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THAILAND PLEASURES

I don’t want to talk about this too much; it might make the Gods jealous. On the other hand, the whole SiamJunk experience is so wonderful that it deserves sharing. Imagine being in Phuket (Southern Thailand), boarding a yacht equipped with six luxury en-suit cabins and an attentive staff that includes a gifted cook. Perhaps [...]

¶ Posted 04 November 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ENTREES § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments (0) °

500 SIPS OF SUMMER

Specialty-of-the-house cocktails from very special places including Hotel Danieli, Dolce La Hulpe Brussles and the Crystal Symphony. Cheers!

¶ Posted 27 June 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Champagne, Crystal Cruises, Dolce La Hulpe Brussels, Hotel Danieli, Panama Canal, Specialty cocktails

CAPTAIN COOK CRUISES

Although he was not the first European to discover Fiji (Abel Tasman was in 1642), Captain James Cook is literally and figuratively credited as the first to put the archipelago on the world’s radar (such as the radar was in 1774). Therefore I thought it super symbolic to begin my exploration of Fiji on a [...]

¶ Posted 27 April 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ENTREES § PASTA § RECIPES § SIDE DISHES § THANKSGIVING § TRAVEL ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: bula, Captain Cook, Captain Cook Cruises, fettuccini, Fiji, kava, MV Reef Endeavour, pumpkin, rice

FINDING CRUISE DEALS

Be shipshape savvy about finding cruise deals with this advice from a top professional.

¶ Posted 18 October 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cruise deals, CRUISING

CRUISE CONTROL

DIETING ON THE CRYSTAL SERENITY If there is anytime to dish the diet it is on a cruise where you can have food 24/7. And if any cruise overloads with quality as well as quantity, it is a Crystal Cruise, where the food is always a feast. So it is odd that Michael Falla, the [...]