Stephanie Archives - Travel Examiner

Perusing Paris at Night

August 23, 2022 Destinations, France, Paris, Stephanie

Story and Photos by Stephanie Levin. The first time I heard “My Father” lyrics by Judy Collins: “my father always promised me we would

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Corsica Rond Point and the Stick Shift Saga

June 4, 2022 Destinations, Mediterranean, Stephanie

Story by Stephanie Levin. Let me put my domestic and international driving record into perspective: it’s perfect. My foray into driving began with the

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Leonard Cohen exhibit, Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA

“Experience Leonard Cohen” opened at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco in 2022

October 12, 2021October 16, 2022 California, California, Destinations, San Francisco, Stephanie 4

Story by Stephanie Levin. Leonard Cohen–author, songwriter, lyricist, and poet (1934-2016) inspired, captivated, and illuminated generations of artists and audiences around the globe; his

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Rainbow Shabbat Stained Glass, Judy Chicago exhibit, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California

A Retrospective of Feminist Artist Judy Chicago Opened in San Francisco in 2022

September 15, 2021October 16, 2022 California, California, Destinations, San Francisco, Stephanie

Story and Photos by Stephanie Levin. Remember The Dinner Party, Judy Chicago’s eponymous multimedia instillation, her 36 x 575 x 576-inch masterpiece the public

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Anaeho'omalu Bay, Kohala, Big Island, Hawaii

Hawaii’s Kohala Coast-Legend and Lore

September 17, 2020September 29, 2020 Big Island Hawaii, Destinations, Hawaii, Stephanie

Story by Stephanie Levin. Update 9/29/20: Hawaiian Airlines has implemented a Keeping You Safe program and is now offering 36 hour and same-day drive-up

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Paul Gauguin’s Spiritual Journey Now at the de Young Museum in San Francisco

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 California, News, Reviews, San Francisco, Stephanie 3

Text and photos by Stephanie Levin. French painter and Post-Impressionist, Paul Gauguin, cultivated and inhabited two images, one a sensitive artist, the other a

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Stepping out Solo in Paris

August 13, 2018October 29, 2018 Destinations, Food and Wine, France, Stephanie 2

Story and Photos by Stephanie Levin. Traveling alone for a woman affords multiple advantages: she meets people she would never mingle with when traveling

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Parisian Train Stations, Gare d'Est Parisian Train Station, Paris, France

Exploring Parisian Train Stations

May 1, 2018May 28, 2018 Destinations, France, Paris, Stephanie 7

Story by Stephanie Levin. I’m often miffed that tourists prefer air to train travel once inside Europe, especially in Paris with its beautiful Parisian

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Upper Lake County, Upper Lake County, Timeless Main Street, Upper Lake, Lake County, California

Miles from Nowhere is just fine in Upper Lake County

April 16, 2018January 10, 2020 Destinations, Stephanie, Upper Lake County 1

Story and Photos by Stephanie Levin. We, who live in the Bay Area, have a tendency to boast about our place on the planet.

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Hvar Island, Jewel of the Adriatic, A village trapped in time, the jewel of Croatia's Dalmatian coast

Hvar Island, Jewel of the Croatian Islands in the Adriatic Sea

March 21, 2018October 22, 2018 Croatia, Destinations, Stephanie 1

Story and Photos by Stephanie Levin. If you’re traveling to Croatia, and have only time for one island, set sail to Hvar Island. The

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Entrance to the Grand Canal by Canaletto, Casanova exhibit, Legion of Honor, San Francisco

Casanova, The Seduction of Europe opens at the Legion of Honor

February 9, 2018June 10, 2018 Italy, News, Reviews, San Francisco, Stephanie, Venice

Story by Stephanie Levin. An intellectual, social and artistic enlightenment swept through Europe in the 18th Century that lasted a hundred years. In an

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dinner at Chez Didier, Moule au fou, Eclade, a specialty of the Charente region of France,French dining with friendship on mussels, La Rochelle, France

My Dinner at Chez Didier

November 22, 2017December 4, 2018 Destinations, Food and Wine, France, La Rochelle, Stephanie 2

Photos and story by Stephanie Levin. It’s never about food. It’s about the people who share your table, who invite you into the beautiful

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A slice of Tuscany, Sunset in Pogiacolle agriturisn, Tuscany, Italy

In Italy, a Slice of Tuscany

August 7, 2017January 10, 2020 Food and Wine, Italy, Stephanie, Tuscany 2

Photos and story by Stephanie Levin. When Frances Mayes’ book, Under the Tuscan Sun, became an overnight success, traveling to Tuscany became De rigueur.

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Impressions of Venice Then and Now

June 17, 2017January 10, 2020 Destinations, Stephanie, Venice 2

Story and photos by Stephanie Levin. My last memory of Venice was as a 21 year old, running to catch a train with a

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Rancho La Puerta, Mexico, Patio off the dining room where many choose to relax during lunch at Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico

Rancho La Puerta to Enrich, Relax and Renew

May 25, 2017March 19, 2019 Desert, Food and Wine, Hotel Reviews, Mexico, Reviews, Stephanie 3

Story and Photos by Stephanie Levin. Located at the base of mystical Mount Kuchumaa range, Rancho La Puerta defies definition. Some hail it a

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Summer of Love, 1967 Summer of Love Exhibit, De Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

The Summer of Love Opened at the DeYoung Museum in 2017

April 14, 2017October 16, 2022 Destinations, News, San Francisco, Stephanie 2

Story by Stephanie Levin. Summer of Love: If you are of a certain age, Scott McKenzie’s lyrics are forever etched in your memory. “If

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Claude Monet painting "La Grenouillère", a boating and bathing resort on the Seine, not far from Paris. Monet quote: "I do have a dream, a painting, the baths of La Grenouillère, for which I have made some bad sketches, but it is only a dream. 1869 Medium: Oil on canvas Now on exhibit "The Monet Early Days" at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA

Monet: The Early Years at The Legion of Honor

March 7, 2017May 28, 2018 Destinations, News, Reviews, San Francisco, Stephanie

Photos and Story by Stephanie Levin. On a chilly, wintery Parisian afternoon I descended the staircase in the Musée de l’Orangerie and discovered Monet’s

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