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Cernobbio Serenità
We drive to the sleepy lakeside village of Cernobbio to hone our far niente skills. Lake Como is a glorious shade of blue in the warm sun of la primavera. As always, I scan for our Laglio neighbor, George Clooney, … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Travel
Tagged epicurean travel, food and wine, Italian cuisine, Margolis-Pineo
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OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN TUSCANY
Pistoia: Gritty & Glorious Pistoia is an ancient and somewhat gritty walled city tucked between Florence and Lucca. It’s just far enough off the beaten track for locals to outnumber tourists, which is just about the right balance. We arrange … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Blues Festival, Italian Travel
Tagged epicurean travel, food and wine, hospitality, Italian cuisine, Margolis-Pineo
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Nevis: Bohos in the Wild Blue
How do you write about travel when you’re not traveling? We’re sequestered. Our wings are clipped — it’s a fallow period. Here is a warm memory of a favorite destination while we wait to resume our travels (we hope) later … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean travel, Food and Wine, International, Nevis, Off-the-beaten-track, Travel
Tagged Benjamin Voisin, Caribbean, epicurean travel, food and wine, Gals Getaway, Javier Stanley, Maine, Margolis-Pineo, Montpelier Plantation, Narrows, Necee Regis, Nevis, New England, Nikolas Mantas, Poolside, Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Swimmer, West Indies, winter getaways
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“P” is for Paris
In this unsettled Time of Covid, I re-post this love letter to La Ville des Lumieres — the City of Light, Love and Art. Peonies Pompidou Pâtisserie Petits Bibelots Pique–nique Pouting a la moue Ponctualité Protest! Pont des Arts @$#%& … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Food and Wine, French Travel, International, Paris, Travel
Tagged d'Orsay, epicurean travel, food and wine, France, hospitality, Left Bank, Margolis-Pineo, McCartney, Paris, Pernod, Pompidou, Prixe Fixe, Rive Gauche, Warhol, winter getaways
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Born To Run
My pal theater boy somehow scores tickets to Bruce Springsteen on Broadway. Magic, sleight of hand and surprise are just a few of his many gifts. We arrive rumpled and in need of a recharge. It is not quite noon. … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Documentary Film, East Coast Travel, Food and Wine, New York City, Off-the-beaten-track, Theater, Travel
Tagged Brooklyn, Carmignano, Eataly, epicurean travel, food and wine, hospitality, Italian cuisine, Margolis-Pineo, Mario Batali, New York City, Springsteen on Broadway, Springsteen set list
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La Primavera: Part I
Wisteria Season March 20 is the first day of Spring. It is also my birthday. We leave Maine’s four-foot snowdrifts knowing it’s full-on primavera in Italy. There’s nothing I like more than eating my birthday dinner on a plastic tray … Continue reading
Royal Pop-Up at Tempo Dulu
Lucky me – I’m invited to an eight-course Royal Thai dinner designed and prepared by Chef Goy Siwaporn, left, who hides a prodigious talent in her tiny frame. Best of all, the sparkling eight-course dinner is held at The Danforth … Continue reading
Posted in East Coast Travel, Food and Wine, Holiday Travel, Lobster, Magic, Maine, Maine Travel, New England Travel, Off-the-beaten-track, The Other Portland, Travel
Tagged epicurean travel, food and wine, Goy Siwaporn, hospitality, Maine, Margolis-Pineo, Portland, Portland Maine, Raymond Brunyanski, Tempo Dulu, The Danforth Inn, winter getaways
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Shake It Up Baby: Paris 2015
Pont Neuf I am crossing the oldest bridge in Paris, pinching myself, heading for my daughter’s flat on Rue de L’Hirondelle. By “flat” I mean two burners and a giant window, c’est tout – think Madeline without pink roses. I’m … Continue reading
The Maine Cottage
More summer stories for a chilly season that originally appeared in the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in June, July and August of 2014. The Maine cottage is making a comeback. Originally designed as small vacation dwellings for working people, … Continue reading
Posted in East Coast Travel, Farm-to-Table, Maine Travel, New England Travel, Retro-Travel, Sustainable Travel
Tagged Bay Leaf Cottages, Bob Crowley, Camden, Durham, glamping, High Tide Inn, Lincolnville, Maine, Maine Cottage, Maine Forest Yurts, Margolis-Pineo, Ogunquit, Shepherd's Pie, The Dunes, yurts
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