How to plan a romantic dinner on the beach for your next tropical vacation Imagine a sandy stretch of strand arched in a graceful parenthesis. The ocean glows luminous turquoise and one by one the last rays of the day’s sunshine disappear into the horizon. A tanned couple wearing all white stand at the surf’s edge, [...]
A boat, a tiny Dutch village near Amsterdam and a picnic There are few outings in the Netherlands more delightful than puttering along canals on a sunshiny day with dear friends and a full picnic basket. Although I love meandering through the canals of Amsterdam, my favorite thing to do for a day out is [...]
Visiting Venice: old friends reunite to experience a favorite city’s sights, sounds and flavors side by side My friend Elizabeth flew into Venice from Paris for our reunion. We hadn’t seen each other for several years and wanted to make up for lost time by spending a few days together. Our plans for our visit [...]
Grand and stately, fun and hip – Visiting Edinburgh Edinburgh’s a city with more than one side. Scotland’s capital is a key fixture on the itinerary of most UK visitors, and given its mixture of history and vibrancy, it’s easy to see why. Divided in two halves by the green strip of is made up [...]
In a remote Peruvian village set amidst the highest peaks of South America’s the Andes, Katy finds her “Andean home” I jumped out of the cab to a cacophony of beeps and shouts and fought my way across the road, yawning in the early-morning cold of Peru in the Peruvian village of Huaraz. I walked into the [...]
There’s certainly something intriguing about the sterling depths of Lake Loch Ness. Reflected in its dark, frigid waters are the mysteries of the Scottish Highlands and the ghost stories of Scottish castles. I admit that although binoculars were the top item on my packing list for my holiday to Scotland to to visit the Great Glen, [...]
Full of friendly people and balmy weather, visiting The Canary Islands with Inka means many of us will be adding them to our list of great places to travel for women I always think of the Canary Islands as a box of jewelry; full of precious gems to suit every mood and occasion. There is [...]
Hint!: A gift card to one of our favorite great hotels trumps just about everything as far as a romantic Valentine’s Day gift … And “pshaw” to the idea that celebrating the epic concept of “love” on one random day in the middle of February is an all or nothing deal. As much as we [...]
Learning to make pottery in Peru along with a few things about kindness It was just an ordinary journey in the Peruvian Andes. I was squashed into a corner of the minivan while the hardy-looking matriarch beside me unwrapped a small child, blanket after blanket and ended up on my lap. We bumped and juddered [...]
Channel your inner child with international fun by visiting Disney World’s Countries of Epcot When you can’t get out of the country for real, the next best place to go? Disney World! Specifically, the World Showcase at EPCOT (which stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow). This may seem a little silly, but I’ve never [...]
