Skiing Park City, Utah

Anticipation is building as we eagerly ascend in altitude and navigate our way through towering canyons towards Park City, Utah.  After a lengthy day of flying (including a layover and a hefty delay) we are relieved at how convenient accessing Park City is from the airport.  Soon enough we were … Read more

Fish, Restaurant, New Zealand

FISH, Auckland, New Zealand

Like its twin sister Sydney, Auckland is all about the harbor with sailboats bobbing in the distance and views to the busy Bayswater marina and the well-heeled (and very close) suburbs a few minutes away. So, it’s no surprise that Hilton snagged a prime slice of real estate there and … Read more

The Sofitel, Los Angeles

Whoever decreed that less is more certainly has not stayed at the Sofitel Los Angeles during the Christmas holiday season. The dazzling lobby which already is a masterpiece of sheen and shine and typically looks like a Fred and Ginger stage set had been transformed with a generous blaze of … Read more

Pittsburgh – A City on the Move

Twenty years ago if you mentioned to anyone that you were going to Pittsburgh the response would’ve been “Why? Everything is covered with grit from the steel mills.” That was true then; today Pittsburgh has come a long way from its “steel city” days and is now a growing metropolis … Read more

Las Vegas, Sin City Beckons

Whether you’ve been one time or a hundred times, every jaunt to Las Vegas is different. When a city features the Eiffel Tower across from Lake Bellagio, a short distance from the Pyramid of Giza and around the corner from the Brooklyn Bridge, it’s no ordinary town. Add its ever … Read more

Wahso, Park City, Utah

Dozens of silk lanterns fly like butterflies around the exterior of this Asian inspired epicurean shrine in Park City, Utah. Main St. may be lined with top-rated restaurants in a ski resort that rivals Aspen at this time of year (forget booking a hotel room during Sundance!) but it’s impossible … Read more

Restaurant Dwars, Amsterdam

Snuggled in between well-known beer producers, Belgium and Germany, The Netherlands isn’t acknowledged often enough for its contributions to the beer scene. Of course Amsterdam based Heineken is well known and wildly popular, but there are a number of craft breweries worthy of a taste.   And in Amsterdam’s Jordaan neighborhood, … Read more