Month: October 2022

Emma Donoghue is a Canadian-Irish novelist, playwright and screenwriter best known for her book and film Room, which received four Oscar nominations in 2016. She currently lives with her French partner and their children in Paris but travels widely to research her novels (her fifteenth is out next summer) and promote her books and movies. Her
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Wine tourism is becoming increasingly popular as wine lovers opt to visit the terroirs where their favorite wines are produced. The Valdo winery (Cantina Valdo), located in the town of Valdobbiadene, in Veneto, Italy, is a leading producer of sparkling wines and also one of the oldest wine producers in the region. The company produced
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Bahamian food blends African, European and New World traditions to create an uncomplicated, tongue-tingling island cuisine. Throw in superb local seafood, tropical produce and rum-based treats derived from centuries of Caribbean and North Atlantic sugar production, and you’ve got the ideal sustenance for exploring this emerald-green subtropical archipelago. You’ll find a standard repertoire of dishes
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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin I hate to rev up anxiety, but it’s time to start figuring out what you’re sourcing for Thanksgiving. These next few weeks are going to fly by. Given sky-high inflation, drought pushing up prices, and a persistent scourge of bird flu which has decimated turkey stocks,
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Oct. 21st, 2022 Any getaway featuring gourmet food and wine, crafted cocktails, a sumptuous spa, a casino, and Broadway level entertainment is undoubtedly a winner. When enjoyed on the open sea, these attributes and activities produce a bit of vacation magic. On Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Norwegian Prima, these amusement options and others, offered dawn to
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Most people kick off a visit to the Czech Republic in Prague, the cradle of Czech culture and one of Europe’s most intriguing capitals. Famous for its Gothic architecture and the incredible Prague Castle, this is also a vibrant city with beer gardens, modern as well as traditional cafes, and a developing foodie scene. Start
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(CNN) — At the far southwestern tip of England, dangling into the Atlantic, the remote region of Cornwall rarely feels like the center of the world. But recently locals have been feeling tantalizingly close as they’ve watched a very special plane fly low overhead, taking off from the runway at little Newquay Airport — the
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Day trips from Cape Town offer a taste of the Western Cape province’s sublime scenery. Just a short drive from the city, hundreds of wineries lend a pretty finishing touch to an already exquisite landscape backed by jagged purple-grey mountains. Once you cross the eastern mountains, you’re met by undulating forest eventually giving way to a
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(CNN) — Ritz-Carlton’s highly-anticipated superyacht cruise has finally made its debut, three and a half years after its maiden voyage was originally scheduled to begin. Evrima, the first of three custom-built yachts from the famous hotel chain’s Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, began a seven-night cruise from Barcelona, Spain to Nice, France on October 15. The 190-meter
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New York-based cookie and coffee chain Chip City, which was launched nearly five years ago by two childhood friends Peter Phillips and Teddy Gailas to provide nostalgic, gourmet sweet treats, plans to expand beyond its headquarters in the Northeastern U.S., with over 20 stores expected to open in 2023. The rollout plan will be supported
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Wyoming is the last bastion of the West, where bold, independent and curious spirits are encouraged to forge their own way to adventure both big and small. Wyoming is home to many firsts, including the country’s first national park (Yellowstone), first national monument (Devils Tower) and first national forest (Shoshone). In addition, Wyoming was the
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Beijing offers a dizzying amount of things to see and do, but its appeal extends well beyond the confines of the city. Within easy reach are Ming dynasty tombs, ancient villages, the Great Wall and even enthralling glass-bottom bridges dangling over a gorge – all memorable ways to spend a day. As much as we
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