Sichel’s connection to the wine industry began long before her partners purchased Laurel Glen—even before she was born
Space-Ghetti, anyone? Maybe a Galactic Lobster Globe? All served up with bubbling or smoking atmospheric spirits and zero-proof cocktails
I love Sonoma County with kids—all of the hiking, biking…the Redwood Trees…kayaking, pumpkin patches in fall, kid-friendly restaurants
Anyone who travels knows a perfect—or near perfect—vacation day is rare. So I count us lucky on this warm, sunny blue-sky October Day in San Francisco
We wore out last sneakers during long walks during the Pandemic, when our gym was closed for nearly a year. For back-to-workouts, we needed new gear
The next 18 months, there will be new experiences across Walt Disney World, including the chance to spend two nights aboard the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
I just returned from a preview of 2022 and this is what I discovered: Disney has you covered no matter what you like best…
The Hispanic population of the United States totals 60.6 million people, making it the largest ethnic group
How about traveling abroad during a pandemic, and then boarding a cruise ship, perhaps for the first time?
Seattle is commonly known as the Emerald City and is nestled on the shores of Elliot Bay, so there is no better place to enjoy the summer on the water with your whole family
Aurora is considered by many to be the gateway to adventure in the Colorado Rockies as it’s the closest urban hub to Denver International Airport
There were a lot of perfect moments aboard the Wind Star despite all the changes the pandemic had wrought
Halloween is more than a month away but theme parks are already welcoming your little (and big) ghosts, ghouls and princesses.
I got to chase rabbits around my uncle’s garden and even waded into his koi pond, though I was yelled at for doing so and felt very bad. Very very bad indeed
A first-aid kit for the time one of my kids fell into a cactus while hiking, a rain jacket in a downpour, miles from the trailhead…
This was the last day of our cruise on Celebrity’s newest ship Apex and we were trying to pack in as much time as possible
Even with the less than perfect weather, there was plenty to do—more than 60 activities on the Celebrity Apex
The Captain made the announcement at cocktail hour: A vaccinated guest had tested positive for COVID-19
“What’s for Dinner?” can be a complicated question aboard the new Celebrity Apex with 10 restaurants to choose from.
Today, the island of Rhodes, part of the Dodecanese islands, is home to over 120,000 people and pre-covid as many as four million visitors a year
Fragedaki is an engaging teacher as she instructs us on how to make spinach pie, tzatziki (a cucumber yogurt sauce), and stuffed tomatoes and peppers
The Apex, the brand new ship in the Celebrity fleet, can hold nearly 3,000 passengers. But there are 1,100 on board and 936 crew from some 60 countries
If your summer vacation plans got derailed — yet again — take the kids to a fall festival a drivable distance from home
Ask a group of people their favorite vacation experience—even if they have shared a ship for a week—and you will get a different answer from each person
The famed Greek Isle of Santorini is actually the eastern rim of a volcano caldera that has erupted many times through the ages
There’s no charge aboard the Wind Star sailing yacht for room service. But we also learn that we can have room service anywhere we like onboard.
If you are a night person, ou’ll love the Greek Island of Mykonos — AKA The Party Island of Greece — which is decidedly sleepy in the morning
The Wind Star can accommodate 148 passengers in 73 staterooms and one larger suite. But it has typically been sailing with half that number since cruises resumed this summer
Before we arrived, we’d never met the couple yet they were hosting us for dinner—a dinner we would help prepare in their small kitchen
Imagine if you are a competitive Greek god or goddess of ancient mythology with a big ego, not to mention you’re immortal with many superpowers