by Marybeth Bond | Jan 30, 2019 | North Carolina, Recipe, NORTH AMERICA, Dining
Roof top bars with live jazz at sunset, romantic restaurants, elegant inns and a pervading ambiance of old glamour entice those with romance on their minds to visit charming, historic Charleston. Cobblestone streets and stately squares make for enchanting ambles and...
by JC Sheppard | Jan 23, 2015 | Recipe, Cruises, Travel Life Lesson, Luxury, Women Travel, Travel
Some sources estimate that cruisers gain 1-2 pounds per day. There are always a few dedicated gym-goers on every cruise, but most of us go on cruises to relax, not to chain ourselves to an elliptical between ice cream binges. To hedge your bets for an enjoyable,...
by Marybeth Bond | Sep 6, 2013 | Recipe, NORTH AMERICA, Dining, Travel
Have you seen a corn dish on a menu in Europe or Asia? Corn casseroles are as American as meat loaf. I grew up anticipating holiday meals — the only time my mom made this wickedly wonderful, sinfully rich corn dish. When I was an exchange student in Luxembourg,...
by Marybeth Bond | Feb 9, 2013 | Recipe, Paris, EUROPE, Dining, France, Featured
When I was a student in Paris, a classmate invited me to her home in the Loire Valley for the weekend. We took the train from Paris and visited the cathedral in Chartres and several castles. February is a cold and damp time in France. I remember the pleasure of...
