by Penny Zibula | Jan 16, 2015 | Food & Beverage, Weekly Wow!
The Grape that Wouldn’t Die When you visit a winery, you expect – or at least hope – to taste some very good wine. But when one of the best wines you’ve ever tasted falls out of a powder blue Panamanian sky, all you can say is WOW! Yesterday began as one... by Penny Zibula | Jan 9, 2015 | Food & Beverage, Middle East, Weekly Wow!
An Ancient Fermentation Process Yields an Exceptional Experience for the Modern Palate Our 2013 visit with my family in Israel held many wondrous experiences. One of several on our first day was a visit to the Kadma Winery in the heart of the Judean Hills, where the... by Penny Zibula | Jan 2, 2015 | Central and South America, Weekly Wow!
Taking It One Step at a Time It was only 90 steps to the top of the Pyramid of the Magician, but they were very steep, I’ve always been uncomfortable with heights and there was my unborn child – in the process of becoming Gary – to consider. Still, I... by Penny Zibula | Dec 26, 2014 | Europe, Food & Beverage, Weekly Wow!
Evolution of a Family Christmas Tradition My first Christmas in England with the in-laws was fun, festive, interesting and only a tiny bit stressful. Having grown up with no Christmas traditions of any kind, I was eager to embrace those of Simon’s family, including... by Penny Zibula | Dec 19, 2014 | Europe, Weekly Wow!
High-Speed Gets You There, So You Can Take Your Time Being There Life is full of “firsts”, and if you’re lucky, most of them will fall under the category of WOW! I’m one of the lucky ones. Many of my “firsts”, such as my first ride on a high-speed train, have been of... by Penny Zibula | Dec 12, 2014 | North America, Weekly Wow!
What’s a Nice Jewish Girl Doing in a Place Like This? When I was a freshman in college, there was one landmark I would see from the bus window on my way home from class that never failed to make my mind say WOW. This was St. Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, the large...