February 21, 2008
With approximately 400 wineries in the Napa Valley area, choosing one to visit can sometimes be a bit overwhelming. Do you pick by its size, a catchy name, its history - or possibly just the fancy sign off the road? At times, I even found myself looking at a map, closing my eyes and pointing.
Over […]
February 19, 2008
Ahoy! My San Francisco adventure set sail from the Argonaut Hotel located on the corner of Jefferson Street and Hyde Street in the heart of Fisherman’s Wharf at the water’s edge. The bay beckons the curious traveler to float the waves of the Pacific and seek a vacation treasure. The four-story brick hotel is positioned […]
February 13, 2008
Just as Dorothy traveled through magical forests and yellow brick roads to reach sparkling Emerald City and ultimately, her home; I journeyed through Highway 101 and Highway 29 from San Francisco through the magical vineyards and yellow flower-flooded fields of Northern California to reach Villagio Inn & Spa located in the quaint city of Yountville. […]
February 11, 2008
It all started with the red apple.Chicago’s sinfully attractive La Pomme Rouge operates in the name of mankind’s most pivotal moment:
“The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.”
The only reason to warn against beguilement at the threshold of this red apple is the danger of needing to return every night to experience perfection.
Whether it’s the […]
February 1, 2008
My artist fiancé proposed to me using a clever ploy of watching Breakfast at Tiffany’s while he sketched me, taking liberties of adding a ring on my finger before he asked if I liked what he had drawn. The ring he presented was, of course, from Tiffany’s, and shortly after I accepted we began to […]