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Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2025
May is the month when flowering trees are in bloom, the air is permeated with fragrance, and the sounds of coughing and sneezing can be heard throughout the land. This Mother’s Day, we are more than ever before suffering from the effects of climate change and are...
Travel News and Advice – April 15, 2025
New route for the Orient Express. Belmond’s Venice Simplon-Orient Express has added a new route originating in Paris and traveling through the French countryside and then through Tuscany. Sounds divine. If you do this, please let me know! Another luxury train...
Obsession Symphony Wine with Food Pairings
Obsession Wines of Northern California kindly sent me a sample bottle of their white Symphony 2023 wine, along with a kit to make their suggested foods to pair with it. Obsession Symphony wine. Photo courtesy of Ironstone Vineyards. The kit included a jar of garlicky...
How to Store Food in the Fridge to Avoid Illness
Shelfy CEO and Co-founder, Paolo Ganis, has provided us with these simple tips to optimize food storage in your fridge. Learn how to keep your produce fresh and nutritious for longer as follows: Set the temperature between 39°F and 43°F to slow down ripening and...
Thai Cuisine
Centuries ago, people emigrated from southern Chinese provinces, mostly Szechwan, into modern-day Thailand, bringing along their culinary traditions. Since that time, many other influences have affected Thai food, including dishes and methods of cooking from India and...
Greenwashing: How to Spot Deceptive Eco-Claims
Greenwashing is rampant in the travel industry. It's when a hotel, resort, or outfitter gives a false impression that they're making an effort to be more ecological than they actually are. The terms "eco-friendly" and "green," for example, mean nothing specific....
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Destinations
São Simão, Brazil: Rising Above The Depths
As my small fishing skiff skimmed over the vast expanse of Lake Azul in the tiny city of São Simão on the Goiás and Minas Gerais border in Brazil, I was unaware that beneath these impressive waters lie the ruins of an old settlement once inhabited by diamond miners...
Hotels, Resorts, Spas
Hotel Review: The Historic Brown Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky
There are buildings that stand and watch as the environment surrounding them changes … and changes again. Many of their neighbor buildings come and go, and their neighborhoods fall, become insignificant, and rise again. Such is the case with the Brown Hotel in...
Food, Wine, Spirits
Restaurant Review: A New Visit to That Supper Club
A few months ago, we wrote about That Supper Club, a prix fixe set menu at a quirky restaurant with very good food in Park Ridge, New Jersey, a town near us. They change dishes on a seasonal basis, depending on what’s fresh and good on the market. They let us know...
Cruise & Sail
How to Get The Most Out of Your River Cruise
River cruises are among the most popular forms of vacation, offering virtually every amenity available on larger cruise ships but at an affordable price. They also feature enticing, unique itineraries often unavailable with their bigger rivals. My favorite river...
Museums, Entertainment
Dance Review: BodyTraffic at The Joyce Theater, NYC
During the years when we lived in New York City, The Joyce Theater was an ongoing entertainment source for outstanding innovative dance performances. Alvin Ailey was introduced to us there, as well as Elliot Feld and his never to be forgotten “Scara Brae” (recounting...
Travel Advice, News
Travel News and Advice – April 15, 2025
New route for the Orient Express. Belmond’s Venice Simplon-Orient Express has added a new route originating in Paris and traveling through the French countryside and then through Tuscany. Sounds divine. If you do this, please let me know! Another luxury train...