By Jessica Irwin ITWPA Member Steam from a pizza radiates like sunbeams across the blue sky of a faded tablecloth. The pizza’s wide girth spills over its plate like the doughy middle of a belly dancer. You succumb to its sweet seductions, a glass of wine and the cool glow of the pizzeria’s spearmint-colored walls soothing its digestion. You are in Italy, but this is no … [Read more...] about Pizzeria San Mina: A True Taste of Italy
Prohibition’s “Whisky Row” Now Home to Alberta’s First Craft Distillery
By Sally Pederson ITWPA Member South of Calgary in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains is the historical town of Turner Valley. The local movie theater, built in 1923 on what was known as “Whisky Row,” has been renewed and is now the home of Eau Claire Distillery -- Alberta’s first craft distillery. With their “grain-to-glass” philosophy, it’s the ideal setting, from … [Read more...] about Prohibition’s “Whisky Row” Now Home to Alberta’s First Craft Distillery
Breathtaking. Stunning. Utterly Amazing. Hiking the Great Wall of China
By Colleen Bessel ITWPA Member Gingerly I step through the crumbling watchtower at Samatai West and onto the Great Wall of China. I will never forget that first moment. The wall snaking off in either direction as far as the eye can see, the trail undulating up and down along the crest of the mountain ridge. It stops you in your tracks. It takes your breath away. Steep, … [Read more...] about Breathtaking. Stunning. Utterly Amazing. Hiking the Great Wall of China
Lunch at Cru
By Victoria Hart ITWPA Member Charleston, South Carolina is a food town. Good old southern cooking is available, but so is fresh farm to table cuisine. Located at 18 Pinckney Street in the historic district is a charming old house off the beaten path with culinary magic happening inside. A creation of Executive Chef John Zucker, the name inspired me to expand my French. … [Read more...] about Lunch at Cru
5 Tips for Taking an Oregon Coast Whale Watching Tour without Getting Seasick
By Rachel Shubin ITWPA Member Photographs by Rachel Shubin and George Shubin The golden sun sparkling on the rolling sea, the salty wind kissing my cheeks, and a massive gray whale skimming through the water before diving down below -- for years I had dreamed of beholding this blue ballet up close from a whale watching boat. Alas, what I had also imagined was spending the … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Taking an Oregon Coast Whale Watching Tour without Getting Seasick