By Roy StevensonITWPA MemberSouthern Oregon is fast becoming recognized as a viticultural powerhouse, as its wines keep gaining national and international recognition. Two appellations in particular, the Umpqua Valley and the Rogue Valley, are the primary engines behind this wine renaissance, with a remarkable array of reds, whites, and varietals that presents wine lovers with … [Read more...] about Sampling Southern Oregon’s Marvelous Wines
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Café Savoy — Wine Bar Café, Vitenza 124/5 Praha 5 Mala Strana, Prague
By Patricia Margaret HoneyfieldA city rapidly growing in prosperity, Prague presents an innovative face to the world, with its old architecture interspersed with funky ‘street style.’ Beautiful buildings, the monuments to its past, sit side by side with seriously good modern art and architecture and cafés that would hold their own anywhere in the 2012 world. … [Read more...] about Café Savoy — Wine Bar Café, Vitenza 124/5 Praha 5 Mala Strana, Prague
All in a Day’s Visit to the San Diego Zoo
By Carrie Dempsey On a warm spring day in southern California, my friends and I find ourselves standing at a crossroads. Panda and polar bears, go left; monkeys, go right. An indecisive lot, we stand awkwardly, no one wanting to miss any of the exhibits during our day in San Diego. Finally, bears are determined the winners for today. And they do not disappoint. Located in … [Read more...] about All in a Day’s Visit to the San Diego Zoo
Discovering Palawan, “The Last Frontier” of the Philippines
By Steven Graham ITWPA Member Do you dream of making your escape to the tropics… to the island life? Does the thought of exploring a remote island full of coconut palms and banana trees, surrounded by a warm, greenish-blue sea, fill you with yearning? The Philippines is sure to have an island just the right size for you. After all, there are 7,107 of them -- some no … [Read more...] about Discovering Palawan, “The Last Frontier” of the Philippines
Yangshuo, Picturesque China
By Georgiana R. Frayer-Luna ITWPA Member Yangshuo nestles along the Li River in Guangxi Province amongst karst hills sculpted for millennia by wind and rain. Han Yu, a poet who lived during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), said the Li River was like a green silk ribbon and the karst hills were like jade hairpins. Everything in Yangshuo is in walking or bicycling distance, but … [Read more...] about Yangshuo, Picturesque China