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8 Perfect Places to Drink Coffee

The 8 most exciting, thrilling, totally awesome places to drink coffee.

3 BEST COCKTAILS FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE

I’m getting sloshed on New Year’s Eve. It’s the only way to end the terrible, horrible, no good, really bad 2020. I’m loading up on cocktails. But not just any cocktail. My cocktails must be spunky enough to chase away doom and gloom and usher in the light and bright. I’ve come up with three […]

¶ Posted 30 December 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARS § BEVERAGES § CARIBBEAN § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § RIVIERA MAYA ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: B-Line Tour, B.B. King Blues Club, Bellisima cocktail, cocktails, Commonwealth Bistro, Covington, gin, Grand Velas Riviera Maya, Holland American Cruise Line, Kentucky, Koi Bar, Lucille, Nieuw Amsterdam, Rose of Sharon cocktail, rum

FABULOUS FRENCH HOTEL BARGE CRUISE AND RECIPES

Shhh!…keep this between us as it’s not too cool for a travel writer to claim a favorite cruise. But when it comes to barging, I’ve taken two trips that I adored above all the others and just can’t stop praising them. Both were on the same Horizon II, one of the luxurious hotel barges in […]

¶ Posted 22 August 2017 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BARGING § CANALS § FRANCE § RECIPES § SALADS § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL § WINE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Barging, CRUISING, Cyril Bedu, Europe, France, French Country Waterways, Gien French Faience, Harvé Roussel Chocolates, Horizon II, hotel barges, potato salad, red cabbage, Upper Loire

S.S. CATHERINE RIVER CRUISE SHIP & DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Making a list? Checking it twice? Want to give something much better than nice for Christmas or Valentine’s day or that special birthday or anniversary? Then consider that the most splendid, all-occasion, glory gift that one can give is a trip on the S.S. Catherine. Not a nautical term, S.S. in front of Catherine stands […]

¶ Posted 20 December 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEVERAGES § CHOCOLATE § COOKIES § FRANCE § RECIPES § RIVER CRUISING § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Burgundy, CHOCOLATE, COOKIES, France, Murano, Provence, Rhône River, River Cruise, S.S. Catherine, Saône River, Uniworld

HOUSEBOATING AND EGG STRATA

I trace my love of houseboating to the 1958 film Houseboat. In the film Cary Grant lives on a houseboat with his motherless kids and Sophia Loren, a symphony-conductor’s runaway daughter masquerading as a housekeeper. So romantic. So fun. Made me (and every woman and man in 1958 America) want to trade lifestyle—and spouse—for the […]

¶ Posted 12 May 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ARIZONA § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § CHEESE § LAKE POWELL § NATIONAL PARKS § NEVADA § RECIPES § TRAVEL § UTAH ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: BREAKFAST, egg strata, eggs, Forever Resorts, houseboats, Lake Mead, Lake Powell

EUROPEAN BARGE CRUISING

As a native of landlocked Chicago, Ellen Sack developed wanderlust early in life. She started traveling to Europe at 19 and has been at it happily every after, developing a love for Europe, particularly Europe by barge.She took her first barge cruise in 1984, and shortly thereafter decided she wanted to help others discover the […]

¶ Posted 05 March 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BURGUNDY § FRANCE § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Barge Lady Cruises, Barging, Ellen Sack, European Barges, Stephanie Sack

MOSS LANDING & RECIPES: CIOPPINO & BIRD’S NEST

Centered in the curve of Monterey Bay, midway between Santa Cruz and Monterey, on California’s famous Highway 1, Moss Landing is hard to miss, yet most drivers whiz by headed for more famous neighbors. This is a mistake. A big mistake, as the tiny fishing village is a hidden treasure yielding rich rewards for nature-loving […]

¶ Posted 17 May 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § CALIFORNIA § MOSS LANDING § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SOUPS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: California, Captain's Inn, Cioppino, Elkhorn Slough, Elkhorn Slough Safari, Haute Enchilada, Moss Landing, Phil's Fish Market, potatoes, Sanctuary Cruises, seafood, wildlife

BARGING THROUGH BURGUNDY

We floated with the grace of a swan, paced considerably slower than a stroll. We dined for hours. We lingered and lounged and watched the ever-changing countryside. We visited sites and we biked and hiked, but whatever we did, and wherever we were didn’t really matter, for a European barge cruise is not about reaching […]

¶ Posted 25 August 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BURGUNDY § FRANCE § RESORTS § SALADS ‡ Comments Off °

THAILAND PLEASURES

I don’t want to talk about this too much; it might make the Gods jealous. On the other hand, the whole SiamJunk experience is so wonderful that it deserves sharing. Imagine being in Phuket (Southern Thailand), boarding a yacht equipped with six luxury en-suit cabins and an attentive staff that includes a gifted cook. Perhaps […]