Wow. Wales is a place I never thought would be so wonderful, so pretty, so green and so…inviting!  It’s not on most American’s radar, the place just doesn’t pop up on most traveler’s ‘places to go’ lists. But now that I’ve spent time driving the length of the place and […]

Shaun Krijnen was wearing rubber boots and rubber overalls when we met him. Still, he had that tossled look of a movie star millionaire, and even though was worried about how he looked in front of the visiting journalists, he struck quite a pose in that late afternoon light in […]

Ferran Adrià of elbulli, once known as the world’s most famous restaurant, uses a tiny flake of a certain salt to dab on his oysters. The Queen of England and her son William have been known to also use this special salt at events as important at May’s royal wedding. […]

After a flight made much more pleasant by a serendipitous upgrade to business class, which gave me a night’s sleep on a flat bed, I’ve spent the day here in Wales. I have given up trying to actually pronounce the names of the places I’ve seen. We are staying in […]

Los Angeles will celebrate on October 9 by shutting down ten miles or normally congested streets. Why?  To turn all of this inner city space into a car-free, safe, family-friendly place for exploring the city from a new perspective and at a leisurely pace.  No cars, just bikes, sneakers, stilts, […]