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The Creole and Cajun Culture of Southern Louisiana
While New Orleans is Louisiana’s premiere travel destination, you have to make your way southwest to get an experience of true Creole and Cajun cultures. The two traditions have blended a bit over the years, especially in terms of food and music, but I’ll leave you to...
Dance Review: Step Afrika! is a National Treasure
I recently went to a party at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in Bronx, New York, and its name is Step Afrika! Founded in 1994 by C. Brian Williams, Step Afrika! has developed into a world class company and the leading authority on the art of stepping....
Indigenous-Fusion Recipe from Chef Nathan Davis: ‘Rubaboo’ Rabbit Stew
Chef Nathan Davis is a Le Cordon Bleu–trained chef and enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Raised hunting, fishing, and foraging to help fill his family’s freezer, his approach to food is rooted in lived tradition as much as classical technique....
Travel News and Advice – April 30, 2026
TSA PreCheck Touchless ID. This program is now available at more than 60 U.S. airports with hands-free security lanes that can save you time. I wouldn't show up at the airport without a Real I.D. or passport, though. You never know when the system might be down....
Limoncello and Cookies
In a previous life, I must have been Italian from southern Italy, as I happen to absolutely love dipping biscotti in my espresso coffee and a sip of limoncello afterwards. The Fabrizia Lemon Baking Company was kind enough to provide some irresistible baked goods, all...
Hotel Review: Mandarin Oriental Hotel Ritz, Madrid, Spain
The five star hotel category offers the affluent traveler a wide range of luxurious experiences from the opulence of large properties to the intimacy of boutique hotels or the creature comforts of the resort/spa, all carrying the same hotel class designation but all...
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The Creole and Cajun Culture of Southern Louisiana
While New Orleans is Louisiana’s premiere travel destination, you have to make your way southwest to get an experience of true Creole and Cajun cultures. The two traditions have blended a bit over the years, especially in terms of food and music, but I’ll leave you to...
Hotels, Resorts, Spas
Hotel Review: Mandarin Oriental Hotel Ritz, Madrid, Spain
The five star hotel category offers the affluent traveler a wide range of luxurious experiences from the opulence of large properties to the intimacy of boutique hotels or the creature comforts of the resort/spa, all carrying the same hotel class designation but all...
Food, Wine, Spirits
Indigenous-Fusion Recipe from Chef Nathan Davis: ‘Rubaboo’ Rabbit Stew
Chef Nathan Davis is a Le Cordon Bleu–trained chef and enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Raised hunting, fishing, and foraging to help fill his family’s freezer, his approach to food is rooted in lived tradition as much as classical technique....
Cruise & Sail
The River Queen: Uniworld Cruises
Long had I coveted taking a river cruise, and my dream was realized when we sailed the Legendary Rhine & Moselle (Mosel) with the top ranked UNIWORLD Boutique River Cruise Collection. The 13-day itinerary was aboard the River Queen, one of...
Museums, Entertainment
Dance Review: Step Afrika! is a National Treasure
I recently went to a party at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in Bronx, New York, and its name is Step Afrika! Founded in 1994 by C. Brian Williams, Step Afrika! has developed into a world class company and the leading authority on the art of stepping....
Travel Advice, News
Travel News and Advice – April 30, 2026
TSA PreCheck Touchless ID. This program is now available at more than 60 U.S. airports with hands-free security lanes that can save you time. I wouldn't show up at the airport without a Real I.D. or passport, though. You never know when the system might be down....