Close your eyes and imagine a colorful European village at Christmas time. Streets full of eager shoppers. The smell of spiced wine and sausages steaming the brisk air. Festive decorations covering windows and doors. This is Colmar, France, my friends. Colmar is a town in the Alsace region of northeastern France near the border of Germany. …
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Munich, Germany – Oktoberfest Tips for the American Ladies
The fall is here my friends and what better travel experience to plan for yourself than a trip to the world famous Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. I have had the pleasure of attending Oktoberfest several times, most recently as of last year, and would like to share a few brutally honest (and hopefully helpful) tips …
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Manhattan, New York – Insider Experience with Celebrity Cruises
We all know that this lady lives for luxury. When I think of a cruise, the first word that comes to mind isn’t necessarily “luxury,” but rather “nightmare”. For years I have joked with friends that I would rather be floating on a raft with a deadly animal at sea for days (Life of Pi) than …
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Venice, Italy – Inside My Stay at the Gritti Palace’s Peggy Guggenheim Suite
Perhaps you have heard in your travel dreams that somewhere in this world exists a city built upon water, a bastion of Italian art, culture and food. Welcome to a mystical destination of century-old grandeur that can only be found in a group of 117 small islands that are separated by canals and linked bridges. …
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Tuscany, Italy – The Borgo Santo Pietro
I knew there was something special about this place at our first candlelit dinner in the hotel’s spectacular “tree-house” dining room. An older waspy woman in needlepoint flats and gigantic pearls came by my table and whispered in my ear: “Now we have been here for an entire week and because it is a very small …
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Cinque Terre, Italy – Sunset of a Lifetime
To experience a sunset in Cinque Terre is to admire a live painting of changing colors before your eyes. I’m sharing my favorite Cinque Terre hotspot and a few lady travel tips with insider photographs of this must-see destination. Cinque Terre consists of five small villages (“cinque terre” means “five lands” in Italian) which is where …
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Provence, France – Inside My Stay at Crillon Le Brave
Looking back on what has been a fantastic summer, it is only fitting that I highlight my best travel experience of the season — a trip to and through Provence, France. Early this summer my mom, sister and I ventured to Provence for an epic “ladies only” vacation. Sharing essential facts, tips and photographs of …
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Two Americans in Paris
Venir avec moi à Paris, mon cheri – come to France with me, Lady! My husband and I recently took a romantic voyage to one of the most beloved cities in the world – Paris. In Paris, we did not follow any strict itinerary and we definitely did not hire a tour guide. Instead, a typical day …
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