July/22/08 11:04 PM Filed in:
Travel
First
opened in 1930, the Italianate palazzo in Sarasota,
Florida became the de facto art museum of the area
and the Ringling family established the Ringling
Junior College and School of Art in 1931. Today
Sarasota continues to be a quality destination for
those seeking a vacation filled with the arts.
Adding to the numerous really good reasons to visit
this Floridian city, this June (the 5th through the
8th) The Sarasota-Manatee Originals held their
first Forks and Corks Food & Wine
Festival. Let's travel
...
Tags: Sarasota, Florida, wine, food, festival
June/27/08 06:38 PM Filed in:
Travel
Gently
combine one part fabulous food, one part
outstanding spirits, and one part tropical
paradise. Layer with exciting chefs and innovative
sommeliers and vintners, exquisite and whimsical
displays, and top with interested, informed crowds.
The result: The 2008 Tampa Bay Food & Wine
Festival - Unleash Your Palate. Southern Wine and
Spirits and The Abilities Foundation produced an
outstanding culinary event in Tampa Bay, May 15
–17th 2008. Let's
travel ...
Tags: Tampa Bay, Florida, wine, food, festival
June/22/08 10:59 PM Filed in:
Amazonian
Road Warrior
The
Quorum Hotel, Tampa is billed as “The Business
Resort.” For this inaugural release of the
Amazonian Road Warrior, The Quorum Hotel fully met
the quest for quality business, and leisure hotels
that meet the demands of we, the “fairer” sex. Not
only was this quest fulfilled, the stay far
exceeded my expectations, perfectly delivering the
services a business traveler requires, the comfort
a traveler desires, and the extras most travelers
don’t even consider.Let's travel
...
Tags: The Quorum, Tampa Bay, spa, business travel, Florida
June/21/08 06:11 PM Filed in:
Amazonian
Road Warrior
You
leave your marathon meeting exhausted and rush to
the airport. The flight to Tampa now leaves at 6pm
instead of 2pm, out of gate 4A instead of 6D. First
class is full, so you are stuck in the back of
coach, in a middle seat, squished between an extra
large passenger with no sense of personal space and
a chatty grandmother concerned about irritable bowl
syndrome. After a very short ride from the airport,
you walk through the glass and stainless steel
doors of the InterContinental Tampa, and find
yourself in an oasis of tranquility and comfort.
Let's
travel ...
Tags: InterContinental Tampa, Florida, Tampa Bay
June/21/08 05:16 PM Filed in:
Daytripper
Looking
for a vacation that’s close to home yet offers you
unparallel relaxation, fantastic countryside views,
great food, eclectic art and maybe a ghost or two?
Historical Abingdon, Virginia may be your perfect
getaway retreat! Close your eyes and imagine gently
sloping hills, dotted with sheep, cows, goats and
the occasional llama. A small stream gurgles at the
base of the hills, running beside an historic mill
that made flour for families as early as 1790.
Let's travel ...
Tags: Abingdon, historical, Civil War, ghosts, shopping, cabin, Virginia
