Day: January 5, 2015

El Siboney's Picadillo, a tasty Cuban comfort food, in Key West, Florida (Photo: Courtesy of RoadFood.com)

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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The Superior Room Susan at the OPUS Vancouver Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo: Courtesy of the OPUS Vancouver Hotel)

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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Humanitarian photographer Lisa Kristine being helped out of a mine shaft in Ghana. (Photo: Courtesy of Lisa Kristine Gallery)

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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St. James Rum in Martinique. (Photo: Nicole Clausing)

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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French Escapade guests painting in Provence, France (Photo: Courtesy of French Escapade)

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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