Stephanie Elizondo Griest has mingled with the Russian Mafiya, polished Chinese propaganda, and belly danced with Cuban rumba queens. These adventures are the subject of her award-winning memoir: Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana (Villard/Random House, 2004). Atria/Simon & Schuster will publish her memoirs from Mexico in 2008, and Travelers’ Tales…
Wooo-ha-ha-ha…it’s that time of year again, boys and ghouls, so make this Halloween a fright to remember! Let’s start with my own terror-filled tale. Just click to read about my recent trip to Transylvania! Poe Museum: If that doesn’t boil your delicious blood, perhaps a trip to the Edgar Allen Poe Museum will. Although it…
Even better, let’s put our money where our mouths are, and support these often unsung heroes, by snapping up these waay cool Italian leather “Totes for Teachers.” DHL and Zac Posner partnered up to bring us these colorful, messenger-sized, expandable sporty bags that can hold your cell phone, make-up kit, power bar, with plenty of…
I thought we’d have fun exploring gold country, but I never expected to hit gold in the dining category. Yet, after dining at Taste Restaurant, located in the one-horse town of Plymouth (which we learned about from our affable host at the Days Inn) I stand corrected! We were completely blown away by the hip…
Couldn’t put it more succinctly myself. It would make a perfect fortune cookie line or even a better culinary event. Culinary events in New York are getting bigger and badder all the time, but this puppy is so HUGE that it’s going to require all of Pier 94. Cook. Eat. Drink. Live. to be held…
I’m So Used to Just Whipping it Out :: Visa Wine Tastings And saying “Charge It!” that I often miss the fine print… and this is one detail you won’t want to overlook. Thank you Visa. Complimentary Wine Tastings at Sonoma County WineriesVisa Signature cardholders enjoy year-round benefits at 50 select Sonoma County wineries, including*:•…
When I was first interested in a career in travel, I looked at Peter Greenberg as the “God of all Things that are Travel.” Now after years of admiring him from afar, my hero is in San Francisco doing a book signing. He will be signing copies of his new book, “The Travel Detective: How…