Luxembourg Celebrates as 2007 Capital of Culture
The one and only time I’ve ever been to Luxembourg was during my first trip to Europe in the early ’70s. I flew Icelandic Airlines (now Icelandair) to Luxembourg on…
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Your Northwest Alternative to Blood Diamonds: Polar Bear Diamonds, Quebec
With all the uncertainty about the diamonds in jewelers’ showcases, it’s nice to know there is at least one diamond you can be sure did not fund killing in a…
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Not So Tiny Bubbles: Costliest Champagnes for 2006
Cristal? Krug? Dom Perignon? What will be your bubbly of choice to kiss 2006 farewell and greeet 2007? According to an article “Most Expensive Champagnes 2006” at Forbes.com by Nick…
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Fiery End: Manka’s Inverness Lodge, West Marin County, CA
Sad news… One of the best restaurants in Marin County, north of San Francisco, burned to the ground last week following a storm-induced incident. Now the world famous Manka’s Inverness…
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New Hotel for B.A. Daytrippers: Tryp Hotel, Buenos Aires
Located in the center of B.A., the Sol Meliá chain, already popular in Spain, South and Central America, has just opened its first in Argentina with the 62-room Tryp Hotel….
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Plug & Play: Solio Universal Hybrid Charger
We’ve all got a handful of digital devices these days: iPods MP3 players, cell phones, GPS, Gameboy® and other portables. But what if you’re staying at an upscale hotel, you…
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Haute Japanese Cuisine and Elegant Decor: Zuma, London
As a lover of modern Japanese cuisine, I was pleasantly surprised when my date took me out to lunch at Zuma — a Tokyo-style restaurant in London’s fashionable Knightsbridge district….
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Time for a Luxurious Gucci Twirl Watch
The phone rang loudly Christmas morning so I quickly slid on my new slippers and jumped over wads of gift wrap, half assembled toys and the remaining unopened boxes to…
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Great Food, Grating Service: Grand Café, Hotel Monaco, San Francisco
It’s a shame, actually. The enormous main dining room at the French-California brasserie of the Grand Café was elegantly decorated. Its 30-foot-high ceilings and 20th century Parisian atmosphere were breathtaking….
