Janice Nieder
Janice Nieder could be the love child of Indiana Jones and Julia Child. Previously a specialty food consultant in NYC, Janice is currently a San Francisco-based culinary tourism writer who has wined & dined her way through 80 countries. To keep things in balance, Janice also enjoys writing about her Girlfriend Getaways which include spa visits, soft-core adventure, cultural events, shopping, boutique hotels, and chef interviews.
Wanderlust: Costa Rica Part 2 – Alma del Pacifico
Travel writer Janice Nieder shares her journey traveling across Costa Rica. Read on for travel tips and advice, plus a surprise or two as Janice's adventure continues with Part 2 on Stark Insider ...
Alma del Pacifico Beach Hotel & Spa: This stylish beachside resort is my new “happy place”
I‘m not...
Wanderlust: Pure luxury meets unspoiled nature in Costa Rica (Part 1)
Travel writer Janice Nieder shares her experience traveling across Costa Rica. Read on for travel tips and advice, plus a surprise or two as Janice's adventure begins on Stark Insider ...
Bookended between Costa Rica’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts, visitors will find some of the world’s most immaculate beaches, volcanoes,...
Wanderlust: Grand Residences Riviera Cancun earns top marks
Whether you're looking for an upscale all-inclusive resort for an easy-peasy family vacation, romantic interlude, girlfriend getaway or just some much needed R&R, The Grand Residences Riviera Cancun, not only fits the (surprisingly reasonable) bill, but does so in grand style!
The exclusive resort is hidden in a sweet spot...
Can’t Miss Having Fun on this Mississippi Road Trip! Day 4: Biloxi and Ocean Springs
Pull into the elegant, AAA Four Diamond Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, your luxurious home base for the next few days. Drop off your car and get ready for some serious relaxing, where your most difficult decision will be deciding if you want to take in the magnificent Gulf...
Can’t Miss Having Fun on this Mississippi Road Trip! Day 3: Tupelo-Columbus-Laurel
Janice Nieder's Mississippi road trip continues with day 3...
There is so much to see in Columbus, “The city that has it all!” that depending on your time frame you might want to spend the night here.
For starters, how cool is it that Columbus’s Welcome Center (where you can pick up...
Can’t Miss Having Fun on this Mississippi Road Trip! Day 2: Oxford to Tupelo
Join in the adventure! Janice Nieder heads to Tupelo in Part 2 of the Mississippi Road Trip...
Detour to New Albany, a recent winner of USA Today’s Reader’s Choice Best Southern Small Town, for some tasty breakfast sweeties at Sugaree's Bakery. For over 20 years Mary Jennifer Russell has wowed...
Can’t Miss Having Fun on this Mississippi Road Trip! Day 1: Oxford
Welcome to Part 1 of Janice Nieder's Mississippi road trip.
Grab a buddy and hit the road for this fun-filled, Mississippi Home-Town Discovery road trip where you’ll visit the homes of literary biggies, William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams, as well as the birthplace of Elvis-the King of Rock and Roll....
Wanderlust: Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa in South Africa deserves every one of its travel awards
An inside look at the 5-star property.
Wanderlust: Feel like Queen of the Jungle at Thornybush, South Africa
As a travel writer, I’ve been fortunate enough to visit almost 100 countries. My accommodations have ranged from a tent in Ethiopia where my guide proudly showed off the al fresco toilet he had concocted by placing a wooden toilet seat on top of a large cardboard box, to...
Best new foods at S.F. culinary shows
Between San Francisco's Good Food Awards ceremony and marketplace which honors outstanding American food and drink crafters and farmers who provide us with tasty, authentic and sustainable product, and the opening of the Specialty Food Association's Winter Fancy Food Show, which features over 180,000 products (being the delicate creature...
