As if you didn’t have enough reasons to hate flying, along comes Jeff Smisek. David Lazarus, a consumer columnist wrote a column in the LA Times recently about the…
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Vietnamese coffee… balloons over Bagan… and slow internet… oh my! Please excuse the recycling of a previous blog post, but as you may recall, I am busily escorting some very…
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Call me a snob, but I do know a thing or two about travel . . . I’ve often written about the wisdom of what I would consider “original” thinking…
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. . . it’s only 3 minutes, 21 seconds. After you watch this, I dare you – no, I double dare you – to not sign up for my Myanmar…
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I did something quite remarkable last week. I took a vacation! Although I travel often, I don’t often travel like normal people do. I almost never take a journey that…
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Last year at this time, I posted a blog about entertaining my two nieces from Michigan who were visiting their Favorite Aunt Marilyn (that’s me). This time, it’s a visit from…
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Summer vacation is one of America’s greatest traditions. It’s mid-August already. Where did the summer go? My grandkids in Florida are already back in school. Hope you had a chance…
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Travel + Leisure featured 25 Trips of a Lifetime in their June 2015 issue. Always curious about what the “experts” suggest (mindful that I am, I suppose, an expert!), I…
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My husband and I are planning a home remodel in the coming months. I am often inspired by design ideas that I see in the hotels I inspect for…
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Exactly 6 months ago, I arrived in a brand-new country. It was #65 on my list. It’s always a thrill to “collect” another country – and this one had been…
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I’d never heard of Pavlova*. It was probably at least 15 years ago when I was served this heavenly concoction for dessert at a luncheon at Abbotsford Garden &…
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog titled, “I Love It When A Plan Doesn’t Come Together.” This week’s post is a variation on that theme. Happily the…
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You might think I’ve been everywhere. Not quite true … but I’m working on it! And, you might reasonably wonder, “Where else is left for you to go, Marilyn?” Travel…
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Last Friday, as much as it pains me to say . . . I could not get my Weekly WOW! email out to your inboxes. I know, I know. You…
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Because nothing is as impressive the second time. In this instance – not true. I have returned to one of my favorite hotels in the world. I was here…
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