Spend a fruitful day in an original gallery kitchen of the 13th century Villa Pandolfini with hands-on instruction by a professional Italian chef. Menus vary according to the seasonal cuisine and are universally appealing. The goal is to expose you to all of the Good Tastes of Tuscany. Yum Yum! They guarantee an unforgettable experience!…
It’s 5:32 pm on Saturday, and my EasyJet flight to Berlin is delayed. So, it gives me a bit of time to tell you about my day. Today I met Jill Christina, a Tango Diva member and a great Copenhagen informant. I went to lunch with her and her boyfriend Phillip. I got to experience…
Seems a though I caught a Scandinavian sniffle in the past week. It is bound to happen – too many time zones, lots of flights, cold weather, and strange beds. So today was an easy day. I did not wake up at the crack of dawn and rush out to meet the day. I got…
On Friday, December 13th, while I am lounging at the Diplomat Hotel in Stockholm getting ready for my flight home, the winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced in Oslo. Here is the list of ALL the winners…. for more details visit the official webiste. 2005 – International Atomic Energy Agency,…
I woke up, rolled over and thought of Sting. Then, I had a quick sauna (because I could!) and went downstairs to take a tour of the rest of The Grand Hotel. WOW! Okay, I got to visit the Nobel Room – the room that all the Nobel Peace Winners have slept in since 1901. …
Siri, the amazing hotel manager at The Grand Hotel has set me up with a day of pampering. This day is much needed after all the flights and time changes I have gone through. First stop is Beauty Lounge. With Linda Johansen. She does do private sessions on the Ladie’s floor at the Grand Hotel,…
When last we left our intrepid traveler, Stephanie was watching the sun come up over Roma’s White Night celebration, the festival that caused her a week of forearm pain after having to drag her suitcases over a mile through a horde of hotties. Yes, hotties. Stephanie observed that no matter where she looked, Roman hotties…