooms have…
Parrotheads, unite! If you can’t wait for Mardi Gras, join the pub crawl, tropical attire and Jimmy Buffet-style bands at Parti Gras in New Orleans. It started yesterday and runs through Sunday, 1/15. Of course, it will stop at the Margaritaville Cafe, and others. Last year, Parrothead clubs from 21 states participated. For more info,…
It looks like a sushi bar with its L-shaped eating area, but Bocadillos in San Francisco’s financial district at the edge of North Beach is definitely not a sushi bar. Instead, it offers an eclectic variety of “bocadillos” or Italian little sandwiches like Catalan sausage, juicy lamb burger and smoked salmon with chive cream cream,…
Federal statistics show that 20% of flights are now late. So if you’re picking someone up at your nearby airport, you can avoid excessive waiting time and save parking money by getting FlyteSource-Mobile for your mobile device to keep informed of exactly when your flight is arriviing. Customize your search by entering an airline and…
Boldly subtitled “The Video Insider’s Guide to Neighborhoods Across The World,”, a new film site that will officially launch in February just contacted us to help promote their Beta version. TurnHere.com (then click on “Cool Places”) aims to be the largest Internet video destination site. It will house 2-5-minute-long indie films on neighborhoods and places…
A story printed today in USA Today — “Airlines change how they herd us aboard” –– offers some fascinating news about all of us who carry on lugguage. United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, AirTran, AmericaWest and USAir now group passengers at the gate according to their seat’s letter designation. The carrier boards window passengers first,…
A block north of Union Square, along the Powell Street Cable Car line and a toothbrush’s throw from my dentist’s office is Scala’s Bistro. As part of the fabled Sir Francis Drake Hotel, it features richly colored floor tiles, a semi-open kitchen inspired by Monet’s and a friendly wait staff. I’ve always enjoyed everything here,…
“Rauchen Verboten” is the newest sign of the times on its trains as Switzerland recently became the latest European nation to announce its 3,000 train cars are all now smoke-free. Trains in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Nortway and Sweden have also banned smoking. Believe it or not, according to Rail Europe, the French…
For centuries, the Chateau Eza has commanded a sweeping view, a sterling reputation, and a rustic locale within a medieval town more than three hundred metres above the Mediterranean in the Provence Alps. Its 10 breath-taking rooms and suites are reached by stone passageways. Its award-winning restaurant is also set atop the cliffs. And through…