For a Romantic Dinner…less expensive alternatives to Champagne
I am partial to Champagne. There is magic in those little bubbles. – nothing quite says romance like a sparkling flute of the chilled elixir. It is worth the investment,…
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Skinny Dipping: 10 Ways To Stay Trim on Trips
From Netscape.com today, here’s an interesting article that makes me feel skinnier just reading it. They suggest you can travel and not gain a single pound by following 10 steps…
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2005 Tour de France: A 21 Stage Salute
This year’s Tour de France should have its biggest audience yet –– both in person and on cable TV. As Lance Armstrong aims for an unprecedented seventh victory before retiring…
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Fly I on the Fourth of July: Independence Air
Independence Air is a new/old airline now with national routes out of Dulles Airport in Virginia. New because it became an independent, low-fare airline in November 2003; old because it…
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Rainforests, Volcanoes & Great Coffee: Costa Rican Eco Tours
It’s relatively easy to find places with pristine rainforests, excellent coffee and the nicest people in the world. Costa Rica is unique in having plenty of all three –– and Caravan…
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The Label Lets You Know If The Wine Is Ready
We’ve talked about posh labels, cartoon labels, talking labels. Now marketers have come up with another label-related breakthrough. A temperature-sensitive label that tells you if the wine has reached the…
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Resort Report: Spa Claremont, Berkeley, CA
Imagine lying on a warm, suspended environment, cocooned in a Mandarin Spice Wrap infused with sandalwood mist. That’s what my wife experienced for 50 minutes on a recent visit to…
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Watermelon Gazpacho
My mom served up a delicious Gazpacho the other night. What made it a bit different from others is that it had some watermelon in the mix. Here is the…
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Barcelona to Baltimore: Frommer’s Top 10 Summer Destinations
Who’d have ever thought of grouping New York’s Catskills with the South Pacific’s Cook Islands? Or Baltimore and Barcelona? Or even Cambria (near Hearst Castle) in California and a town…