Bruges could be Europe’s most perfect little medieval city. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its historic significance, Bruges overflows with charm. Old graceful canals, ancient cobbled streets, distinctive gothic architecture, archaic cafes and bars fill the city. In addition, Bruges sports a variety of contemporary pleasures, such as fine hotels, divine restaurants, nice […]
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Posted 08 June 2018
† Susan Manlin Katzman
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ACCOMMODATIONS § BEER § BELGIUM § BEVERAGES § BRUGGE § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § MUSEUMS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL
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Tagged: Aperol, Belgium, Bruges, Café Vlissinghe, Cava, Choco-Story, Church of Our Lady, Flanders. Flemish Primitives, Frietmuseum, Groeninge Museum, Hotel Jan Brito, Madonna and Child, Michelangelo, St-Germain, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Visscherie Cocktail
It’s brand new and utterly wonderful. The Santa Maria Hotel & Golf Resort opened in February, 2018, and is already Panama City’s first-choice stay for golfers, business persons and luxury travelers. Located in the exclusive Santa Maria Panama community—eight miles from Panama City and seven miles from the Tocumen International Airport—the resort perfectly suits contemporary […]
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Posted 16 March 2018
† Susan Manlin Katzman
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ACCOMMODATIONS § ART § BEVERAGES § BREAKFAST § COCKTAILS § GOLF § PANAMA § PANAMA CITY § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § SPAS § TRAVEL
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Tagged: Anny Arroyave, Carlos Chombolin Alba, cocktail, Embera, Gatun Lake, Geisha coffee, Luxury Collection, Mestizo Restaurant, Panama, Panama City, PANAMA VIEJO, REPROSA, The Santa Maria Hotel & Golf Resort
I know where Santa Claus vacations. And I know why he chooses Sunset at the Palms in Negril, Jamaica. The resort is the polar opposite of the North Pole. Here wooden treehouse-style guest rooms sit on stilts surrounded by tropical splendor. A profusion of palms and ferns and bamboos fill the property, covering the […]
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Posted 12 May 2017
† Susan Manlin Katzman
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ACCOMMODATIONS § BEACH § CARIBBEAN § ISLANDS § JAMAICA § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL
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Tagged: Caribbean, chicken, Club Mobay, Cosmo's Seafood Restaurant and Bar, Jamaica, Jamwest Motorsports & Adventure Park, Negril, Rick's Cafe, rundown, Santa Claus, Scuba Caribe, Sunset at the Palms
Laissez les bon temps rouler (let the good times roll) is more than a Cajun French catchphrase; the motto captures the spirit of Lake Charles in Southwest Louisiana especially at Mardi Gras, when the city costumes in fluff and finery and parades and parties like no other. (And by like no other, we mean no […]
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Posted 24 February 2017
† Susan Manlin Katzman
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ACCOMMODATIONS § BEACH § CASINOS § LAKE CHARLES § LOUISIANA § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § SOUPS
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Tagged: boudin, chowder, corn, crab, crackling, Creole Nature Trail All-American Road, Golden Nugget, king cake, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Mardi Gras, shrimp, Steamboat Bill's
Yep. It’s true. I love rum. So imagine my delight discovering a rum bar at the newly refurbished and rebranded JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort. The bar is named Kane—I thought because rum is deliciously divinely made from sugar cane and drinking too much can muddle spelling, but not so. Marriott officials say that […]
It’s chic and cheap by Paris standards, but those aren’t the only draws. Celebrity chef Christian Constant’s newish baby bistro, Les Cocottes de Christian Constant, serves casual and creative casseroles popular with locals as well as tourists from around the world.
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Posted 31 August 2016
† Susan Manlin Katzman
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BEVERAGES § DESSERTS § FRANCE § PARIS § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized
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Tagged: 7th arrondissement, Chef Philippe Cadeau, CHOCOLATE, chocolate tart, Christian Constant, cocottes, France, Les Cocottes, Paris, pate, Recipe for Christian Constant's chocolate tart, restaurant, Staub
Like gorgeous sisters, Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain share similar traits. Both resorts are located on the same mountainous hill overlooking the Caribbean Sea in the Soufriere area of south Saint Lucia. Both resorts are owned and operated by the talented Troubetzkoy family. And both resorts offer guests wonderful accommodations with a variety of luxurious amenities,
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Posted 27 May 2016
† Susan Manlin Katzman
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ACCOMMODATIONS § BEACH § BEVERAGES § CARIBBEAN § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § ISLANDS § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § SAINT LUCIA § TRAVEL
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Tagged: Anse Chastanet, Anse Chastanet beach, Anse Mamin beach, Crystal rum, Elijah Jules, Jade Mountain, L.M.Stone, rum, Saint Lucia, The Bentley, Troubetzkoy
It takes a lot of nerve to open a new barbecue restaurant in Kansas City. Boasting over 100 extremely popular and enthusiastically patronized BBQ joints, shacks, stands and restaurants, KC seems saturated to the max. Then along comes championship barbecuer Rob Magee who opens Q39 and quickly sends most competition to the pits. The hip […]
I can’t say I’ve seen all of the resorts in Scotland (damn), but after a short stop at Cameron House, I think it has to rank as the best. Why? Cameron House wins my heart for its: WONDERFUL LOCATION about 20 minutes from Glasgow International Airport, on the bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomond—in the midst […]
Anyone trying to lasso the spirit of the old Wild West should head to Cody, Wyoming. Founded in the 1890s by pony express rider, army scout and flamboyant Wild West showman William Frederick Cody (a.k.a Buffalo Bill—a name he earned shooting a staggering number of bison), Cody remains western to the core. The town sits in the scenic […]
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Posted 28 July 2015
† Susan Manlin Katzman
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ACCOMMODATIONS § BEVERAGES § COCKTAILS § CODY § DRINKS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL § WYOMING
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Tagged: 8th Street at The Ivy, Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Buffalo Bill Dam, Cody, Cody Dug Up Museum, Cody Nite Rodeo, Cody Trolley, Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Revue, Heart Mountain WWII Interpretive Center, Irma Hotel, margarita, mojito, Museum of the Old West, Old Trail Town, WYOMING
