by Kristina L. Mayer The alarm rings; it is very dark and quiet. We rustle our gear into daypacks and gulp down instant espresso before quietly making our way past the night watchman sleeping on a cot covered with a mosquito net. The rustling of our gear and the soft sound of our steps wake…
by Shauna Billings Mykonos is called The White Island because of its whitewashed houses and churches that dust the low, rolling hilltops like powdered sugar. It could also be named The Blue Island, for to experience Mykonos is to finally see the color blue, in all its intricacies, for the very first time. The doorways…
Name: Graham Humphreys Occupation: High Tech transplant Hometown: New to San Francisco from London What makes a London lad tick? Well lasses, the answer to these ten questions should put some wind in your willows! Graham Humphreys writes British songs and makes American advertisements. He knows London better than most—he was rained on there for…
If Florence is art heaven, then consider C. Madeleine’s heaven for vintage couture and designer fashion. C. Madeleine’s Florida boutique boasts the country’s largest collection of dazzling clothing and accessories from the past century. History is seen here through the eyes of style icons like Coco Chanel, Emilio Pucci, and Diane von Furstenberg. Don’t be…
Today I got an email from David with the question: Where do you want to go? Galapagos, Otavalo and Peru? Botswana, Namibia? Rwanda or Uganda to visit the Apes? And though the day could not have been more jam packed with deadlines, phone calls emails, links, etc this question brought on a stillness. I forgot…
It’s that personal pampering time of year again- hoorah for the annual Monterey County Girls’ Goodlife Getaway travel deals! From March 1 – April 30, Divas can enjoy the decadent Monterey, CA lifestyle at delicious prices. Shop, spa, golf and wine taste to your discerning heart’s content- all the sumptuous somethings that Monterey is known…
You hear about those freak accidents that totally change people’s lives. They take a left turn, instead of a right and they get hit by a bus. Or, like the recent bird flu deaths cause by young women picking feathers off dead swans. Well, my tale is not that dramatic, but it could have been….