This summer, Netflix, an online movie rental service, is taking a few American classic movies and screening them at locations inspired by or filmed. The Netflix Rolling Roadshow will feature 10 movies at the locations made famous by the movies. Watch the “Field of Dreams” in the actual corn field in Dyersville, Iowa. Or enjoy…
Stockholm is one hip city. and The Hotel Rival is one of the hippest, coolest and most colorful boutique hotels anywhere in the world. In fact, it’s so cool that Paris Hilton stays here instead of the Stockholm Hilton next door! The Hotel features all the amenities you’d expect and a few you don’t: •…
Here’s a worthy cause worth a story… Blues singer Curtis Salgado was the inspiration/catalyst for “Jake,” John Belushi’s character in “The Blues Brothers”. Carlos is very ill and is in need of a liver transplant. An Online Benefit Auction includes items of interest to Sonoma wine lovers: 2 Papapietro-Perry Pinot Noir items and 2 nights…
It sounds like it’s too good to be true or the stuff of a bonafide urban legend. But FIFA, soccer’s governing body, had block-booked two million hotel rooms for the June-July World Cup Soccer Matches across Germany that start on June 9. But FIFA only sold one million rooms because most fans couldn’t find tickets…
We’re please to tell you about a blog devoted to Group travel we just discovered called GroupTripAdvisor.com. It’s also a gateway to TripHub.com, which lets you easily plan and organize your trip –– free! GroupTripAdvisor offers a wealth of info and categories, from Activities & Services to Adventure Travel, to Family, Golf and Reunions, to…
We’ve all done it. At the end of a hotel stay, we’ve pillaged the toiletries, seized personalized stationery, or misplaced an embroidered towel or two. But, why do we do this? Do we feel entitled to this amenities? Yes. Are these extra luxuries overprized? Absolutely. Or, are we simply trying to live in the revelry…
Here’s something that everyone can enjoy — whether you’re into traveling to five-star resorts or a shoestring to hostels. The QuietAmerican is a site from a San Francisco sound editor that specializes in one-minute desktop audio vacations. The founder says, “The world makes it own music, but we rarely listen with naive ears. Quiet American…
There’s a guy on Travel Channel cable TV who calls himself Dr. Beach. His real name is Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman; he’s known as the world’s top “beachologist.” Every year, Dr. Beach publishes his list of America’s Best Beaches. He just named a small beach on the west side of Maui as the very best…
Since 1976, Trek has been making some of the world’s best bicycles. And now with Trek Travel you can take a vacation with one of them. By offering 5 types of trips from explorer to weekend at 3 activity levels anyone can experience the world on a bike. Destinantions include locales in Asia, Central America….
Now that World Cup mania is gripping the world’s soccer fans, you might want to adorn yourself with various related merchandise.
Tablet Hotels are some tre swanky lux hotels. In fact, they’re some of the most luxurious lodgings in the world for great locations, gorgeous furnishings, terrific restaurants, and outstanding service. Here’s their Tablet 10 list of their hotels that earned the highest Tablet Hotels Meter scores: 1) Amangani, Jackson Hole, WY 2) Ibah Luxury Villas,…
When you think of Key West, do you think of Ernest Hemingway? Or the gorgeous sunsets? Or Key Lime Pie? Many think of the restored Victorian gem called the Marquesa Hotel, one of the area’s best small luxury hotels. Situated in Old Town and a few steps from Duvall Street, it’s building a reputation for…