What’s The Opposite of Fast?: The Slow Food Movement, Italy
If you saw the documentary, “Super Size Me,” you may never eat a Big Mac again. I certainly won’t. To combat the American habit of gorging on fat-filled fast food,…
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Dutch Treats: Lute Suites, Netherlands
Each of the seven Lute Suites is unique. Because of The Netherlands’ lack of restrictions to preserve 18th century architecture, these refurbished boutique hotel suites look more like a row…
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Pedal Power: The Amgen Tour of California, Feb. 19-26
Seven seconds. That’s all the time you have to see the riders cycle past you at 20-30 mph in a time trials or a stage. But that seven-second rule is…
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Like A Rock: Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay
Though I’ve lived in the San Francisco area all but four years of my life, I’ve only ventured a mile and half into the Bay to Alcatraz Island twice. Once…
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A Shining Beacon of Quality: Fog City Diner, San Francisco
When I was a 9-5er in SF ad agencies, I worked near Levi Square, the Financial District and North Beach. One of my favorite haunts has always been the Fog…
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Mighty Marshall Field’s To Metaphorize Into Macy’s: Chicago
In the world of retail shopping, nothing, but nothing, epitomized fashion, style and first-class service over the past 154 years like Marshall Field’s in Chicago. With a 13-story atrium, a…
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Avert Seasickness, Eat Chocolate: The Dive Bar
I’ve chewed on sports bars for running. I’ve wolfed down sports bars for hiking. But I’ve never thought of a chocolate sports bar to ward off seasickness after scuba diving…
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Gallery Crawl in Paradise
Art Walk nights on St. Croix, USVI are quite an event. Enjoy warm Caribbean breezes, friendly people, free wine, cheese, and lovely displays of local artists’ work as you wander…
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Family-Friendly, Oceanfront Ultra Luxe Hotel: Aqualinia Resort, Sunny Isles, FL
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts builds high-end properties around the world, from Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos, Mexico to the Hotel Seiyo Ginza in Tokyo. But their new property…
