Imagine my surprise & delight tonight reading the paper over a nice glass of Pinot Grigio when I see my FAVORITE Florence restaurant, Acqua al 2, opened on Capitol Hill in DC at the same time we moved back to the area in May!!! The Washington Post's Tom Sietsema writes about the new DC spot [...]
In today's travel world, its hard to 'fly the friendly skies.'  Airlines are too busy cutting costs, increasing fees and merging to take care of their customers. The bright fluffy cloud in the friendly skies for me is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, now celebrating 90 years in the business making them the oldest airline in the [...]
This is our 4th Christmas season in Amsterdam and by far my favorite tradition is Sinterklaas, who arrived today via steamship from Spain!! People gather on bridges and boats, even in today's pouring rain, for his arrival! In the Netherlands, Saint Nicholas' Eve (December 5, he also shares my birthday!) is THE holiday tradition and [...]
The German Wine Road, Deutsche Weinstrasse as its called in German, is a beautiful slice of Germany a short drive southwest of Frankfurt, dating back 2000 years to the Romans. In the Pfalz region, or Palatinate in English, the Weinstrasse stretches 50 miles south through beautiful vineyards, quaint villages and castle ruins. The Pfalz produces [...]
As this 'farewell to summer' weekend comes to a close, I thought it appropriate to share a great way to extend those summer feelings ... Bobbi Brown's beach. (and that's the make up artist not the 80's/90's gone bad singer.) I discovered it while buying eye liner at the Bobbi Brown counter this summer. Picked [...]