March 27, 2013
Haifa is a city in northwest Israel overlooking a bay on the Mediterranean Sea. It has been compared by some to the similarly-situated cities of San Francisco or Naples. Haifa’s most striking landmark is the splendid Baha’i Shrine and Gardens, located on the edge of the city center. It is the second holiest shrine of(…)
June 15, 2012
From August 29 to 31, 2012, get to listen to your favorite Platters love songs live! Say goodbye to the Harbor Lights as Red Sails in the Sunset. Remember how you never hit any of the notes right when you sang “The Great Pretender” on the night you proposed? That was decades ago. You’re sure(…)
December 29, 2011
Don’t you just love foodie postcards? I have been fortunate enough to meet wonderful people online. One of them sends me postcards from all over the world — all these postcards have food on it! It’s a cool way of keeping in touch. Try keeping in touch with your friends via postcards with a(…)
September 25, 2011
Back in college, my friends and I dreamed of flying to Athens to take a glimpse of the Acropolis. Last week, we were all thrilled to be walking up to see the Parthenon and the Erechtheion with the famous caryatids. We really weren’t alone that sunny day. There seemed to be hundreds of visitors there,(…)
September 6, 2011
One of the places you’ll get to visit in Israel is Mount Tabor. Taxis take pilgrims every few minutes up to the Franciscan Church of the Transfiguration. Walking past the gates of the church grounds brings you to a tranquil path lined with petunias and other pots of flowering blooms. Inside, at the altar, there(…)
September 3, 2011
I got carried away while finalizing a trip to Athens and Santorini for three wonderful women. The Mamma Mia video has nothing to do with Athens and Santorini but I thought it would be fun to listen to while arranging the details of the trip. You can dance, you can jive, having the time of(…)
February 6, 2011
Paris has always been my favorite destination. There are numerous places around this elegant and sophisticated city, described by Henry Miller as “a magical place, a pilgrimage site for artists and wanderers”, which will make you come back over and over again, and this particular square is one of them.
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