“Excuse me, but can you take my photo,” a stranger asked me as I was walking to the National Gallery of Art for an impromptu visit with my friends, French Impressionists Degas, Renoir and Monet. Behind her was the immaculate U.S. Capital, shining in a center of white snow. The sun seemed to have made…
There are many reasons to visit Croatia. The country’s rich history, beautiful countryside, magical coast, and welcoming people draw thousands of tourists each year. But sidetracking from the standard tour to explore the roads less traveled will bring discoveries that promise to enlighten the heart and palate. My travels would take me to Slavonia, a…
Two weeks previously, I had been cooking these very same dishes (all right…so maybe I just helped a bit) with a whole bunch of feisty “Village Housewives of Zakopane”. This was just one of the many fun culinary activities I (along with 6 other discerning, well-traveled foodies) enjoyed during our “Cooking your Way from Krakow…
by Sherrie Bakshi It’s the first day of October, and fall seems to have announced its arrival. The clouds have rolled in, there is a sense a crispness in the air and the leaves are already changing. It’s hard to imagine that just one month ago, the sun was shining, and I along with a…
by Jayme Lamm No matter how much I try to fight it, I just can’t say Hotel Boulderado without doing so to the tune of Don Henley. There’s just something so relaxing, classic and laidback – both about Henley’s music style and the Hotel Boulderado. As much as I’ve traveled this past year, there are…
by Nutan Thangan Seeing Rajasthan in India today one cannot help but conclude ‘feudal hospitality so easily translates into tourism business. And, when this traditional hospitality is offered in medieval castles and fortresses, the experience is absolutely mind-boggling…. After independence the new and democratic India went about merger of the Princely States, abolition of jagirs,…
Gina Horan shares her experience at the Whiskies of the World Expo, highlighting women’s increasing appreciation for whisky in a traditionally male-dominated sphere.