Practical travel information for practical travelers
If it’s Tuesday it must be Belgium, but in Seattle Tuesday is sweet at ART Restaurant at the Four Seasons Seattle. Chefs Kerry Sear and Jelle Vandenbroucke have devised a menu of creative daily specials that are tempting me to visit every day of the week. Take a look of this delicious lineup for 7 [...]
Last fall I stayed at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and became a fan of the LEED certified property. While there, I saw the Cirque du Soleil show Viva Elvis!, spent an afternoon at the spa, and had many fine meals, one of which was at Julian Serrano, a Spanish restaurant. Julian [...]
Lunch wagons have long been a part of the Hawaiian culture, feeding workers as well as hungry surfers. Lately, though, it seems these 4-wheeled eateries have started providing more upscale, dare I say gourmet friendly cuisine, responding, in large part, to the mobile restaurant trend that’s hot all across the country. Choose from among these [...]
I was in Las Vegas a few months back, and had an opportunity to chat with a waiter and one of the local restaurants. As I usually do, I asked him where he goes when he’s going out for the evening. And, I always stipulate that he can’t choose (or try to sell me on) [...]
While I normally wait till after Thanksgiving to start featuring travel gifts for the holidays, it’s clear that this year people are shopping earlier, hoping to budget their gift expenditures over a few more pay checks. And that seems like a very practical idea! So, today I’m starting with my first holiday travel gift guide [...]
Serving up steaks to Portland (Oregon) residents since 1944, the RingSide has been continuously owned by the Peterson family for over 60 years. The restaurants has received award from local and national wine, fine dining, and steakhouse organizations. Portland residents frequently list it as one of their top special occasion restaurants. While smoking at the [...]
Hello fellow travelers! I’ve gathered up some great weekend reads, so grab a cup of coffee, and settle in. These posts are sure to make for great Sunday (or any day) reading: Filipina Soul introduces us to the Ayala Museum which houses world-class collections based on the history of the Philippines. Beautiful! Travel Writers News [...]
Today’s matchbook comes from reader Jeff Williams. Jeff runs the website Matchbook Traveler, and attempts to keep travelers up to date about places where you can still pick up matchbooks. With our ever increasing No Smoking world, those locations are getting fewer and fewer, but Jeff manages to list a pretty good selection of spots. [...]
I’ve been doing a bunch of cleaning around the house, and found a bunch of old matchbooks tucked away in the back of a drawer. As I’ve sorted through them, memories of past vacations came flooding back, and there were a lot of chuckles as I remembered some of the things that had happened. There [...]
In addition to traveling, Mary Jo likes lingering over a cup of coffee, wandering in a museum, sipping wine at a cafe, enjoying a relaxing massage, and sharing it all with friends and readers.
Her most recent travels were to Portugal and Italy.
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