Year: 2007

  • Malta Musings

    Malta Musings, Part 1: Why Go? Malta is certainly not the easiest spot to travel to. There are no direct flights — although breaking up the trip with an overnight each way in London was quite enjoyable. Particularly if you’re passing through on a weekend a wonderful detour is the stomach-boggling Borough Market under the…

  • Poleng Lounge

    Hybrid Dining, Drinking & Dancing: The Poleng Lounge, San Francisco Again, the critics were right-on! (Not too suprising, since I have the highest respect for the SF Chron’s Michael Bauers’ taste buds.) For weeks I have been meaning to try Poleng Lounge, but kept putting it off because I was unsure how good the food…

  • Maybe if I pointed out…

    Maybe If I Pointed Out The Aphrodisiac Properties of Chocolate? The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA I’m exhausted from dropping ever-so-subtle hints to my boyfriend about “How this would make a Valentine’s Day present that I would never forget,” and getting no response. I’ve even offered to drive the golf cart around and promised not…

  • Lake Austin Spa

    Lake Austin Spa Gets Straight A’s in the Three R’s of Spa Living: Austin, TX Relaxing, Refreshing and Rejuvenating just doesn’t come any easier than this. With only 40 rooms and a caring staff of over 200, y’all be spoiled beyond belief at the award-winning (and deservedly so) Lake Austin Spa Resort. Why? After just…