Hominy Grille: Feeling All Homey in Charleston

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Restaurant Review, Hominy Grille, Charleston, South Carolina Choosing where to eat in Charleston can be a little daunting. But as soon as we are embraced in the golden light that emits from the entrance of Charleston’s Hominy Grille  and embraces like a maternal hug, and take in the scent of lowcountry cuisine, I’m pretty sure [...]

Kauai: Relax, but Don’t

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Even though tempted when visiting Kauai to grab a beach chair and paperback and plant yourself on a different golden beach each day, resist! There is so much to do on Kauai! I’m pretty sure I’m not alone when I say I am tempted when visiting places like Kauai to grab a beach chair and [...]

The Travel Belles Giveaway

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We wish you were around to crack open a bottle of bubbly with, but since you’re not, The Travel Belles are hosting a giveaway featuring some fabulous prizes to celebrate our awesome start. (Hint: jewelry and preserving your favorite travel memories are involved.) Besides great prizes for each entry we will be donating 50 cents [...]

Enoteca Corsi: Unspoiled Cultural Heritage

Restaurant Review Enoteca Corsi, Rome Strolling down the Via del Gesù, in Rome’s historic center, our stare wanders, thoughts waxing lyrical about the splendid Renaissance palazzos and glorious church facades. In the Largo Argentina area–steps away from major sites like the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Piazza Venezia and Campo de’Fiori–wisdom and appetite will inevitably direct epicurean [...]

Boats and French-Speaking Ducks

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Some of the most amazing things we did in Paris when we took the kids were the simplest, and the things I remember best. Our apartment in the 16th arrondisement was immediately adjacent to the Bois de Boulogne on the West side of the City (Port Dauphine Metro stop on line 2).One day we packed [...]

Visiting Tuscany with Small Children can be the Most Beautiful Hell on Earth

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In planning for my Mom’s 65th birthday, she shared with us her desire to treat us to an all-expenses paid trip to Italy. She and her husband reserved a villa in Tuscany to share with my brother and sister and me and our families, if we would so oblige. Despite a few hairs standing straight [...]

Sundays on a Barrier Island

Hilton Head, SC, isn’t really “my” city, but I counted it as my own for a few days last week. It was too windy to go boating so instead we ended up at Mitchelville Beach Park. As close of attention has been paid on Hilton Head to ecological preservation, it is still easy to forget [...]

Introducing La Piazza

La Piazza A busy town square. Radiating from it, cobblestone streets bustling with activity and double-parked cars. A Vespa whizzes by and the cute guy riding it yells out his ,“Ciao, bella!” Italy’s default greeting. Tourists and locals rub elbows at sunlit sidewalk cafes, sipping espresso and reading the paper, or leisurely taking in the [...]

Myrtle Beach 101: Part One

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Mention Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and many a married man gets a wild look in his eye . For them a trip to this area which is sometimes referred to as The Grand Strand is mostly associated with one thing: golf. This first article in The Travel Belles series, “Myrtle Beach 101,” isn’t for them. [...]

Travel Dreams

Dreams A girl can dream. I have, ever since my mother found me at age four digging a deep hole in our backyard and asked me if I was digging to China. “Yes, I am,” I answered, liking that idea. This morning this is my list: Take a bicycle tour of the Friesland region of [...]

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