Wellness: Israel: Enabling Inspiration, Special Trips for Special Needs

Wellness: Israel: Enabling Inspiration, Special Trips for Special Needs

by Janet Bein A native-born Israeli, Eli is a tall, broad-shouldered man, with a short, graying beard. He lives in the rural village of Benjamina (between Haifa and Tel Aviv), likes to wear jeans, and looks like a cross between a kibbutznik and a rabbi. For more than fifteen years, Eli has worked in the…

Style: Glasgow, Scotland: My Expensive Habit

Style: Glasgow, Scotland: My Expensive Habit

by Michelle McDermott Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Escada and Diesel are a small sample of international design labels worn on the streets of Glasgow. Recently this “Style Capital of Scotland” has seen a dramatic upsurge in the number of boutique hotels, and I’ve made it my personal mission to stay in all of them—an expensive…

Women winemakers

Wine tasting is one of my favorite things to do here at home and while I am traveling. This June 14th from 6-8pm at Butterfly in SF, several diva vintners are pouring for your pleasure. Heidi Barrett for Ravena Cabernet. AKA First Lady of Wine.             Pam Starr for Crocker…