Last spring, during my travels with Semester at Sea, I had the opportunity to visit Japan. It was my eleventh country in three months and while I was loving every minute of my semester, I needed a break. Not a break from traveling - just from plans. In most of the other countries, I knew exactly what I was doing for every second of every day.
For a long time known simply as skiing wines, the best wines from Savoie deserve much greater recognition. After continued quality improvements in the wines over the past couple of decades, skiers coming to the French Alps should certainly consider adding on a day or two of vineyard visits in this beautiful French wine region in the foothills of the mountains.
February
08
/ 2010
Vancouver, Canada is a city that takes great pride in their multiculturalism. This Friday, Vancouver will make their biggest multicultural move yet by literally opening up their city to the world for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. This will mark British Columbia’s first time hosting the Olympic Games, although it is Canada’s third.
When you think of central Italy visions of sunflowers, cypress trees & lush green rolling hills come to mind...but what about in the dead of winter? Yes - it snows in Tuscany too!
If you like to cook/bake with wine, olive oil & sambuca - this is the dessert for you!
February
05
/ 2010