Famous French female author George Sand stayed at a northern Mallorca Serra de Tramuntana monastery in the 1840s with her Polish composer lover Frèdèric Chopin and penned the autobiographical novel , A Winter in Mallorca in 1842. The … Continue reading →
Hike The Barrier Of Spears. The twisting but paved two lane road leading into the World Heritage Site of the 243,000 hectare uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park is one of the most dramatic, majestic, and stunning byways anywhere in the … Continue reading →
A New “Old” Legend ! A friendly valet took my car. Two kind bellmen eagerly helped with my bags. I began to feel like a Hollywood starlet. And why not? This was La Costa, the place where the rich and famous … Continue reading →
Romance in stone. Dromoland Castle’s Main Gallery. When touring Ireland you can stay in a farmhouse, guesthouse, villa, secret hunting lodge, abbey, palace, or country manor house. But for romance you must stay in a traditional … Continue reading →
Adventures in Hawaiian Golf. If the Makai Golf Course is the Empress of Golf, the Prince Course at Princeville is the Emperor. It is undergoing a major renovation and is scheduled to reopen October of 2011. We got … 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 →
