Category: DON’T MISS

WHAT A TRIP

6 May 2023

Read my new book WHAT A TRIP on Kindle Vella. In one day, Jo loses her daughter (to college), her husband (to a hot young chick), and her job (effective immediately). Jo’s best friend Carly talks her into joining a ‘life-affirming’ tour to India. For enlightenment, of course. Who knew they’d be traveling with clones…
THAT’S MY GIRL

6 January 2023

Read my book, a chapter at a time, on Kindle Vella. Jade Pearce has a perfect life. She’s a successful event planner with an exquisite NYC apartment and zero emotional complications. Her orderly world is thrown into chaos when she becomes guardian to a prickly, blue-haired teenager named Zoe. Equally unhappy with the arrangement, Zoe…
TANGIER | FAVE FIVE

21 April 2021

Tangier. My fave five. (You can get the mother lode of things to do in any guidebook—these are my personal favorites.) 1. LE SALON BLEURue de la Kasbah (entrance at 71 rue Amrah)From the rooftop terrace of Le Salon Bleu (photo at top) is the stunning view over the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain. The charming restaurant…
SAINT-MALO | FAVE FIVE [the best is free]

24 February 2021

One of my favorite places in the world is Saint-Malo, a town in Brittany, on the northwest coast of France. I first went to Saint-Malo for my own personal writer’s retreat—to work on a novel I was writing. I was enchanted the minute I set foot “intra muros”—inside the walls. A few months later I…
TANGIER: Dar Nour Guesthouse

7 February 2021

After rockin’ the Kasbah to find it, I opened the door into the charming Dar Nour Guesthouse. The “House of Light” is actually five houses connected by passageways and flights of stairs leading to its seven guest rooms and the rooftop terraces that overlook the Bay of Tangier on one side and the city on…
FAVE FIVE | SAINT-MALO [the best is free]

30 April 2017

I’ve often been asked, “What is your favorite place in the world?” and in all my years of travel, I never had an answer. Until now. My favorite place in the world is Saint-Malo, a town in Brittany, on the northwest coast of France.
BEFORE YOU GO TIPS | Booking the trip

20 April 2017

Before booking an international trip, there’s some research you can do to lay the foundation for success. This is a comprehensive list—I’m covering all bases. Take what you need from it.
TANGIER | FAVE FIVE

10 April 2017

Tangier. My fave five. (You can get the mother lode of things to do in any guidebook—these are my personal favorites.) 1. LE SALON BLEU Rue de la Kasbah (entrance at 71 rue Amrah) From the rooftop terrace of Le Salon Bleu (photo at top) is the stunning view over the Strait of Gibraltar to…
BOOK | Paris Views | Gail Albert Halaban

10 January 2017

One of my guilty pleasures in my travels around the world is peering into the windows of homes. Not in a creepy way, mind you. I’m just fascinated to see the way that people live. (Think Hitchcock’s film, “Rear Window.”) New York photographer, Gail Albert Hallaban, has used this theme as inspiration for two fascinating…
TRAVEL TIPS | Three Weeks, One Carry-on Suitcase

29 July 2016

Three weeks, one carry on suitcase and a tote bag. That’s how I roll. Don’t think you could ever possibly manage? Here’s how.