USA
Dec022011
Travel Recommendation
Phoenix
My Recommendation Tip
Few people living outside of Arizona would put the Grand Canyon state on their list of places to visit when it comes to getting in the mood for the holidays. Hollywood’s long tradition of Western movies created a cliche which seems to be omnipresent year-round in the minds of most first-time visitors to this region: a mildly to wildly romantic scenery of giant cacti flickering in the scorching heat, barely casting shadows on scraggy skeletons of dormant pioneer plants, patiently waiting for a series of seasonal downpours rich enough to restart their cycles of life. Not to forget about that half-buried cow skull peeking out of the bend of a dried-out river bed, bearing witness to the reliable absence of regular precipitation…
May192011
Travel Recommendation
San Francisco
My Recommendation Tip
Over the past three decades, northern California has developed the arguably most diverse, progressive and ambitious dining scene in the country. As a pioneer of the New American Cuisine movement, the City by the Bay has ever since produced a great array of outstanding eateries celebrating the fusion of locally grown and seasonally sourced ingredients and her ethnically varied cooking traditions. Busy downtown lunch spots, laid back Mission bistros as well as upscale Nob Hill restaurants, not only honor San Francisco’s culinary heritage but get their mostly organic produce every morning fresh from neighborhood farmers markets and local fisheries...
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