Photography by Yuri Krasov At Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio, Italy, a pleasant-mannered manager will let you know that some guests come back to vacation here for decades, and that some suites are booked for years ahead. What life! …
Month: June 2014
Vieques, Puerto Rico: From Travesty to Tourism by Fyllis Hockman
Picture this: From 1948 to 1999, the U.S. Department of Navy bombed the hell out of its own country. Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration — but here’s what happened. From the early 1940’s, the U.S. military used a good part …
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Grapevine, Texas: ChocolateFest by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Could any festival possibly cater to more of my cravings??? When we were invited to Grapevine, Texas, (right by Dallas/Fort Worth Airport) for the ChocolateFest in early April, we were thrilled and immediately said YES! This festival annually serves as …
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Puerto Rico – Island of Culinary Delights by Terry Zinn
Puerto Rico claims to be the culinary capitol of the Caribbean, and after a short visit there I concur. I started my culinary investigation at their SABOREA food festival, where a tented carnival atmosphere is the setting for sampling a …
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Culinaria San Antonio by Ron Kapon
I was invited to participate in the 4-day festival known as Culinaria on behalf of the San Antonio CVB. This may have been the best-organized trip I have ever attended. I like very early flights out of New York. It …
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