Tracey Cullen
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Virginia Wine Trail Birthday Extravaganza
The thing I miss most after moving to North Carolina is visiting wineries in the Finger Lakes. We had gone there so many years, and I introduced countless friends to the fun of wine tasting. So for my 50th birthday, my thoughtful husband planned a trip with a group of friends to visit some wineries in Virginia. He found a VRBO rental on a “compound” in Madison Heights, Virginia, that had space for us and 15 friends. This truly unique property included a four-bedroom house, a church with two bedrooms and a large dining area, a pavilion with outdoor tables, a fire pit, and four quaint cabins. I wasn’t sure how the accommodations would go over because the one-bedroom cabins did not have bathrooms, so guests had to walk outside to a pavilion with separate men’s and women’s bathrooms with showers. But everyone enjoyed their weekend of what I referred to as “glamping.”
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October 2023
Oct 26, 2023Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center Review
ARRIVAL/CHECK-IN: We arrived at Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center with little time to prepare for our Leisure Lifestyle Awards event. I was relieved the hotel had valet service so I could just pull up and head straight for the elevator. I can’t say I’ve ever enjoyed an elevator ride, but traveling to the top of the 1,121-foot, 60-story Comcast Technology Center in the glass elevator was thrilling. Occupying the top 12 floors of Philadelphia’s tallest building, the hotel is North America’s highest hotel. Just outside the elevator, a massive wall of fresh flowers welcomes guests. I was greeted at the front desk and quickly checked in.