By Diane Leone ITWPA Member Once the decision was made to spend the week of Christmas in Key West, Florida, we were excited. Every previous Christmas had been spent enjoying family and the children as they opened their gifts. The children are now grown and we felt we needed a getaway after a hectic year. If you want to wear flip-flops, lie in the sun, and feel the sand … [Read more...] about Luxury Christmas, Key West Style
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Cut Costs When Traveling to Norway: 5 Secrets to Savings
By Melissa Andersen Norway’s dynamic beauty attracts travelers from around the world. The rugged mountain ranges dominate the land, cut deep by colossal fjords of turquoise and blue. Thousands of islands speckle the coastline, bordered by three seas. Spruce trees shoot high towards the heavens, displaying a forest green blanket between the earth and the sky. There is only … [Read more...] about Cut Costs When Traveling to Norway: 5 Secrets to Savings
Bob Hope: Still Entertaining the Troops in San Diego
By Noreen L. Kompanik ITWPA Member Bob Hope is immortalized in the city of San Diego. How fitting. In the county that hosts the largest military population in the U.S., bronze statues of the entertainer and his military audience stand in the dramatic backdrop of a majestic retired aircraft carrier overlooking the sparkling blue waters of San Diego harbor. For a span of … [Read more...] about Bob Hope: Still Entertaining the Troops in San Diego
Beyond Paprika: Discover the Cuisine of Hungary in the Budapest Central Market Hall
By Catherine Fancher ITWPA Member As you enter the cavernous space, a checkerboard of light streams in through banks of high windows. The air within the steel-framed interior vibrates with the hurried hum of unfamiliar languages. Standing beneath soaring beams and archways, you almost believe that you’ve wandered onto a train platform. Then you smell the bread. You’re … [Read more...] about Beyond Paprika: Discover the Cuisine of Hungary in the Budapest Central Market Hall
Charleston Culinary Tour: Gas Station Grits
By Meredith Wright, CITM ITWPA Member The tour is beginning its second hour and the participants have started to drag along somewhat lethargically -- the food coma appears to have settled in. One girl whispers to her boyfriend, “I don’t know if I can eat any more...” But then she perks right up at the sight of a pickle-topped pulled pork barbecue slider and a side of … [Read more...] about Charleston Culinary Tour: Gas Station Grits