A huge thanks to the board members of the Koret Family House and San Francisco Magazine! I purchased raffle tickets last nite from darling volunteer Gwen at the fabulous Best of the Bay Area Party and I WON the Grand Prize! AN INSTANT WINE CELLAR featuring approximately 100 bottles of premium California wine from the…
I was never a fan of Al Gore. And since the circus act known as the 2000 presidential election he has been off my radar. Until last night. My husband and I went to see “An Inconvenient Truth” and we both left the theatre with tears in our eyes and a commitment to help stop…
So there I was at 7 am on a Sunday morning, gainfully making my way to a divey sports bar in San Francisco’s lower Haight. The fog was thick, the gay pride parade was gearing up across town, and even though shootings were not uncommon on the corner where I found parking, it was too…
I am in the midst of going through the raw data of our last research project. I am amazed by how my women are still afraid of traveling alone. Why is that? What are you afraid of, really? I am trying hard to understand this, because I have never been afraid to travel alone, so…
by Judi Basolo Is it possible to celebrate Thanksgiving in Italy? It is if you’re visiting American friends residing in Naples. There was no way I would miss this cool invitation to toast the Pilgrims with a worthy Chianti in the land that gave us pizza and a view of Capri. “Thanksgiving Wherever” sounded like…
by Kristin Pedroja I’ve lived in Ljubljana for nearly two years, and I often find myself singing the praises of the nearby Croatian coast, or the proximity to Venice and southern Austria. But walking along the river promenade on a warm May evening, the magic of this small city hits me. And perhaps it’s because…
by Jill Richardson, Granola Diva From the back of a Barnes and Noble, I sat down with my cell phone, opened a copy of The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, and punched in the number for Fathom Five Divers (www.fathomfive.com). I looked at my watch and wondered whether it was too late to call. Although it was…