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Alfred O’Neill
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The best diner in Ft Lauderdale (and we know diners!)
Egg ‘n You…been around since 1956 and as diners go, and we have gone to several in Ft Lauderdale, and come from a diner city (Philly) this is a true gem. We have been there for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and while it is diner food, it is the highest quality. What does that mean…
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Ft. Lauderdale: Grill 66…superlative steak and fish, on the edge of pretentious but just misses it!
When we visit Florida, we tend to make Ft. Lauderdale our base, we say this for reasons not worth going into other than to explain to readers why restaurants in this city versus others are the focus of reviews. (Though there are an enormous number and range of restaurants). Of the 20 or more restaurants…
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Business (true) Class: a chef and a bed! What more could you want?
Austrian Airlines (#austrianairlines)…Business Class was truly classy, with a chef and bed! We rarely can afford Business Class, but we decided for this overnight flight, we’d splurge. But this was like being a fine dining experience that had a bed, and a many wearing a chef uniform and hat (photo below)! The food was amazing,…
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London at Christmas: five nights, four restaurants and High Tea
The Christmas lights of London were amazing — every major street and many small lanes and mews had different styles. You would turn a corner and be stunned. These were the angels of Regent Street, #regentstreetlondon
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Vienna at Christmas time: the marvels of Marts and Mozart
Summary: 5 nights in Vienna, Austria. A great trip. Easy, full of rich experiences. Holiday cheer and wonder on every corner. The structure of this post will be: Overview (#vienna #viennachristmasmarts #viennaatchristmas) The people Christmas marts Monuments: St Stephens cathedral, Schoenbrunn palace, Albertina museum Food Tips (Especially visiting a city in winter) Overview, the city…
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Mica: delicate, thoughtful, delicious
Can food be thoughtful? I wondered that because while you know chefs put much thought into their menus, how much of it is based of a mix of intuition, tastes and the atmosphere they are trying to create. Micas tiny menu, smallish space, General air of decorum and thoughtful food all combine to provide a…
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Lobster Pot: the sweetest lobster and people (and yes, wear a bib!)
On an island where nothing is cheap, and meals represent the lionshare of a day’s spending, where and what you eat needs to be heavily researched. On Bermuda, you can overpay easily for a good meal pretending to be great; and likewise, you can pay a fair amount for a great meal in a divey…
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Tavern on the Hill “A gem of an ole pub with great food.”
This gem is like an ole fashioned British pub with fair-size table seating in the rear. The host is this older gentleman who always has a smile, a warm laugh, a gentle manner and an open seat if he can find one; and not much of a wait if he can’t. Food? Very good pub…
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Kasha-Katuwe, Tent Rocks: THE magical park of New Mexico
You get to the top, you turn, and turn and turn and you are part of the entire overwhelming immensity of the raw Southwest and the nearer almost silly and fantastical looking towers: you are in awe. Touring in New Mexico, and the Tent Rock park comes up near or at the top of things…
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BERMUDA: Elbow Beach stunning beaches and so close to the US people forget this incredible gem.
A Labor Day weekend in Bermuda. Another of those amazing places that one must visit in a lifetime. Yet, while it was once the place for honeymooners from the U.S to go, and was incredibly popular for decades, it has somehow lost its place in the consciousness of travelers. Yet that is an awful mistake…
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Bermuda’s new get-around, the amazing Twizy!
On Bermuda, tourists cannot rent cars; either motor bikes or cabs. The cabs are ungodly expensive, though the drivers are always fun and incredibly informative. The motor bikes are fun, but not for the faint f heart (and I fell off mine twice). But as of this summer, the island resorts have introduced the electric,…
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Wandering Lancaster, PA: America’s oldest hard pretzel-maker, Sturgis a true, delicious gem
A sunny fall Saturday and nothing as quaint or rolling-hill-beautiful as Lancaster, PA. We went for the Strasburg Railroad Museum, which is one of the truly great collections of those massive engines and their designer cars. But it was also Thomas the Engine day, and fun as that seems, too many people, strollers and lines.…
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