31 Jul

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BY JANET STEINBERG In California’s Napa Valley, Calistoga was the vision of Sam Brannan who purchased property, including the "Spring Grounds", in the early 1860s. Impressed by the New York resort of Saratoga, he decided to make his development the "Saratoga of California."  After too much champagne, Brannan slurred "we'll make...

17 Jul

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BY JANET STEINBERG Part 4 of a Series Whether it’s wood, stone or metal…whether it’s carved or cast…whether it’s a monumental work of art  or a preliminary miniature maquette…I simply adore sculpture.  Wherever I travel I search the globe for sensational sculpture, be it a world capital or the 4th smallest capital...

05 Jul

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BY JANET STEINBERG  Part 3 of a Series Hot Browns and Po-Boys…fried green tomatoes and bourbon pie!   The dining scene in small-town Frankfort, Kentucky (the 4th smallest capital city in the US) is down-home, yet down right delicious. On a recent visit, I did not find sophisticated restaurants with Michelin stars, starched linen tablecloths, and white-gloved waiters.  However, what I...

19 Jun

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BY JANET STEINBERG                                                                                      Part 2 of a Series                      Some measure time by stars          And some by hours;                           Some measure days by dreams,...

05 Jun

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BY JANET STEINBERG Part 1 of a Series  Chances are…if you ever traveled to Kentucky, you explored such attractions as the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, or Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville. Chances are… if you did travel to Louisville or Lexington, you never bothered to take the time to explore Frankfort,...

22 May

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BY JANET STEINBERG "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."                                                                                                 George Santayana With Memorial Day almost upon us, I have been thinking back on my memories of some three-plus decades of travel writing.  Happily, I’ve never become jaded.  I am still in awe of the fantastic experiences that the magic carpet of...

17 Apr

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BY: JANET STEINBERG ST. THOMAS: This island, with its deep-harbor, red-roofed capital of Charlotte Amalie (pronounced ah-MAHL-ya) is the most cosmopolitan of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI).  Today, the town is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.  Its old-world downtown area was once a New World sea-trading crossroads...

27 Mar

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BY: JANET STEINBERG Sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what the idyllic island of Grenada is made of.  From sugar cane waving into the fields…to cocoa beans drying in the sun…to nutmeg and cinnamon assuaging our olfactory senses…little wonder that Grenada is know as the Caribbean’s  ‘Isle of Spice’.  The most southern...