Tag: Italy
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World’s 12 best shopping cities
From a shopper’s perspective, frequent traveling can be crippling. It can get worse in the holiday season where Christmas dominates many people’s calendars. Why buy something in one city when a trip to a better shopping city is coming up? To pinpoint which cities around the world deliver the most gratifying, enjoyable shopping experiences, we…
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An Artist’s Gift
”Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.” ~Steven Pressfield Bay Area Artist Mary Lonergan is a client and friend of All About…
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50 years gone, Marilyn’s legend lives on
She was a star and a style icon, a “dumb blonde” who was anything but and an abandoned child adored by millions. She was, of course, Marilyn Monroe and she died 50 years ago this Sunday. And yet, she lives on — on the big screen, in advertisements, in proposed plans for salons and cafes…
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Travel Tidbits – The world’s weirdest festivals
The world’s weirdest festivals Some of the world’s most bizarre festivals, from tomato throwing to baby jumping… Telegraph (London) Where to Find Perfect Pork Dumplings in San Francisco One thing that is an absolute can’t-leave-until-you-do-it priority–find an awesome Chinese restaurant… Conde Nast Traveler Top five…
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Travel Tidbits – The best stargazing spots on Earth
What’s new in Italy in 2012 What doesn’t change about Italy is that it’s always changing… USA Today Arizona: First-rate journeys in the 48th state When Arizona sought to become a state, an Indiana senator stood in its way, and President Taft vetoed the first try… LA Times…
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Travel Tidbits – The best hotels in Wales
The best hotels in Wales Four of the best places to stay in Wales, from classic country house hotels to restaurants with rooms… Telegraph (London) Seven irresistible country retreats When you want to get away from it all, few places satisfy like the countryside… USA Today A cultural…
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Travel Tidbits – Planning an African Safari
San Francisco: City by the Bay is abloom with floral festivals Talk about flower power… LA Times Mouse ears or keggers for spring break? Check out seven hot spots and uncover what’s new and happening… USA Today Planning an African Safari An African safari…
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Travel Tidbits – Cambodia after the killing fields
A New Way to See Sicily In the hilltop city of Corleone, the sacred meets the extremely profane… New York Times 10 great places for a rural ‘haycation’ U.S. farm vacations around … USA Today The best of Las Vegas: Daytime Vegas visitors have…
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Travel Tidbits – 36 Hours in San Francisco and other destinations
36 Hours in San Francisco San Francisco typically wows visitors with its heights or its sights… New York Times 36 Hours in Milan With new museums and restaurants, and an ambitious center-city development nearing completion, the future is already on display in Milan… New York Times 36 Hours in…