This beautiful hotel tops off a trip the fantastic city. This boutique hotel boasts old world, belle epoque style with a goregous spa and beds that are to die for. When I traveled to Prague last christmas with a friend, we wanted a gorgeous place to stay that was a little out of the way of the hustle and bustle of the city. Le Palais is within walking distance of all the major christmas markets in the city. If you want to take a stroll and really see Prague, starting at the hotel and ending up in the famous Old Town Square gives you a broad knowledge of the city.

Last weekend a group of us went to El Cholo restaurant before a fraternity formal for dinner. I had actually never been to this downtown LA spot but it sounded like a good time to me. It ended up being a big group of us and was so much fun. It's great for college students looking for a fun time with friends but is not anything fancy. Good Mexican food, great margaritas. Simple and fun. It's super close to USC and a fun place for pre-invite dinner.

If I could describe India in one word, it would be whirlwind. A whirlwind of culture and emotions. Our time in India also went by like a whirlwind; a country like this cannot fully be discovered in a short six days. As someone nicely put it in my World Theatre class this afternoon: “Semester at Sea offers us an appetizer of every country, but in India we were barely given a sip of wine.” I was fortunate enough to be a part of an organized trip by Semester at Sea to the intriguing cities Agra and Varanasi. On the first night, we flew from Chennai to Delhi on Kingfisher Airlines.

It was supposed to be a day of celebration-acceptance into university, a promotion, or just a dinner of love or sober business, drowned by a bottle of Bordeaux or Chablis. Reservations had been confirmed at ”L ‘Ambroisie ”, the three star restaurant on Place des Vosges, finally, after trying for three months, possibly you booked at “L’Arpége ” in the 7eme arrondissement, or you chose the historic ”Grand Vefour”, to have a chance to taste the famed ”ravioles de foie gras crème foisonné truffé”.