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Wine Gone Wrong? How to Tell If Your Bottle Has Gone Bad
Perfectly Aged or Time to Pitch It? Master Sommelier shares insights about storage, aging, and spoilage There’s nothing quite as disappointing as opening a bottle of wine, only to be met with an off-putting smell or a strange sour or sharp vinegar taste. Whether...
Cappadocia: Turkey’s Wonderland
Few things are worth rising at 4:00 a.m. to see. Perhaps a full lunar eclipse or Halley’s Comet, but a hot air balloon ride over the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia also definitely qualifies! Cappadocia is a region at the center of Asia Minor known as Turkish...
Wine Tasting: The Great, the Bad and the Mediocre!
As a food and wine writer, I get to try numerous wines and spirits each month from different parts of the world. Their prices might range from $5 per bottle retail to $600 and more. A number of years back, while attending a Burgundy wine auction, I even got to taste...
Travel News & Advice – February 28, 2025
Delta plane upside down. You've probably heard by now that earlier this month, a Delta flight turned over right after landing in Toronto, possibly due to strong winds. This left passengers hanging in their seats "like bats." Luckily, no one was injured, and Delta has...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: A Little Ice Wine with Everything
Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, Canada (just over the border from New York State) is a perfect place for a quiet vacation, especially if you love theater and wine. Famous for the annual Shaw Festival in summer, you can catch a musical or a classic play by George...
Grand Central Station’s New Grand Brasserie Restaurant
There's a new restaurant in Grand Central Station called Grand Brasserie. It's located in the Vanderbilt Hall just inside the entrance at 89 East 42nd Street at Park Avenue in Manhattan. Grand Central Terminal in midtown Manhattan at Christmas time. Photo by Melanie...
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Destinations
Cappadocia: Turkey’s Wonderland
Few things are worth rising at 4:00 a.m. to see. Perhaps a full lunar eclipse or Halley’s Comet, but a hot air balloon ride over the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia also definitely qualifies! Cappadocia is a region at the center of Asia Minor known as Turkish...
Hotels, Resorts, Spas
Hotel Review: NYC’s Iconic Algonquin Hotel
I have always wanted to spend a night at New York's iconic Algonquin Hotel, and I finally got my chance. Was it all it's cracked up to be? Well ... not exactly. But I still enjoyed my stay. As a writer, the Algonquin holds a special allure because of the famous...
Food, Wine, Spirits
Taste Test Like a Pro: 5 Simple Ways to Assess Wine Quality
What is a good wine? This question may seem simple, yet it's surprisingly difficult to answer. For many, a good wine is simply one they enjoy drinking. There's some truth to this - after all, wine appreciation is often subjective. However, like any other product,...
Cruise & Sail
Whale Watching from New York City – You Read That Right!
A lot of visitors and locals aren't aware that you can watch whales from Manhattan and Brooklyn in NYC. And I'm talking some major whale watching! I recently took a cruise from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn with American Princess Cruises, where we saw seven humpback...
Museums, Entertainment
Going to Las Vegas? Three ‘Not-to-Miss’ Shows While in Town
Las Vegas offers a variety of shows, entertainment, and special events that will be sure to please travelers coming to this desert haven. What’s even better is that many shows are geared to different price points and audiences, which means there is something for...
Travel Advice, News
Travel News & Advice – March 15, 2025
The EU postpones the ETIAS. The European Travel Information and Authorisation System to be required for travel in Schengen countries in Europe has been postponed until the last quarter of 2026. So if you're going to Europe this year (and most of next year), you no...