The Keukenhof Gardens near Amsterdam are in full bloom and spring tours of the gardens and flower fields continue until May 20. Consider this as a daytrip or overnight getaway: just over three hours by Thalys fast rail or rent a car for a scenic five-hour drive north to the magnificent Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse, Holland.

It’s entirely your fault. You voted to read more about my Berlin trip. Once again, it wasn’t the usual “three days here or there” because we skipped so many must-see sights.

After another week of thinking about Berlin, it’s more than clear there was no way we could do the city justice with a fast in-and-out trip. Living in Paris has so many advantages including being the ideal jumping-off place from which to travel. If you're a travel junkie and find it enriching, it's heaven.

Welcome to Berlin. It’s so close to Paris, but so very different. It’s going to take a long time to digest what we experienced. This isn’t a city where you can see and do all and get a feel for its history in a long weekend—but many might work.

I got sick from the bad clam I ate at your house/restaurant/cookout—you owe me. No matter who's done the cooking, there are times when someone awakens in the middle of the night feeling less than great. What was the culprit?

A sudden New Year's resolution to conquer the ski slopes, and take my first ski lesson, led me to Gstaad recently. I was also seeking the Gstaad of yore—the golden years of Gstaad in the 1980s when A-list social swells and film stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Roger Moore frequented its ski-friendly slopes—to see if the myth held any truth.

Explore Istanbul, one of the world's hippest cities for art, culture, and cuisine.

Michelin celebrates 100 years in Great Britain & Ireland as the 2011 Guide hits the bookstores. Director Jean-Luc Naret steps down, Gordon Ramsay loses his Bib, Hélène Darroze snags a second star as does Nathan Outlaw in Cornwall, southwest England.

When ordinary mortals fall in love with Paris, they make it their business to uncover its secrets— visiting the museums, strolling through the different arrondissements, eating duck à l’orange, learning the language and generally immersing themselves in all the exquisite trappings of Parisian life. "When an artist falls for Paris, well, anything is possible.'