Wine and Food Travel

Unlike a lot of daughter-in-laws, I have a very good relationship with my husband’s family and I always look forward to visiting them and being visited by them.  They live somewhere near Vienna and that is a good two-and-a-half-hours drive from Graz. Some weekends, we would agree to meet somewhere between our place and theirs for lunch and one favorite meeting place is the lovely town of Mariazell....

Previous post Seaside escape to Monterey and Carmel The next morning I woke up to natural sunlight shining through the blinds. I sat on the balcony and enjoyed the ocean view while Viv got ready and snapped a few overcast morning photos. The fresh air kissed my face and made me think about living near the coast. Except, I can’t stand the cold. Oh well. Guess not. My intention was to drive down to...

­ California is such a beautiful state and out of the 12 years I’ve lived here, I don’t know why I haven’t visited more coastal cities outside of Los Angeles. Southern California’s famed Malibu, Newport Beach and Dana Point are some of the quaint coastal towns in the greater LA area that are a mere 40-60 minutes away. It’s a crime that I don’t visit more often. Infact, I find it a...

When I grow up, I want to be a rockstar. But not the kind of rockstar that’s aged, sunken in, doped out, and haggard — I mean the rockstar with long, flowy hair, gets all the dates, looks like a million bucks, and feels like a million bucks. So what does a person have to do to become a rockstar? Maybe score a top-notch agent and sign onto a mega label. Probably not going to happen. Well...

Well, heaven for wine lovers at least. I recently took a trip with thewineremedy team to the ever picturesque Lake Garda in Northern Italy. Whilst ostensibly there on holiday, we never miss the opportunity to explore new wine regions and came across the pretty town of Brescia. Brescia and its surrounding hills are a major wine producing region within Lombardy, famous for its sparking wine, Franciacorta....