Bonnie Carroll's Life Bites

My hometown airport is now flying direct to Denver, Colorado and our Hotel/Chef profile is a report on Four Seasons Denver with information on all their upscale ammenities and an introduction to their chef as well as bites on The Fontaine Hotel in Kansas City.

Please enjoy our hotel/chef profile along with hotel and AirBnB suggestions. Fall is a perfect time for river cruises or ocean voyages to special destinations. I am sharing ideas for fall journeys through New England and Canada. The changig of Colors cruise from Montreal to Ft. Lauderdale was a winner in 2023.

The weather in Austria, Hungary, Germany Italy, Switzerland, France, or just about any place abroad is usually perfect in October for sightseeing, outdoor dining, window shopping or just strolling on the boulevard this time of year, but this fall of 2024 is proving to be a bit different. News reports on major flooding has been reported, I was sent photos of friends driving through torrential rain in Venice, but that never stopped me I just put on my colorful raincoat and trucked it through the rain during Viking tours! I've had some of my most memorable and successful travel writing trips in the month of October, a time when it is not as crowded or as hot.

Many of my travel writer friends are on assigment and are traveling around the world again. This is usually the perfect time to Cruise the rivers in Europe on Viking River Cruise ships and savor the sights and flavors they offer but the rain and flooded created some September route challenges. There are exciting new ocean and river cruises being offered by Viking including some new cruises to China and also fun river cruises on the Mississippi River.

I was traveling on the STAR from Montreal, through Canadian seaside cities and US eastern harbor cities and Ft. Lauderdale last year in Octob er and it was so fall colorful. Note to travelers: Always Keep checking travel sources for any new restrictions.

I've been getting great reports from writer friends who are boarding planes and traveling to far away destinations on how things are opening up and travel is on for now. Good idea to get a flue shot this month and there is talk of a new vaccine for a different strain of covid, ask your doctor.

People are still getting covid in my area and some are very sick. Just sayin' take a mask along to be safe.

Our October issue is filled with great stories on health and lifestyle. Culinary Coup has some easy peasy recipes from a variety of sources. See story on Casa del Herrero preservation grant, and special charity event coverage. The travel section has a fun Coasting with Bonnie Carroll and BookBites has some interesting reads to take along on a short trip and a few fall cookbooks that look like fun and always our Santa Barbara Symphony news. Spa Baby Secrets shares news on several fine area spas and the popularity of latest massage and health treatments.

This month is the anniversary of Bonnie Carroll's Life Bites News being selected by a panel of Association for Women in Communication judges to recieve a 2022 Clarion Award in Kansas City, MO. I flew there on September 30, 2022 as Publisher of Life Bites News publication to receive my award. Still celebrating!! So grateful for this award after nearly twenty-one years of publishing my online.

A 2023 Award went to friend and colleague Leslie Dinaberg, Editor SB Independent!

Bonnie Carroll, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief Life Bites News accepting prestigious AWC 2022 Clarion Award in Kansas City, MO

SBRM Passport to the Bayou October 5 2:00 pm

2024 Bayou event will attract a huge crowd to Dos Pueblos Ranch where the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission honors spectacular citizens who have made a contribution to the ongoing success of Santa Barbara. Passport to the Bayou is the theme for 2024. Look for an upcoming story. Please make a donation - every dollar counts in helping the homeless in Santa Barbara. Visit: www.SBRM.org.

See story on 12th Annual Heroes event at the Miramar Hotel & Resort in our Culinary Coup Secton.

SIPS offers cool wine news, including some new wine delights by Douglas Margerum. Kids K section has some great fall ideas for kids, teens being honored and more. Travel section features details on Fall cruises being offered by CEO Torstein Hagen, with all the beautiful details on how to experience the best of Egypt on a @Viking ship. Look for fall travel ideas near home, nearby, and updates on the California travel.

Hopefuly, we can look for major entertainment coverage of EMMYs 2022, celebrity suites photos and news as well. I am delighted these major entertainment events are back alive and well again.

See Tinseltown Tidbits EMMY news, 805 live at Kevin Costner's Ranch, Sister Cities travels and more. For advance tickets to SBIFF Film Festival 2025 visit www.sbiff.org.

In 21 years I have never included political focus in Life Bites News, however, this election can change America in a horrible way forever if the dangerous Trump is elected. What he brags about doing to American women is a disgrace and I am fighting with my women frinds to elect Kamala Harris in November 2024. Please join me and keep America Safe! I am also asking you to please cast your vote for the sane choice Kamala Harris for President, please look at the facts and VOTE to protect America! I am no longer a republican due to the circus created by the previous president, who deliberately caused an insurrection and death in our Capitol. I thank President Biden for always doing what is best for America and love him more than ever. He will go down as one of the finest Presidents our country has ever had!

Pray for our young men and women fighting in foreign countries. They need our prayers -- they need to come home safely! May God help the victims of sensless attacks around the world.

Continue to support your local restaurants, hotels and business' and let's give America a renewed strength and abundance of growth in 2024-25.

Patina Oscar Recipe provided to FBWorld by Bonnie Carroll

Additional contributing writers are included on an individual issue basis. Please contact the editor with questions regarding journalist assignments. Email: writebc@aol.com