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A long weekend in northern Arizona with good friends — what could be better? Not much! It’s the Grand Canyon and more, in the off-season.
A long weekend in northern Arizona with good friends — what could be better? Not much! It’s the Grand Canyon and more, in the off-season.
By Barry Gregory The Strand lies at the end of Gregory Street in Townsville, Australia’s suburb of North Ward. The area was developed after Tropical Cyclone Sid severely eroded the foreshore in January of 1998. The attractions start with a marina and follow on to a waterfall, the […]
By Jennifer B. Graham I’m about to sample my first forkful of Chef Rosario Rubio’s Chicken Waldorf Salad — Hispaniola style. Yesterday, I had the good fortune of meeting the chef to ask what he would serve a couple on a romantic getaway at the Marina Sands Luxury Resort near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. With […]
By J. Mike Rogers When my wife and I started traveling to the Caribbean over 10 years ago, we agreed not to visit the same place twice — to see as many islands and resorts as possible. Palm Island Resort in the Grenadines made us break that rule. We just returned from our second visit, […]
By Sean Hillen ITWPA Member Photos by Columbia Hillen If you walk too fast, you might miss it, and that would be a shame. For Aroma Workshop (www.aromaworkshop.com) operates out of a small, glass-fronted store off trendy Halsted Street in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago. The delicate smell of perfumes lingers in the air […]
By George ChalagonianGood Russian food in Harbin, Manchuria? Why, of course, but you need to go to the right place. Café Russia 1914 is in the heart of the pedestrian mall that is the hub of this Manchurian city undergoing a Renaissance. Established in 1914 by the Russian noble family who still own it, the […]
By Carol Martindale-TaylorWant to savor breakfast or lunch served over the depths of a deserted mine shaft turned spring-fed well? How about occupying a coveted chair at a unique dinner restaurant and a room for the night with a resident ghost? The rustic yet modern Inn at Castle Rock in Bisbee, Arizona, also offers a […]
By Sean HillenITWPA Member Photographs by Columbia Hillen A rotund lobby with an intricate mosaic stone floor makes for an impressive entrance to Sublime Samana Hotel & Residence, a two-story, horseshoe-shaped building with palm trees, exotic shrubs, and flowering plants scattered along a well-watered lawn from which a paved pathway leads to a private beach two […]
By Katy Purviance Ting! Ting! Ting! It’s hot and dark. Hard to breathe. The enormous fire illuminates the blacksmith’s concentrated, sweating brow. He hammers a red-hot piece of iron into a new pot hook for the kitchen. The other blacksmith tugs at a lever to operate the billows — which is about the size […]
By Harriet FrapierITWPA MemberIt’s 2 p.m., the sun is shining at full blaze, and I’m ready for a rest. Sitting by the market I look across the square to its grand skyscrapers hovering above — the scene is intriguing. To the left elderly men challenge each other to a game of chess. On the right […]