I’ve been some kind of vegetarian since age 7, so as I’ve grown and gotten (a little) more mature, I’ve become pretty comfortable with making up my own rules as I go – what to eat, what doesn’t feel okay, etc. But traveling does present that extra challenge, where foods you never expected...

Not that alcohol is the most appropriate topic to continue writing about, but, after all, it is that season when most of us need our cockles warmed (in this northern hemisphere, anyway), and the strong stuff does provide an interesting way to travel without going far from home! No, I’m not...

As soon as we realized the trip to Paris could really happen, my friend Sandy, a professional travel agent, immediately started focusing on when -- she planned and booked the flights. I, however, immediately started focusing on wine -- it seemed a shame to go all the way to France and not track down...