We booked our last Ibiza night at BG Hotel Nautico Ebeso as it was close to the aiport and offered pool and spa to enjoy during the day as we waited for a late flight. The hotel served its purpose quite well for a waiting game- gorgeous pool, live music, inexpensive bar (though creepy bar…
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Maceo- Paris
A long walk through my new-to-me local neighborhood yielded tons of options for wine bars and restaurants- I was sad I wasn’t staying longer to try them all! Maceo looked like an excellent combination of wine bar and restaurant, so it’s where I secured my reservation for one. The restaurant is old school pretty and…
L’air du Temps
After a long walk through the Fountainebleau castle and around the castle-front restos, I settled for lunch a few blocks back, somewhat away from tourist mayhem, at L’air du Temps. A small interior flanked with a covered patio seemed to drive a mix of locals and tourists on a Sunday afternoon. Lucky for me, I…
Ibis Chateau de Fontainebleau
The Ibis Chateau de Fontainebleau works fine for a one night crash pad if you’re planning to see Sting play at the castle next door. When he has to cancel due to weather, you wonder why you’re there and should you just leave early. The room was bare bones, though available at 11:00 which was…
Le Jardin- Paris
After a lackluster dinner at Langosteria in the Cheval Blanc, I opted to cleanse my palate and experience by wandering over the garden terrace to complete the resto and bar offerings of the upscale hotel. The sun was setting and I’d secured a prime table for the occasion. There was the minor issue of the…
Danico- Paris
After hearing of Danico from both The Little Red Door in Paris, one of the world’s top bars, and a top bartender of Fort Wayne, I felt exceedingly lucky to stumble across Danico one evening looking for a place to stop before dinner. The bar is hidden in the back of a buzzy Italian restaurant…
Langosteria- Paris
Let me tell you a secret. While Langosteria is well-situated on the upper floors of the gorgeous Cheval Blanc Hotel in Paris, the real gem is Le Jardin next door. It’s bold pops of color paired with good service and a short, but somehow thorough menu that boasts the fruits of summer is a nice…
Caesar’s Palace- Las Vegas
It was a very long week spent at the gigantic Caesar’s Palace hotel. The room itself was just fine, but I was bamboozled into an upgrade when they told me I could enter the upgraded room early an also that it was in the same tower as my trade show. (It was not, but I…
Lago- Las Vegas
Wandering around Las Vegas, wondering what to do before my flight, I found myself in the Bellagio hotel and desperate and hungry for a nice meal before a 12 hour flight. After considering Spago, with quite a line at 11:00, I landed at Lago instead. Tucked to the side of the casino, the bar seating…
Nawa- Fort Wayne
On an exceptionally rainy evening in the Fort Wheezy (that’s Fort Wayne or the L’il Wayne) of Indiana, there’s not much else to do than to head over to a space themed bar and have the greatest cocktail of your life with your siblings- so that’s precisely what we did. I’m talking a perfect blend…
Four Seasons Brunch- Florence
The most indulgent way to spend a Sunday morning in Florence, HAS to be the gorgeous brunch at The Four Seasons. The space underneath the massive sky light was breath taking and when set with the tinkling backdrop of live music of contemporary classics played acoustically…well… there really were not words and I found it…