• Holiday Attractions

    NYC Dining Guide 2010 from The Travel Provocateur

    Last week has been crazy busy for me, with all of us in the family getting sick with flu-like symptoms. But there can be no rest for a mother (a 24/7 job) nor a blogger like me (I am always writing, editing, collecting ideas, dreaming, etc.) Thus, I took this opportunity to collate notes, articles, and reviews on some New York dining establishments that we’ve been to. I put it all together in my (other) travel blog, The Travel Provocateur. The Travel Provocateur is the other platform where I report on destinations, restaurants, hotels, and unique experiences in a news format, versus the more personal approach I take at this blog.…

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    Last night in London: the National Restaurant Awards 2010

    William Drew, host of the National Restaurant Awards and editor of Restaurant magazine, dishes the dirt on last night’s winners’ dinner event in London. On the menu? Flamboyant chefs, dazzling dishes, and some of the UK’s best restaurants, boutique-hotel bistros and restaurants with rooms… ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– I’ve just emerged from a large room full of the UK’s most brilliant and thus rather hot-tempered chefs, with several baying for my blood, and I’m still alive. What’s more, I am somehow still the editor of Restaurant magazine, the restaurant trade’s bible. Last night I hosted the National Restaurant Awards at the Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden. This annual industry jamboree has a…

  • Holiday Attractions

    Exotic festive 2010 thrilling Cancun vacations

    Cancun vacation packages are quite highly expensive in the New Year time unless you get a pre booking of good vacation package. There are diverse sources presenting vacationers the discounted Cancun vacation deals. You have to do a little hunt to get a suitable vacation package that matches your budget and style. The Internet is the ideal key to search for Cancun vacations travel agency. Many online Cancun vacations sites are accessible, which proffer wonderful deals on plane tickets, rentals, and hotel stays. Traveling in peak seasons can also provide a competitive deal. During off-seasons, Cancun resorts rates are bargained to one-half or one-third of their peak seasonal charges. New…