Food & Wine

In the Aragon region of Spain, we spent three days in Benasque, Huesca Province, in July ’05. This lovely town, surrounded by the highest peaks in the Pyrenees, is accessible only by car and provides a very interesting experience. The architecture of the oldest houses is unique, and the area offers trekking and fishing.
An excellent restaurant with a breathtaking view is La Llardana (Camino de San Anton, Benasque; phone 974-551-687). Our dinner for three people cost €75 ($90), wine and service included.

On our trip to London in May ’05, we enjoyed the following restaurants.

From Seoul, SOUTH KOREA, Sept. 12, ’05. . .

We highly recommend “Croatia and Other Hidden Treasures of the Adriatic” with Vantage Deluxe World Travel (90 Canal St., Boston, MA 02114-2031; phone 800/322-6677 or visit www.vantagetravel.com).

Our 15-day tour, April 20-May 4, ’05, cost $6,470 for the two of us, including air from Boston and optional travel insurance. Breakfast was included daily along with several lunches and nine dinners. Two optional day tours cost $128.

The 2-week trip that my wife and I took with Tradesco Tours (3372 Woods Edge Circle, Ste. 104, Bonita Springs, FL 34134; phone 239/495-5076 or visit www.tradescotours.com), July 8-23, ’05, was not set up to be a private tour, but in fact we were the only group members. The land cost was $1,199 per person for the week in Bulgaria plus $1,553 for the eight days in Romania.

I have traveled many times to Europe, and “A Gourmet European Wine, Cuisine & Travel Experience” from Olde Ipswich Tours (8 Herrick Dr., Ipswich, MA 01938; phone 877/356-5163 or visit www.ipswichtours.com), April 14-27, ’04, was the best tour, without exception, that I have ever taken. (2006 tour, May 1-15, is priced at $4,999 land.)

by Betty and Dick Wood, Seattle, WA

Great Britain

Karlette and her husband, Ward, shared a number of restaurant recommendations last month (page 42), gleaned from more than 20 trips to Paris. Here are a few more. (Reservations are advised.)

by Mary Beltran, Associate Editor, ITN