Story and Photos by Lee Daley. Be it in San Francisco or Victoria, Canada, Afternoon Tea is a celebration to savor. Having enjoyed many leisurely afternoon tea conversations and comforts, I have now chosen my two very favorite high-mark…
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January 23, 2026 Story and photos by Lee Daley and John Sundsmo. It’s not too late to partake in San Francisco Art Week with it’s celebration of art and culture running right now until January 25. Connect with this vibrant…
Article and Photos by Lee Daley. Memories of my Equestrian travel in Ireland’s southwest coastal region often pop into mind. Whenever I reflect back on this first visit to Ireland, my thoughts follow a stream of consciousness that flows effortlessly.…
Review by Lee Daley. Photographs by Robert Holmes. Famed photographer Robert Holmes has published PASSAGES a collection of his favorite photographs from the past fifty years along with the stories behind them. Despite having photographically illustrated well over fifty books,…
Story and Photos by Lee Daley. I first ran into Jimmie Dale Gilmore while on a writing assignment in Cambridge, MA, when a friend excitedly told me the singer, composer and guitarist was performing that evening at a local blues…
Story and Photos by Lee Daley. San Francisco Top of the Mark atop the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel is now celebrating the hotel’s 50 year anniversary.. The iconic 19th-floor sky lounge has updated its live music roster to include acclaimed…
Story and Photos by Lee Daley. San Francisco’s Redwood Room at the Clift. Welcome to the Redwood Room—an unforgettable San Francisco destination just steps away from downtown Union Square. Whether at the bar, crafted from an 800-year-old redwood tree. or…
Story and Photos by Lee Daley. Claremont Club & Spa: Create memories to treasure with a celebration of this year’s Holidays in the Hills at the Berkeley-based Limewood Bar and Restaurant’s outdoor dining deck. Here is where you’ll find stunning…
Story and Photos by Lee Daley, “Where are we eating next?” became the favorite game my husband and I played during our brief four-night cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Nassau aboard Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam. Breakfast, lunch and dinner…
Reviews by Carol Canter and Lee Daley. (Review by Carol Canter) “Curtains up, light the lights, you got nothing to hit but the heights!” Well, everything did come up roses opening night for Bay Area Musicals’ fabulous production of Gypsy,…
Lake County: Northern California’s Sweet Spot Story and Photos By Lee Daley Drive a few hours north of downtown San Francisco and a different world awaits. On a recent weekend getaway, my city stress lessened and lessened, almost in layers,…
A mythological wine tasting with Georgós Nu Wines Story and Photos by Lee Daley. “Come.Taste my wines and experience the glory of Greece.” So said Georgós Zanganas, company founder of Georgós Nu Wines. And so our small group of wine…
By Lee Daley Claremont Club & Spa, an urban resort in the Berkeley Hills, has long been a draw for its spectacular setting and club amenities. Now, a new option offers another reason to visit as the Claremont welcomes…
Turtle Island , Oahu, Hawaii Story and Photos by Lee Daley. Update 9/29/20: Hawaiian Airlines has implemented a Keeping You Safe program and is now offering 36 hour and same-day drive-up Covid-19 testing (for a fee) at Worksite Labs locations…
Story and Photos by Lee Daley. In 2003, I traveled to Myanmar, formerly called Burma. We flew to the capital, Yangon, once called Rangoon, before journeying on to Mandalay where my traveling companion and I boarded the river boat, The…
Story and Photos by Lee Daley. The expletive, “get crackin,” takes on new meaning when faced with a Maine lobster. A culinary challenge worth every crunch, consuming the Homerus americanus known more colloquially as the American lobster, is a rewarding…
Story and Photos by Lee Daley Burma is now on many world travelers’ “A” list. With the release of Nobel Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest and her subsequent triumphant election campaign, tourism to the country is…
Story and Photos by Lee Daley. Update 9/29/20: Hawaiian Airlines has implemented a Keeping You Safe program and is now offering 36 hour and same-day drive-up Covid-19 testing (for a fee) at Worksite Labs locations near LAX and SFO. United…
Story and Photos by Lee Daley. In terms of size, you could tuck all of Amsterdam, a city without skyscrapers, into a corner of Tokyo or Los Angeles and it might pass for a village. But that would be an…