I’ve had a “Bucket List” for years…I’ve just never called it that. I always have referred to mine as “Something to Tell the Grandkids if I Live!” (Many years, and no kids— ergo no grandkids, later I suppose I could change the title.) Skydiving had been fluxuating among my top 5 To-Do’s forever, so I…
Keeping in mind the travel theme of Tango Diva postings, I chose the film “The Visitor” to review. Even though the entire film takes place in and around NYC, a major subtext is how lucky we are to have the freedom to travel. If you are a US citizen you can also experience the guilt…
Happy belated International Women’s Day and Hinamatsuri, Girls’ Day in Japan! What is it about March, spring, rebirth, and women and girls? International Women’s Day is on March 8, and Hinamatsuri is on the third day of the third month every year. It’s one of the things that made me fall in love with Japan…
From a crazy-fun Jumping Bean Massages to Chocolate Malt Baths, spa treatments are the new way to get kids to relax at the Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort in Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. After a few of these, you might be able to ditch the Ritalin. Their new Family Spa treatments include…
by Cheri Eplin If Tony Bennett lost his heart in San Francisco, I found mine in Half Moon Bay. Located just 25 miles south from San Francisco, this seaside city usually boasts mild weather (with morning and nightly fog) but ironically welcomed me with unusually warm weather during my visit, which coincidentally paired with the…
by Jennifer Anthony Saturday morning in the Haight. I sit just outside San Francisco’s Circus Center , soaking up the warm February sun. As a steady stream of people parade by me, I am tempted to hum Sesame Street’s, “One of these kids doesn’t belong here, one of these kids isn’t the same…” The regulars…
by Megan Whiteaker Move over little blue pill and Dr. Drew, sea moss shakes and Procreation Vacations are in the house. Granted, sea moss shakes aren’t usually the cocktail of the day, but they are definitely the new go-to drink, in the Caribbean, to get things rockin’ ‘n’ rollin’ in the bedroom. Recently hotels and…