Check Inn To The Black orchid Room. Labor Day heralds the end of summer, and just under the wire I am fortunate to spend three days and two nights at Century House, the longest continuously running guesthouse on … Continue reading →
Grand Hyatt Hotel Martinez on the French Riviera. For two weeks each year A-list celebrities flood the halls and check into the historic Grand Hyatt Hotel Martinez on the French Riviera in Cannes for what the French call, … Continue reading →
Located In The Heart Of The Strip. Las Vegas, as young to the world as it might be does have a vibrant and storied history. From its earliest days in the mid-1800s, when a group of Mormon settlers … Continue reading →
The largest Italian wine cellar in Vegas. For years I’ve had a problem with an Italian restaurant in Las Vegas—Ferraro’s. Despite sitting down with best intentions to explore a rich variety of main courses, I always wind up ordering … Continue reading →
Ancient Roman Pools and Baths. A temple in the mountains. There are more Roman ruins in ancient Anatolia than in any other country, with the most magnificent temples at Hierapalis in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey … Continue reading →
Camp Jubilani No Longer Offers Elephant Rides. The Hoedspruit (Hat River in Africaan) airport is a military base for the South Africa Air Force and also an emergency landing field for the space shuttle; my South African Airways … Continue reading →
The Golden Isles of Georgia. I had never visited this enclave of America. Not surprising, for it is unfamiliar to Westerners like me. For us “the Southeast Coast” more likely calls up Charleston, Savannah or Hilton Head to the north, Florida to the south. Elegantly settled into … Continue reading →
Mount Vesuvius from Pompeii’s Forum. It was a bad day for Pompeii on August 24, 79 AD with great balls of fire. The 160 acre walled city had a population of about 20,000 in 79 AD. It is … Continue reading →
Click photo For Fiamma Trattoria. There is a saying in Italy, “Only tourists eat bad food.” So if you are a tourist in Las Vegas, you must visit Fiamma Trattoria at the MGM — no, not because … Continue reading →
Ride and Rest in Style. The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort in Solvang, California is a rare place in our world where you can enjoy a vacation adventure exploring the coastal hills of central California in the luxury … Continue reading →
Between San Francisco and LA. I’m sitting here in a robe, which really is a glorified towel, typing away on a feature about what I can sincerely say is the nicest resort I’ve stayed at to date … Continue reading →
Bike California’s Big Rift. Aaaah! This is the life. Lazing by the pool, tummy bursting from the gourmet fine dining; entrancing cumulus clouds floating overhead. Not lifting a finger nor burning a single calorie for days upon end……naaaah! Scratch … Continue reading →
Maui — Outrigger Kapalua Villas, A Slice of Hawaiian Heaven. “I feel like I get five years of my life back every time I go to Maui”, my friend Darin said when I mentioned to him that a Maui vacation … Continue reading →
The Liberty hotel is The Former Boston City Jail. The 1851 Charles St. jail was transformed into the award-winning, Liberty Hotel. At a time when going greenhas captured the hearts and minds of the public, Boston’s Liberty Hotel … Continue reading →
The Richest Port In The Ancient Roman Empire. Hadrian’s Temple. Ephesus is as famous today as it was in the Greco-Roman world; the southwestern Asia Minor temples are engraved on the reverse of Turkey’s older 20 … Continue reading →
Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on Del Monte Golf Course. Monterey is all about the sea: Cannery Row, the wharf, and the famed Monterey Bay Aquarium are all major tourism draws to the Spanish-influenced coastal community. … Continue reading →
Life is Grand At The Grand Hotel. My wife and I talk often of renting a villa in Tuscany for a week. We have explored Europe by Eurail with backpacks in tow, but now relish the idea of setting up … Continue reading →
London to Iceland – 11 Days on the CMV Columbus. Summertime where we live—Henderson, Nevada, to be specific, with July temperatures over 100 degrees F. for weeks on end—is a good time for travel to cooler climes. This … Continue reading →
Acropolis Means Edge Of The City In Greek. The Acropolis rises 100 meters above Athens. The terminology of Acropolis consists of the Greek words Akron (edge, or summit) and polis (city). Consequently the Acropolis means … Continue reading →
Click Photo Above – See What’s Playing. An evening at Teatro ZinZanni Seattle has been described as “Love, Chaos & Dinner.” Nowhere else is your food part of the show. The doors open to the room where the … Continue reading →
