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Lunch In The Snow At Restaurant El Racó del Park

We ordered cream of artichoke soup and codfish with chickpeas to start with ($13/$11) and followed these yummy dishes with a not so yummy mushroom ravioli dish and a very tasty 'mountain rice' dish ($18/$13.50). Of course we had wine and bottle of water, no bubbles.

Food Travel: Best road trips if you are looking for great food

Who says that road fare always have to be in a chain restaurant? There are various stop over where you can be delighted with local produce while learning a thing or two from the state’s produce just...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...

[PHOTOS] SeaWorld comes to Las Vegas!

In December, SeaWorld San Diego made their way to the desert of Nevada for a little show and tell! To help promote their SeaWorld Cares conservation project, we were honored to have a handful of their animals – ones that adapt heartily to a winter environment - in Viator’s Las Vegas office....

US Attractions Bucket List 2012

Every time we begin plotting vacation ideas here in the US I am always amazed by the vast size of our country. How incredible it would be if we could just move into an RV and drive, coast to coast, north to south, exploring every state at our leisure. This year we will visit a...

Perfect Plaza, Perfect Pals : Coffee With No Foam, Extra Charm

Chain or not, Dino had espresso drinks and a few sweet treats that hit the spot after sightseeing. Pals is sure to have many more cafes and restaurants open during the mid and high-season, but in off months there's not a whole lot shaking in this perfect little village other than Dino. As others told...

Travel tips: Packing for a Road Trip

You are spared from airport security checks and baggage fees during a road trip but undeniably, it still needs a good amount of planning to make sure your journey will be hassle free. The number one...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...

SWITZERLAND: TRAINS & BOATS & SLOPES … AND SO MUCH MORE

Vineyards clinging to steep lakeside slopes in early December 2011; skiers flying down snow-covered runs high above St Moritz; jingle jingle of the harness bells of the sleigh as we traversed a small lakeside hill and spied a charming icicle-draped cabin … these were just a few of the many things I recently experienced in...

Art Opening! : Decadent Pigeons In Barcelona, Spain

Art Opening! : Decadent Pigeons In Barcelona, Spain

Courtyard Los Angeles Baldwin Park for Rose Bowl Game

Courtyard Los Angeles Baldwin Park My husband and son are serious University of Oregon football fans. Not one for crowds, neither one had interest in watching the Tournament of Roses Parade® or the Roy Rogers “Happy Trails” float. When they found out that the Ducks were Rose Bowl-bound on January 2, 2012 they jumped on...

Count Hippos at Mweya Safari Lodge in Africa

Counting hippos in Africa You don’t have to be an African safari expert to become a volunteer hippo census-taker. In fact, if you have never set foot in East or South Africa, you are more than welcome to come along on this adventure.  Mweya Safari Lodge invites travelers to Queen Elizabeth National Park to help...

Come For The Hops, Stay For The Pie

It’s still rare these days to find a craft beer restaurant that takes the right approach with the beer they serve and the food they create. Often times the food is okay and the beer selection not much better than the typical bar around the corner. One establishment that has successfully combined a good beer...

Old-Fashioned Home Cooking at Wishbone Family Restaurant, North Denver

Few old-fashioned Home Cooking restaurants remain, but that’s exactly what you get at the Wishbone Family Restaurant in North Denver. Wishbone Family Restaurant is a kitschy, old-fashioned, Sunday after-church, Denver restaurant, where you’d take the whole family including the grandparents and everyone is happy. The walls are hung with pictures of young Elvis and old...