Cruise trips make a great all-in-one vacation. Traveling by sea, contributor Michael Levy shares that you get to enjoy the ship’s amenities like spas and themed restaurants. There are even spaces for sports and recreation like basketball courts, jogging tracks, and cinemas …
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Roman Spa and Other Charms of Calistoga, California
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. A town of Calistoga, at the northernmost tip of Napa Valley, has a distinct and inimitable character. Despite being a part of the ultimate tourist destination – California Wine Country – Calistoga remains …
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Nashville, Tennessee: The Best Place for Family Reunions
By Bonnie and Bill Neely We wanted to celebrate two special birthdays in our immediate family: my husband’s and our daughter’s. We live across country from each other and getting all together is very rare and wonderful. Bill perused the …
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Dawn Ranch and the Pleasures of a Rustic Retreat
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. Exceedingly serene, and thoroughly historic, Dawn Ranch resort is located on the Russian River waterfront amid towering redwoods in Guerneville, California. Way back in 1905, this verdant piece of land used to be …
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Chinese Cuisine in San Francisco Bay Area is a Staple, not a Novelty
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. As a well-established cuisine, endemic to our diverse and talent-rich Bay Area, Chinese food culture in and around San Francisco leaves us nothing to wish for. With abundance of Asian restaurants, from modest …
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Three Summer Days in the Twin Cities – Minneapolis Saint Paul
By Saul Schwartz My wife Fern and I had never been to Minnesota together before and we spent three days exploring the twin cities in August. Without a rental car, we used public transportation to get from place to place. …
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Dining in San Francisco: Local is Global
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. It’s been long established that San Francisco is a hub of international cuisine. Everyone who lives or works in the city would name a favorite Italian, Japanese, or Peruvian eatery on top of …
Three Days in Quebec City – Old and New
By Saul Schwartz My wife Fern and I planned to take the train from Montreal to Quebec City. When our flights were cancelled from Washington, D.C. to Montreal, we drove to Montreal, had a car with us and, therefore, …
Celebrating Italy on August 13, U.S. National Prosecco Day
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Why summer always ends too soon? It’s a rhetorical question, of course, but hey, maybe this wonderful time of year seems too short simply because we want it to last forever… Thankfully, there’s …
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Five Days in Diverse Montreal
By Saul Schwartz My wife Fern and I intended to fly to Montreal from Washington, D.C. for a five-day trip. On the morning of the flight, Air Canada canceled our flight. Rather than postpone our trip, we changed our plans …
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