1. 21C Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky–This uber modern, avant guard contemporary art gallery/ hotel MIGHT pass in San Francisco, but deep in the heart of the South?? I couldn’t believe the naked, anatomically correct statuary and puzzling installation pieces that abounded. Getting to the concierge desk meant stepping over the video of a couple in bed,…
Since the first trip I can remember (The Big Island, Hawaii) I have craved more. With every picture my grandparents show me of Morocco, with every story my friends tell me about Barcelona, with every article I read about Tokyo–I crave more. Last year I decided to feed my craving. I researched destinations and tour…
I always give extra bonus points for a restaurant that has the care, ambition, and talent to change their menu daily. Few can pull it off with the level of success that Chef/Owner Ethan Stowell manages to, at his Union restaurant. With some of the world’s best produce available just steps away at Seattle’s Pike…
If you are a travellin’ DIVA and want to join our Tango Diva team of jetsetters on Facebook – get crackin! We still have one week of competition left in the Ultimate Jetsetter: Bloggers Edition contest! Here are our rankings : you need to be a Facebook user. Participate in The Ultimate Jetsetter: Blogger’s Edition…
What do you get when you cross Paris and Seattle’s Pike Place Market, two of my favorite food destinations? Their off-spring would be the casual Cafe Campagne and the slightly less casual restaurant upstairs, Campagne, where we chose to dine. Campagne is located in the Pike Place Market, off of a charming courtyard complete with…
For those planning upcoming nuptials on 8-8-08, enjoy a complimentary golf and spa package for booking your wedding party!! The number 8 is considered one of the luckiest in the Chinese culture, representing sudden fortune and prosperity. The wedding team at JW Marriott Las Vegas celebrates this special numerological day by offering a complimentary golf…
I met Don Mixon of Madrone Mountain Vineyard. His wines are delicious!! He is a boutique producer of artisanal dessert wines in the Applegate Valley of Southern Oregon. Near the California-Oregon border. Madrone Mountain makes very limited quantities of hand-crafted fortified red and late harvest white wines -and though they do not have a tasting…