Janice - our Dining Diva will provide more in-depth interviees and details latet this week -but for now - here they are! Michelin Selects Best Restaurants and Hotels in San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country Michelin Guide’s first West Coast edition features 28 star-rated restaurants and 37 different types of cuisine MICHELIN RESTAURANT RATINGS ONE STAR San Francisco Fleur de Lys Rubicon Bushi-Tei Quince Range Acquerello La Folie Masa’s Ritz-Carlton Dining Room Gary Danko Boulevard Fifth Floor Berkeley Chez Panisse Sausalito- Sushi-Ran Mountain View- Chez TJ Rutherford- Auberge du Soleil La Toque Yountville- Bistro Jeanty  Bouchon St. Helena- Terra Healdsburg- Dry Creek Kitchen Forestville Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant Sebastopol- K & L Bistro TWO STARS San Francisco- Aqua Michael Mina Los Gatos- Manresa Healdsburg- Cyrus THREE STARS Yountville- The French Laundry

When I planned European adventure, I set my intention to experience serendipitous magic. You know, meeting the right people at the right time, getting invited to special events, and being introduced to fabulous locals. So far, that is what this trip has been about, every corner I turn, I meet someone spectacular!

So, over champagne a few nights ago, Liza and I were invited to take a day trip in the King’s navy torpedo boat. Let me see – a boat filled with Swedish sailor and friends of the King, lunch on a private island in the Swedish archipelago, and a drive through the Swedish countryside? Oh yeah! I am going!!

For one day of the year, all the different Royal Clubs of Sweden are invited to attend various events throughout the country. The torpedo boat ride was for guests of the King who were members of the Air force, Navy, or a diplomat. Yup! A boat filled with Consulate Generals and Ambassadors! (I love my life!).

I’ll shut up and let you watch the videos of my amazing day! That is the best thing about traveling solo, others want to take care of you and show you a great time. One more person is a lot easier to handle than a whole group of travelers.

Here is a video of the boat in action.

Here is a video of the private island we arrived on and where we enjoyed our impressive lunch.

I was tired of seeing video with my bad hair, I can’t look at my big forehead again! So I took action and booked a “day of beauty - Stockholm style.” First, I went to VITA and got my hair cut. At last, my big forehead is hidden under my hair. Next I went and bought a pair of rubber-soled boot from a shop near by and then I headed to Filippa K to buy a pair of killer jeans that I was eying for the past two days.

After all that shopping and styling, I needed a massage. Hotel Diplomat arranged my massage at the best day spa in Stockholm – Strand Vagen Femton. It happens to be a half block down from my hotel on Strandvagen (Avenue). As a connoisseur of massages, I am pretty picky, and honestly, I have never been a fan of Swedish massages. So, I did not have high expectations of my treatment. The person who imported Swedish massages to the US obviously never got a massage by Susanne Blohme. She is amazing! And my Swedish massage was one of the best massages I have had in my life (and I’ve had plenty!). She would find a tight spot and work on it until it would relax, before I knew it, my 55 minutes were over and I floated back to my hotel room.

For dinner, I wanted to eat at a favorite spot for locals. I can easily find the hot spots for tourist, but it’s the local gems that make my travels so fabulous. Liza knew the place for dinner. The restaurant is owned by Nina Von Krusenstierna, a true Stockholm Diva. She founded Café Opera and has been a player of the Stockholm social scene for the past 20 years. If you want to know someone with connections, Nina is your go-to Diva! She shares a story about a little girl who was asked what she wanted to be when she grows up, the little girl answered, “I want to be Nina! She walks into her restaurant, tells people what to do, has a glass of champagne, and then leaves!”

Her restaurant Cuckoo is located around a mile from my hotel on Artllerigatan 56 (08-62- 35 62). You can get there via taxi pretty easily. It is in the heart of a gorgeous residential neighborhood. All the guests are beautiful and the food is wonderful. Of course, everything is in Swedish, so you might want to check out what others are eating before you order. I had yummy fish soup and a cheese platter. I was back in my hotel room by 1:00 am.