Fashion Island in Orange County California has a great variety of restaurants and eateries. One of our recommendations however is Great Maple. For fun cuisine, mind-blowing desserts, and all-around amazing beverages, it’s one of our favs—especially after an arduous day of shopping.
Read MoreDid you know the heart of bubbly France is less than two hours from Paris by train or car? Arrive at the airport in the morning and you could be sipping a glass of Taittinger champagne for lunch along with your lobster salad or brie en croute.
Read MoreLarger-than-life female power-houses dominate the holiday season in several films. Mary Queen of Scots features two queens vying for supremacy. The Favourite highlights two lesser females of the nobility jockeying for queenly favor with hilarious, sometimes shocking, results. And in Mary Poppins Returns a larger-than-life nanny blows in from the sky not with a royal scepter exactly but a regal ability to wave her magic wand and make things happen—of course with a little bit of spit-spot elbow grease dispensing the fairy dust.
Read MoreThere’s a fertile, ancient enclave in Southern France brimming with medieval castles, pretty vineyards, and a prehistoric history that offers some of the first glimpses of man. It’s called the Dordogne Valley. It lies in central France just east of Bordeaux at the western coast. The Dordogne River flows west toward the sea from Dordogne Valley. It’s carved a marvelous broad valley of rich farmland that produces some the best vegetables, fruits, nuts, seafood and goose-based products like foie gras and pâté on the planet.
Read MoreIt’s a proven fact—at least according to our taste buds—that wine tasted at the vineyard source seems richer than the same wine consumed at home or in a restaurant. This is probably a situational prejudice that has to do with vineyard eye candy, wine bouquet aromas, and conviviality of the experience. If we admit it, we love to taste most ANY wine at the source because it makes such a delicious memory.
Read MoreLondon is one of the top vacation destinations in the world. The reasons are simple: London is a cosmopolitan destination with great hotels, regal sight-seeing, well-known history, world class shopping and, to top the lot, they have award-winning live theatre where some of the most famous stars in the world “trod the boards.”
Read MoreGoing to Paris? Research, Trip Advisor, and simply asking travel pals can net you some advice nuggets. But take it all with a grain of salt. Trip Advisor reviews tend to be geared to the budget conscious. High end travel pros may direct you to the grandest of the grand on the other hand. My advice? You typically get what you pay for—and if you don’t fork out some euros In Paris you’ll have to be happy with what you get.
Read MoreDessert-crafting is an art practiced throughout much of the world. And we never turn down the opportunity to sample these delicacies no matter where we land! Herein are some of our favorite treats.
Read MoreWe’ve eaten high…and low…in our travels around the planet. Most expensive meal? La Tour D’Argent in Paris, where Louis XIV dined. Cost: more than a typical house payment. Least expensive meal? Also in Paris at a sidewalk Crepe vendor who make us dinner for xx euros a piece. Here are some of our most memorable dishes.
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