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TRAVEL HERE; SEASONS, THE SHOPS AT LEGACY Concept is everything!  But if somebody doesn’t get the concept, then the restaurant is in trouble. We tried something new to us: Seasons 52. And it has a new concept. The Season 52 Concept I confess, I didn’t quite get the concept when my mom told me there wasContinue reading “Seasons 52 in Plano”

TRAVEL THERE: SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER JEWEL IN THE PEARL While researching our trip to San Antonio, two lines of interest converged – The Pearl and restaurants. I knew I wanted to experience the Pearl and since it’s a hotbed of culinary delights, it made sense for our first meal in the city to be there. The PearlContinue reading “NAO – A South of the Border Jewel”

TRAVEL HERE: A LITTLE BIT OF TURKEY IN DFW Well, Cafe Istanbul is not a turkey in the derogatory sense of the word or even in the holiday bird sense, but it is a little bit of Turkey right here in the Metroplex.  Let me tell you about our latest visit.  You may want toContinue reading “Cafe Istanbul is No Turkey”

TRAVEL HERE: CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL AT FAIR PARK Remember the State Fair? I don’t know about you, but I could use a Fletcher’s Corny Dog just about right now. Well, corny dogs aside, one of the big features of this year’s fair was The Chinese Lantern Festival – but we didn’t see it. Twenty dollarsContinue reading “Chinese Lantern Festival at Fair Park”

TRAVEL HERE: DENTON’S ABBEY INN Gino Dal Cin is a very talented young artist who attends UNT. Thanks to my friendship with his mother, I already have dibs on his watercolor we call The Bicycle Picture. I’ve known Gino’s mother since before she met his father.  In fact, I’m Aunt Jane and since Gino andContinue reading “Denton’s Abbey Inn, An Anglophile’s Paradise”

TRAVEL HERE: PARIS POSTERS, BECAUSE THERE WASN’T AN APP FOR THAT If you lived in Paris in the 1870’s there was no iPhone. You couldn’t google your favorite group to see where they were playing or text your mates. So how did Parisians know whether to go to the Moulin Rouge or Le Chat onContinue reading “Paris Posters at the DMA”

TRAVEL HERE: SAMANTHA BROWN VISITS DALLAS My favorite speaker at the recent Dallas Travel & Adventure Show was Samantha Brown. That’s probably because she’s also my favorite travel personality. This was the second time I’d seen her live but I still got all giddy. Samantha’s News The exciting news was that she’s in the familyContinue reading “Samantha Brown Visits Dallas”

TRAVEL HERE: HEY MAN ARE WE IN CHICAGO? OK! I’ll admit it. Chicago is pretty cool. Not only are they right there on Lake Michigan, they’ve got that whole Museum District thing going on. I wouldn’t be so bold to ask the Chicago question, but I couldn’t help overhearing someone ask it a week orContinue reading “The New Klyde Warren Park”

TRAVEL HERE/TRAVEL THERE: PAULINE FROMMER AT THE DALLAS TRAVEL & ADVENTURE SHOW Earlier this month I visited the Dallas Adventure and Travel Show.  I hope you followed my advice and did the same.   The first seminar speaker I heard was Pauline Frommer of the famous Frommer Guides.  Her talk was chockful of fabulous advice.  I wasContinue reading “Travel Wisdom from Pauline Frommer”

TRAVEL HERE: DALLAS INTERNATIONS ART, ANTIQUE & JEWELRY SHOW The Palm Beach Show Group has my number. They knew I’d ignore anything they sent to my email inbox. So, they sent an invitation for the Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show right to my snail mail. They knew my husband, too. For him theyContinue reading “Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show”