Peace Lodge –Costa Rica –2006

Costa Rica February 6, 2016 0 Comments

Book early even in off season!   Patricia Schultz’s book, “1000 Places to See Before you Die,” needs to list Peace Lodge as “1001.” Cindy and Lee Banks have produced a real winner here. We had a two night stay–just enough time. We drove ourselves and made it from Quepos. The staff is exceptional (thank you, Sergio!). We really did…

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Osceola Street Café — Stuart, FL

Florida Stuart February 6, 2016 0 Comments

A Few Tips about Osceola Street Café   Located in the heart of historic downtown Stuart, this café is one of our favorite places for lunch. It is locally owned and the servers have a long history of accommodating loyal patrons. It is opened for breakfast, lunch and many dinner nights. We usually arrive early at 11:30 a.m. to insure we…

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Trapezaki Bay Hotel–Kafalonia, Greece–2008

Greece Kefallonia February 6, 2016 0 Comments

Beautiful “Hacienda” in the Sun….”   To begin, Kafalonia, also spelt Cephallonia, Greece is a beautiful island in the Ionian Sea.  It is about a forty-five minute airplane ride from Corfu or even Athens.  This is the island where the movie Captain Corelli’s Mandolin took place with Penelope Cruz and Nicolas Cage.  It is a true story of an Italian Army that was massacred…

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Stuart Heritage Museum

Florida Stuart February 6, 2016 0 Comments

A Few Tips about this Stuart Museum A free and interesting local “Americana” museum in downtown Stuart is open every day from 10:00 to 3:00. This museum will entertain you with artifacts, displays and pictures of the local Martin County area. Eighty percent of the museum is artifacts, numbering over 10,000, are from local residents who have donated freely to…

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Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza — Stuart, FL

Florida Stuart January 22, 2016 0 Comments

Great pizza, well operated Stuart establishment I truly believe the best meal that Anthony’s makes, is pizza. Placed in a very hot “coal oven,” the pizza’s come out well done and usually crisp. I love the pepperoni and sweet pepper combination. The normal pizzas are pricy, but delicious. At lunch it does get cheaper. The lunch portion has four slices.…

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