Wine Country Lodging: Hotel Healdburg
Healdsburg is a little town in Sonoma County, northwest of the major vintners, but it’s still surrounded by wineries, charm and style. The Hotel Healdsburg offers Sonoma County’s premier luxury…
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A Memorable Gift: Sushi USB Memory Key
Holiday gifts come in all shapes, sizes and styles. This one is memorable — literally — because the Sushi USB Memory Key lets you easily upload data, photos or other…
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14-Second Airport Security Check Point: San Jose, CA
Tired of waiting in lines up to 30 minutes long at airport security? Wish there was a way to speed through in a mere 14 seconds? In about a month,…
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Brazilian Bombshell Honored: “Carmen Miranda Forever,” Rio de Janeiro
I remember watching Carmen Miranda dancing in old movies like “Copacabana” and “That Night in Rio,” wearing totally outrageous fruit headdresses. I seem to remember her singing the “Chiquita Banana”…
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New Rules For Small Tools: TSA OKs Carrying On
Yesterday, the Transportation Security Administration changed its mind. Effective December 22, passengers will no longer be banned from carrying tools shorter than 7 inches onto flights, including scissors with blades…
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Recommended Daily Allowance: “1,000 Places To See Before You Die” Calendar
You don’t have to have a serious illness to enjoy this daytripping, 365-page gift idea. Inspired by the best-selling book of the same name, the “1,000 Places To See Before…
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What’s Up With That? Armani Hotel & Resort, Burj Dubai
Boasting the world’s tallest building is one thing. Including the first Armani Hotel and Resort with 172 elite guess rooms and suites, restaurants and a 40,000-square metre spa as part…
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This Ain’t No Barbie: Fulla Dolls, Africa & Middle East
If you live in Northern Africa or the Middle East, you already know that you wouldn’t dare buy a Barbie doll for a little girl’s birthday, Christmas or other holiday…
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Hip Meets Habsburg, Opera Meets Jazz: Vienna City Steal, Austria
My great-grandparents were from Vienna. Maybe that’s why I’ve always loved it. Where else can you hear opera and jazz? Dine on Wiener Schnitzel and Sachertorte? Or view gothic and…
