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A Review of Eurovision 2012 and Winner "Euphoria" from Sweden's Loreen Talhaoui
Posted on May 26, 2012 at 6:30pm 2 Comments 6 Likes
Ever since I’ve been traveling to Europe starting in 1977 – well before American Idol or The X Factor – the Eurovision annual song contest…
Jews in Spain: Rediscovering Majorca’s Secret Jewish Heritage
Posted on May 25, 2012 at 11:39am 0 Comments 4 Likes
Oy vey, olé! Everyone knows that most Jews in Spain were given the royal boot back in 1492, the same year Chris Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue, right? Well, yes and no. Some managed to hang on, and the story of how they did so in secret constitutes a fascinating slice…
In Mexico, Good Wine? You Bet, Amigos
Posted on May 21, 2012 at 11:00am 2 Comments 5 Likes
What, surprised? Yep, it’s true that Mexico’s about more than tequila and beer. In fact, vino here dates back to the 16th century, when vines were brought over from Spain – so never mind Argentina and Chile, Mexico is where this hemisphere’s wine heritage was sown, and the Western Hemisphere’s…
¡Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Posted on May 5, 2012 at 10:00am 0 Comments 5 Likes
There are of course a bunch of Mexican patriotic holidays that come around every year. But the that's caught on most outside Mexico is Cinco de Mayo – especially in the next-door United States, most notably out on the West Coast, but really, pretty…
Soak This: The Thermal Baths of Budapest, Hungary
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 8:38am 1 Comment 5 Likes
One of my very favorite things to do in Budapest when I spent some time there a few years ago was to spend a nice, soothing afternoon at a wonderful old fürdő (bath house). In the day and age of the elaborate luxury…
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- Widely published/traveled freelance journalist: most recently, NY Post, LA Times, MSNBC.com, National Geographic Traveler, Imbibe, etc. Former Executive Editor, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, Caribbean Travel & Life. Director, Tripatini.com.
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A Bit About Me
Hi, everyone! The founder of Tripatini.com, I'm a longtime travel writer and editor, an alum of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. I've edited travel for HarperCollins' guidebook division, Hearst Magazines' Diversion, and ShermansTravel.com, and served as Executive Editor of Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel and Caribbean Travel & Life.
In addition to all that, I've written for a fairly respectable chunk of the travel media, as well as general interest newspapers, magazines, and Web sites. Just a sampling: Boston Herald, Brides.com, GQ, HuffingtonPost.com, International Herald Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Men's Fitness, MSNBC.com, Miami Herald, National Geographic Traveler, New York Post, Travel+Leisure, and the Iberostar Resorts blog. I've also written travel guides, most recently Pauline Frommer's Costa Rica, and co-founded CubaEnLinea.net, a social network for Cubans both in Cuba and around the world.
I speak six languages, and now live in Miami, Florida. But I lived for years in New York City, and among the more than 50 countries I've visited, I've also lived in Spain, Russia, and the Czech Republic. Travel is my overriding passion -- I get tired of many things in this life, but never, ever of travel!
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Hi david:
My dinner with Bocuse brought to mind my own dinner (and subsequent review) with Bocuse over 30 years ago. Did I have the same Truffle Soup sealed with Pate Feuilletee? Maybe, and yes, it was fabulous then. Bocuse may seem a bit ossified, but he was the first EMPEREUR of the now, dime-a-dozen, "superstar" chefs. L'ambiance et le decor n'etaient pas mal non plus. Merci for the flavorful memories!
Bon appetit,
Kitty Morse, food and travel writer
author: Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from my Moroccan Kitchen
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