Portillo is a state of mind. Over 12,000 feet up in the Andes Mountains it’s about as close to heaven as you can get without oxygen.Well above the tree line so the mountains you traverse are naked and rocky, the trip leads you to wonder if the promise of Portillo can possibly be all it is thought to be. The twenty-nine switchback turns without guard rails, permit you to look down into…
We met friends at the Blair House Inn, 100 W. Spoke Hill Drive in Wimberley 78676 (www.blairhouseinn.com). The inn is an interesting Bed and Breakfast. But it is more than most. It has an on premise spa, art gallery and a culinary school. While breakfast is available every day from 8:30 to 9:30, dinner is only on Saturday at 7:00 and is generally a five course event paired with Texas wine.…
Borwin Hafenrestaurant sits next to the river that runs through Rostock on its way to the North Sea. Prior to departing on our cruise on the Celebrity Silhouette and arriving in Warnemunde, the nearest port-of-calI, I reviewed the seafood restaurants in Rostock. Borwin came to the top of the list. Deciding to put it to the test, we were not disappointed. We arrived shortly after noon on a Wednesday. The service was…
A trip to northern Italy for a wedding brought unexpected opportunity. The wedding was to be in Portofino, but we decided to go in a few days early and stay a few days after. A flight into Malpensa – Milan would bring us to areas of Northern Italy such as Piemonte and the Lake District that we had not explored. The area south east of Torino instantly came to mind as a…