By Janet Steinberg Tavern…lounge…pub…café…saloon.  Call it what you may, a bar by any other name is still a bar. Sometimes, a low-key, down-home beer joint can be just what the doctor ordered.  Other times you might crave the serene atmosphere of a ritzy cocktail lounge.  In addition...

BY JANET STEINBERG                                                                                 I claim there ain’t Another Saint               As great as Valentine.                                            Ogden Nash Ahhhh, the color pink!  The color pink is symbolic of caring, compassion and unconditional love.  This magical melding of the colors red and white exudes a passion that puts stars in lovers’ eyes and links hearts together.  So, as we...

BY: JANET STEINBERG THE THREE SEAS: AEGEAN…MEDITERRANEAN…ADRIATIC… Three majestic, magnificent seas brought me triple delights on my Crystal Serenity cruise from Istanbul, Turkey to Venice, Italy. In addition to sailing me to far away places with strange sounding names (like Kusadasi, Kotor, and Thira), these three seas afforded...