My 36-hour stay in the Mountain Shadows Resort, a mid-century modern dream in Paradise Valley. If you are looking for a hotel in the greater Phoenix area than look no further than Mountain Shadows Resort, the pool alone will...
Steamboat Bay Fishing Club – Alaska Luxury Fishing
The end of June/beginning of July is typically the hottest part of the summer in Phoenix. So Mr. Misadventures and I jumped at the chance to escape to Alaska and check out Steamboat Bay Fishing Club on Noyes Island. ...
Relais Christine Hotel – A Parisian Garden Paradise
When we stayed at the Relais Christine in Paris at Christmastime we absolutely loved cozying up under the Paris rooftops, snuggling in that big, warm bed and enjoying all that luxury accommodations had on offer. But after spending some...
Luxury Resorts Scottsdale – 36 Hours at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Disclosure: All my lodging, meals and activities were hosted by Visit Phoenix. As always all opinions are my own The 36 hours I spent at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess felt very much like a belated birthday present. It’s one...
Paris’s Luxurious Relais Christine
Disclosure: I was a guest of Relais Christine for one evening. All opinions are my own. After staying in the discreetly luxurious Relais Christine in Paris I may never stay in another hotel room again. I certainly won’t look...
Viking River Cruises – Cruising Portugal Douro Valley
[I was invited to experience Viking River Cruises. I chose Portugal’s Douro Valley. My airfare and cruise were paid for. Financial compensation was not received for this post. Opinions expressed here are my own, always are and always will...
Willows Inn Lummi Island
So where did all the culinary goodness I wrote about take place? At a very special place. The Willows Inn. A property that has been servicing Pacific Northwesterners for a century. These days the focus is on the food...
A meal at The Willows Inn Lummi Island (Part 2)
Ballet. Discipline. Harmony. Home. These were the words that kept popping into my head as I spent an evening in the presence of epicurean mastery at The Willows Inn on Lummi Island in the San Juan Islands. I wrote...
A meal at The Willows Inn Lummi Island (Part 1) The Snacks
After traveling by plane, car, and ferry to get to the Willows Inn on Lummi Island, I was anxious to begin the meal I had been thinking about eating for four months (see the background post here). I will...
A meal at The Willows Inn Lummi Island – the background
Every year Mr. Misadventures and I head to one of the many islands in the San Juan chain. So far we have been to Lopez Island, Orcas Island, the main San Juan Island in our discoveries. We come to...
Relais Chateau: Le Fort de l’Ocean – Part 2
Having arrived, rested and thoroughly enjoying our first afternoon at Relais Chateau property Le Fort de l’Ocean, the next treat in store for us was dinner. As was customary at all our other stays on this trip, we planned to try...
Relais Chateau: Hôtel de la Plage
You know the saying: location, location, location? Well the Relais Chateau hotel, Hôtel de la Plage in Sainte Anne La Palud, has it in spades. You feel like you are at the end of the world, just you and...