It’s easy to get lost on the back roads of rural Italy. Just ask Marlane Miriello. In 2000, the former San Diegan was enjoying a vacation in Tuscany when maps failed and she ended up in a tiny Tuscan hill town called Radicondoli. “I fell in love with it,” Miriello explained to me, “and…
Willie Wonka would be proud. The Fairmont Heritage Place in San Francisco’s famed Ghirardelli Square has garnered a sweet honor—the Best Private Residence Club in North America. The property, built into the square’s former chocolate factory, has 53 spacious, one-to-three bedroom apartments, available for rent or as a second home, with sweeping views of this…
India is elusive. Every time I think I’ve found the real deal and I understand “who” India is, I discover another aspect of the culture I never knew existed. My first trip is a blur of mosques, tombs, forts, and temples — the historic landmarks that all novices feel compelled to visit. The second…
Do you zoom up Highway 101 on your way to Northern California destinations? Join the club. I’m usually focused on getting to family in Santa Cruz, and, unless hunger strikes, I bypass the home of Cal Poly and Pinot Noir. However, this past holiday season we opted to meet our “kids” halfway, rather than…