No visit to Edinburgh complete without a visit to Edinburgh Castle. When you are in Edinburgh, it is easy to spot as it sits on a precipice standing watch over the city. The Scots and the English struggled for control of the castle during the Wars of Independence. In 1314 it was recaptured from the English […]
It’s Friday–the start of the weekend. The spring weather takes me back to my time in Venice last spring…before the crowds and the summer heat. One of my favorite experiences was sipping a bellini poolside at the Hotel Cipriani. A Bellini is a delightful mixture of white peach juice and prosecco and was invented in
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After our decadent lunch at The Drover (and a nap on the bus), we arrived at the Marcliffe just in time for a quick tour, a cup of tea, and evening cocktails. Our host, the owner, Stewart Spence started us off with a few snacks and a lovely champagne (I do love my bubbles). Our
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This week was #scotfoodweek on Twitter and, since I had just returned from a glorious week in Scotland, I posted several of my favorites on my twitter page @beckylukovic. Although I have sent people to the UK for the last 12 some-odd years, I had no idea that Scotland was a true foodie destination. Besides
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How I love getting photos from my clients’ travels! Seeing travel through their eyes is very rewarding! For today’s (semi) Wordless Wednesday, I am sharing a recent photo from Terry Brown who traveled through Europe this fall. This photo is of the Hotel Grand Barrail, a member of the Small Luxury Hotels group, in Saint
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The first moment I stepped foot inside the Roman Forum twenty years ago, I almost stopped breathing. The stories of my youth of gods and goddesses, caesars and slaves, Paul and Peter came to life before my very eyes. They were real……and they were grand. I felt a little like Charlton Heston in Planet of
