Category: Travels

World Tour: Geneva, Switzerland
[ 0 ] May 28, 2010 |

World Tour: Geneva, Switzerland

The first time I went to Europe as an adult, I visited Geneva, Switzerland. What a great way to start my travels in the EU?! Switzerland is beautiful and typically you would think of the Swiss Alpes as the main attraction but when you visit Geneva, it’s almost like you forget they are there. Lake […]

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Food.Fun.Stuff: Fresh and New
[ 0 ] May 25, 2010 |

Food.Fun.Stuff: Fresh and New

*New* >>>Typically when you think of diners, you think of juicy, greasy and cholesterol?? Well Clarendon’s Silver Diner is here to refute those stereotypes. The classic Northern Virginia diner has made some upgrades to the menu that include keeping you in beach bod shape. We recently had an opportunity to try the new “farm to […]

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World Tour: Paris Top Five
[ 0 ] May 21, 2010 |

World Tour: Paris Top Five

“Merci, Merci!” I got pretty used to saying thank you in French when I was in Paris and when it was time to come back I actually said this to my American taxi driver as I was getting out. Through the years I have traveled to many French influenced places but nothing matches up to […]

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World Tour: 3, 4 or More
[ 0 ] May 14, 2010 |

World Tour: 3, 4 or More

3-course, 4-course, 5-course meals. Rumor has it that French women tend to be thinner than most American women because of the smaller portions in their meals. The truth is they eat just as much as we do but they are paced in their meals and yes, the serving sizes are smaller. It takes about 20 […]

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Top Five Wednesday: Summer Vacay
[ 0 ] May 12, 2010 |

Top Five Wednesday: Summer Vacay

Summer vacation is almost here and that means trips! As you get beach bod ready, we decided to give you a few suggestions of places to show it off and get some good food at the same time. This week’s Top Five are the top places to see and eat at the same time. The […]

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