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Places and Experiences I'll Never Forget
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items When an establishment, destination, or experience has been excellent, I want to share it with others.
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Restaurants I'd Absolutely Go Back To
Wonderful Places I've visited or stayed
Restaurants I'd Absolutely Go Back To
The sign of a good restaurant is one you want to return to…or that you keep telling your friends about. Here are a few of my favorites.
Cozy, intimate, and reliably delicious food. It's our go-to restaurant in Woodstock when we have out-of-town guests or we want a varied menu for different food preferences.
Spring House Tavern - always delicious
I never thought I'd be bragging about a hot dog place, but I have to. This is a tiny but wildly popular restaurant in the heart of downtown Strasburg, Virginia, and they make the best hot dog I've ever eaten in my several decades of life (well, excep...
Old Dominion Doggery: the best hot dog I've ever eaten
A friend who used to work in a top-rated Indian restaurant in San Francisco took us to Curry Cuisine and said it's the best Indian food he's gotten since he moved to the East Coast. There was a big group of us, and our hosts had arranged a family-sty...
Curry Cuisine Authentic Indian Kitchen | The best Indian Food in the Valley
We go to Santa Fe at least once of twice a year, and Andiamo is one of our favorite “special occasion” places. The first time we went, our daughter and her husband took us there for a big anniversary, and it was such a treat. The staff is attentive w...
Andiamo! Santa Fe
One of my favorite early-adult memories is being taken to Trader Vic's in New York City (now the only one in the U.S. is in San Francisco), but the memory is too vivid and too wonderful not to include it in this list. Starting at the entrance, we fel...
Trader Vic's: A Tropical Paradise Experience
Our family members from across the country often gather in Winchester, VA, because our 100-year-old mother lives there. We've tried various nearby restaurants for family gatherings throughout the city, but The Village Square on the walking mall downt...
Oh, the other restaurant is Violino's, but I'll review that separately.
Oh, the other restaurant is Violino's, but I'll review that separately.
Village Square Restaurant & V2 Bar - on the downtown mall in historic Winchester, VA
Our family members from across the country often gather in Winchester, VA, because our 100-year-old mother lives there. We've tried various nearby restaurants for family gatherings throughout the city, but Violino's is one of two that we keep going b...
Step back into old world Italy when you enter this restaurant – you're likely to even get a personal violin serenade.
But the real attraction is the varied menu of Italian offerings, every one delicious and special in its own way.
On occasion, we have ordered take-out and found it equally outstanding.
Step back into old world Italy when you enter this restaurant – you're likely to even get a personal violin serenade.
But the real attraction is the varied menu of Italian offerings, every one delicious and special in its own way.
On occasion, we have ordered take-out and found it equally outstanding.
Violino Ristorante Italiano: upscale Italian in the northern Shenandoah Valley
Wonderful Places I've visited or stayed
I love having an experience that is so special, I want to tell all my friends about it. This is where I'll share those special places and experiences.
We spent five days for our 50th anniversary at Red Cliffs Lodge outside of Moab, Utah. It was the perfect place to relax when we wanted or as a base for exploring both Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. We went over the end of October and into No...
Red Cliffs Lodge Moab - Luxury Lodging in Moab Utah
My daughter and her best friend and her best friend's mother spent a wonderful long “girls” weekend in Charleston at the historic Francis Marion Hotel. It was the perfect location because we could walk to so many of the historic sights of the city. W...
Francis Marion Hotel in historic downtown Charleston, SC
Luray Caverns is wonderful and may be more famous, but the Shenandoah Caverns is our favorite in the Shenandoah Valley. First of all, you don't have the long lines that you do in Luray. Secondly, the natural beauty and history are equally stunning an...
Shenandoah Caverns: Natural Beauty Year-Round
La Fonda is a jewel within a jewel. Santa Fe is already a magical place, but this historic hotel right on the historic Santa Fe Plaza is a marvel. We had our daughter's wedding there in October 2010, and they went out of their way to make sure it was...
La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe
When our daughter got married in Santa Fe in 2010, many of our guests stayed at Hotel Santa Fe. As the only Native-American-owned hotel in the city, its ambiance and charm were Southwestern to the core, from the lobby to the individual rooms. It was ...
Hotel Santa Fe Hacienda & Spa - the only Native American owned hotel in Santa Fe
What is it about a waterfront location? We'd been wanting to visit the Tidewater Inn for years and finally got there for my birthday last April. The drive itself was a treat, with so many glimpses of various waterways crossed or flanked. The Inn has ...
Tidewater Inn - Luxury on the Eastern Shore