By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov The South of France is a fixture in every American tourist’s dreams. Years before we make the trip, we eagerly learn about Le Sud, about its natural beauty and glamorous lifestyle, sunny beaches …
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Roaming Legend Wines Drawn from Murrieta’s Well
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Murrieta’s Well winery in Livermore Valley, Northern California, is named after Joaquin Murrieta, a mythical outlaw of the Gold Rush era whose posthumous glory and widely fictionalized adventures inspired a 1854 novel The …
Mendocino: Brewery Gulch Inn & Spa
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov A road to Mendocino, California, is sometimes windy, and sometimes gorgeous, but most of the time it’s both. On your way up north from San Francisco, you’ll pass busy highway junctions, quaint coastal …
The Best Daytrip in San Francisco: Stretchy Pants Food Tours
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. If you cruise ship stops in San Francisco so you have the entire day on land to explore, or if you’re coming to the City by the Bay for a conference or a …
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The Art of Living in San Francisco Bay Area
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov and press images. In San Francisco, and the entire Bay Area, art is a way of life. Visual arts, performing arts, and culinary arts are omnipresent in our everyday existence. If you’re in …
Exploring German Towns with Private Guides
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Emma Krasov Full disclosure: I’m biased. Having in my background more than a decade as a private guide at a major San Francisco museum, I feel a close affinity with all the tour guides everywhere. …
Mendocino Magnet
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov In view of the upcoming Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day, and International Women’s Day, I can’t help but think back to our latest visit to Mendocino right before Christmas and New Year’s, when …
ADLER Spa Resort SICILIA: A Cure for Winter Coldness
By Emma Krasov. Press images courtesy ADLER Spa Resort SICILIA For American vacationers of any age, marital status, and psychological type, Italy presents an enormously appealing destination with any amount of unbeatable attractions from climate and natural beauty to historical …
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Nick’s Cove, California’s Destination for Seafood and Fun Since 1931
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. An opulent Nick’s Cove Legacy & Renewal Celebration unfolded on the last Sunday of August on the shores of Tomales Bay in West Marin, California. Nick’s Cove, a well-known historic inn and restaurant, …
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Merced to Yosemite: from El Capitan to El Capitan
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Entertainment news from a century ago gushed over Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford—the original Hollywood “royal” couple—“registered at the El Capitan Hotel in Merced” on their way to Yosemite Valley. Now, renovated and …
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