During the past two years with the pandemic grounding travel plans, this one-time jet setter has enjoyed exploring my home state—Florida. As a way to escape the “real world,” I have become an Annual Passholder at both Walt Disney World and Universal Studios, reacquainting myself with one of th

Palm Beach County’s Sizzling Hot Restaurant Scene Welcomes Many New York Notables. Increasingly a winter, and year-round playground for New Yorkers and the international “Who’s Who,” Palm Beach has welcomed several legendary New York restaurants. Le Bilboquet, affectionately called “Bilbo�

By Fred Bollaci Across the bay in Pinellas County, let’s start in St. Petersburg, a city that has been totally transformed this past decade. Many Floridians are staycationing in “The Burg” and other inviting area towns, and have found it easy to spend a few days enjoying the great museums, inc

By Fred Bollaci Until now, Tampa Bay may be best known for sunshine, beaches, sports, and year-round recreation. Few people considered the area a culinary destination, though there were a handful of great restaurants people would plan vacations around. In the past decade, the Greater Tampa Bay Area,

I had the pleasure of re-visiting Aspen, one of my favorite destinations for summer recreation and world-class skiing in winter, this time during the “off season” (early October) to enjoy spectacular fall foliage, as well as several snowstorms, which quickly melted and gave way to mild, sunny af