Cities
Relaxin’ Girl
Lotus Mind + Body Spa, Needham
I admit it. I, a veteran spa-goer, was more than a little nervous about the treatment I had just booked. In my defense, the treatment involved dozens of tiny needles and some of them were ...
Bonté Wafflerie and Café
There are plenty of great coffee shops in the city, however Bonté is one that not only serves up a variety of delicious lattes, but also is best known for their Belgian sugar waffles. With ...
O Chame, Berkeley
On a rainy or blustery day — as we had this weekend — there are few things that can beat a delicious, steaming bowl of udon noodles from O Chame. I have ordered udon from ...
Toby’s Estate, Chippendale
Students and coffee are as synonymous as girls and chocolate. So it was always surprising to me, in my all-too-many years as a student, that a quality coffee and a haven to enjoy it in ...
Mount Tomah Botanic Garden, Blue Mountains
If I could step into a movie at the end of the week, rather than onto a packed train home as I always do, I would choose a scene where a girl packs some fabulous ...
Bernadus Lodge, Carmel Valley
Located just a couple of hours south of San Francisco, I love Carmel as a weekend getaway destination. There’s the shopping (have you been to the gigantic Anthropologie downtown?!); the spas at Pebble Beach (not ...
Open Books, Wallingford
I met Tennyson when I was in the third grade. Anne Shirley introduced us and ignited what has become my quiet affair with poetry. Upon hearing Anne recite Tennyson, I took myself straightaway to the ...