Month: January 2015
Maui’s Lavender Fields at Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm
It was a wonderful unexpected surprise when my girlfriend and I accidentally discovered the Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm on Maui.
We arrived early at O’o Farm for our hands-on-farm experience picking the food that would be prepared into a gourmet lunch by the farm’s chef. Since we were early, the women on the phone suggested that Super G and I visit Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm (1100 Waipoli Road, Kula; 808-878-3004; AliiKulaLavender.com) which is right around the bend from O’o Farm.
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La Passion Cartagena is Classic Cartagena with the Warmth of Home
My motto is, while in a country take advantage of side trips to other destinations to see the country or the region. This time I was in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and set my sights on a luxury getaway to Cartagena, Colombia.
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Veganism Blooms in Northern California’s Tri-Valley Area at Blossom
So, how hard is it to find a good vegetarian or better yet a good vegan restaurant in Dublin, California? Apparently, the pickings have been very slim for a very hungry non-meat eating crowd until recently.
What’s up with that? Isn’t this California? Well yes, but it’s not Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco or Santa Cruz. The usual suspect cities for crunchy granola grass eating herbivores (I can say this I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area). This is the Tri-Valley area, which includes Danville, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, and San Ramon. The region is 33 miles from San Francisco and 18 miles from Oakland, but it might as well be a whole other world called: the rest of America.
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Savor the Taste of Cuba at El Siboney
Key West’s El Siboney serves up Cuba on a plate of deliciousness by Super G It was warm when we walked through the door of El Siboney Restaurant (900 Catherine Street; 305-296-4184; ElSiboneyRestaurant.com) in Key West, Florida and it wasn’t from the tropical heat warming the night air outside. It was warm with people, the […]
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Experience Modern Luxury at the OPUS Vancouver Hotel
All You’ll Ever Need Is At Your Fingertips at the OPUS Vancouver Hotel by Sarah Toce It was valet all the way at OPUS Hotel (322 Davie Street; 00-1-604-642-6787; Vancouver.OpusHotel.com) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Once my wife and I checked the car in on Friday night, we didn’t touch it again until Sunday afternoon […]
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The World Through Lisa Kristine’s Lens
Humanitarian and fine art photographer Lisa Kristine chats with Girls That Roam about photographing cultures around the world, modern day slavery and seeing it all through the lens of her camera
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A Rummymoon at Sea
Do you hate cruising? For years, I thought I did, too. I went on a transatlantic cruise as a teenager, and by about the fourth overcast, 50°F day, I was scanning the horizon for icebergs, because an emergency evacuation would at least have been something to do.
Years later, I went on a booze cruise out of Los Angeles. That jaunt didn’t include much time on land, either. When we did disembark, it was in Ensenada, Mexico, which is essentially a dusty, tequila-soaked suburb of San Diego whose name, I’m pretty sure, means “three-day hangover” in Spanish.
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Go to Europe with the Girls on a French Escapade
Giving into her wanderlust and love of France, Jacqueline “Jackie” Grandchamps, Ph.D., launched French Escapade to share Europe with other women 10 years ago.
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Pop. Boom. Dinah 25 Does it Again.
The Dinah 25, the world’s largest women’s event showcasing breakout female talent adds Bebe Rexha and Ivy Levan to the lineup. by Heather Cassell What women’s event features the most emerging female performers about ready to bust open the music billboards? If you answered The Dinah, you are correct. This year won’t be any different […]
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