Author: Janet Podolak

AirFrance plane with 538 passengers

The size of the A380 is apparent by looking for the baggage handler slightly to the right of center and seeing how his size compares to the fuselage. Bags are in containers...

New Zealand and Worlds’ End

Soak in New Zealand’s hot springs, experience whimsical elegance aboard Disney’s new Fantasy, sail  to meet the world’s end among the Maya of Mexico, explore the Mayan influence of Playa del Carmen,...

Wine tasting in gardens

Bouquets, the exquisite wine tasting amid Holden Arboretum‘s gardens, sells out almost as soon as it’s announced to members each year. To keep the event intimate,  the arboretum limits the number of...

Heading to France again

I’ve begun doing my homework for a France wine and food trip I’ll be taking in a few weeks. We’ll be in Languedoc, the area in the southeast part of France where...

At last: Wellington, New Zealand

Maybe it was the No Jet Lag pills I tried to take every two hours for the 20 or so hours I was underway from Cleveland to reach New Zealand. Or maybe...