Yes, That’s A Bed Amid The Books! Check out that photo above: that’s a REAL hotel bed nestled in a bookshelf – because this Japanese “Capsule Hotel” is in a bookstore! See those blue squares on the shelves in the… Read More ›
Exotic Travel
You Can “Sleep Over” At Downton Abbey! Highclere Castle Goes “AirBnB!”
Living The “Downton Abbey” Life! Hey, who wants to “live like the lord or lady of a stately home” and stay in the castle where the show was filmed – by spending the night at Downton Abbey’s famous castle! In… Read More ›
The Delicious Life Of Patricia Wells! Wednesday’s Bookmobile Heads To Provence For Her Memoir!
Time To Celebrate The Terrific Cookbook Author Patricia Wells! This Wednesday’s Bookmobile is heading to France to hang out with one of the greatest and most prolific Cookbook Authors ever – Patricia Wells, who along with bestselling cookbooks also wrote… Read More ›
“Forehead Selfies!” I’m Trying A New Way To Capture Images – With Part Of My Head!
My Paris Hotel Stairwell Selfie! OK, don’t judge me, but this is my new favorite “selfie” – I wanted to capture the unique stairwell in my Paris hotel – with my forehead included! I’ve been playing with different ways to… Read More ›
“Hitch Hiking” The Brooklyn Bridge! Walking Across History In 6,016 Feet! Alfred Hitchcock’s “39 Steps!”
Hiking the Brooklyn Bridge! Yes, here’s the spectacular 180 degree view of Manhattan to the left and Brooklyn to the right – with the East River in between – from atop the Brooklyn Bridge! What, you didn’t know that you… Read More ›
Get Paid To Move To Italy! See Where They Give You $$$ To Live The Italian Life!
Welcome To Your New Home – In Molise! This seems to be a trend – beautiful but underpopulated regions around the world are offering $$$ to move there! The Guardian has the latest example: an underpopulated region in southern Italy… Read More ›
Best Chicken In Paris? Le Coq Rico Made Its Case And I Bit Down On Their Bird! A Bonus Windmill Greets You As Well!
“Either the best meat or no meat at all.” — Chef Antoine Westermann With that simple motto, the terrific restaurant Le Coq Rico was born in 2012 in the Montmartre district of Paris. Le Coq Rico sits on top of… Read More ›
Lazy Bear! San Francisco’s Greatest Dinner Party! Communal Dining With Two Michelin Stars! Legendary Paul Masson Wine!
Welcome To The Lazy Bear Kitchen! Talk about an “open kitchen” concept! This Two-Michelin Starred restaurant in San Francisco literally cooks right in front of you – and encourages you to talk to them while they work! Welcome to Lazy… Read More ›
Who’s Up For Some “Piranha Ramen?” “What The Friday” Bites Down On A Dish That Bites Back!
Got 3000 yen? About $28? Then You Can Have Piranha Ramen! Got your attention? Of course I do! It’s another tasty “What The Friday!?!?!?!” Because you can get REAL Piranha Ramen – but you have to act fast if you… Read More ›
The Infamous Fertility Gravesite In Paris! Pere Lachaise Cemetery Has An Eligible Bachelor!
Paris Has A Very Famous Gravesite – Very “Hands On!” When I visited the Pere Lachiase Cemetery in Paris recently, I was caught off guard by one grave site…because it appears to have been “over touched!” This is the grave… Read More ›