A Hip Room With Vroom: Hotel Monaco, Seattle
Hip hotels may come and go. But any of the Kimptom Hotels just seem, well, hipper. Case in point: The Hotel Monaco Seattle and it’s “Room with a Vroom” promotion…
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Girls Will Be Girls (Sort of): Asia SF, San Francisco
I’ve been to gay bars. I’ve seen transvestites entertain. But I’ve never seen anything quite like Asia SF, a SOMA bar and restaurant featuring “gender illusionists” — the scene of…
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Art Rooms Drawing a Crowd: Propeller Island City Lodge, Berlin
In America, we’ve blogged about themed room art hotels in SF and NYC. In Europe, they’re becoming more popular, too, and the Berlin’s Propeller Island City Lodge is a new…
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Whining About Tasting Costs: Napa Valley, CA
I live 25 minues from the nearest Sonoma County winery, but rarely venture north by northeast to spend a day wine tasting there, or in Napa, another 15 minutes away….
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Time Shares With Sails & Jibs: SailTime
I own a time share with one of the leading companies and have traded it for fabulous vacations in Florida, California, Colorado and Aruba. To that end but a bit…
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BREAD–SPONGE METHOD
hola, amigos! here is my favorite yeast bread recipe. enjoy! laurennnnnnnnnn β…You better come on in my kitchen, it’s goin’ to be rainin’ outdoors…β? –Robert Johnson, from βCome On In…
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One Free If By Sea: Oceania Cruises
For a limited time only, Oceania Cruises is offering free airfare, as well as two-for-one fares on some of its European voyages this Spring, including trips to Italy. These are…
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Rugs, Plugs & Drugs 25% Discount: Disney World, Orlando, FL
Two of Walt Disney World’s most upscale resorts ββ The Swan and The Dolphin ββ are now offering 25% discounts on one night’s stay to anyone who can prove they…
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Quirky, Wacky and Ultra Chic: Boutique Hotel Guide
When the author of the recently published Boutique Hotel Guide for Europe was searching through her Thesaurus for categories, none jumped out at her. So Harriet O’Brien created her own…
