Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, Jul 21, 2015: French Patisserie, Cassis
July 20, 2015
It’s no secret that I like my food and am always looking for that something special to tantalise my taste buds, and what better way
It’s no secret that I like my food and am always looking for that something special to tantalise my taste buds, and what better way
It may seem unusual for a travel writer to be interested in the abandoned, derelict and forgotten. I am usually telling my readers where to travel and what to visit when they get there. But Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences is such a…
Two hotels with turn-of-the-last-century design face Wenceslas Square (which isn’t a square at all, but a boulevard)
We started our Prague food tour with these treats, a gingerbread bar filled with plum jam, a round kolatchi filled with poppy paste, and a
Vegetables, bread, meat, cooked food and crafts were at this open-air market in Namesti Republiky (Republic Square)
The 12 Apostles parade past the two windows hourly on Prague’s centuries-old astronomical clock.
United Airlines, which has been plagued by computer glitches over the past few years, some of which have led to disruptions of flight schedules, has given two computer hackers a million MileagePlus miles each for helping find security glitches in…
If cruisers are dreaming of Caribbean warmth for the coming winter (see item above), skiiers are already thinking of freshly-packed powder and warm drinks after…so now, in the heat of summer, we are seeing the winter services being announced.
A recent article from the newsletter Smarter Travel got me thinking about the different issues with boarding planes. I have noticed the myriad different ways that airlines try to control boarding. As they have worked to enforce “zones” or “groups”…
Street scene, Cuba Photo: GarryRF / TravelGumbo MSC Cruises, currently Europe’s top ocean cruise line, is responding to constantly-increasing European interest in Cuba (and possibly…
It’s no secret that I like my food and am always looking for that something special to tantalise my taste
It may seem unusual for a travel writer to be interested in the abandoned, derelict and forgotten. I am usually telling my readers where to travel and what to visit when they get there. But Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences is such a…
Two hotels with turn-of-the-last-century design face Wenceslas Square (which isn’t a square at all, but a boulevard)
We started our Prague food tour with these treats, a gingerbread bar filled with plum jam, a round kolatchi filled
Vegetables, bread, meat, cooked food and crafts were at this open-air market in Namesti Republiky (Republic Square)
The 12 Apostles parade past the two windows hourly on Prague’s centuries-old astronomical clock.
United Airlines, which has been plagued by computer glitches over the past few years, some of which have led to disruptions of flight schedules, has given two computer hackers a million MileagePlus miles each for helping find security glitches in…
If cruisers are dreaming of Caribbean warmth for the coming winter (see item above), skiiers are already thinking of freshly-packed powder and warm drinks after…so now, in the heat of summer, we are seeing the winter services being announced.
A recent article from the newsletter Smarter Travel got me thinking about the different issues with boarding planes. I have noticed the myriad different ways that airlines try to control boarding. As they have worked to enforce “zones” or “groups”…
Street scene, Cuba Photo: GarryRF / TravelGumbo MSC Cruises, currently Europe’s top ocean cruise line, is responding to constantly-increasing European interest in Cuba (and possibly…