becca

Freelance Travel & Lifestyle Writer

"The ancient city’s main square sits just behind the one-time convent (now a sleek, restored, boutique hotel), the silence is so ponderous one might think the entire staff and every guest has taken a vow of silence."

~Cognition and Reflection - Organic Spa Magazine

"The crowd cheers. And, a royal band emits a euphonious serenade. I dismount the immense beast by ladder, snuggle my elephant’s crusty, swishing trunk and accept a well-deserved flute of champagne from a nattily clad waiter."

~Yoga Overlooking the Taj Mahal - San Antonio Magazine

"Huts made from cow pies look like gingerbread houses—some are being repaired by women so concentrated in their tasks they resemble painters fretting over a canvas."

~India in Style Virtuoso Traveler

"A sudden herd of reindeer crosses our path like a truck running a red light."

~ Chasing The Northern Lights in Norway, Dallas Morning News

"The city of Lucerne nestles the water--scattering around its edges and up the mountain like a slowly spreading spill."

~Swiss Treat Washington Flyer

"In bygone days hungry wolves skulked along the newly built Nevsky Prospekt like rapacious adversaries from a children's story."

~St. Petersburg: City of Dreams Mariner

"Villages with colorfully painted houses seemed torn from the pages of a storybook. You’ll want to linger in them, as we do, for scones or a pint of beer. Even the narrow undulating roads, lined with hedgerows and flower-flecked meadows thrills."

~Irish Indulgence, The Ring of Kerry -- CAA Magazine - Canadian Automobile Association

"Being with him in the the room where he paints . . . is like being a string on Itzhak Perlman's violin or a pot in Thomas Keller's kitchen."

~Beyond The Tango, Toronto Star

"Like a pointer finger, a rainbow as thick as a column, illuminates the sky above Castello di Vicarello."

~Magical Maremma, Toronto Star

"I see an oceanscape turbulent with blues. They mottle the water like smudges, bits of sapphire, jade and rich turquoise splayed out in a frenzy of Van Gogh-like brushstrokes."

~Next Stop Paradise, Austin Monthly

"While I wait for the bartender at Dukes I ponder the big question: would I rather be Miss Moneypenny or a Bond girl? It's easy to meditate on such things at Duke's Hotel."

~Bar Bash Washington Flyer

About Hotel Guanahnai: “[Its} as if Paris put on flip flops, but still donned a little black dress.”

~As quoted in Cigar Aficionado

"We follow a path abundant with draped, fading prayer flags that flap in the cool wind like colorful bird's wings. Pine trees scent the chilly air, and the faraway rhythm of rural villagers at work sounds like nature's solemn hymn."

~Taking the richer road less traveled in China Austin American Statesman

"We’ve exchanged our car for a boat and we’re heading across rollicking seas to Skellig Michael—an immense rocket of stone that explodes amid water straight toward the sky. Just visible on its face are steps that we know lead to the remains of a centuries-old monastic settlement high above the ocean."

~Irish Indulgence, The Ring of Kerry -- CAA Magazine - Canadian Automobile Association

"Brussels is as textured as the tapestries that put it on the Medieval map."

~Brussels Sprouts Anew, National Geographic Traveler

Best cheap eats in Austin, Texas

September 12, 2013 by becca

Published in USA Today September 11, 2013

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Reviews Tagged With: Austin, restaurants, Texas

Provence, France

September 9, 2013 by becca

Stay: Terre Blanche Hôtel Spa Golf Resort Eat: Le Faventia Do: Take lessons at Académie de Golf Leadbetter Do: Take an Aqua Bike lesson Do: Terre Blanche Spa

Filed Under: Track Me Tagged With: France, Golf, Provence, wine

Monte-Carlo, Monaco

September 5, 2013 by becca

Stay: Hotel Metropole Eat: Joel Robuchon Eat: Yoshi Drink: Odyssey Pool Bar Do: Metropole ESPA

Filed Under: Track Me Tagged With: Luxury Travel, Monaco, Monte-Carlo

Travel Time: Nantucket is stuck in the past – in a good way

September 2, 2013 by becca

Published in San Antonio Magazine September 2013

Filed Under: Featured Articles Tagged With: islands, Massachusetts, Nantucket

Gstaad, Switzerland

August 22, 2013 by becca

Stay: Gstaad Palace Hotel Eat: Le Grill Drink: GreenGo Nightclub Do: Palace Spa

Filed Under: Track Me Tagged With: Gstaad, mountains, Switzerland

Vienna Revival: Palais Hansen Kempinski Hotel Grand Opening

August 12, 2013 by becca

Published in Robb Report August 2013

Filed Under: Featured Articles Tagged With: Austria, luxury, Luxury Travel, Vienna

Storytellers Wanted: Immersion Travel Writing Retreat at Four Seasons Costa Rica

August 7, 2013 by becca

Like a fine bottle of wine, writing is meant to be shared — especially when the subject is an awe-inspiring or life-changing trip. WHAT: Writing workshop for aspiring travel writers WHERE: Four Seasons Resort – Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo WHEN: Thursday, November 7 – Sunday, November 10, 2013 HOW: Call (506) 2696-0198 for room […]

Filed Under: Featured Articles Tagged With: Costa Rica, Luxury Travel, workshop, writing

MMMM! Montreal: Chewing and Digesting Quebec’s Largest City

July 22, 2013 by becca

Published in San Antonio Magazine August 2013

Filed Under: Featured Articles Tagged With: Canada, food, Montreal, Quebec, San Antonio Magazine

La Dolce Vita: Embracing the sweet life in Southern Italy

July 20, 2013 by becca

Published in Austin Monthly August 2013

Filed Under: Featured Articles Tagged With: Adriatic, food, italy, Puglia, rentals, rentvillas, thinkpuglia, Trulli, villas, wine

Spiritual Journey: Spa Baths That Elevate The Spirit

July 18, 2013 by becca

Published in Organic Spa Magazine July 2013

Filed Under: Featured Articles Tagged With: cedar enzyme bath, mud bath, Organic Spa Magazine, spas, spirit, spiritual journey

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