For years I’ve been meaning to visit Catalina, but sometimes we manage to miss the things closest to home. So, this past weekend my husband and I, adding a little spontaneity to the mix, set sail for “the poor man’s Hawaii” or so a local called it. Pardon me if I disagree with that description.  This quaint……

Buenos Aires is often called the ‘Paris of the South,’ and while there are elements of the Parisian about it, that comparison is limiting.   It is the globalized modern metropolis of the future, housed in the architecture and history of the past.  During a two week holiday last November, I had the chance to……

As our car outpaced the hustle and bustle that is Buenos Aires, I began to wonder if we’d made a mistake.  Approximately an hour outside of the city as we drove the streets of Máximo Paz, passing abandoned buildings and dodging stray dogs, it occurred to me that perhaps the Argentine country life was not……

  We’re in countdown mode here in Tinseltown. The city is bustling with velvet ropes, swag bags and buzz about who will reign over Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. (Carey Mulligan, I”m pulling for ya…”An Education” was the best film of the year!) And to get YOU in the spirit of things, Turner Classic……

Lately I have been longing for white sand, warm sun and a spa day. I’ve faux planned about 10 relaxing vacations, and yet here I sit, waiting for the cold rain to fall (again). It was Thursday morning and the timing couldn’t have been more perfect. An email pops up…”Le Petite Retreat has a wonderful……

Last Valentine’s Day, my husband surprised me with a visit to  Huntington Gardens for their yearly Camellia show and sale. This thoughtful gesture on his part saved the day from a morning that started with him dropping and shattering the blender into a million pieces, while I burnt the English Muffins that were to be a……