Lights! Camera! Fish!: CineAqua, Paris After being closed for more than 20 years, Paris once again can proudly say that it has the biggest (and probably, the most expensive ) aquarium in all of Europe. CineAqua is located in the heart of Paris, entirely underground. The entrance is located in the Jardins du Trocadéro, below…
Czech Out These Spas! Part II: Karlovy Vary Note: This is the third of a multi-part series on Czech Spas. My first town during last December’s spa tour wasKarlovy Vary (a.k.a. Carlsbad), the Grand Dame of Czech Spas Towns. It’s about a two-hour scenic ride from Prague. K.V. is loaded with hot springs (12 to…
by Sharon Dewar The army of elephants stood stiffly, alert and imposing, their powerful gray silhouettes staring intensely at our open-aired Land Cruiser. It was our second night on safari, and the sky was dark and foreboding as we drove alongside Botswana’s Khwai River, a tributary that feeds into the Okavango Delta, on the northern…
by Stephanie Block Oprah has her favorite things, and I have my So-Must Holiday Haves, for you or your lesser halves! These hand-picked products run the gamut from family items to adults only, and they just might make those special people on your list smile. 1. For Your Wanna-Be Rocker: Fretlight Teaching Guitar It’s not…
by Madeleine Zinn We all know U2. The band has been putting out music for the past two decades, and without doubt (unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past twenty years), you’ve heard a song or three. At the very least, you’ll likely recognize this influential group’s front man—he of the ubiquitous…
by Madeleine Zinn When my lovely editor at Tango Diva suggested I cover San Francisco Fashion Week, I jumped at the chance. The closest I came while in New York was trolling the outside of tents at Bryant Park. I saw no clothing, no models or designers. But it was exhilarating nonetheless. So to actually…
by Sharon Spence Lieb —Churchill, Manitoba, Canada: Wriggling into a too-tight neoprene wetsuit, I’m ready to hug a beluga. I’ve flown 1910 miles from Charleston, South Carolina, to Hudson Bay, Canada, to swim with the 3,000 snow white beluga whales summering in Hudson Bay. “Welcome to The Beluga Capital of the World,” says our guide,…
