T The best of intentions can go awry. Maybe that’s why restaurants over-complicate recipes or hotels focus on the décor and not on guest services. I had the best of intentions to immediately follow up my blog story HOLY C.O.W! (The Wines of California, Oregon and Washington), published in September, with reviews of where to […]
In this issue: Free French breads. Line up soon Money talks and Resorts reap the benefits Europe’s hands get cleaner RENOVATE, RETROFIT AND REDO It isn’t every day that a hotel receives a $40 million facelift, even an iconic beauty like The Omni King Edward Hotel, built in 1903 as Toronto’s first luxury property. The […]
Third in a Series Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining Month is over for another year, but I have one more restaurant meal to describe because if next year’s selections were as wonderful as this year’s, Il Mulino New York Trattoria at the Walt Disney World Swan will bump up to our “must do” list. Honestly, the […]
2nd in a series There have been a few misses during the years Russ and I have indulged in Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining Month experiences, but none as sharply disappointing as the meal at Ravello, in the Four Seasons Resort. It’s not that our meals were bad; they were just so mediocre and unmemorable. Vastly […]
Before Napa Valley became the viticultural Eden that it is, there was Livermore Valley. What! You’ve never heard of Livermore? Neither had we until our recent summer trek to California, Oregon and Washington to see friends, family, and do a whole lot of wine tasting. Livermore wasn’t our first stop, but it became an agenda on […]
This is the first in a series. My husband and I love Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining Month each September. This year the “month” expanded so that it began August 24. All the better to luxuriously dine for $33 for a three-course meal and celebrate birthdays, our anniversary, getting together with friends, or just having an […]
IN THIS ISSUE: Star Wars, Pandora, Toy Story and Soarin’—just what is Disney up to? Hot deals for international resorts keep bookings alive HOT DEALS BRING THE HEAT TO BOOKINGS Time’s running out to book Meliá Hotels International Caribbean beach hotels and be able to scoop up on their 25% off promotion. Book by August […]
In this issue: Exotic resort stays will cost you less while new hotels will vie for your dollars. HOT DEALS Summer’s reached the halfway point and Fall is just around the corner, but you have until Dec. 30, 2015 to enjoy a stay at the Gaylord National in Washington DC and receive a $100 per […]
IN THIS ISSUE: sizzling summer savings and CSR is the gift you give HOT DEALS Summer deals are sizzling at Wyndham Bay Point Golf Resort & Spa on the Emerald Coast of Florida. Their summer promotion is call Sun-Sational Perks and depending on how many are in your group (50-100, 101-150), you have the choice […]
Full disclosure: I have not actually been to The Hotel Zamora, but was introduced to its amenities and styling modeled after Zamora, Spain, at a press lunch held at Kasa Restaurant and Bar in Orlando, FL. While this review is to introduce you to the recently built The Hotel Zamora on St. Petersburg Beach, FL, […]