Charleston, Citadel of the Lowcountry Culture and Cookery :: Part 1 of 4
I just returned from a very fun and VERY Fattening Girlfriend Getaway to the port city of Charleston , S.C., where we joined Southern Foodways Alliance on its annual field…
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Shanghai Call Center
Google was first a search engine, then a verb and then (in the US) finally a phone number to call to reference everything from movies times to addresses. Shanghai, unfortunately…
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What’s $100 Mill Buy Nowadays?
If you guessed one used QE2, then you win the grand prize. Word on the street is that the booming lil’ Gulf Emirate of Dubai paid just that for one…
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Doing It By The Numbers :: Radisson Lexington Hotel, NYC
The Radisson Lexington Hotel sports some pretty impressive numbers. It’s completed a $20 million renovation — and it shows the moment you enter the redesigned high-tech lobby that’s sleek, fresh…
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Think “Tibbie’ for a Perfect 2-Daycation. Part 2 :: Tiburon, CA
We had an early morning wake-up call since we had signed up for the special Tiburon/Angel Island Getaway Package, and wanted to explore the island before it got too hot….
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Crowne Plaza Dublin-Airport :: A Welcome Respite
After nearly two weeks of driving and barging through Ireland, what a delight to spend our final night at a beautiful hotel less than two miles from Dublin International Airport….
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Cancelled Planes & Grounded Pains :: American Airlines
If your name is Zeimer, I’d strongly advise you NOT to fly American Airlines this week. First, my twin brother’s flight on American from SFO to Athens this coming Friday…
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A Prize for the First Person to Find the Theme of This Getaway! :: Fox River Inn B&B, Ottawa
Death by Chocolate Slumber Party. Available all year and definitely for the chocoholic! Book three or four of the Fox River Inn B & B’s rooms with your friends for…
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The Scoop On The Sweet Suite :: Hotel Triton’s Haagen-Dazs Room, San Francisco
It may be across from Chinatown and a block from Union Square shopping, but the Kimpton Hotel Group’s Triton Hotel just scooped up its “Sweet Suite” by partnering with Haagen-Dazs….
