So if you’re planning your next adventure and yearning for something more meaningful, consider a journey through the vineyards of France. Let the countryside speak for itself—and let your story unfold one glass at a time.
I love to travel to new places and when i was invited to Wisconsin (State #43) for the first time, I said, “YES!” Please enjoy the videos below of where we stayed and ate at Elkhart Lake, see part two for all of our adventures! Welcome to Elkhart Lake I stayed at The Shore Club … Continued
Summer is almost here! Time to dive into stone fruits and grilled corn. Pick up a copy of my cookbook, One Dish – Four Seasons, and delve into the summer recipes. In my book, we take a base recipe and just by varying seasonal ingredients, we churn out four versions: a winter, spring, summer, and … Continued
On my last adventure (Fall 2019), we hiked among towering redwoods, cruised along rugged Pacific coastline and met the passionate craftsmen, farmers, vintners and artists that call Sonoma home. We home-based at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn, nestled in the heart of Sonoma Valley. The “Inn” is the ultimate Wine Country destination with spa, golf and … Continued
Having never been to Portland, Oregon before, my vision of ‘Portlandia’ stemmed from the light hearted humorous TV show I passionately watched for several seasons. All I kept thinking when we landed was “This is where young people go to retire,” or “Put a bird on it.” Portland impressed me as soon as we landed … Continued
Northern California is home to some of the most amazing sights and sounds. Most notably are Sonoma and Napa Valleys. Wine Country has undergone a boom in tourism, which once was a humble 25 Napa wineries in 1975. Fast forward to today and there are well over 400 wineries in Napa and Sonoma Counties. In … Continued
The Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival (HFWF) gathers a highly distinguished group of chefs, sommeliers as well as wine and spirit producers annually to produce an elaborate display of creative genius. Beyond the endless supply of culinary and libation choices, there’s a true aloha spirit that captures your soul. Scott Eddy and I were in … Continued
article by Dean Nelson @GayWhistler PART 2 OF 2 Every day a Different Journey There is one thing to be said about jet leg it allows you to get up and going first thing in the morning. In my case, I knew I would wake up early so the night prior I had stopped at … Continued
South America is one of the best places in the world for a road trip. The huge continent has it all; the most pristine and luscious rainforest in the world, postcard perfect beaches, wetlands the size of small countries, unspoiled natural wonders and spectacular mountains second only in height to the Himalayas. To go along … Continued
by Paige Donner Paris is a world capital. It’s also one of the world’s top travel destinations. Last year France logged over 83 million foreign tourists, placing it at the #1 spot for world tourism destinations, according to France Diplomatie. Not only are those numbers staggering but equally impressive is the revenue this tourism sector … Continued