Emerging Mediterranean Wines tasting
I will be attending a wine tasting tonight at the Bulgarian Consulate in New York featuring wines from Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. The event is free and open to the…
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Light and White
Whites are gaining popularity as a trendy drink to “sip” in leisure. Pinks are also gaining ground faster. Many people say that they find these wines lighter and not so…
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Live It Up At The Festival of Near-Death Experience
Ever almost died and saw that bright white light, people with luminous shadows, and echoed voices? Me neither. But if you have, get down to As Neves, Spain on July…
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Living the Luxe Life: Vancouver Island’s Latest Five-Star Lodge
From the outside it looked like a Scandinavian Motel 6, all low-slung, buckwheat-colored cedar and wrap-around parking lot. But any semblance to a budget chain disappeared when I walked into…
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Do You Know The Puffin Man?: Hot Stopovers in Iceland
Iceland Air now flies nonstop from SFO to Reykjavik four times a week through August 31, then twice weekly through October 15. It also offers very competitive fares to Europe…
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Trading Rinks for Links: NHL-ers Take on Bear Mountain Golf Resort
What do you do if you’re a NHL player, or a former one, and getting a little antsy without a season? Get a few silver-bladed buddies together and line up…
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Top This: Tory Burch’s Summer Tunics
From People Magazine: Paris Hilton wore one as a sequined tank. Mariah Carey wore one as a minidress. Reese Witherspoon says the clothes “go from day into evening –– great…
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An Epic Vintage in the Making?
Italy seems to be on a roll, and prediction for the 2005 vintage could not be rosier. It appears (if everything goes smoothly) that this year could be a very…
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Shop Til You Drop!
Shopping is a part of travel whether you are buying CDs, a souvenir T-shirt or you forgot your toothbrush. But many times you never know where the best shopping is…
