For the first time ever, US travelers can fly non-stop from New York’s JFK Airport to Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport. Flyglobespan will offer daily flights beginning at $199 each way including taxes. Flights depart JFK at 8 PM, arriving in Liverpool the next morning at 7:45 AM. Twenty-two business class seats are available, with individual…
My great uncle once owned a winery in Napa Valley. I’ve not yet pinpointed its location. But it could have been along the storied Silverado Trail. In May, a new winery galloped into that area. The Black Stallion Winery has opened its massive wooden doors to reveal the newest Napa Wine destination, adding another vintner…
After being closed two and one half years for extensive renovations, Hotel Balzac in Paris reopened on July 16. With a great location near the Etoile, just off the Champs Elysees, this looks to be a stunning property. Fully air conditioned with duvet bedding and non-smoking rooms available, the hotel offers butlers and 24 hour…
The AAA Five Diamond-rated Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver has completed its multi-million dollar renovation of La Grande Residence in downtown Vancouver. Forming a part of The Sutton Place Hotel, La Grande Residence features 164 terraced residences in an 18-story residential apartment complex. La Grande Residence’s lobby welcomes guests with a luxurious sitting area. The rooms…
Tired of breathing that awful airline air that often makes you sick? My friend Jeff told me about this innovative product. Here’s the scoop… Fresh Air Buddy is a personal air purifier. It generates an intense electrostatic ion wind that charges floating particles in the “breathing zone.â€? The particles are then substantially repelled away from…
The world’s first international news magazine on cotton, T-post is a subscription t-shirt service based in Sweden. Silkscreened onto American Apparel tees, subscribers get a new “issue” every six weeks with a design about a current news item on the outside and a short article on the topic printed inside. A t-shirt company out of…
First class used to connote larger seats, your own TV screen, cold champagne and fresh-baked cookies. Now, it’s kicking into a higher level of service with United Airlines announcing 15.4-inch video monitors in international business class, flat-bed seats that become 76-inch-long reclining beds. Meanwhile, American Airlines is countering with in-flight entertainment systems with on demand…
Earl Darny, one of San Francisco’s finest master bakers, after performing his magic at many of the Bay Area’s finest, such as Bay Wolf, Sweet Adeline, etc., finally opened his own bakery on Polk Street. He does all his own baking on site, so if the visuals of the homey pastries,cakes, pies , and cookies…
Dubai is on a major shopping spree — first the QE2 and now Barneys. Next thing we know, they’ll be buying Microsoft!! (Although, Jones Apparel, Barneys current owners, can still accept a higher bid until July 22 before this deal is completed.) Barneys New York, the 84-year-old luxury department store chain famous for its clever…
Yesterday, we held a Vagablond North America Executive Board Meeting at Paradise Bay Restaurant, a Sausalito restaurant offering million dollar views along San Francisco Bay, a very reasonably priced menu of delicious seafood, steaks, burgers, salads, and more, tropical drinks (I almost ordered the Raspberry Mojito, but had to drive home), and very attentive service….
Having worked at some of London’s most fashionable cocktail bars such as Detroit and Isola, Tony Conigliaro is something of an alchemist when it comes to cocktails and one of the most active bartenders in the field of Molecular Mixology. Tony is currently collaborating with UK Three-Star Michelin Chef and Molecular Gastronomist, Heston Blumenthal, to…
Virgin America just announced its cut rate fares to SFO, LAX, JFK, Las Vegas and DC. Its flights will begin in early August. Examples: First Class from SFO – JFK is $389, while Coach is $139 (vs. $209 for Jet Blue). First Class from SFO – LAX is $149, while Coach is $44 (vs. $49…