October 25, 2010
October 2010
Paris, France
As a freelance travel writer and author of books on hotels I’m quite accustomed to going on site visits at properties. Sometimes the visits are of the hard-hat version, which, I’ve learned can mean anything form touring a veritable shell of a building and being asked to imagine the 10′ lucite bar overlooking [...]
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April 8, 2010
Verdura Resort & Spa
Sciacca, Sicily
April 2-6 – Easter
With the fortunate assignment of checking out Sir Rocco Forte’s latest resort, Vedura Resort & Spa, on the southern coast of Sicily, my husband and I spent our Easter holiday testing out the resort’s impressive golf offerings – 45 holes, spa complex – 46,000-square feet and encompassing sea [...]
March 25, 2010
The Rolling Hills of Tuscany
March 25th – April 11th
Well, dear readers, here it is – my dream assignment – and somehow I’ve found it once again. I have been tasked by the wonderful editors at Indagare (www.indagare.com) to canvass Tuscany and script lurid itineraries focusing on areas such as Chianti, the Maremma (the coast) and [...]
March 14, 2010
Berlin, Germany
January 31st 2009
Despite my brief stay, one night only, I managed to engage in a dramatic love affair with Berlin’s Hotel de Rome. Perhaps it is because it is one of the few luxury hotels in Berlin that’s housed in an original building. As the former head office of the Dresder bank, original building’s [...]
March 12, 2010
Berlin, Germany
January 29th-February 1st
For a romantic weekend away this February and for an assignment for Brides Magazine, I went to Berlin. Only a 6-hour drive from Amsterdam, this chilly German capital is filled with worthy sites and to my delight, some wonderful shops, great food and lovely hotels.
Although I prefer to walk around cities when [...]
January 23, 2010
December 20th, 2009
Dublin, Ireland
Somehow, someway, through the divinity of our good Lord, I ended up having to spend two nights in Dublin on my way home to the U.S. for the Holidays due to weather delays. Although my Irish heritage was pleased, my body was not and I was cursing Aer Lingus and the crummy [...]
December 9, 2009
Brussels, Belgium
December 5, 2009
Now that I’m a registered resident of the EU, I figure it’s within my civic duty to visit as many neighboring capitals and charming spots as possible. Given my last-minute nature, the inaugural visit was bound to be close by and relatively short. NB: I vow as I grow to a more [...]
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