Hotel Review: Hotel Diva, San Francisco (Now Closed)
Hotel Diva was a bold, design-forward boutique hotel in Union Square. Known for playful, avant-garde aesthetic and central location
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Visionaries: Author and Mother Road Warrior: Stephanie Elizondo Griest
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…
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Culture: The Ancient Maya Jade Quarry of the Kings
by Scharlene Fulmer I met Mary Louise Ridinger, a renown archaeologist, aboard our fabulous 18 day Panama Canal Holland America cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to San Francisco. I was fortunate to lunch with her twice during which time she shared her incredibly interesting personal story with me. She discovered her interest in archaeology when she…
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The Olive Experience::Cienega Valley, CA
Living next door to so many fantastic wine regions is one of the reasons I love the Bay Area, however, every once and a while (usually while nursing a major hangover) I reach my saturation point where I don’t want to sip, swirl, spit or even look at a grape! Which is why I was…
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Girlfriend getaway:: Social Kulm-ing in St. Moritz
Seated on the banquette next to a stylish woman of a certain age, I asked: “How long have you been coming to the “Kulm?” “Oh, my dear,” she replied with a twinkle in her eye, “Why, we’ve been visiting here for the past 45 years.” Mingling with other (mostly veteran) guests at the champagne cocktail…
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Cancun: Best Hotels in Big Kids’ Tropical Playground!
by Allison Neves Say the word Cancun and many a seasoned traveler conjures up images of Spring Breakers gone wild. Yes, admittedly, I thought the very same thing. But, during a recent trip to the area, I saw a completely different side to this MTVer’s Mecca. I encountered 5-star hotels, isolated resorts and a tropical…
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Post Tripum Depression
There may be no place like home, but sometimes that’s the whole point! Coming off the intensity of a world tour, home may seem…foreign. One minute you’re fighting to get on a bus in Montego Bay, the next minute you’re in your quiet, slightly stuffy study looking at a stack of bills on your desk….
