Archive for the Category "General Travel"
We continue our journey with a food & wine cruise on the Saone & Rhone Rivers through the south of France.
Here is a video previewing the highlights of river cruising in Europe:
For more delicious details, contact:
Jacintha Perera, culinary escape artist
Gourmet Getaways, a division of
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597
Chalkboard
New discoveries await down a narrow little street . . . several recommended French restaurants to choose from for dinner . . .
Q: What does the name of this cozy place, L’Ardoise, mean? . . .
hints: where the daily specials are posted, see upper right corner
Answer: L’Ardoise translates as “slate” or “chalkboard” . . . referring to where the daily specials are posted in cafes, bistros, brasseries & restaurants.
Meanwhile the “specialite de la maison” at this restaurant is obvious from its name.
Some eateries, such as L’Ardoise, offer a prix fixe multi course dinner . . . Ferdi is unusual as it offers an a la carte menu . . . it’s not unusual to see extensive wine lists in such intimate places . . . by the bottle, not the glass.
For more delicious details, contact:
Jacintha Perera, culinary escape artist
Gourmet Getaways, a division of
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597
a Little Street Music
Video Postcard from Paris . . . street musicians . . . playing in front of Musee d’Orsay . . . caught one jazzy number . . . before the rain ended the show.
I made a contribution but didn’t take note (pun) of their name. Anyone know who they are?
For more delicious details, contact:
Jacintha Perera, culinary escape artist
Gourmet Getaways, a division of
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597
Our 5th Annual Gourmet Getaway
at Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Arizona
Sunday, July 8- Sunday, July 15, 2012
Divine Cuisine, Nutritional Wisdom
Enjoy a delicious week of interactive culinary events including lively cooking demonstrations, hands on cooking classes, chef-hosted dinners and more.
Learn about no-fail secret ingredients and how to blend culinary excellence, nutritional wisdom and the many pleasures of cooking and dining from a participating team of Canyon Ranch chefs as they enlighten and entertain you. You’ll learn practical skills and professional techniques from the same chefs who are responsible for award-winning Canyon Ranch cuisine. Bon appétit – and to your good health!
This is a full week program. Minimum stay is 4 nights/5 days.
For more information, contact:
Jacintha Perera, culinary escape artist
Jacintha@IslandGetawayTravel.com
916.897.9597
Port of Call: San Francisco . . . any easy city to navigate as a visitor . . .
View from the balcony, Pier 39 in foreground & Golden Gate Bridge in background . . .
tours to Alcatraz Island are very popular & sell out well in advance . . .
view of Golden Gate Bridge from the San Francisco side . . .
For more information contact:
Jacintha Perera, ACC, MCC
aka The Sea Goddess
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597
Specialty restaurant Qsine offers a unique interactive dining experience,
note: the upside down lamps suspended from the ceiling should be a clue . . .
embark on a culinary adventure with food & wine selections on their ipad menus . . .
save some room ladies, those are just the appetizers!
The Qsine (Rubik’s) Cube reveals your dessert choices . . .
. . . of course, you have to play with it first . . . it’s all part of the FUN!
For more information contact:
Jacintha Perera, ACC, MCC
aka The Sea Goddess
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597
We all enjoyed daily dining in the intimate specialty restaurant BLU, available exclusively for the Aqua Spa Class guests on the Celebrity Millennium.
Celebrating 3 special occasions on this sailing: 1 business anniversary & 2 birthdays . . .
a Happy Birthday serenade . . . and birthday cake, of course!
Surprise! Happy Birthday, Marilyn!
For more information contact:
Jacintha Perera, ACC, MCC
aka The Sea Goddess
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597
The AquaSpa has an enclosed Solarium with heated saltwater Thalassotherapy pool.
The AquaSpa also offers a private Persian Garden with heated tile loungers . . .
. . . and steam rooms infused with eucalyptus as well as a Turkish Bath.
Needless to say, we ALL spent some quality time in the AquaSpa.
For more information contact:
Jacintha Perera, ACC, MCC
aka The Sea Goddess
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597
The big beautiful Celebrity Millennium fresh from a recent refurbishment & enhancement in dry dock a couple weeks ago, our floating resort for 5 days!
Port of Embarkation – San Diego – great view from the balcony!
For more information contact:
Jacintha Perera, ACC, MCC
aka The Sea Goddess
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597
Preparing to set sail tomorrow on the Island Getaways 15th Anniversary Sailabration on Celebrity Millennium– a 5 nt Pacific Coastal wine cruise from San Diego to Vancouver w/ stops in San Francisco & Victoria.
Wine events included: Wine Appreciation 101; a European Wine seminar; World Wine seminar & auction, a Prive Connoiseur wine dinner; day tours to Napa & Sonoma; & a Riedel comparative wine glass workshop. A rather full schedule for a 5 day cruise!
For more information contact:
Jacintha Perera, ACC, MCC
aka The Sea Goddess
www.IslandGetawaysTravel.com
916.897.9597