Category Archives: Travel

Spain seduces the second time around

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Julekha

Would you entertain a second date with someone who didn’t leave a good impression the first time? That’s how I feel about destinations, which don’t get second chances with me. I made an exception for Spain last summer, giving in … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Food & drink, Travel | Tagged 9/11, alhambra, barcelona, cadaques, cordoba, europe travel, goya, granada, jane austen, madrid, madrid subway bombing, malaga, mercado de san miguel, mr. darcy, parque, parque del buen retiro, pimientos de padron, prado, pride and prejudice, puerta de alcala, restaurante de san botin, san sebastian, sevilla, seville, spain, valencia | Leave a comment

Exploring the historic streets and spicy cuisine of Charleston, S.C.

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Julekha

You’re a (sub)urban Maryland couple looking for a short U.S. getaway late October/early Nov. There should be a direct, nonstop flight from BWI to said destination. The locale should be at least 10 degrees warmer than Baltimore. There should be good, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Food & drink, Travel | Tagged baltimore, blossom, bwi, charleston, coast, escolar, fish, historic architecture, historic charleston city market, maryland, middleton place plantation, muse, nathaniel russell house, old south carriage co., oyster point walking tours, palmetto, pescatarian, santa fe, scallops, seafood, south carolina, southwest airlines, tampa, travel, u.s. custom house | Leave a comment

#FBF: Finding a Chagall in Zagreb

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Julekha

So the tagline for this blog is food, art and travel. So I’d better take a short detour from my food obsession to write about my love of globetrotting, museum hopping and finding an unexpected treasure in the Museum of the City … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Travel | Tagged color, contemporary museum zagreb, croatia, cubism, dubrovnik, marc chagall, museum of broken relationships, museum of the city of zagreb, pablo picasso, plitvice, prague, split, surrealism, zadar, zagreb | Leave a comment

Taste of Georgetown returns Sept. 13

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Julekha

Taste of Georgetown moves to K Street, between Wisconsin and this year. Now in its 21st year, the food-and-drink festival will feature epicurean delights from 35 restaurants, as well as a craft beer and wine pavilion. There’s also live music, … Continue reading →

Posted in DC food news, Food & drink, Travel | Tagged dc, georgetown, iron chef, K street, malmaison, paolo's, ritz, taste of georgetown | Leave a comment