Especially aimed to all lovers of wine and good food, today’s first post takes you to Los Angeles’ only working winery. With a welcome as warm as the sun-baked hills of Tuscany, San Antonio Winery offers the atmosphere of a European wine estate and quality wines made from grapes grown on the owners’ vineyards in [...]
Archive | June, 2008
What Are Your Favorite Parks?
When arriving in a new place, I often check if there are any good parks in the area. So far my favorite is New York’s Central Park, followed by the lakeside parks in Zurich, and Holland Park in London. Just to name a few. Head over to New York’s parks and gardens in winter at [...]
Win Popular Books in Travel Mishaps Story Contest
When we travel, things don’t always go as planned. Have you ever experienced miserable mishaps or disasters abroad? Then, write down your story and participate in the fun travel essay contest by Inkwater Press and Dave Fox, author of Getting Lost: Mishaps of an Accidental Nomad and Globejotting: How to Write Extraordinary Travel Journals (and [...]
Get a Full Refund if Rain Ruins Your Vacation
In early June, Priceline.com announced the launch of their Sunshine Guaranteed program powered by San Francisco based WeatherBill. Each vacation booked through their site comes with a rain-free guarantee – if it rains on half or more of the days of your vacation, you will get a full refund. I can’t think of any better insurance [...]
Enjoy Madrid with a Different Point of View
Diana Pérez on why a rental apartment often beats staying in a hotel.
An Offline Week
I remember the warm summer nights when we sat on our porch in Halmstad, watching the dark sky light up from lightning. I loved it and couldn’t understand how my cousin could be afraid of something so beautiful. Last Monday, I realized why. When we watched lightning from afar, it was nothing else than beautiful. [...]
Mbalax to Move Your Body and Soul
I just discovered a great artists, Ami Collé. I love her voice and the rhythm of Mbalax, a popular dance music of The Gambia and Senegal. According to Wikipedia: Mbalax is a fusion of popular Western music and dance such as jazz, soul, Latin, and rock blended with sabar, the traditional drumming and dance music [...]
Spend the Summer in Portland
Summer’s heating up and it’s not too late to think about where to chill out over the 4th of July weekend. Portland, Oregon, is the perfect place. Take a leisurely stroll or ride in this pedestrian and bike-friendly city, kick back with a beer in one of the city’s many microbreweries, or enjoy the great outdoors [...]
No Man’s Lands: One Man’s Odyssey Through the Odyssey
NPR correspondent Scott Huler’s fifth book No Man’s Lands: One Man’s Odyssey Through The Odyssey hit the book stores in April and received rave reviews from the press. Following the author’s travel adventure as he aims to repeat Odysseus’s every step, No Man’s Lands teaches us that we can plan how our journey begins, but [...]
What is Good Group Travel?
Last month, I wrote a guest post about Solo Travel vs. Group Travel at Nomadic Matt’s Travel Blog. Today, Matt follows up with some great thoughts on Good Group Travel – his experience with Gap Adventures, what people really think of tour groups, advantages with organized travel and why first time travelers should consider group travel. [...]
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