We arrive for our cooking class in Sorrento, Italy, on Pasquetta, the Monday after Easter — a national holiday celebrated by families throughout Italy. It seems appropriate that today everyone is focused on food and camaraderie. When we reach the driveway of Villa Ida, we are greeted by Roberta Cuomo, the first member of the…
Here are some tips I wrote for the Chicago Tribune on how to be social on a cruise.
Last summer, my husband and I decided to retrace the route we had once taken to the Canadian border. Ten years ago, our son was a young hockey player and we were driving him from our home in New York to a tournament in Québec City. This time there were only two of us in…
Afternoon tea, always an indulgent luxury, is served up six different ways in these iconic hotels. Each hotel offers a unique experience.
They say all roads lead to Rome but the Via Emilia doesn’t go there directly. Instead, it traverses Emilia-Romagna in a nearly straight line—from west to east—connecting with other roads that do.
Cooking in Penelope’s kitchen in a suburb of Lima provides a lesson on the history and culture of Peru and its complex cuisine.
Even before they board their flights, people are acutely aware of the haves and have-nots of air travel. On a recent long-haul domestic airline flight (after waiting for platinum, silver, gold, and bronze to board), I sat down in my assigned middle seat in a row directly behind first class. My view was neither window…
In a 15-passenger inflatable Zodiac boat, we’re zooming around the aquamarine water of Los Cabos, Mexico. Whale-watching season runs from mid-December to mid-April when thousands of ballenas (whales) ply the waters day and night. Although they’re easily spotted from shore, we’re told that if we want a glimpse of them up close and personal, our…
Visit Los Tamarindos in Los Cabos for a Baja feast on the farm.