Hey, we're all in Newsweek!
 

Sitting in the "library" this morning, reading the latest issue of Newsweek (2/28/07), and discovered a plug for Fodors "talk" forum.

"...search the name of the villa or condo complex on travel bulletin boards, like the popular "talk" section of Fodors.com, where seasoned jet setters compare notes on everything from sand quality to hotel cleanliness."

Okay, I've seen lots of threads on hotel cleanliness, but I must have missed the one on sand quality. Peace, Robyn :)>-

Hi Robyn,

Did you know that we were seasoned jet setters?

((I))

That's funny! I know I could a lot more "seasoning". I will look forward to it!

I don't recall commenting on the beautiful sand at Jones Beach where as a teenager I enjoyed every summer day. I worked the evening shift at the West Bathhouse and Central Mall and would get to the beach in the morning and have a great time. And then were the beach parties at night.

The "seasoned" part implies we're not young! And as for sand quality, I thought here we spoke mostly of the lack of sand and the presence of gravel/rocks!

BC

Is "seasoned" the same as "salty"?

I've been "stewed", but never seasoned.

The Caribbean forum discusses sand quality quite a bit -- lots of references to white sugar to black volcanic.

So the newsweek article sounds like it was on vacation rentals? I hope our favorite rentals don't start showing "no availability" 12 months out...

Having just finished a glass of wine in an apartment here in Paris, I am feeling more mellowed than seasoned.

Anselm

all:

I know this sounds strange, but the most beautiful beach sand stretch we have ever come across (definitely "sugar" or "powdered snow" type) was in, of all places, the Lofotens, village called Ramberg.

How's that, Newsweek!

Stu T.

Anselm - only a glass? I'm suggesting joining me in another glass of the 'fruit of the vine'!!
artstuff- thanks for the info. Wish, oh how I wish, I was a seasoned jetsetter!

Haven't you seen all the threads on the south of France about which towns/beaches are sandy and which are pebbly? Shame on you, artstuff. ;)

Thankfully they didn't mention the "Whats With All The Peas in England?" thread.

You can imagine how the people who read this will react when the first post they read has something to do with...
Should I take a laptop to Europe?

Should I buy a railpass?

Anything to do with the way things are, are supposed to be, should be, were, never were, never should have been, in the UK.

What should I wear to look cute?

Should we skip Venice?

Oh, Bookchick, I thought it meant more along the lines of being experienced and had nothing to do with age. That's why I was looking forward to being more "seasoned" meaning more travel experiences.

Yes, sand (or lack of it) is always mentioned when discussing the beaches of the French Riviera.

South of France beaches - sandy or pebbly? Santorini - volcanic or rocks? Naxos - best beaches? Amalfi - any sand? It gets discussed all the time!

tod, it's after 6 pm here so I'm now on the second glass, LOL.

I think fishee made a great point--all the good apartments are going to get booked up quickly.

Anselm

And if anyone is curious about bidet popularity and controversial definitions of the word "dingleberry", it's all covered:;)

I was in Cologne (I think it was cologne ) last year and there was a cafe called Dingleberries which my husband and his german friend wanted to go into. I refused because of the name. They didn't believe me when I explained to them my take on the word!

"The "seasoned" part implies we're not young!"

Bookchick, perhaps those of us who are only young at heart understand the implication!

I was half watching a segment on the Great Hotels on the Travel Channel the other day. I don't remember the name of the hotel, but perked up when it was stated they had imported the sand for their beach from the Bahamas. I started imagining how this was ordered (by the yard, grain, weight, or some sand measurement I'm not aware of), how it was transported and then installed. Kept me entertained for a while.