Wine Mural outside Barcelona boutique hotel Praktik Vinoteca

Review Praktik Vinoteca – Barcelona Wine Focused Boutique Hotel in L’Eixample

I don’t remember how I discovered the Praktik Hotels in Barcelona, however, after my stay at the Praktik Bakery Hotel, I was hooked.  For my recent trip to Barcelona, I considered another stay at the Bakery, however, my family is gluten free and it seemed wrong to revel in the […]

Yering Farm boutique wines

Why I’m Wine & Spirits Woeful in Pennsylvania

On wine tours in the past few years around the world, I’m often asked if I’d like to buy wine to bring home with me.  For most people, this is an easy question.  For me, I just give the winemaker a sad puppy dog look and reply “Pennsylvania” and immediately […]

New Orleans Streetcar

Solo Dining in the French Quarter of New Orleans

Food in New Orleans is legend, I had so many suggestions from my #foodiechats and #foodtravelchat friends before my New Orleans trip, everyone had a favorite food memory. As I was traveling on business for a conference, I wasn’t quite sure how much free time I would have to eat. I […]

Cava Bertha colored bottles

Tasting the Cava in the Penedes Region of Spain

We were going to watch the sunset in Gozo and brought a bottle of Cava with us. It just seems the right thing to do opening bottle of sparkling wine to sit and relax on the overlook as the sun sets over the sea. My new appreciation for Spanish Cava started a few […]

Wine Tasting & Chocolate in the Yarra Valley of Australia

If you were to walk into most Pennsylvania state controlled liquor stores, the “Australian” wine section is about 90% Yellow Tail. While the “premium section” has a few Australian wines, you can imagine how exciting it has been over the years to visit wineries in Australia on my holidays.  My […]

Bike Wine Tour Santiago Chile Carmenere Grapes

Santiago Bike Wine Tour in the Maipo Valley Vineyard

This week’s twitter topic for #girlstravel was wine.  Answering all of the questions, I realized that lately my travels have included wine tastings and/or tours of vineyards.  For my Santiago, Chile visit, I would be touring the local wine region by bike (my bike wine tour Santiago).  Drinking and biking…could […]